Gallery
Maui
Pattabhi Jois assisting Radha on the island of Maui, Hawaii.
Rooftop yoga in the Punjab
On top of the Dera where Charan Singh lived in Beas.
This way
All roads lead to Ashtanga Yoga. Follow the sign at the top of Pejeng Village, close to Ubud, Bali.
Horsing around
Prem and his horse Lucky, brother Jim and nephew Tony.
80’s India
Prem. Dera in Beas, India 1983.
Vriskasana
Prem doing scorpion.
There she is
A young Radha. Just 4 years old.
Golden State Warriors
Prem with Tara Guber in Kauai. With her husband, she’s part of a dream team. They own the Golden State Warriors in the NBA and the Mandalay film company in Hollywood.
Bali
Rice paddies.
Sri Lanka
Prem with a friend’s kids in Sri Lanka.
Do you know the way to…
Prem and a friend with the legendary Burt Bacharach.
Radha
Galavasana.
Shanti met Gwyneth Paltrow
After a Coldplay concert. Prem is Chris Martin’s yoga teacher.
Oldies
Prem’s father at the tender age of 16.
Radha in the shala
Photo by Viktor Bentley.
Radha in 1996
With Guruji and the group in Lakshmipuram, India.
Beautiful Bali
Rice fields and coconut trees.
Family in Hawaii
Photo taken in Hawaii
Bali temple
Prem and Radha at Goa Gajah temple in Bali.
Sri Lanka
Prem riding an elephant in 1979.
Prem and Radha
Photo taken for an AYBRC newsletter.
The Only Way Out Is In
Prem Carlisi’s book.
East of the city
Radha with friends at Lalitha Mahal Palace, Mysore.
Thousand and one night
Radha and Prem.
Terje Hakonsen
Prem with the famous snowboarder. 2010. Hawaii.
Prem
Photo by Viktor Bentley.
Rooftop yoga in the Punjab
On top of the Dera where Charan Singh lived in Beas.
Oldies
The Carlisi Familia. Prem’s grandparents and their kids including Prem’s father.
Smiles
Radha with Guruji in Encinitas, California
We could be here a while
Prem in Sri Lanka, stick fishing.
1978
Pattabhi Jois with students posing after class.
Ash-t-hanging out with the stars
ER and Sopranos actress, Julianna Margulies with her boyfriend and Prem.
Kaveri Lodge
Mysore, India and the famous Kaveri Lodge where everyone used to stay when visiting Pattabhi Jois.
Prem
With Gwyneth Paltrow.
Rooftop yoga in the Punjab
On top of the Dera where Charan Singh lived in Beas.
Polo and Shanti
Shanti was Polo’s nanny for over 2 years. She loved him like her own baby.
Ashtanga Yoga Bali
Radha and Prem photographed by Viktor Bentley.
Busy shala
At Ashtanga Yoga Bali Research Center
Maui
Pattabhi Jois assisting Radha on the island of Maui, Hawaii.
Volcanoes
Vistas of beautiful Bali.
Surfing
Prem riding the waves.
Babas
Radha chillin’ with the Babas in Rishikesh.
Old school
Old Yogi in Benares (Varanasi) India doing Pranayama 1979.
Bali
Blooming lotus flower.
Sutra Neti
Pattabhi giving Sutra Neti to Lynn in 1979 during Prem’s first trip to Mysore. There’s a good Neti story in Prem’s book.
No thank you
Sri Lanka. Prem holding a cobra and a python around his neck.
Dilium
One of Prem’s youngest yoga students in Sri Lanka. Dilium’s family is referred to in the tsunami story in Prem’s book.
Men at work
BKS. Iyengar and Pattabhi Jois.
Strike a pose
Radha at a temple in Mysore in 1997.
Intensives
Yoga Teacher Training in the shala in Bali.
Prem and Pattabhi Jois
Prem giving Pattabhi join an assist on tour in Maui, 2001.
Benares
Prem lived here on a boat and had diarrhoea. Read about it in Prem’s book.
Shanti
Friends together
Radha in Mysore with Friends, 1996.
Team Prada
Prem and Radha.
Amazing Grace
This was Christmas 1983 at the Dera in Beas, India where Prem sang the song “Amazing Grace” to Charan Singh.
Prem throwing shapes
Titthibhasana at a temple in Mysore, India.
Meditating
Now sit comfortably.
Radha checks them in
The reception at Ashtanga Yoga Bali Research Center.
Cot to be kidding
Young Radha.
1995
Radha in India.
Prem
Samastitihi
The old church
Where Prem first learned Ashtanga Yoga and Pattabhi Jois came in 1978.
Vasisthasana
A third series pose.
Radha with Guruji
Radiant Radha in 2005.
Champs
Prem with Olympic Decathlon Gold Medalist, Dan O’Brien in 1996.
Tim Miller, Guruji and Prem
Prem is holding Shanti. 1987 or 1988. One of Pattabhi’s tours through southern California.
Baby beautiful
Prem and Shanti.
Handstand
Prem down in old Mexico.
Gorgeous stonework
At Ashtanga Yoga Bali Research Center.
Baba Net
Online shopping.
Too cute
Radha as a baby.
I can see Bali from here
Prem climbing a coconut tree in Sri Lanka in 1979.
Rooftop yoga in the Punjab
On top of the Dera where Charan Singh lived in Beas.
2001
Led Intermediate class with Pattabhi Jois.
Radha assist
Photo by Viktor Bentley.
Newly wed
Prem and Radha toe the knot in California
Unbelievable
The Taj Mahal.
Baby face
Prem (not happy to be back again).
Buddha
At the shala at Ashtanga Yoga Bali.
Prem
Balancing by the river.
Shanti and Mom
Shanti, with mom Cynthia.
Prem
A photo used for a visa application.
How much?
Shiva the rickshaw driver.
More cuteness
Radha as a baby.
No strings
Prem almost levitating.
A beautiful site
Radha’s morning flowers.
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Maui
Radha assisting a student during a class with Patthabi Jois on the island of Maui.
Guruji
In Lakshmipuram from one of Radha’s trips.
Pattabhi Jois and Prem
On tour in Maui in 2001.
The shala
Photo by Viktor Bentley.
Radha assists
Photo by Viktor Bentley.
Hanging out
By the fire.
Maui
Pattabhi Jois assisting Radha on the island of Maui, Hawaii.
Rooftop yoga in the Punjab
On top of the Dera where Charan Singh lived in Beas.
On HMSS
With Pierce Brosnan aka James Bond.
Reflections
Coconut palms reflect in the rice paddies.
Dan O’Brien
Olympic Gold Medalist 1996.
Radha and Prem assist together
Photo by Viktor Bentley. In the shala at Ashtanga Yoga Bali Research Centre.
Prem & Radha’s wedding
June 22, 2013 in California with Shanti and Prem’s youngest daughter Mirabhai.
Guruji class
Pattabhi Jois led Intermediate class in Kauai 2001.
Assist
Pattabhi Jois assists Prem in the 3rd series. The pose is Raj Kapotasana.
Oldies
Radha’s family when she was just a little baby.
Passport picture
1983. Prem’s passport and all of his money was stolen in India. He had to travel to Madras (Chennai) to the US Embassy to get new documents. This photo was taken for his temporary passport. His mother had just died and he was on his way home.
Siblings
Radha with her brother Scott and sister Stephanie.
Prem with Chris Martin
Before a concert with Coldplay in 2005.
Happy and healthy
Famous Ayurvedic master, Dr. Vasant Lad and his wife Uma.
Monkey Business
Points for the best caption.
Ashram intensive
Kaivalyadhama Ashram, Lonavla India 1-month intensive course back in 1983.
First trip to Mysore 1979
Front door step of Pattabhi Jois and his wife’s house. Prem, along with the first ever western crew to visit him in Mysore.
New Mexicans
Dr. Vasant Lad, Dr. David Frawley and Prem in New Mexico. They are world renown Ayurvedic specialists and authors. Prem studied with them between 1984 and 1987.
Prem
Captured by Viktor Bentley at the AYBRC shala.
Ceremony
Blessings for our new shala in Bali
This idea has legs
Prem in a Sri Lankan, stilt house in 1979.
Rooftop yoga in the Punjab
On top of the Dera where Charan Singh lived in Beas.
Guruji on tour 2001 Maui
Pattabhi helping Prem in Karandavasana.
Pattabhi Jois in Maui
Led Primary class in Maui 2001.
Yogis
Tim Miller & Prem.
The salon
Radha as a young girl and her mom combing her hair.
Prem
Hand balancing on a cliff.
The Shanti Foundation
Out in Sri Lanka.
Pat Riley
NBA’s Pat Riley.
Biker Yogis
Radha rides pillion with bearded Prem.
Guru
Tour 1978.
Photo by Sebastian Dahl.
Who needs a ride?
Prem’s Karmen Ghia Volkswagen car when he was in College.
At the foot of the Himalayas
Prem in Rishikesh, India, on the banks of the Ganges river in 1979.
Guruji’s Grandkids
Outside his front door.
Coconuts
Photo from Mysore, India.
Radha and Guruji
This photo was taken in India in 1998.
Radha and Guruji
Radha with Guruji on his world tour in Encinitas, California.
Rooftop yoga in the Punjab
On top of the Dera where Charan Singh lived in Beas.
India
Prem and Radha with Manju & Sathu Jois.
AYBRC Crew
Radha, Nyoman, Sana and Prem.
Chakorasana
In a temple in India.
A passion for food
Radha cooking in her kitchen in India, 1996.
New pose
Sticking head up Asana
Maui 2001
A led intermediate class with Pattabhi Jois in Maui. Prem and Radha are both in the picture. Radha is at the end near wall and Prem is in the middle.
Mysore
Annie Pace with Guruji on Radha’s first trip to Mysore, around the year 1995.
Prem
Photo by Viktor Bentley. In the shala at Ashtanga Yoga Bali Research Centre.
Karnataka
Radha at Lalitha Mahal Palace, East of the city of Mysore.
The Maui Ashtanga tribe
Guruji’s tour in 1980.
Sisters
Radha and her younger sister Stephanie.
2001 Pattabhi Jois Class
Led Intermediate. 2001
Prem and his pony
Photo by Viktor Bentley. In the shala at Ashtanga Yoga Bali Research Centre.
You can’t un-see this
She’ll not forget it, that’s for sure.
smilybug
Hello jungle!
Pat Riley
Prem and legendary NBA coach Pat Riley. Prem taught him yoga in Kauai, Hawaii.
Careful
Prem nearly killed himself on this Harley Davidson in 1995. Read about it in Prem’s book.
Wash it away
At the water temple.
Sack the stylist
The two women who introduced Prem to Ashtanga Yoga. You can read about this in Prem’s book.
Dream Team
The AYBRC Conference.
Oldies
Radha’s grandparents on her mother’s side.
Maui
On the Guruji tour in 1980.
Prem assists
Photo by Viktor Bentley. In the shala at Ashtanga Yoga Bali Research Centre.
Original AYRI residence
Lakshmi Puram house and Yoga Shala around the back. The original AYRI (Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute).
New Mexicans
Dr. Vasant Lad, Dr. David Frawley and Prem in New Mexico. They are world renown Ayurvedic specialists and authors. Prem studied with them between 1984 and 1987.
Monkeys
Bali is full of them.
Old photo from 1975
Guruji’s first trip to Encinitas, California. Pranayama circle with David Williams, David Swenson, Nancy Gilgoff, Brad Ramsey and 2 unknowns.
Grandchildren
Guru’s grandchildren outside the front of the house.
Stripped back
Tribal Sri Lankans.