Beginner Friendly Approaches to Building a Lifelong Ashtanga Practice
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The Brass Ring
A teacher called out my distraction mid-drill, and it turned out to be a life thing—not a yoga thing.
Yoga Improved Balance, Strength, and Quality of Life in Seniors
A randomized controlled trial found that yoga significantly improved physical capabilities and quality of life measures in healthy adults over 65.
On Not Giving a Sh^t
Equanimity isn’t numbing out—it’s learning how to carry real bad news without letting it eat your whole day.
Yoga Changes Gene Expression in the Immune System
A 2013 study found that yoga practice altered gene expression at the molecular level, affecting immune system function and inflammatory pathways.
The Shala Opens Anyway
It’s about the mornings when you’re fried, furious, and broke—and you still unlock the door and let practice do its boring magic.
The Power of the Ashtanga Community
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The 90/90 Mirror
Sit on the floor. Right leg in front, knee bent, outside of the leg on the floor. Left leg behind, knee bent, inside of the leg on the floor. Hands off. Try to sit upright without leaning. The position is called 90/90, and it asks both hips to do opposite work simultaneously — front leg…
The Joint Ashtanga Forgot
The Ashtanga method asks the big toe to do an enormous amount of work and almost never trains it directly. Every jump-back loads the first MTP joint into end-range extension under bodyweight. Padmasana presses the hallux into the opposite thigh. Sirsasana balance is a continuous micro-negotiation between the hallux extensors and flexors. We assume the…
The Sacred Role of Obstacles: A Path to Spiritual Growth
In this video, Michael Joel Hall delves into the concept that obstacles are not roadblocks but integral parts of our spiritual journey.