This episode is the second in my short podcast series, Ashtanga Love Notes.
My guest on this episode is Emma Isokivi. She is a devoted Ashtanga practitioner and teacher and is the owner of Ashtanga Yoga Edinburgh. I was really excited when Emma not only agreed to join me on the podcast but came through to Glasgow so we could chat in-person.
I start by asking Emma about her Ashtanga story. She talks about the 'shopping phase' of her yoga practice, how her experience in a Sivananda ashram in India shaped what she was looking for and how she found her people. We talk about the old days and explore how her practice and teaching has changed over the years. We also share our thoughts about the notion that Ashtanga with its sequences is boring. How these days people have access to so much more information about all of it than we did when we started. And about being confronted with the things you don't think you can do.
When we talk about what keeps Emma coming back, she says…
"There's this moment that is just pure gold for me and it strikes me every single time when I step on the front of the mat. There's always something that illuminates and cuts through and gives me some hope."
This love note could have been a whole lot longer. It was so much fun to record and chatting in person with Emma brought me joy. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we clearly did.
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