I had met Raghunath several years ago when he subbed a couple of times for Jerome Mercier. He would brings his harmonium & play a bhajan or 2 before the start of a challenging class. At that point in time , he was teaching at YogaWorks here in Los Angeles.
The latest issue of Time Out NY features Raghunath's "Flight School" at Pure Yoga NYC with a link to his website / blog , " Advancing in Yoga ". He describes himself on it as among other things , " an ex-punk , ex-monk , yogi , husband , evolution assistant , coalesced by kirtan , reciter of Gita , transcendence in training , likes to chant , servant of the servants , durian eater , harmonium hugger , conscious of Krishna ". ( That was beginning to sound like a new version of the Vishnu Sahasranama ).
He is another member then of that rare breed , the Bhakta who also teaches Hatha and / or Ashtanga Yoga.
I just checked out his blog & it is full of devotional images like the one on the left. There is also a section on it entitled " India Pilgrimages " . The South India trip scheduled for 1/27 to 2/8 is sold out. An upcoming Northern Indian Pilgrimage is slated for October 2012 with visits to Vrindavan , Haridwar , Rishikesh & Dev Prayag.
Raghunath has also conducted workshops with Radhanath Swami Maharaja & kirtans with Gauravani. Jai !
Advancing in Yoga = Transformation.
