Kino MacGregor

Articles

Let Her Fall: Pinchamayurasana, the Road Through Suffering & Pain into Balance
Published on: February 8th, 2012

Ashtanga Yoga is first and foremost and spiritual practice. It is not an exercise where you judge your success by how hard you work your body or how perfect the posture is. You cannot measure a good yoga class by how many adjustments you get or how much attention the teacher gives you. While it [...]

Wide Leg Handstand Press Prep Techniques in Yoga
Published on: February 8th, 2012

When I first started practicing yoga I was not naturally strong. In fact I was so weak so that I could not do the push-up position known as chaturanga dandasana even with the worst alignment you could imagine. I could either stay in a plank posture with straight arms or go crashing directly into the [...]

Interview with Kino MacGregor in Tokyo, Japan
Published on: January 17th, 2012

Interview with Kino MacGregor in Tokyo, Japan

Open your Back and Knees in Bhekasana from Ashtanga Yoga Second Series
Published on: January 6th, 2012

The two areas of the body that bring up the a lot of fear are the back and the knee. If you feel pain around your spine or your lower back there is a nearly instant response of fear. The same goes for when there is a sharp sensation around the knee. Rightfully so as [...]

Kino McGregor – A True Master Preserving Astanga Yoga and the Traditional Teacher Student Relationship
Published on: January 4th, 2012

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How to Jump Back
Published on: December 21st, 2011

Jumping back from a seated position is one of the most challenging movements in the Ashtanga Yoga method. I can still remember the feeling when I first started practice of not being able to lift any part of my body off the ground. In fact I was so weak when I first started that I [...]

Burning through Obstacles (Samskaras) in Ashtanga Yoga. “Almonds,” Agni & our Attachment to our own Suffering.
Published on: December 21st, 2011

Each moment we have the possibility of being fresh and new, but very often we live of our lives from a habit pattern established in the past. Once these patterns are established the flow of human consciousness gets organized into certain repetitive patterns. The Sanskrit word for these repetitive patterns is a samskara. These are [...]

The Logic of the Six Day a Week Mysore Style Ashtanga Yoga Method by Kino MacGregor
Published on: December 1st, 2011

In the Ashtanga Yoga method it is recommended that you practice six days a week. Traditionally the six day a week practice was meant to be done in what is known as “Mysore Style”. In this method of practice you follow your own breath and movement not the guidance of a teacher leading a class [...]