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  • October 16, 2025

    The Sacred Staff: How to Practice Dandasana (Staff Pose) and Build the Spiritual and Physical Foundations of Yoga

    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

    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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  • October 1, 2025

    Parivṛtta Pārśvakoṇāsana: Revolved Side Angle Pose

    Parivṛtta Pārśvakoṇāsana: Revolved Side Angle Pose

    By Kino MacGregor Etymology and History The name Parivṛtta Pārśvakoṇāsana unfolds like a teaching in itself. Parivṛtta derives from pari (“around, all sides”) and vṛtta (“turned, revolved”), suggesting the spiral ...

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    Category: Pose Tutorials
  • September 18, 2025

    Sarvāṅgāsana: The Posture of All Limbs

    Sarvāṅgāsana: The Posture of All Limbs

    By Kino MacGregor The name Sarvāṅgāsana speaks its intention plainly. Sarva means “all” or “entire.” Aṅga is “limb” or “part.” Āsana is the “seat,” the posture of presence. When joined, ...

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    Category: Pose Tutorials
  • September 12, 2025

    What Is Yin Yoga?

    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
  • August 13, 2025

    Vṛkṣāsana (Tree Pose): History, Myth, and Mastery of Yoga’s Most Iconic Balance

    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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  • July 24, 2025

    How to Practice Trikoṇāsana: (Triangle Pose): A Step-by-Step Tutorial

    How to Practice Trikoṇāsana: (Triangle Pose): A Step-by-Step Tutorial

    Trikoṇāsana: Entering the Triangle of Truth By Kino MacGregor In the sacred geometry of yoga, every posture is more than mere shape, it is a threshold. A portal. And among ...

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  • July 10, 2025

    How to Practice Janu Sirsasana B (Head-to-Knee Pose, Variation B): A Step by Step Tutorial

    How to Practice Janu Sirsasana B (Head-to-Knee Pose, Variation B): A Step by Step Tutorial

    Janu Sirsasana B is a seated forward fold that supports deep inner awareness and creates a strong, rooted connection through the base of the body. In this variation, the heel ...

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  • April 3, 2025

    Mastering your Locust Pose (Shalabasana): Power, Posture, and Grace

    Mastering your Locust Pose (Shalabasana): Power, Posture, and Grace

    Shalabasana, or in English, Locust Pose, is a powerful yoga asana that engages and strengthens the entire back body, including the spine, glutes, hamstrings, and core. This pose, which resembles ...

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  • May 19, 2020

    An Unmoving Mountain: Reflections from a 10 Day Vipassana Course

    An Unmoving Mountain: Reflections from a 10 Day Vipassana Course

    I felt the need to run away, away from the work they were asking me to put in. I was looking for distractions in conversations, emails, planning, doing. I quickly ...

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