by Jim Harrington | Feb 19, 2024 | Blog, Meditation
Old Bangkok This is Wat Mahathat, a quiet peaceful monastery in the oldest part of Bangkok. Near the ruined fortress walls in the ancient part of the city.I showed up there every morning for meditation for a few months in the early 90s. It was there in Bangkok that...
by Jim Harrington | Jul 1, 2019 | Anatomy & Physiology, Blog, Teacher Training
This is an example of one of the research projects that was done as part of the Yoga Teacher Training program. Each person chooses a subject to research and present. It is empowering for a yoga teacher to know that they can go ahead and investigate a topic and then...
by Jim Harrington | Feb 20, 2019 | Anatomy & Physiology, Blog
Feet can tell stories Our footprints tell our story to those who can read them. Which direction we were walking in, if we were going slowly or fast, and much else. The feet are also the intermediaries between us and the ground. Sometimes they need to be soft and...
by Jim Harrington | Jan 24, 2018 | Blog, General, Philosophy
Hello. It’s been a while since I last wrote – October was my last update. So hello 🙂 Has 2018 been good so far? It’s never too late for an old dog to try new tricks…and another application for the physical and mental tools of yoga: The...
by Jim Harrington | Sep 22, 2017 | Blog, General, Philosophy
Happy Spring friends! Blommetjies are blooming! Babies are popping! Joburgers are shopping! I was up in Johannesburg again recently to present a training to Virgin active. I do enjoy the energy and the novelty of being in the “city of gold” but this time it made me...
by Jim Harrington | Jun 16, 2017 | Blog, Yoga Studio
In July an new way of practicing Budokon Yoga is starting at my studio ReUnion. I’m really looking forward to it – it’s a bit of a “West meets East” moment. Putting together two very different but related yoga methods: Budokon Yoga...