The Spiritual Journey
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 Search for Meaning through Yoga by Kino MacGregor
Published on: September 30th, 2011
The skylike nature of mind is balanced by the oceanic depths of the unconscious. The practice of yoga is like a deep sea dive to the bottom of the ocean floor that brings the sunken, hidden wrecks of the past up to be revealed in the clear light of day. Teaching yoga means keeping the [...]
Strong Enough to Believe in Yourself by Kino MacGregor
Published on: July 1st, 2011
When the company General Electric first developed light bulbs they believed that it was absolutely impossible to create a bulb that glowed uniformly. They had the science to back their limited belief and so it was “truth” for them. Every new engineer was given the task to create a uniformly glowing bulb with the knowledge [...]
Tending the Sacred Fire by Kino MacGregor
Published on: May 12th, 2011
The inner light of yoga is like a scared fire. It is the true heart and spirit of the practice. While potent and powerful the magic of the practice is also vulnerable and tenuous. The sacredness of the practice can die so easily if we do not tend to it every day. Amidst the cynic’s [...]
Dream a Better Dream by Kino MacGregor
Published on: February 9th, 2011
“Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.” There are flashes of insight that supersede the accumulated personality of who we believe we are. These transcendental moments give us access to the eternality of love and the limitless potential of human spirit. The practice of yoga [...]
The Best Things in Life are Free
Published on: December 21st, 2010
The glowing heart of the sun rises and sets each day and belongs to no one. The Earth is cut up into segments of private property and national boundaries but no one owns the deed to the whole planet, except maybe all of us collectively unless we just have it on loan from future generations. [...]
Yoga Beyond Bending
Published on: December 2nd, 2010
Yoga at first glance seems only like a really cool way to bend and twist your body while washing and folding your joints. Sometimes the hot bodies of yoga teachers and longterm students entice many to practice in the hopes of getting that almost famous toned, slim yoga body. Yet even though some students find [...]
Training the Mind to See the Abundance of Greatness
Published on: December 2nd, 2010
by Kino MacGregor The daily practice of yoga gives us ample ground to test out the hypothesis of an infinite universe. When you see an accomplished practitioner achieve masterful feats of asana that does not mean you cannot go and accomplish the same thing. Yet it can sometimes be exceedingly frustrating to see someone accomplish [...]
Discover the Present Moment
Published on: December 2nd, 2010
by Kino MacGregor Sometimes a day in the life of a yogi is plagued by fear of the yoga postures that claim to lead towards inner peace. Yet this ironic dichotomy is exactly how yoga teaches practitioners to find that elusive state of calm. Since yoga asks you to learn peace of mind it also [...]
Fearless Resolution
Published on: December 2nd, 2010
by Kino MacGregor There are moments in life that define us and determine the degree to which we are willing to allow the vital essence of our being to dictate the direction of our path. It can even feel like life is spent waiting for these pivotal moments that lead us down the road to [...]
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