Beginner Yoga – Omstars

January 5, 2026
Baddha Konasana and the Art of Sitting Well

By Kino MacGregor Sitting on the floor is an unfamiliar act for many of us. Raised in a culture shaped by chairs, cars, and elevated furniture, our daily movements rarely ...

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Category: Pose Tutorials Uncategorized
November 26, 2025
Padāṅguṣṭhāsana: A Complete Guide to the Standing Big Toe Pose

By Kino MacGregor Padāṅguṣṭhāsana is one of the most unassuming shapes in the Ashtanga Yoga method, yet it holds the quiet power of a first teaching. The name joins pada, ...

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Category: Pose Tutorials
November 14, 2025
Pārśvottānāsana: The Path of Precision and Surrender

By Kino MacGregor The Sanskrit name Pārśvottānāsana unfolds its meaning with quiet symmetry. Pārśva means “side,” ut evokes intensity or upward direction, and tāna comes from the root meaning “to stretch” or “extend.” Although often translated as “intense ...

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Category: Pose Tutorials
October 29, 2025
Prasārita Pādottānāsana: The Quiet Expansion of the Inner Sky

By Kino MacGregor The Sanskrit name Prasārita Pādottānāsana unfolds its meaning with the elegance of the posture itself. Prasārita means “spread out” or “expanded,” from the root √sṛ meaning “to ...

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Category: Pose Tutorials
October 16, 2025
The Sacred Staff: How to Practice Dandasana (Staff Pose) and Build the Spiritual and Physical Foundations of Yoga

By Kino MacGregor The word Daṇḍāsana (दण्डासन) is composed of two Sanskrit terms: daṇḍa, meaning “staff,” “rod,” or “stick,” and āsana, “seat” or “established posture.” The root of daṇḍa appears throughout Indian philosophical and scriptural literature. ...

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Category: Pose Tutorials
October 15, 2025
Your Guide to the Energetics of Yin Yoga

By Vanessa Coomans Benefits of Yin Yoga A practice that nourishes body, mind and emotions Yin Yoga works deep. Not just on a physical level, but also mentally and emotionally. ...

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Category: Practice Uncategorized
September 12, 2025
What Is Yin Yoga?

By Vanessa Coomans Why it’s unique, and why it matters in today’s world Yin Yoga is a slow, meditative style of yoga where postures are held for longer time, 3 ...

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Category: Practice
September 4, 2025
Eka Pāda Śīrṣāsana: The Inner Journey Behind the Pose

By, Kino MacGregor Putting your leg behind your head is not really the point. Yes, Eka Pāda Śīrṣāsana demands extraordinary physical access: deep hip rotation, supple hamstrings, and a spine ...

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Category: Pose Tutorials
August 20, 2025
The Sacred Geometry of Triangle Pose: History, Benefits, and Symbolism of Utthita and Parivr̥tta Trikoṇāsana

By Kino MacGregor The Sacred Geometry of Triangle Pose: History, Benefits, and Symbolism of Utthita and Parivr̥tta Trikoṇāsana Among the archetypal forms of modern yoga, few are as enduring or ...

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Category: Pose Tutorials
August 13, 2025
Vṛkṣāsana (Tree Pose): History, Myth, and Mastery of Yoga’s Most Iconic Balance

At first glance, Vṛkṣāsana -the Tree Pose – looks deceptively simple. A single leg roots into the ground, the other folds into the standing thigh, the arms rise, join together ...

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Category: Pose Tutorials