Dec 22, 2022
Anthony "Prem" Carlisi has been practicing and teaching Ashtanga
yoga for over 40 years. He learned directly from Pattabhi Jois in
1978 for several months in Southern California. In 1979, he was
amongst the first small group of Western students to study with
Jois in his home town of Mysore, India. He is considered one of the
American pioneers of Ashtanga yoga, along with David Williams,
Nancy Gilgoff, David Swenson and Tim Miller.
Prem was certified to teach the primary, intermediate and advanced
series of Ashtanga yoga in 1994. He also completed a four-year
course of ayurvedic study in 1984 with Dr. Vasant Lad and has been
studying tantric techniques since 1990. In 2007, Prem published his
first book, The Only
Way Out Is In, which is his commentary on the synergy of the
three life sciences of Ashtanga yoga, ayurveda and tantra.
He and his partner Heather "Radha" Duplex are now based primarily
in Ubud, Bali for 6-8 months of the year, and 3-4 months in Kauai,
Hawaii with Pineapple Yoga. They offer daily Mysore classes in both
locations, as well as trainings for teachers, intensives and
workshops that deepen the understanding of Ashtanga yoga, ayurveda
and tantra.
Show Notes
- 1.40 First spiritual experiences with psychedelics
- 5.50 Intersection with psychedelics and traditional spiritual practices
- 10.00 The practice of dying while living
- 23.00 Tapas and purification
- 29.30 The sudden death of Prem’s daughter and how he dealt with the grief
- 37.30 How Prem lost his way and found it again
- 39.30 Siddhis
- 40.50 Advice for his younger self
- 42.00 Importance of meditation practice
- 50.00 Surrender and the Buddha’s “middle path”
- 54.00 Eight limbs are a foundational practice
- 57.00 Pranayama and when to do it
- 60.30 Wim Hoff technique
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