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April 15, 2026
The Vinyasakrama Yoga

By Srivatsa Ramaswami I thought I should write about one of the unique features of Vinyasakrama yoga keeping the multiple 100 hr Vinyasakrama programs in consideration. My Guru Sri Krishnamacharya ...

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Category: Culture
March 3, 2026
The Source Is Always Within

By Kino MacGregor I am in Mysore now, a place that has been the home of yoga for me for the last twenty-six years of my life. Being here in ...

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Category: Practice Uncategorized
February 6, 2026
The True Meaning of Yoga Practice: Beyond Stretching Into Inner Transformation

By Kino MacGregor How yoga practice cultivates inner awareness, ethical clarity, and spiritual maturity beyond physical postures. Yoga is more than stretching. Anyone who has practiced sincerely for even ...

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Category: Culture
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
May 22, 2019
Visual, Aural, or Kinesthetic

We see with our eyes, we hear with our ears, we feel with our bodies. What we have discovered is that everybody usually has one primary intake pathway, and that ...

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Category: Culture
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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March 6, 2018
The Sacred Space Of Yoga

There is no direct line to growth. It’s a curvy, twisted path through the heart. You might not think you can get any stronger, you might think you’re all alone, ...

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January 9, 2018
Same Same but Different and Flipidy-Flip

If you have ever traveled to Thailand, I imagine you will invariably have come across the saying ‘same same but different’. Seemingly appropriate for almost any situation the interpretation, intended ...

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December 28, 2017
Plant-based New Years Eve Appetizers

We can’t believe 2017 is almost over! What will you be doing when the clock strikes 12? Maybe you’re having a relaxing night in by the warm fire, or perhaps you’re ...

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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