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The Seventh Series of Yoga from Mysore, India
I’m sending this post from Mysore, India, on my annual pilgrimage to study with my teacher, Sharath Jois at KPJAYI. This is my eighth trip to Mysore in the last nine years. I love it here. I get to...
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Boiling the Blood
In Ashtanga, we sweat a lot. Following the vinyasa system, we jump back and forth between postures and between sides. That creates a lot of heat. And then there’s the internal heat that we create with...
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The Same River
There is some contention around the idea of “traditional” Ashtanga.Traditionalists would be the teachers and practitioners that follow the practice as it is taught in Mysore, India. We practice 6 days...
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Living the Practice: Ashtanga Yoga with David Robson
“The depth of the practice can’t be seen in asana. Somebody that can do a backbend and grab onto their ankles isn’t going to be further ahead in their practice than somebody who has trouble forward...
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Turning My World Upside Down: What I Learned About Myself From Standing on my...
Recently I took my boyfriend to a class in my favorite style of yoga, Ashtanga. It was his first experience in that particular style and I think he realized then that Yoga is not for sissies. One of my...
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Kino MacGregor on the Spiritual Dimension of Yoga
Kino MacGregor is a highly accomplished and internationally renowned leader in the Ashtanga yoga community. In this interview, Kino discusses the spiritual side of her personal practice and the...
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The Despairing Ashtangi
Ashtanga Yoga is a system of increasingly challenging sequences of asanas that are developed and mastered over time through practice. As in any endeavour that is a slow process of growth towards...
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Dilemma - Fewer Practice Days or Less Practice Everyday?
While we were studying at KPJAYI in Mysore, India, a yoga student of ours stopped coming to practice because she didn’t have enough time between attending school and working in a restaurant.read more
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Cooking with Ahimsa: David Robson's Samadhi Snacks
These vegan oatmeal coconut chocolate chip cookies are a favorite at my house. We sit around and eat them while discussing the Yoga Sutras. Or watching Survivor. Only recommended to make if you're not...
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