How to Practice Asana Correctly
Practicing asana isn’t about doing more or less — it’s about finding your zone of efficacy through present-moment awareness rather than chasing a perfect shape.
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Not SYC Authorized Ashtanga: How to Choose a Yoga Teacher
I am not SYC Authorized. Before teaching the first series I waited until I was halfway through the second. Here is why that choice still matters.
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The Seasons of Ashtanga: Bad Days, Regression, and Modifying the Practice
Off days, regression, seasonal shifts: how to recognise the seasons of Ashtanga and turn difficult moments into real practice.
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Yoga Butt and Alignment: When Your Body Asks You to Retune
An Ashtanga practice is not repetition but daily retuning of body and mind, where subtle changes reveal the real work beyond external form. It is a technical listening practice.
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How Do You Breathe During Ashtanga Practice? (It’s Not Ujjayi Pranayama)
How do you breathe during Ashtanga practice? Ujjayi is, but it’s not pranayama. Sound is a secondary effect, and excessive noise is a sign of tension not control.
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Teacher or Guru? Parasocial Relationships in Ashtanga Yoga
A reflection on the teacher-student dynamic in Ashtanga Yoga, and how to inhabit it with awareness. Parasocial relationships do not originate solely on social media.
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Why I’m Still Here After 35,000 Sun Salutations
Over 35,000 Sun Salutations in 13 years of Ashtanga practice. What I learned about perfectionism, discipline, and why continuing matters more than a perfect practice.
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The Melody Of Yoga
Yoga is like a melody: it can be played with different instruments, yet it remains the same. A reflection on dogmatism and freedom in the Ashtanga practice.
When Practice Stalls – Ashtanga Beyond the Asanas
Eight months in Mysore for a posture. Not for the body—but to become the person who could receive it. The Ashtanga practice goes far beyond the asanas.
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Balance in Yoga: The Lesson of Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana
Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana: When the body wavers, the mind screams. The lesson on balance in yoga that goes far beyond the posture on the mat.
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