11/01/2026
Looking back many of us have spent alot of time the last year thinking about what the Ashtanga community has lost, and rightly so.
It was massive. But looking around me this month I realised Sharathji didn’t just leave behind a special practice but one of the most spectacular things he also created and left behind is a beautiful community of Ashtanga practitioners.
Protecting his legacy is not just protecting his teachings but also the community he left behind, honouring his work is not only preserving the practice and but also strengthening the unity of community.
Community is a collection of individuals with commonality such as an interest or location. What makes it a beautiful phenomenon is that each are individuals, unique and different in our own way but still brought together. It only works when we respect our differences, perhaps admire it even, and enjoy the diversity as we enjoy a shared interest.
What a wonderful experience to be surrounded by people from everywhere bound together by one simple practice.