yoga – Page 5 – Omstars

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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March 20, 2018
Suffering, Transformation, & The New Reality

Needless to say, there is suffering. Part of suffering is unavoidable. Small sufferings can wreak havoc momentarily as we attend educational programs, training, relocate, have a child or suffer the ...

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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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January 29, 2018
Master These 3 Yoga Sutras

The Yoga Sutras are a collection of aphorisms that teach yoga practitioners all about the 8 limbs of yoga. They are widely regarded as the leading authoritative text about yoga ...

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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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January 2, 2018
How Yoga Works: Part II

Life is a mirror that reflects what’s in your heart. You see in others what is really within yourself. If you want to change your world, you have to start ...

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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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December 21, 2017
Plant-based recipes for the holiday season

Preparing a warm and delicious meal with family and loved ones this holiday season can be a wonderful time to reconnect, spend quality time together and to catch up on ...

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December 16, 2017
Femininity, perseverance & gentleness- Magnolias- Omstars new print by Liquido

Everyone is going Magnolias with Omstars! Check out our NEW Limited edition print: Gold Magnolias yoga clothing line! Omstars have partnered up with Liquido and have our first beautiful print ...

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December 12, 2017
Ustrasana: the subtlety of heart-opening

Not every yoga pose needs to bring you to edge of limits. Some poses lay the technical and anatomical foundation for deeper practice. It’s crucial that you apply healthy alignment ...

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