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Kino's Yogi Assignment Blog

13 Jul 2014

Kino on Namaskar July 2014 Issue

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Sādhanā, from the root √sādh, to accomplish or bri

Sādhanā, from the root √sādh, to accomplish or bring into alignment, is the steady reshaping of the instrument of perception. It is not acquisition but rectification. It does not ask what can be gained, but what must be relinquished for clarity to stabilize. Through sādhanā, intention becomes embodied.

At first, practice feels like routine. It structures the day. It disciplines the body. Yet repetition alone does not transform. Routine becomes ritual when inhabited with intention. The outer action remains the same, but the inner orientation shifts. Breath becomes offering rather than count. Posture becomes inquiry rather than achievement. Bhāvanā, the cultivated disposition of mind, determines whether repetition refines perception or merely reinforces identity.

Over years, sādhanā alters the texture of daily life. Reaction slows. The interval between impulse and response widens. The practitioner discovers that discipline is less about intensity and more about fidelity. What began as method matures into relationship.

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The key to deepening twists begins by moving the t

The key to deepening twists begins by moving the torso over to the side. This lateral movement creates the space for the spinal twist along the thoracic vertebrae. Once the shoulder is firmly snuggled around the knee and the elbow spirals around the shin bone, it might be possible to reach the hands towards each other. Finally, keeping the wait forward protects the lower back and helps oriented twist towards the center line.

Understanding which aspect of the movement to focus on is crucial, when determining how far to work the body in the practice.

How is Marichasana C working for you?

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I am in Mysore now, a place that has been the home

I am in Mysore now, a place that has been the home of yoga for me for the last twenty-six years of my life. Being here in this moment, neither as student nor teacher, feels like something between a dream and a memory, as though time folds in on itself and the past and present weave together, offering a glimpse of a possible future.

The power of place, and the sacred dimension of pilgrimage, will always remain profound. Some spaces hold practice the way a vessel holds water. They remind us, without words, of who we have been, what we have devoted ourselves to, what continues, and what we hope may one day be.

We are all students of yoga. We are all practitioners and fellow seekers on the path. No matter where we are in the journey, no matter how far we feel we have come, we remain students. And yet now I am a student without a teacher. This threshold feels scary to cross but perhaps it is not an ending but a kind of maturation. The lineage does not disappear when a teacher is gone, maybe it’s asking to be embodied more deeply.

Both of my teachers continued practicing and sharing even after their own teachers passed away. I find myself reflecting on this, especially now. Where did they return to the source for continued nourishment?

The answer, it seems, is that none of us walks alone. The outer forms may change. Teachers arrive and depart. Roles shift. Places evolve. Yet the source does not vanish, because the source is not outside us. The source is always within.

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Join us in Miami @miamilifecenter for our Miami Mysore seasons, June and January for a taste of the magic of the practice.

And always online @omstarsofficial

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Next workshops:

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Strength is not something that suddenly appears. I

Strength is not something that suddenly appears. It gathers slowly, almost invisibly, shaped by repetition, by effort, by returning again and again when it would be easier to stop. Often we do not notice our own strength while we are inside the struggle. Only later, looking back, do we see how much we have endured, how much we have grown, how steady the heart has become.

Yoga calls this steadiness sthira. It is the quiet firmness that does not depend on achievement, the grounded presence that remains whether we rise or fall, succeed or struggle. The deeper lesson of strength is not whether we ever lift higher or accomplish more. It is what the practice builds within us while we try. Inner steadiness, patience, humility, and courage matter more than any outward measure of progress.

If you are searching for strength, begin with small acts of continuity. Show up, even when motivation is quiet. Breathe steadily when the mind becomes uncertain. Stay rooted in what you know to be true. Let discipline be gentle but consistent. Allow patience to replace urgency. Trust that clarity comes through practice, not before it.

No matter where you are, no matter what you are moving through, do not give up. There is always a way forward, even if it reveals itself one step at a time. Keep practicing. Stay true to yourself. Stay true to the path. Strength, in time, will reveal that it has been growing within you all along.

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Next workshops:

Singapore @yogaedition.sg

Hong Kong @pureyogaofficial

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Beirut @sarvamyoga

💕

Retreats

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