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26 Mar 2012

Notes on Bhuja Pidasana – Kino MacGregor

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Author, Yoga Teacher, YouTuber
🚀Next Workshops: London, Switzerland, Norway
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Mallorca love 💕 Next stop: London for a week o

Mallorca love 💕

Next stop: London for a week of Mysore classes, workshops and more @mission.e1

Maybe we will bring a little of the southern sun with us? We hope so! Otherwise I may need to go shopping for sweaters and rain coats.

Practice with me on @omstarsofficial online and join our community from everywhere in the world! My next Yoga Drills class will be from London on Wednesday at 1 pm EST/6 pm British time. Become a member today!

Mysore Season
@timfeldmannyoga @miamilifecenter
January and June 2026.

Next workshops:

Switzerland @yogaflamestudio

Amsterdam @yogacircle.amsterdam

Sweden @atmajyotiyoga

Barcelona @harayogabcn

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Retreats

Norway @nosenyoga

Turkey @easternageanyoga

Salento @yogainsalento

Bali @radiantlyaliveyoga next March

Greece @tina_soulsparkcreation next September

Mallorca @balearicretreats next July

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The world is burning.

Sometimes, quite literally—flames devour forests, cities, entire ecosystems. But more often, the fire rages in subtler forms: heartbreak, division, grief, injustice. From the deeply personal to the undeniably global, we feel the heat. We carry it in our breath, in the ache behind our eyes, in the quiet fatigue that settles into the bones.

As yoga practitioners, we are not exempt. We are not untouched. We live in this world too—with its beauty and its brokenness.

So we ask:

How do we respond?

How do we rise—not in anger alone, but in clarity and compassion?

How do we stand—firm in our truth, yet soft enough to stay open?

How do we remain grounded in the ancient teachings, while still showing up fully for the urgent needs of now?

These are not new questions. The great paths of yoga were born in times of war, exile, collapse.

Yoga does not ask us to look away from suffering.

It does not teach denial, nor does it promise numbness.

It teaches us to see—to truly see—and then, to remain.

To stay.
To breathe.
To bear witness.
To act with presence, not panic.

The Sanskrit word kṣānti (क्षान्ति) is often translated as “patience,” but it holds more. It is the forbearance that burns steady in the face of chaos. It is the quiet courage that does not turn away. Kṣānti is not passivity. It is not apathy dressed in spiritual clothes.

It is resilience born of deep understanding.

Kṣānti is the flame that does not flicker when the winds of the world blow hard.

It is not retreat—it is the light we carry into the darkness.And so we return to the mat, not to escape, but to remember.

To cultivate steadiness in a world that sways.
To learn again how to respond—not with fear, but with love that acts.

The next Yoga Drills class will stream from London on Wednesday 1 pm EST/6pm UK - open to all members!

Mysore Season
@timfeldmannyoga @miamilifecenter

January and June 2026

Workshops

Switzerland - @yogaflamestudio

Amsterdam - @yogacircle.amsterdam

Sweden - @atmajyotiyoga

Barcelona - @harayogabcn

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Retreats

London - @mission.e1

Norway - @nosenyoga

Turkey - @easternageanyoga

Salento - @yogainsalento

Bali - @radiantlyaliveyoga

Yoga is never only about the pose. It’s about t

Yoga is never only about the pose.

It’s about the breath that carries us in, and the awareness that guides us out. It’s about how we move—not just what we do. It’s about the space between the shapes, the honesty in our effort, the quiet in our heart. The practice is not a performance. It’s a presence.

If we chase the outer form at the expense of our inner stillness, we may find ourselves far from yoga, even if the posture looks perfect. Strength in yoga is not brute force; it is refined attention, a conscious meeting of body, breath, and mind.

Sometimes, the deepest practice is not in holding the fullest expression of a pose, but in releasing the need to. In softening into sensation. In listening to what the body whispers instead of what the ego demands. In choosing steadiness over strain, breath over ambition, presence over posture.

Yoga begins where the effort to conquer ends. When we let go of the struggle, the real shape of the spirit begins to emerge. This is where the subtle body awakens. This is where sattva—that clear, luminous state of peace—begins to flow.

This is where yoga lives, on the mat, yes, and always in the soul.

Practice with me on @omstarsofficial online and join our community from everywhere in the world! My next Yoga Drills class will be from London on Wednesday at 1 pm EST/6 pm British time. Become a member today!

Mysore Season
@timfeldmannyoga @miamilifecenter
January and June 2026.

Next workshops:

Switzerland @yogaflamestudio

Amsterdam @yogacircle.amsterdam

Sweden @atmajyotiyoga

Barcelona @harayogabcn

🌸

Retreats

London @mission.e1

Norway @nosenyoga

Turkey @easternageanyoga

Salento @yogainsalento

Bali @radiantlyaliveyoga

Greece @tina_soulsparkcreation

🌸

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Bharadvājāsana is a seated spinal twist named af

Bharadvājāsana is a seated spinal twist named after the ancient sage Bharadvāja, one of the legendary ṛṣis (seers) of the Vedas. His name is often interpreted as “the bearer of the banner,” symbolizing one who upholds and carries forward the light of wisdom and lineage.

This pose honors the inner qualities of the sage—wisdom, discipline, devotion, and the sacred power of transmission passed from teacher to student.

To explore alignment in Bharadvājāsana:

Begin by anchoring the twist through the base—root the hips and press through the heel of the hand. Once you’ve established a steady foundation, initiate a gentle lateral shift to bring the torso over to the side. From there, lift the rib cage and spiral around the spine’s central axis to deepen the twist. Let the foot of the half-lotus leg ground you further, stabilizing the pelvis as the twist unfolds from within.

This video was filmed with @kinoyoga and @timfeldmannyoga in beautiful Bali.

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