yoga practice – Omstars

February 3, 2026
Samakonasana and the Practice of Listening

By Kino MacGregor For a long time, straddle and middle splits felt like the last unmapped territory of my body. I could move deeply in many directions: forward bends that ...

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Category: Pose Tutorials
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
December 11, 2025
Krouñcāsana: The Quiet Strength of the Crane

By Kino MacGregor There is a certain kind of silence that lives inside a bird with long legs. Here in Florida, herons and cranes move with a grace that seems ...

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Category: Pose Tutorials
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
October 1, 2025
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

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