Spacious Yoga - Mysore Style Ashtanga with Iain Grysak

03/03/2026

Spacious Yoga Newsletter, March 2026 - I'm back to teaching Mysore style Ashtanga in Bali and links to a recent podcast with Jamie Henderson Yoga

24/01/2026

I had the pleasure of chatting with Jamie Henderson Yoga on his podcast yesterday. We discussed what I consider to be some of the most salient and important issues within the Ashtanga yoga realm: Self sovereignty and the student - teacher relationship. We also extrapolate how these dynamics are reflected in the alarming shifts in macro level social organization structures and attitudes in so called Western democracies.

I've been quite reclusive over the past few years and it was enjoyable to come out and have a public discussion with Jamie, whose views and interests have always resonated with me.

Links to the episode on various podcast platforms are below:

https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/episode-94-iain-grysak/id1547617682?i=1000746330906

https://open.spotify.com/episode/66ua5MydmDrwmkPSdC0W3v

https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/the-yogi-within-podcast/f06c1ce0-3251-0139-3309-0acc26574db2

Welcome to my Yoga podcast. The Yogi Within. I'm your host Jamie, an Ashtanga Yoga practitioner and teacher who has a passion for body movement, philosophy and understanding the spiritual journey we are all on. In this podcast I discuss the practices of Yoga / Ashtanga Yoga, thoughts, observations a...

11/09/2025

I'll be taking some time off teaching over the next six months. Our shala at Gayatri in Ubud will remain open with Allen Enrique teaching our Mysore program. Full details in the newsletter in the link below:

30/03/2025

Due to upcoming renovations at The Seeds of Life, our shala will relocate to Gayatri on April 1. Gayatri is a short distance away from the Seeds of Life in Ubud.

Our Mysore program at The Seeds of Life began in April 2014, and we haven't missed a single day of practice in 11 years since then. Thousands of practitioners from all across the world have contributed to cultivating the energy of our space and it is certainly with some reluctance and sadness that we accept the closing of this chapter. The Seeds of Life has been a home for us, and for many of our regular practitioners. We maintain a close relationship with Ben Richards and the Seeds of Life and we fully support the evolution of both the cafe and our Mysore program and the necessary changes that this entails. We have deep gratitude to Ben for having the vision to host a Mysore program as a complement to the deeply nourishing food that he creates and for his unwavering support of the program over the years. We would also like to thank the staff at Seeds of Life and all of the practitioners who have breathed and sweated with us!

We also feel extremely fortunate and are excited to have found a beautiful new shala in Ubud. Gayatri is located in the heart of Ubud, yet its grounds offer a serene and peaceful respite from the buzzing energy of our bustling little town. The owner of Gayatri, Bagus Ari Saputra, was among the first practitioners at our shala in 2014. Bagus recently had a beautiful bamboo yoga shala built on the grounds of Gayatri and we feel honoured to call this architectural masterpiece our new home. Aside from being beautiful, the shala also boasts a larger floor space and should be more comfortable for practitioners during busy times. Gayatri also offers comfortable and quiet accomodation for those who wish to stay on site. We look forward to filling this shala with full power Mysore style energy!

Read more details in our email newsletter at this link:

https://mailchi.mp/338142d1e1a9/feirqjyj7l-10609062

22/10/2024

Thanks to Yanyun for the Chinese translation of my article "The Tree of Bandha"

https://bodycontainer.typlog.io/posts/thetressofbandha

The original article in English can be found here: https://spaciousyoga.com/the-tree-of-bandha/

上一篇有介绍过 Spacious Yoga 的 Iain 老师的故事，在狼吞虎咽阅读他的写作过程中，有一篇讲述如何从树木的生长形式中学习在阿斯汤加练习中开启 Bandha 的文章，给到了我深深的启发。在后续的几天内，我反复将这篇文章拿出来....

08/07/2024

For 7 years, from 2007 to 2013, my routine was to practice with Rolf & Marci in Goa for 4 - 5 months, followed by a long Vipassana retreat, before returning to my then home of the Yukon in Northern Canada for the other half of the year. None of the people or places from that time are a part of my life anymore, so it all feels long ago and far away, like a distant dream of another life. But, like all of life's experiences, its influence on who and what I am today remains embedded deeply within me.

Rolf was the cornerstone and anchor of that phase of my life and I can't imagine how I would be right now if he had not played that role during those years. This past week, and especially today, I have felt a sad nostalgia for that time, as well as deep gratitude. In my practice the past few mornings, I felt Rolf's presence deeply, especially in one of the postures that we always worked on together. Today, I just feel the purity and love of his quality of being. Be free Rolf. Thank you for sharing yourself so openly with us during your time here among us. Your influence will always remain with me ❤

12/01/2024

Friday morning led primary series at The Seeds of Life 🌄💪

16/12/2023

Spacious Yoga Newsletter, Dec. 16, 2023:

02/09/2023

Spacious Yoga News Update: I will be in Mysore, India practicing with Sharath Jois from Sept. 27 to Dec. 1 and Allen Maitri Enrique will teach our classes at The Seeds of Life during this time period.

23/06/2023

Spacious Yoga News, June 23, 2023:

Indonesia has ended all border and travel mandates and I continue to teach daily Mysore style practice at The Seeds of Life in Ubud, Bali.

27/01/2023

Newsletter update for my Mysore style classes The Seeds of Life in Ubud:

02/01/2023

I was a guest on Jamie Henderson's podcast again a week or so ago. We discussed the work of Iain McGilchrist and his theory of the relationship between the two hemispheres of the brain, and how this relates to our yoga practice and general societal trends.

In this episode i am joined once again by Iain Grysak where we discuss yoga practice in relation to Iain McGilchrists work on the hemisphere's of the brain. It's always a pleasure to talk with Iain and especially on this topic of bringing about balance within the body, relevant to McGilchrist's work...