ashtanga – Page 3

August 14, 2018
Parsvakonasana B Pose Guide

This standing twist of the Ashtanga standing sequence is rather complex with many moving parts. You may find that different teachers approach this pose differently, but each are aiming for ...

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April 3, 2018
The Tristhana Training Ground: Breath, Gaze and Pose in Ashtanga Yoga

Life feels like it’s been going through a slow-motion upheaval for some months now. Relationships tumbled out of the place I thought they belonged. Teaching opportunities I hadn’t even imagined ...

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February 13, 2018
Cut To The Feeling

In those classic Hollywood silent films, the big climax was always some exciting chase scene. The hero had lost something, and a mad dash ensues to get it back. Filmmakers of ...

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February 6, 2018
Ashtanga Yoga IS Hard—A Beginner’s Guide to How to Practice

There is no easy way to say this but the reality is that Ashtanga Yoga is in fact really hard. The longer you practice the more you forget what a ...

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December 26, 2017
Who needs Yoga?

The imagery of modern yoga has an ethereal edge. Wherever we look, we see lissome bodies bending into improbable forms, and balancing elegantly on the precipice of medical disaster. This ...

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Category: Culture
December 1, 2017
Omstars New Yoga Challenge Course! Pssst…it’s free!

The Omstars #30dayyogaliving challenge course has been created to inspire, empower, and get you started on your yoga journey. After the holiday season busyness, returning to work, and family life ...

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November 14, 2017
Navasana: it’s all about balance

Navasana gets me every time in a Led Ashtanga Yoga class. No matter how much I practice or how many extra breaths I take on my own, I always suffer ...

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November 7, 2017
Asana as inner dialogue

Many of us who practice yoga have heard the quote from the ancient text Bhagavad Gita that “Yoga is a journey of the self, through the self, to the self”. ...

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September 7, 2017
OmStars Featured Member

We want to hear from our members at OmStars.com! This month we reached out to one of our subscribers, and she was kind enough to share her story with us. ...

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