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  • Alignment and Injuries,  Ashtanga Adaptability,  Interviews,  Pose How To,  Teaching Ashtanga,  Uncategorized,  Videos

    Get the Help You Need For Your Ashtanga Practice w/ Jen Rene

    August 6, 2018 / 2 Comments

    Meet Jen Rene Jen ran a successful Mysore group in DC and is now practicing with and assisting her teacher, Tim Miller, at the Ashtanga Yoga Center in Encinitas, CA.  Jen Rene has created Ashtanga and Pilates courses on her site, Jenrene.com, that provide helpful tips on backbending, hip opening, muscle recovery and much more.  I recently had the opportunity to speak with Jen about her online Ashtanga courses as well as pick her brain about working with new students, backbends, hamstring injuries and more.   AYP: What was your vision and purpose for releasing video courses? JR: I want to share what I know and love with more students…

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    Yoga Practice in Good and Bad Times

    September 25, 2018

    Nee-ji: Knee Pain Suport Review

    January 1, 2015

    Pose of the Week: How To Do Marichyasana C

    April 13, 2015
  • Social Media,  Teaching Ashtanga,  Uncategorized,  Videos,  Yoga Philosophy,  Yoga Sutras

    Trigger….Unhappy

    June 14, 2018 / No Comments

      The video above talks about how Facebook makes money by triggering your negative emotions.  By placing posts on your page, that you are likely to engage with for a long time, they can make more money from ad placement. Because of the uncontrolled mind, the best way to do that is through negative posts. They are not the only ones of course.  All news channels do it. Bloggers do it. Our egos do it. Yes. Keeping you in a triggered state solidifies the ego. In the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, yoga is defined as, “the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind.” Facebook does not want you to do…

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    What Do the Yoga Sutras Say About Segregated Yoga Classes?

    October 22, 2015

    Different Yoga Styles: You Got It All Wrong

    March 23, 2016

    Social Media and the Freedom to NOT Hear Your Speech

    September 10, 2018
  • Teaching Ashtanga,  Uncategorized,  Videos,  Yoga Philosophy,  Yoga Sutras

    Yoga: The Cure for Phantom Life Syndrome

    March 30, 2018 / 1 Comment

    When students get stuck on a pose, I often use a camera to record them and play it back. Sometimes we think we are doing something and we are not.  We practice yoga through the veil of our own samskaras. Samskaras are pathways that, we take so often, that they become second nature to us.  If we have always felt or been told that we were lacking, flexible, weak or strong, our perception of what is actually going on can be skewed. Injuries can also skew our perception. Sometimes, what we perceive in our bodies, is not really what is happening. An extreme example of this is Phantom Limb Syndrome.…

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    Pose of the Week: Baddha Padmasana

    October 26, 2015

    Yoga Sutras for Modern Life: Have You Reached the Top of the Yoga Ladder?

    June 10, 2016

    Pose of the Week: Drop Back and Stand Up From Urdhva Dhanurasana

    May 11, 2016
  • Ashtanga Adaptability,  Interviews,  Pose How To,  Review,  Social Media,  Teaching Ashtanga,  Uncategorized,  Videos,  Yoga Philosophy,  Yoga Sutras

    Kino MacGregor: World’s First Yoga Channel

    January 16, 2017 / 5 Comments

    When Kino MacGregor asked me to take a look at her new project, I of course said, “Yes!” I have always admired Kino’s work ethic. When it comes to innovative ways to spread Yoga around the world, she always seems to think a few steps ahead. When I saw the new project, I immediately thought, “Kino is starting her own yoga channel. Brilliant.” When it launches, the OmStars channel will be the first of its kind. OmStars, an online Yoga channel started by Kino and Yoga teacher, Kerri Verna, will provide a comprehensive online platform that will allow practitioners to effortlessly integrate authentic Yoga experience into modern life. The channel will provide:…

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    Just an Average Girl: The Gift of Ashtanga, Authorization and Illness

    September 12, 2016

    Pose of the Week: Garbha Pindasana to Kukutasana

    June 22, 2015

    Yoga Sutras For Modern Day Life: Peaceful Sleep, Peaceful Mind

    February 29, 2016
  • Pose How To,  Social Media,  Teaching Ashtanga,  Uncategorized,  Videos

    Ask The APP: Should You Video Your Yoga Practice?

    September 2, 2016 / 3 Comments

    Yes!! Not necessarily for Instagram or YouTube but for the improvement of your own practice. I will illustrate this with my own story. I went through a period where sometimes I could grab my ankles in Kapotasana and sometimes I couldn’t. I could not figure out what I was doing different on the days I could from the days I could not. One day  I was practicing at home so I decided to watch some videos on You Tube on Kapotasana. After I watched the videos, I decided to video myself. I watched myself and compared it against the videos and it became completely obvious why I was failing at…

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    Pose of the Week: Drop Back and Stand Up From Urdhva Dhanurasana

    May 11, 2016

    Pose of the Week: Urdhva Dhanurasana

    June 18, 2015

    Conference Notes From Mysore: Mind Stronger, Body Lighter

    January 25, 2015
  • Alignment and Injuries,  Pose How To,  Teaching Ashtanga,  Videos

    Pose of the Week: Utthita Trikonasana/Triangle Pose

    June 6, 2016 / No Comments

    English-Triangle Pose Sanskrit: Utthita Trikonasana oo-TEE-tah tree-cone-AHS-anna Utthita-Extended Tri-3 Kon-Angle Asana-Pose Difficulty Level: Beginner Physical Benefits: Stretches and strengthens the thighs, knees, neck and ankles Stretches the hips, groins, hamstrings, and calves; shoulders, chest, and spine How To Do Triangle Pose:    

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    Yoga Statistics and Faulty Logic

    March 3, 2018

    Ashtanga Adaptability: Practicing With A Knee Injury

    November 4, 2014

    Pose of the Week: Urdhva Dhanurasana

    March 22, 2016
  • Ashtanga Quotes,  History,  Interviews,  Teaching Ashtanga,  Videos,  Yoga Philosophy,  Yoga Sutras

    Ashtanga Vinyasa VS Ashtanga Yoga

    May 25, 2016 / No Comments

    So I am beating a dead horse here but I want to keep you guys posted on what is going on. I recently wrote two posts, Whose Ashtanga Should I Practice and What Is The Ashtanga Practice For? in response to a post where a popular teacher talked about Ashtanga needing to evolve. I pointed out, in both articles, that this person was coming from a purely physical perspective and that Ashtanga Yoga was never meant to be purely physical. The teacher responded back to me, thus proving my point. Hi Shanna, I agree in principle to what you are saying, but not in practice. I do think you’re comparing apples…

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    Yoga Sutras For Modern Day Life: Big Time Sensuality

    November 10, 2015

    What is a Yoga Teacher?

    July 4, 2016

    Spiritual Laziness: Active Body, Lazy Mind or Active Mind, Lazy Body

    May 11, 2017
  • Alignment and Injuries,  Pose How To,  Teaching Ashtanga,  Videos

    Pose of the Week: Drop Back and Stand Up From Urdhva Dhanurasana

    May 11, 2016 / No Comments

    Tips on Dropping Back and Standing Up in Urdhva Dhanurasana

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    Ashtangis Are Human Too

    March 10, 2014

    How To Prevent Ashtanga Crazy Making

    September 28, 2015

    Ashtanga Adaptability: Practicing With A Back Injury

    November 24, 2014
  • Teaching Ashtanga,  Uncategorized,  Videos

    Pose of the Week: Yogi Nidrasana

    May 1, 2016 / No Comments

    Tips on Yogi Nidrasana    

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    Brush Up On Your Sanskrit Counting and Pose Names

    February 26, 2014

    Meeting Hate with Love: Cultivating Compassion Through Asana

    March 16, 2018

    Yoga and the Path of Forgiveness

    May 19, 2018
  • Alignment and Injuries,  Ashtanga Adaptability,  Pose How To,  Teaching Ashtanga,  Uncategorized,  Videos

    Pose of the Week: Supta Kurmasana

    April 11, 2016 / No Comments

    Tips on Supta Kurmasana      

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    Yogi’s Attitude Towards Pain

    November 26, 2015

    Pose of the Week: Bakasana

    February 28, 2016

    Perfect Practice Makes Perfect?

    March 3, 2015
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