Greg Nardi's guest appearances

Greg Nardi

Ashtanga Dispatch Podcast

Stillpoints: A Podcast with Scott Johnson

Native Yoga Toddcast

Finding Harmony Podcast

Taylor Hunt

David Keil

Tim Feldmann

Eddie Stern

Richard Freeman

Philippa Asher

Mary Taylor

Kino Macgregor

Jessica Walden

Ellen Johannesen

John Scott

Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen

Dena Kingsberg

Kathy Cooper

Deepika Mehta

OwlTail

 If you have sensitive ears around please use earphones! The beauty of this episode is that Greg loves to go a little meta! He enjoys questioning and looking at our Ashtanga yoga practice, culture, shared history, and all the accompanying assumptions from a slightly higher perspective, being self-reflective, rather than continuing to perpetuate unhealthy patterns and unhelpful belief systems. We’re sure you will enjoy coming along this journey of inner exploration as we share our unique perspectives and the mixed bag of contradictory feelings that arise from being a member of a particular spiritual community— a post-guru community— trying to find its way through. Those of us who “grew up” in Mysore together, were like members of a family. We all made that same extreme (and somewhat obscure choice at the time) which compelled us to spend months upon months out of every year living in a small suburb of the southernmost city in Karnataka, India. In each idiosyncratic interview on the Finding Harmony Podcast we learn, as we do here with Greg, what was it for them that made a choice like this seem reasonable. From Wicca to Yoga you will hear about Greg’s personal journey of self-discovery. We fearlessly dig into the darker, shadow side of the Ashtanga culture, including the allegations of sexual assault that came into the public eye against Sri K. Pattabhi Jois during the Me Too movement in 2017; as well as the perpetual “Fat Shaming” that somehow came to be viewed as normative behaviour within our community. These issues, for many of us, were either experienced firsthand or witnessed, and although we felt somewhat ill at ease with what we saw, heard, or experienced, we also firmly held to the belief that our Teacher(s) held our best interest at heart, were acting in a way to help us evolve spiritually, and any uneasiness we may have felt was simply our own misunderstanding. Ashtanga Yoga Worldwide will be starting an eight-month 300 Hour Teacher Training on June 1st, 2021. In addition to the usual philosophy, chanting, anatomy, and alignment principles, this training will have you examining models of presumed “correctness” or “incorrectness,” while deconstructing the assumptions we make around the practice itself, how it’s taught, and it’s methodology. You’ll be encouraged to reflect on how we might change the implicit power dynamics within the student-teacher relationship, and the importance of holding space to create an atmosphere where students can safely explore the depths of their own consciousness. You’ll learn how to debunk the idea of “injury versus opening,” and what it means to teach people to listen to their body, rather than continuing to perpetuate a disembodied practice. Registration is now open! FIND OUT MORE JUNE 6th join Harmony’s Workshop: The Secrets of Yoga: The Marriage of Shiva-Shakti Register Now FIND OUT ABOUT GREG - INSTAGRAM  I  ASHTANGA YOGA WORLDWIDE TEACHER TRAINING  I  AYW IG FIND OUT ABOUT HARMONY - WEBSITE  I  INSTAGRAM JOIN GREG &amp; HARMONY &amp; SCOTT JOHNSON ON CLUBHOUSE ON TUESDAYS

If you have sensitive ears around please use earphones! The beauty of this episode is that Greg loves to go a little meta! He enjoys questioning and looking at our Ashtanga yoga practice, culture, shared history, and all the accompanying assumptions from a slightly higher perspective, being self-reflective, rather than continuing to perpetuate unhealthy patterns and unhelpful belief systems. We’re sure you will enjoy coming along this journey of inner exploration as we share our unique perspectives and the mixed bag of contradictory feelings that arise from being a member of a particular spiritual community— a post-guru community— trying to find its way through. Those of us who “grew up” in Mysore together, were like members of a family. We all made that same extreme (and somewhat obscure choice at the time) which compelled us to spend months upon months out of every year living in a small suburb of the southernmost city in Karnataka, India. In each idiosyncratic interview on the Finding Harmony Podcast we learn, as we do here with Greg, what was it for them that made a choice like this seem reasonable. From Wicca to Yoga you will hear about Greg’s personal journey of self-discovery. We fearlessly dig into the darker, shadow side of the Ashtanga culture, including the allegations of sexual assault that came into the public eye against Sri K. Pattabhi Jois during the Me Too movement in 2017; as well as the perpetual “Fat Shaming” that somehow came to be viewed as normative behaviour within our community. These issues, for many of us, were either experienced firsthand or witnessed, and although we felt somewhat ill at ease with what we saw, heard, or experienced, we also firmly held to the belief that our Teacher(s) held our best interest at heart, were acting in a way to help us evolve spiritually, and any uneasiness we may have felt was simply our own misunderstanding. Ashtanga Yoga Worldwide will be starting an eight-month 300 Hour Teacher Training on June 1st, 2021. In addition to the usual philosophy, chanting, anatomy, and alignment principles, this training will have you examining models of presumed “correctness” or “incorrectness,” while deconstructing the assumptions we make around the practice itself, how it’s taught, and it’s methodology. You’ll be encouraged to reflect on how we might change the implicit power dynamics within the student-teacher relationship, and the importance of holding space to create an atmosphere where students can safely explore the depths of their own consciousness. You’ll learn how to debunk the idea of “injury versus opening,” and what it means to teach people to listen to their body, rather than continuing to perpetuate a disembodied practice. Registration is now open! <a href="https://ashtangayogaworldwide.com/300hr-teacher-training/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FIND OUT MORE</a> JUNE 6th join Harmony’s Workshop: The Secrets of Yoga: The Marriage of Shiva-Shakti <a href="https://omstars.com/live-class/b08a74d7-ab12-4be1-b095-98be9f1d196c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Register Now</a> <h3>FIND OUT ABOUT GREG - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gregnardi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">INSTAGRAM</a>  I  <a href="https://ashtangayogaworldwide.com/300hr-teacher-training/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ASHTANGA YOGA WORLDWIDE TEACHER TRAINING</a>  I  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ashtangayogaworldwide/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AYW IG</a></h3> FIND OUT ABOUT HARMONY - <a href="http://www.harmonyslater.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WEBSITE</a>  I  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/harmonyslateryoga/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">INSTAGRAM</a> JOIN GREG &amp; HARMONY &amp; SCOTT JOHNSON ON <a href="https://www.joinclubhouse.com/club/ashtanga-yoga" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CLUBHOUSE ON TUESDAYS</a>

All In The Family with Greg Nardi

017: Greg Nardi Scott talks to close friend and colleague Greg Nardi on his life as an Ashtanga yoga practitioner and teacher.  --- In this podcast we talk about the sexual abuse commited by Pattabhi Jois on a number of his students over the years. While this conversation centers Greg's experience, it is not meant to detract from the victim's experience. We acknowledge the sexual abuses and other abuses of power that have happened in the Ashtanga community and the ways in which community members can be trained not to see the abuses that happen in plain sight. This denial serves to hide the abuse and creates a culture that is unsafe for victims. It is our hope that this conversation will help those who are also in a process of reckoning with their relationship to yoga practice and community.  Below are links to the victims testimony and others of relevant interest:  Karen Rain’s #metoo testimony  Jubliee Cooke’s #metoo testimony  Anneke Lucas’s testimony  Silenced Voices - A panel discussion involving Karen Rain, Jubilee Cooke and others on sexual abuse in the yoga community.  --- Greg Nardi believes in the healing power of yoga for all. His style of teaching empowers students to discover the approach to the practice that is most beneficial for them. He has been practicing yoga since 1996, and is a 500 hr E-RYT with Yoga Alliance. He is currently director of Ashtanga Yoga Worldwide where he teaches workshops in yoga practice and theory internationally, and is co-director of Grassroots Yoga where he teaches in his home of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His work draws on his knowledge of the oral traditions of yoga, having studied Sanskrit chanting and yoga philosophy in Mysore, India. He also travelled to KPJAYI thirteen times, the first trip was in 1999. He was later authorised by Pattabhi Jois to teach Ashtanga yoga. He has studied extensively with teachers in North America and Europe, and he draws on his personal experience of practice, as well as his ongoing self-study of academic research in contemporary and traditional yoga. Greg resigned his authorization from KPJAYI in 2018. He now works with his colleagues at Amāyu yoga, developing an organization and learning pathway for Ashtanga teachers to help create safer spaces for yoga practitioners. Amāyu’s work is consent driven, practitioner centered, and based in practitioner empowerment. You can find out more about Greg’s teaching schedule here _______ Empowerment through Ashtanga Yoga - Greg Nardi Scott and Greg have a deeply open and honest conversation on the evolution of yoga in Greg’s life. They have been close friends since 2013 and share in a moving conversation how the devotional aspect of yoga became a central part of Greg’s life and how Greg has shifted direction since he left KPJAYI. In this intimate conversation Greg shares:  How he was drawn to the spiritual aspect of yoga from the very beginning.   How he explored different yoga traditions, such as Jivamukti, before settling on Ashtanga yoga.   The pull he felt to travel to Mysore, the home of Ashtanga yoga.   His early misconception that ‘gurus’ have godlike aspects, and how until recently this formed a big part of his life and belief system.   The immediate connection he felt when he first met K Pattabhi Jois.   The romanticised image he had of Mysore during his first few trips there.   How he witnessed K Pattabhi Jois’ abusive treatment of women, and his growing disillusionment with his teacher.   The problems with his initial response to Karen Rain’s 2017 #metoo statement, and how he’s learned and evolved since then.   How he had to let go of his conception of K Pattabhi Jois as his ‘guru’, and how as a response he changed his whole teaching process, rejecting the authoritarian model of the Ashtanga yoga teaching method.   How the challenges of the last few years have shown him what yoga really means to him, and that things falling apart have helped him to feel more connected to himself.   His belief that creating connection and personal agency for practitioners is key for developing Ashtanga yoga.    ‘This is such a rich conversation. It shows how one can use their personal agency in their own practice to see that the light can grow from there, not anywhere else. Greg is one of the most considerate and compassionate teachers I’ve met and I’m so proud to call him a friend. We’ve had many conversations over the years and I’m so pleased that his wisdom, intelligence and insights are now available. He has really found a way to navigate himself into a new way of being after the huge disappointment he felt from his teachers behaviour.’  Scott Johnson - August 2020    If you enjoyed this podcast then you might also enjoy Scott’s conversations with  Ian Cheney,  David Keil, and  Mark Robberds.  

<h1>017: Greg Nardi Scott talks to close friend and colleague Greg Nardi on his life as an Ashtanga yoga practitioner and teacher.  --- In this podcast we talk about the sexual abuse commited by Pattabhi Jois on a number of his students over the years. While this conversation centers Greg's experience, it is not meant to detract from the victim's experience. We acknowledge the sexual abuses and other abuses of power that have happened in the Ashtanga community and the ways in which community members can be trained not to see the abuses that happen in plain sight. This denial serves to hide the abuse and creates a culture that is unsafe for victims. It is our hope that this conversation will help those who are also in a process of reckoning with their relationship to yoga practice and community. Below are links to the victims testimony and others of relevant interest: <a href="https://gen.medium.com/yoga-guru-pattabhi-jois-sexually-assaulted-me-for-years-48b3d04c9456" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Karen Rain’s #metoo testimony</a> <a href="https://decolonizingyoga.com/why-didnt-somebody-warn-me-a-pattabhi-jois-metoo-story-jubilee-cooke/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jubliee Cooke’s #metoo testimony</a> <a href="https://theshiftnetwork.com/blog/2018-07-09/metoo-rouses-yoga-community" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Anneke Lucas’s testimony </a> <a href="https://yogainternational.com/ecourse/silenced-voices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Silenced Voices - A panel discussion involving Karen Rain, Jubilee Cooke and others on sexual abuse in the yoga community. </a> --- Greg Nardi believes in the healing power of yoga for all. His style of teaching empowers students to discover the approach to the practice that is most beneficial for them. He has been practicing yoga since 1996, and is a 500 hr E-RYT with Yoga Alliance. He is currently director of Ashtanga Yoga Worldwide where he teaches workshops in yoga practice and theory internationally, and is co-director of Grassroots Yoga where he teaches in his home of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His work draws on his knowledge of the oral traditions of yoga, having studied Sanskrit chanting and yoga philosophy in Mysore, India. He also travelled to KPJAYI thirteen times, the first trip was in 1999. He was later authorised by Pattabhi Jois to teach Ashtanga yoga. He has studied extensively with teachers in North America and Europe, and he draws on his personal experience of practice, as well as his ongoing self-study of academic research in contemporary and traditional yoga. Greg resigned his authorization from KPJAYI in 2018. He now works with his colleagues at Amāyu yoga, developing an organization and learning pathway for Ashtanga teachers to help create safer spaces for yoga practitioners. Amāyu’s work is consent driven, practitioner centered, and based in practitioner empowerment. You can find out more about Greg’s teaching schedule <a href="https://www.grassrootsyogafl.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> _______ Empowerment through Ashtanga Yoga - Greg Nardi Scott and Greg have a deeply open and honest conversation on the evolution of yoga in Greg’s life. They have been close friends since 2013 and share in a moving conversation how the devotional aspect of yoga became a central part of Greg’s life and how Greg has shifted direction since he left KPJAYI. In this intimate conversation Greg shares: <ul> <li>How he was drawn to the spiritual aspect of yoga from the very beginning.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>How he explored different yoga traditions, such as Jivamukti, before settling on Ashtanga yoga.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The pull he felt to travel to Mysore, the home of Ashtanga yoga.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>His early misconception that ‘gurus’ have godlike aspects, and how until recently this formed a big part of his life and belief system.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The immediate connection he felt when he first met K Pattabhi Jois.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The romanticised image he had of Mysore during his first few trips there.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>How he witnessed K Pattabhi Jois’ abusive treatment of women, and his growing disillusionment with his teacher.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The problems with his initial response to Karen Rain’s 2017 #metoo statement, and how he’s learned and evolved since then.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>How he had to let go of his conception of K Pattabhi Jois as his ‘guru’, and how as a response he changed his whole teaching process, rejecting the authoritarian model of the Ashtanga yoga teaching method.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>How the challenges of the last few years have shown him what yoga really means to him, and that things falling apart have helped him to feel more connected to himself.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>His belief that creating connection and personal agency for practitioners is key for developing Ashtanga yoga.</li> </ul> ‘This is such a rich conversation. It shows how one can use their personal agency in their own practice to see that the light can grow from there, not anywhere else. Greg is one of the most considerate and compassionate teachers I’ve met and I’m so proud to call him a friend. We’ve had many conversations over the years and I’m so pleased that his wisdom, intelligence and insights are now available. He has really found a way to navigate himself into a new way of being after the huge disappointment he felt from his teachers behaviour.’  Scott Johnson - August 2020  If you enjoyed this podcast then you might also enjoy Scott’s conversations with <a href="https://www.stillpointyogalondon.com/stillpoints-podcast/005-ian-cheney-a-broader-perspective-on-practice/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ian Cheney</a>, <a href="https://www.stillpointyogalondon.com/stillpoints-podcast/007-owning-your-practice-david-keil/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> David Keil</a>, and <a href="https://www.stillpointyogalondon.com/stillpoints-podcast/into-the-unknown-mark-robberds-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mark Robberds</a>.  </h1>

#17: Greg Nardi | Empowerment Through Ashtanga Yoga

It is with great pleasure that in this episode I have the privilege to interview Greg Nardi. Greg Nardi is the owner of Ashtanga Yoga Worldwide where he teaches a Mysore program almost daily as well as an internationally renowned teacher of workshops in yoga practice and theory. Greg’s classes and workshops draw on his experience in the oral tradition of yoga that he participated in on numerous trips to study in Mysore, India and with teachers in N. America and Europe, his years of practice, and his ongoing self-study of academic research in contemporary and traditional yoga. Visit Greg online here. Here Greg weighs in on his thoughts about Yoga, the COVID-19 pandemic and the future of teaching yoga. We hope you enjoy!Support the showNative Yoga website: hereYouTube: hereInstagram: @nativeyoga Twitter: @nativeyoga Facebook: @nativeyogacenter LinkedIn: Todd McLaughlin 

It is with great pleasure that in this episode I have the privilege to interview Greg Nardi. Greg Nardi is the owner of Ashtanga Yoga Worldwide where he teaches a Mysore program almost daily as well as an internationally renowned teacher of workshops in yoga practice and theory. Greg’s classes and workshops draw on his experience in the oral tradition of yoga that he participated in on numerous trips to study in Mysore, India and with teachers in N. America and Europe, his years of practice, and his ongoing self-study of academic research in contemporary and traditional yoga. Visit Greg online <a href="http://ashtangayogaworldwide.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Here Greg weighs in on his thoughts about Yoga, the COVID-19 pandemic and the future of teaching yoga. We hope you enjoy!<a href="https://www.paypal.me/nativeyogacenter" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>Native Yoga website:<a href="https://www.nativeyogacenter.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/NativeYogaCenter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nativeyoga/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@nativeyoga</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/nativeyoga" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@nativeyoga</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nativeyogacenter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@nativeyogacenter</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-mclaughlin-503686126/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Todd McLaughlin </a>

Episode 5 ~ Yoga Talk with Greg Nardi

Get ready because this is our longest episode yet as Greg Nardi and I covered a whole lot of territory. We talked about relationships, about pain, and of course, a lot about the Ashtanga yoga practice.