1
Dec
2010
Ashtanga Yoga
Finding Lifelong Inspiration in Yoga
The spark of interest in yoga often ignites an inner obsession that infiltrates every aspect of your life. At first yoga is life and you cannot get enough of it. Yoga reconnects you to long forgotten inner realms and you somehow fall in love with yoga. Yet if your yoga practice evolves into a daily,…
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1
Dec
2010
Ashtanga Yoga
Ashtanga Yoga Guru – K. Pattabhi Jois: 1915 – 2009 – In Memoriam
A Guru is a person whose very presence imparts truth and awakening in the disciple. When I traveled to Mysore for the first time at the age of 22 I asked K. Pattabhi Jois where I could find the illusive state of inner peace that all yoga practice seeks to instill. Known as KPJ to…
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30
Nov
2010
Ashtanga Yoga
Relax into Your Practice
by Kino MacGregor If you’re looking for a sense of ease, grace and effortlessness in your practice, the key lies in finding a sense of spaciousness in your mind. There is a way to practice and to be with your body to create the kind of neurological and structural foundations for a complete sense of…
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30
Nov
2010
Ashtanga Yoga
Creating Time and Space for Yoga
by Kino MacGregor Yoga inspires us, moves us beyond our normal boundaries, and asks us to dedicate ourselves in new ways. Even if you are just beginning your yoga experience, you already know the unmistakable peace left in your body after an amazing session. If you are lucky enough to have a regular yoga practice…
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30
Nov
2010
Ashtanga Yoga
Integrating Practice with Life
by Kino MacGregor It’s easy to seem peaceful in the quiet cave of your own mind. It’s much harder to face the test of integrating your learning with your life. No matter how peacefully you might leave your daily meditation or yoga practice, there is nothing like a seemingly callous or thoughtless comment from a…
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30
Nov
2010
Ashtanga Yoga
One Breathe at a Time
by Kino MacGregor This year’s political season in the U.S. highlights some of the most monumental achievements and pitfalls of the past century and inspires a renewal of the dream of peace, hope and change. Yet in such an atmosphere we must also ask ourselves where the realization of such broad specturm dreams is to…
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30
Nov
2010
Ashtanga Yoga
On the Language of Yoga
by Kino MacGreggor Yoga has an almost addictive quality to it. If you start doing yoga, it starts doing you too. The search for knowledge, wisdom and truth morph into numerous shapes and forms along the inner journey. When you enter the world of yoga sometimes you’ll even find a whole Indian performance awaiting you:…
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30
Dec
2008
Ashtanga Yoga
Bending Over Backwards Into A Stormy Emotional Sea
by Kino MacGregor Published by FitYoga December 2008 There is something magical about seeing the body literally bent over backwards. It is the source of great inspiration, fear, dedication, awe, anger and sadness. Attempt to bend over backwards and you’ll see that one of the first major tests is an emotional one. Often seen as…
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30
Jun
2008
Ashtanga Yoga
The Quiet Strength of a Woman’s Body
By Kino MacGregor Published by FitYoga June 2008 In a political year where the first viable female contender for the Oval Office is in the running, the question on the tip of every woman’s tongue is what defines a strong woman. Is a female leader one who learns to master a man’s world? Or is…
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