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November 11, 2026
When the Teacher Is Gone: Grief, Practice, and the Light That Continues

By Kino MacGregor Imagine yourself out at sea on a journey together with friends, following directions given to you by a trusted seafarer. As you depart from the port, the ...

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Category: Culture
October 30, 2026
Should You Bring a Practice Sheet to Mysore-Style Ashtanga Yoga?

By Kino MacGregor The practice of Ashtanga Yoga is rooted in a unique method known as Mysore style, named after the small South Indian city where this tradition originates. Unlike ...

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Category: Practice
October 13, 2026
The Practice of Seeing Clearly

By Kino MacGregor The Power of Perception: Learning to See Clearly Through Yoga Perspective changes everything because we do not encounter the world without interpretation. We see through the accumulated ...

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Category: Practice
October 1, 2026
Kindness Is Not Permission: Boundaries, Discernment, and the Shadow of the Bully

By Kino MacGregor The Mirror and What It Really Reflects There is an old idea, almost a truism in contemplative circles, that what we see in others is what we ...

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Category: Culture
September 21, 2026
Pincha Mayūrāsana: Strength, Balance, and the Practice of Patience

By Kino MacGregor There are some postures that seem to yield almost immediately. You understand the mechanics, your body responds, and before long the shape begins to feel familiar. Then ...

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Category: Pose Tutorials
August 27, 2026
Kapotasana: The Complete Guide to Anatomy, Energetics, and the Inner Work of Ashtanga Yoga

By Kino MacGregor There is perhaps no backbend more iconic in the Ashtanga Yoga practice than Kapotāsana. For many practitioners, the very mention of the pose evokes a curious mixture ...

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Category: Pose Tutorials
August 14, 2026
The Breath: Gateway Between Body and Mind

By Tim Feldmann Chale vāte chalam cittam – nishchale nishchalam bhavet When breath moves, the mind moves – when breath is still, the mind is still. Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā 2:2 ...

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Category: Practice
August 10, 2026
Pasāsana in Ashtanga Second Series: The Noose That Binds and Liberates

By Kino MacGregor Pasāsana (पाशासन) is the first posture of Intermediate Series in the Ashtanga Yoga method, and it announces the beginning of Second Series with unmistakable clarity. There is ...

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Category: Pose Tutorials
July 23, 2026
The True Meaning of Yoga Practice: Beyond Stretching Into Inner Transformation

By Kino MacGregor Beyond the Postures: Yoga, Ethical Clarity, and Spiritual Maturity How yoga practice cultivates inner awareness, ethical clarity, and spiritual maturity beyond physical postures. Yoga is more than ...

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Category: Culture
July 8, 2026
What Compassion Looks Like in Practice

By Kino MacGregor Leadership does not only amplify our worst tendencies. It can also call forth our highest qualities. I often think of a moment I witnessed in Sharath’s shala ...

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Category: Practice