I often call yoga a wisdom tradition or insight practice. Here’s a bit from Daniel Ingram’s “Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha”: “The primary agenda for doing insight practices is to increase our perceptual abilities so that the truths mentioned by the great mystics become obvious to us. Thus, rather…
This ancient posture is called “triangle,” so named because you “try” and make an “angle. “ Uttithta Trikonasana A might be an all time favorite. It really means “extended triangle” anyway, and the B part is the twisted one in ashtanga yoga nomenclature. Here are a few tips for this particular variation:…
This ancient posture is called “triangle,” so named because you “try” and make an “angle. “ Uttithta Trikonasana A might be an all time favorite. It really means “extended triangle” anyway, and the B part is the twisted one in ashtanga yoga nomenclature. Here are a few tips for this particular variation:…
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Tension gets a bad wrap. Oh, sure: when it’s misplaced, it’s awful. But, imagine yourself over a chasm, with an old suspension bridge from side to side as your only route. Which kind of bridge would you wanna cross? The one that’s all loosey-goosey or the one that looks taut and firm? …
It’s a helluva thing to lick your wounds and count your blessings at the same time. Cuts sting worse for a moment when you clean them, after all— but thank whoever-you-fucking-thank that you have this chance to fucking clean them at all. Ashtanga Yoga specifically asks you to table…
The practice and philosophy of yoga has entered into fitness realms and mental health paradigms– but truly, it is an ancient wisdom tradition for healing from the inside. This posture is called Kasyapasana, so named for the sage Kashyapa. One of the seven ancient rishi’s from the Rig Veda (many of…
Active hips for supta kurmasana: Supta K is a big posture– it’s full of demands! Both the shoulders and hips are in positions that have roational articulations under load via body weight, making things all the more challenging. That’s ok– if you’ve come this far, it’s time to work not just harder, but smarter….