Gallery

Do you know the way to…

Prem and a friend with the legendary Burt Bacharach.

Reflections

Coconut palms reflect in the rice paddies.

Oldies

Prem’s father at the tender age of 16.

Karnataka

Radha at Lalitha Mahal Palace, East of the city of Mysore.

Guruji’s Grandkids

Outside his front door.

New pose

Sticking head up Asana

Prem

Balancing by the river.

Newly wed

Prem and Radha toe the knot in California

Thousand and one night

Radha and Prem.

Rooftop yoga in the Punjab

On top of the Dera where Charan Singh lived in Beas.

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.

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Ashram intensive

Kaivalyadhama Ashram, Lonavla India 1-month intensive course back in 1983.

Radha and Guruji

This photo was taken in India in 1998.

Dan O’Brien

Olympic Gold Medalist 1996.

Yogis

Tim Miller & Prem.

Team Prada

Prem and Radha.

The Only Way Out Is In

Prem Carlisi’s book.

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.

Beautiful Bali

Rice fields and coconut trees.

Prem

Photo by Viktor Bentley.

Prem throwing shapes

Titthibhasana at a temple in Mysore, India.

Monkey Business

Points for the best caption.

Kaveri Lodge

Mysore, India and the famous Kaveri Lodge where everyone used to stay when visiting Pattabhi Jois.

Shanti met Gwyneth Paltrow

After a Coldplay concert. Prem is Chris Martin’s yoga teacher.

Guru

Tour 1978.

Ash-t-hanging out with the stars

ER and Sopranos actress, Julianna Margulies with her boyfriend and Prem.

Old school

Old Yogi in Benares (Varanasi) India doing Pranayama 1979.

At the foot of the Himalayas

Prem in Rishikesh, India, on the banks of the Ganges river in 1979.

Prem

Photo by Viktor Bentley. In the shala at Ashtanga Yoga Bali Research Centre.

No strings

Prem almost levitating.

Surfing

Prem riding the waves.

Baba Net

Online shopping.

Sisters

Radha and her younger sister Stephanie.

Busy shala

At Ashtanga Yoga Bali Research Center

Grandchildren

Guru’s grandchildren outside the front of the house.

Careful

Prem nearly killed himself on this Harley Davidson in 1995. Read about it in Prem’s book.

Radha assists

Photo by Viktor Bentley.

Siblings

Radha with her brother Scott and sister Stephanie.

Vriskasana

Prem doing scorpion.

East of the city

Radha with friends at Lalitha Mahal Palace, Mysore.

Prem

Captured by Viktor Bentley at the AYBRC shala.

Polo and Shanti

Shanti was Polo’s nanny for over 2 years. She loved him like her own baby.

The Maui Ashtanga tribe

Guruji’s tour in 1980.

Smiles

Radha with Guruji in Encinitas, California

Vasisthasana

A third series pose.

Radha assist

Photo by Viktor Bentley.

Mysore

Annie Pace with Guruji on Radha’s first trip to Mysore, around the year 1995.

1995

Radha in India.

Guruji class

Pattabhi Jois led Intermediate class in Kauai 2001.

A beautiful site

Radha’s morning flowers.

There she is

A young Radha. Just 4 years old.

Friends together

Radha in Mysore with Friends, 1996.

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.

Wash it away

At the water temple.

Maui

Pattabhi Jois assisting Radha on the island of Maui, Hawaii.

Sri Lanka

Prem riding an elephant in 1979.

Baby face

Prem (not happy to be back again).

Prem

With Gwyneth Paltrow.

We could be here a while

Prem in Sri Lanka, stick fishing.

Shanti

Sack the stylist

The two women who introduced Prem to Ashtanga Yoga. You can read about this in Prem’s book.

AYBRC Crew

Radha, Nyoman, Sana and Prem.

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.

Oldies

The Carlisi Familia. Prem’s grandparents and their kids including Prem’s father.

Guruji

In Lakshmipuram from one of Radha’s trips.

Pattabhi Jois and Prem

On tour in Maui in 2001.

Hanging out

By the fire.

Rooftop yoga in the Punjab

On top of the Dera where Charan Singh lived in Beas.

Strike a pose

Radha at a temple in Mysore in 1997.

Assist

Pattabhi Jois assists Prem in the 3rd series. The pose is Raj Kapotasana.

Coconuts

Photo from Mysore, India.

Volcanoes

Vistas of beautiful Bali.

Bali temple

Prem and Radha at Goa Gajah temple in Bali.

Rooftop yoga in the Punjab

On top of the Dera where Charan Singh lived in Beas.

No thank you

Sri Lanka. Prem holding a cobra and a python around his neck.

The Shanti Foundation

Out in Sri Lanka.

This way

All roads lead to Ashtanga Yoga. Follow the sign at the top of Pejeng Village, close to Ubud, Bali.

Dream Team

The AYBRC Conference.

Radha and Prem assist together

Photo by Viktor Bentley. In the shala at Ashtanga Yoga Bali Research Centre.

A passion for food

Radha cooking in her kitchen in India, 1996.

This idea has legs

Prem in a Sri Lankan, stilt house in 1979.

How much?

Shiva the rickshaw driver.

Oldies

Radha’s grandparents on her mother’s side.

Biker Yogis

Radha rides pillion with bearded Prem.

Men at work

BKS. Iyengar and Pattabhi Jois.

The old church

Where Prem first learned Ashtanga Yoga and Pattabhi Jois came in 1978.

Unbelievable

The Taj Mahal.

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.

The salon

Radha as a young girl and her mom combing her hair.

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.

Radha in 1996

With Guruji and the group in Lakshmipuram, India.

Rooftop yoga in the Punjab

On top of the Dera where Charan Singh lived in Beas.

Chakorasana

In a temple in India.

Prem with Chris Martin

Before a concert with Coldplay in 2005.

Buddha

At the shala at Ashtanga Yoga Bali.

You can’t un-see this

She’ll not forget it, that’s for sure.

Shanti and Mom

Shanti, with mom Cynthia.

Terje Hakonsen

Prem with the famous snowboarder. 2010. Hawaii.

Prem and Pattabhi Jois

Prem giving Pattabhi join an assist on tour in Maui, 2001.

Maui

Radha assisting a student during a class with Patthabi Jois on the island of Maui.

Prem and his pony

Photo by Viktor Bentley. In the shala at Ashtanga Yoga Bali Research Centre.

Gorgeous stonework

At Ashtanga Yoga Bali Research Center.

Cot to be kidding

Young Radha.

Stripped back

Tribal Sri Lankans.

Too cute

Radha as a baby.

Who needs a ride?

Prem’s Karmen Ghia Volkswagen car when he was in College.

More cuteness

Radha as a baby.

smilybug

Hello jungle!

Prem assists

Photo by Viktor Bentley. In the shala at Ashtanga Yoga Bali Research Centre.

Intensives

Yoga Teacher Training in the shala in Bali.

Radha in the shala

Photo by Viktor Bentley.

On HMSS

With Pierce Brosnan aka James Bond.

Monkeys

Bali is full of them.

Prem & Radha’s wedding

June 22, 2013 in California with Shanti and Prem’s youngest daughter Mirabhai.

Oldies

Radha’s family when she was just a little baby.

1978

Pattabhi Jois with students posing after class.

Champs

Prem with Olympic Decathlon Gold Medalist, Dan O’Brien in 1996.

Radha

Galavasana.

Maui

Pattabhi Jois assisting Radha on the island of Maui, Hawaii.

Pat Riley

Prem and legendary NBA coach Pat Riley. Prem taught him yoga in Kauai, Hawaii.

Ceremony

Blessings for our new shala in Bali

2001 Pattabhi Jois Class

Led Intermediate. 2001

Original AYRI residence

Lakshmi Puram house and Yoga Shala around the back. The original AYRI (Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute).

80’s India

Prem. Dera in Beas, India 1983.

Radha with Guruji

Radiant Radha in 2005.

The shala

Photo by Viktor Bentley.

Rooftop yoga in the Punjab

On top of the Dera where Charan Singh lived in Beas.

Prem

Samastitihi

Happy and healthy

Famous Ayurvedic master, Dr. Vasant Lad and his wife Uma.

Bali

Blooming lotus flower.

Meditating

Now sit comfortably.

Amazing Grace

This was Christmas 1983 at the Dera in Beas, India where Prem sang the song “Amazing Grace” to Charan Singh.

Baby beautiful

Prem and Shanti.

Bali

Rice paddies.

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.

I can see Bali from here

Prem climbing a coconut tree in Sri Lanka in 1979.

Radha checks them in

The reception at Ashtanga Yoga Bali Research Center.

Babas

Radha chillin’ with the Babas in Rishikesh.

Prem and Radha

Photo taken for an AYBRC newsletter.

Sri Lanka

Prem with a friend’s kids in Sri Lanka.

Prem

Hand balancing on a cliff.

Guruji on tour 2001 Maui

Pattabhi helping Prem in Karandavasana.

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.