Here are the main points discussed with Adam on the KeenOnYoga podcast with the URL beneath:
- how I ended up on the path of yoga,
- my early years and experiences in India and what carried me to Mysore
- why an understanding of anatomy is important for yogis
- why people with ample physical problems often go on to become good teachers
- the difference between tradition and orthodoxy
- importance of looking at the sequence not rigidly but as a base to start from
- why Padmasana is important and what defines and effective meditation and pranayama posture
- the connection of cosmic consciousness, accurate body position and the process of giving birth
- why it’s good for a male yogi to have a wife
- why adoration towards adults infantilizes them and devotion is not appropriate towards human teachers
- how to not fall into the guru trap
- unearthing miss-understandings around the ego
- why pranayama is so important and why to be able to practice is a privilege
- prerequisite to start pranayama and how to do it
- when can breath retentions be incorporated
