#ashtangayoga

[kinoyoga]

Sometimes I think it’s easier to say what yoga is not more than I think it’s possible to truly explain what yoga really is. Yoga is not just a physical practice. Yoga is a mirror that guides you to the truth self. Yoga asana is not an exercise or a stretch. Fitness and stretching are the byproducts of the practice. Yoga is not entertainment, distraction or denial even though yoga can be fun and joyful. Yoga is a spiritual discipline that seeks your highest liberation. What is yoga to you? What isn’t yoga to you? In this age of everything goes, some people are afraid of setting some guidelines about what is and isn’t yoga. Giving everyone permission to do everything and call it whatever they want may not truly serve their spiritual path. Sometimes what we need is a clear light to shine on the path so we can discriminate between what is true and what is untrue. But then again, I am an Ashtanga Yoga practitioner and I can’t help it if I believe at least a few guidelines are good for the practitioners and teachers to follow. Keep practicing 🙏 Next workshops: Mysore week and Adjustment clinic in February @miamilifecenter and then Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan and Cincinnati. Photo @ifilmyoga #yoga #yogapath #yogi #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #nyc #nycyoga #yoganyc #kinoyoga #omstars 💕 (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoYJr5FuGZ7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[yogadaily]

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[adiyogaashram]

In Ashtanga Vinyasa class, mastering the Scorpion Pose with yoga chairs unfolds a journey of strength and balance. The chairs offer support, aiding practitioners to gradually deepen the inversion. This challenging posture builds core stability, enhances concentration, and embodies the transformative spirit of Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga.

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[nepalyogateachertraining12]

Yoga Retreat in Nepal | Nepal yoga teacher training

One week yoga retreat is suitable for those who do not have a long time holiday. You will have a duration of 7 days and 6 nights. The food, we provide here are normally vegetarian, and vegan. And they are completely natural and hygienic. The residence facility is in the Nepalese style. However, if any of the students want otherwise, we fulfill their wants.  In this one-week yoga retreat, Asana (Yoga Pose), Pranayama, Meditation, relaxation, Surya-namaskara, chanting, etc. are taught. Through this knowledge, you will learn how to make yourself healthy and peaceful. You will also get an ability to suggest other a healthier path of life.

[atharvyogshala]

Backbends help counteract the damage of bad posture by bending the spine in a direction it isn’t used to. They help to realign our vertebrae while at the same time stimulating the sympathetic nervous system. They open the chest, lengthen the spine and strengthen the upper back, all of which make our posture more straight.⁣ ⁣ Think of all the times you spend bending forward in a day. Whether you’re driving, eating at a table, typing at a computer, cleaning, or gardening, it is likely that you are spending a majority of your day in an unsupported forward bend. And for this reason, you need to practice backbends every day.⁣ ⁣ Too much forward bending, and as a result, poor posture, can lead to:⁣ • Back and neck pain⁣ • Restricted blood-flow to vital organs and glands (preventing them from working as they should)⁣ • Negative effects on self-esteem and mood⁣ ⁣ What most people fail to recognize is that our backs are meant to move in all directions – forward and back. Back-bending is actually a natural range of motion for the spine – take a look at children or monkeys, for instance. They have the ability to move their spine in more ways than you could imagine! Fluid and without restriction.⁣ ⁣ The posterior part of your spinal column is compressed as you bend backwards, which helps push the disks in your vertebrae away from the spinal nerves, and decompresses the front of the vertebrae. As a result, the damage from forwarding bending (over time) can be reversed.⁣

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[aatmyogashala]

A yoga teacher is a fitness and wellness professional who leads group classes in yoga. They teach students how to perform the various stretching poses, practice meditation and promote mindfulness in addition to overall wellbeing. These professionals are also often referred to as “yoga instructors” and “yogis.”

The specific responsibilities often include:

Instructing small or large groups of new, intermediate or experienced yoga practitioners

Demonstrating stretching poses, including alternative, advanced and adjusted positions to provide more accessibility to students of different levels

Advising students on ways to improve or refine their practice, including at-home routines, positions for certain benefits and techniques to make positions easier, safer or more challenging

Helping individual students perfect their form, including offering manual adjustments during lessons

Leading groups through quiet meditation by talking through the process of letting thoughts go and relaxing each part of the body

Sharing the basic spiritual and intellectual principles of yoga, including from the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads and other teachings

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𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 & 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:

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[puresoulyoga]

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[yogatribex]

𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬: 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐞 ➡️ Practicing this asana gives strength to your chest, ankles, hips, and legs. ➡️ This asana increases your metabolism and helps in weight loss ➡️ It gives your groin, abdominal organs, and thighs a good stretch. ➡️ Your posture is improved, and balance is increased. ➡️ It leads to improved digestion.

[nomnomnomenclature]

The most important thing to remember about yoga is that the practice itself is proof that we can do it. It has been done for thousands of generations before us. And, as we continue on our own journeys, we will continue to inspire others to step on the mat and take up the practice after us. . . . . . . #yoga #yogi #yogadudes #yogamen #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaforlife #yogaformen #boysofyoga #mensyoga #yogaphilippines #yogaeverywhere #ashtanga #ashtangi #ashtangayoga #sthirabhaga #vasisthasana #armbalance #sideplank #yogaph #igersmanila #grammerph #fitspo #pinoygram #yogamanila #igyoga #instayoga #madaboutyoga #advanceda (at Ashtanga Yoga Manila) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf_11lPPxc5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thoughts-of-ghanashyam]

𝕬𝖗𝖙𝖎𝖋𝖎𝖈𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝖎𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖎𝖌𝖊𝖓𝖈𝖊 𝖛𝖘. 𝕮𝖔𝖓𝖘𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘𝖓𝖊𝖘𝖘

At least since the broad masses have discovered artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, ChatGPT and the like, the market around the topic of AI is booming.

Humans are thus taking another hurdle on their way to becoming faster, better, more artificial and supposedly more perfect. It feels like there are new possibilities, improvements and enhancements to be discovered in this segment almost every day. "The machine" can search for information on any topic in a matter of seconds and compose an answer that can rival competent college-level term papers - likewise, it can create digital works of art that most users could never create themselves in this lifetime - provided the prompts entered are coherent and understood by the machine.

With this leap in development, opinions are also splitting on whether AI is a "savior" or the "ultimate evil." Suddenly, dystopian stories à la Terminator, in which a supercomputer overrides the orders of human developers, takes over weapons systems, and nearly wipes out the human species through global destruction, don't seem so far off. Although I use this technology myself from time to time, I also see it as a double-edged sword in a way. So I can't classify it as either salvation or diabolical - the truth, as so often, probably lies somewhere in the middle.

All gloomy predictions are ultimately based on the simple idea that artificial intelligence can become more intelligent than humans themselves. In this context, the question arises as to what intelligence is and what distinguishes the "human biomachine" from the "AI machine" in this respect. In my humble opinion, no machine is intelligent in the human sense - not even the human brain, because neither can experience anything in depth. The essence of human consciousness is experience itself. Therefore, human potential in conjunction with our deep spiritual levels exceeds any machine. One only has to be aware of this fact or learn to recognize this for oneself in essence.

Because in the end the machine always only imitates - however much faster than the human being. We have already experienced this leap several times in our evolution - for example at the beginning of industrialization, when the steam engine took the previous activities of man ad absurdum. The same scenario played out on a different level with the introduction of the first computers. And although these computers have repeatedly made quantum leaps in recent decades and demonstrated computing powers infinitely superior to those of humans, the supposed "knowledge" is based only on the processing of huge, ever-growing volumes of data.

But the machine doesn´t "know" the creative process of computing as such - just as little does it possess real creativity or intuition. It merely imitates knowledge, which is not the same thing. And even if artificial intelligences are meanwhile developing independently, all basic information is based on already existing information.

With a little optimism, artificial intelligence could lead to a future in which its vast data-processing capabilities could help predict natural disasters, make all kinds of transportation more efficient, and so on. I don't even want to go into the many other pros and cons here, nor into the factors around pessimistic aspects such as the possible spread of disinformation, conspiracy theories, election and / or consumer manipulation, and so on. Because this would go beyond the scope - besides, it is not really what I am concerned with in these lines.

Ultimately, all positive and negative aspects spring from the dualistic human mind - as do all kinds of bigotry, racism, sexism and other value systems. What began with gossip has culminated today on the Internet and on social media platforms. Ultimately, however, it´s not the Internet that gives rise to bodyshaming or bullying, for example - it's merely an output channel that reflects the current level of consciousness of its users.

Accordingly, the Internet does not have a state of consciousness, just like AI, because they are not conscious. AI can record, mix, combine, and recombine audiovisual data and information of any kind in fantastic ways, but human consciousness is infinitely more than data and information. In fact, "information" is a concept that had no reality until the human mind created it. It is the same with our individuality or our "individual self" - for this too is in principle a purely illusory construct of the mind, which sees itself as something separate.

For example, from a Buddhist perspective, it is not possible to separate the self from its environment. The Buddha says in the Lankavatara Sutra:

"Things are not what they seem… Deeds exist, but no doer can be found" (Majjhima Nikaya).

This does not mean that nothing is real. It means that our mind's projections of reality are illusions and that the elements in the universe that make up everything physical that we see - solid, liquid, gas, etc. - do not exist when broken down to a subatomic level. And this is not a philosophical or purely spiritual view, but cutting-edge science. Broken down to its essence, this means that ultimately all things on a subatomic level are made of the same energy, the same origin - just in different manifestations.

This idea should not be lost sight of in all current developments - because a loss of this awareness would mean a far greater danger in the current context around artificial intelligence than AI itself.

Due to the exponential development of technologies, we are constantly exposed to new, external stimuli and challenges. And our, comparatively very slow, evolutionary development, especially the mental one, can hardly adapt to this - or keep up.

We shift our personal reference points more and more outward, towards these technologically generated stimuli, and thus run more and more the risk of forgetting the core of our true being, indeed of our whole being. Through this constant shifting of reference points, we are also increasingly going into separation - both from ourselves and from everything around us. In the long run, this also means an increased potential for loss of our universal dharma, which in turn negatively impacts our individual as well as our collective karma.

Driven by the additional desire to simplify certain processes, tasks or activities, if at all possible, the current human dilemma is intensified - we thereby massively increase the daily audiovisual stimuli that enter us from the outside. This, in turn, causes our mind to become more and more erratic and to run on a kind of "continuous fire mode". A massive strain that has contributed a significant amount to skyrocketing mental illnesses such as burnouts or depression in recent years.

In this way, we shift our self and our search for happiness further and further into the outside world, relying more and more on machine or digital solutions, which in turn are devoid of any soul, intuition and genuine creativity. We focus on supposed perfection, even if this may not correspond 100% to our own imagination or even to "reality".

Now one can argue of course in such a way that also man could secure his survival in the context of his evolution only by copying certain behaviors and develop accordingly. However, this happened - and always happens with the corresponding consciousness of the experience - on the one hand within the framework of the action itself as well as the mental and energetic aspects connected with it. All this has also a not insignificant share in the individual as well as collective cause-effect principle of karma.

If, on the other hand, we rely too much on machine-generated approaches to solutions, this can certainly lead to a considerable stagnation, if not reduction, of our own potential together with the corresponding conscious experiences. In this context, therefore, we usually find ourselves in an unconscious downward spiral, unless we succeed in creating an appropriate balance that brings us into a healthy equilibrium between mind and technology.

In my eyes, it would therefore be advisable, with all the possibilities that these technologies offer us, to place a parallel increased focus again on looking inward more frequently and more intensively and thereby also withdraw the senses through "Pratyahara". Pratyahara", the fifth limb of the classical Ashtanga Yoga (Raja Yoga) system, is primarily about disciplining the senses (such as taste, sight, hearing, smell, touch) and the mind through a proactive withdrawal from one's sensory center - the perception center in the brain.

It has already been described in the Upanishads that

"Only the seeker can experience absolute reality who, though he has ears, does not hear, though he has eyes, does not see, and even though he lives in this world, does not perceive it by preventing his inner perceptual centers from cooperating with the outer sense organs."

The mind still perceives the stimuli, but it no longer reacts immediately. It can remain in silence. Through this withdrawal, sensory impressions generally become more conscious and controllable in the long run. It is therefore not a matter of limiting the senses - on the contrary: the mind is thereby trained to perceive subtleties which would otherwise remain hidden from the senses, or which we have increasingly lost in the modern world.

We are so much more than we think we are - at the same time we are less individual than we would like to be. When we manage to become aware of the inseparability of being in this universe and recognize our true essence, we glimpse our true nature. And to realize one's nature is to realize the nature of everything. And by that I don't mean the ego, but the part of our being that lies beyond it and usually acts subconsciously.

By looking inward, we can learn to rediscover and explore this very unconscious part of the mind, of being. In this way we can gain new experiences of what it means to experience ourselves, to deal positively with our energies and to proactively open its subtle levels or its gates for us. By opening these gates we can also activate deep-seated potential in the form of knowledge, intellect, concentration, creativity and intuition - potential that we have never "learned" in the classical sense, but that has always been there - so basically it is only "uncovered" or "activated".

Haven't you sometimes wondered where sudden creative ideas or inspirations come from? Inspirations which for example spontaneously and very subtly warn you of a certain action and thus protect you from possible disaster? They happen suddenly, without you being able to control it knowingly!? Exactly this unconscious potential, combined with the act of experiencing, is what sets us apart from artificial intelligence. This potential rests in each of us and possibly goes back to the very source from which our energies originated and of which they are still a part. The energy that is the foundation of all our existence and at the same time connects us with everything.

How one wants to call this source is up to everyone - because whatever we call it, in the end this is also only a spiritual concept. A concept of something that is so wonderfully abstract that it exceeds our rational mind and basically cannot be put into words or described. It should only be important that we recognize with awareness - that we carry this unlimited potential within us and that it cannot be replaced by machines - so we should not even try to strive for it.

So let's just try to become more aware of ourselves again - and thus also of the deep connection with everything that surrounds us. In the end, this awareness contains one thing above all: immeasurable love.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to be constantly in love with everything, rather than in a permanent, individual separation? Wouldn't it be incredibly liberating if it were no longer relevant whether we were female, male or trans? Whether we are atheistic, spiritual or religiously inclined, black, white, brown or whatever? Or even whether we would be human or animal?

Wouldn't this elementary insight be a real spiritual revolution? And what exactly would this deep insight move for possibilities in areas of science as well as artificial intelligence? I believe that there would then possibly be considerably less reasons for dystopian fears, further technlogy-induced threats or a constant, self-separating humanity. In any case, it would be a healthy balance between collective spirituality and science - and this would also have a positive effect on all of our karma.

So each of us could go on this personal, inner journey to discover our own essence including the love inherent there. And yes, this essence and love is always there - in every living being - even if it is all too often overlaid by negative layers of individual and collective karma. But be that as it may - basically there is nothing to lose, but a lot to gain.

I myself am still on this path of introspection and balance. In the process, with a lot of patience and in the form of constant mind training, integral yoga and meditation, I was able to let some traumas go in peace, break cyclical behavior patterns and thus come a little closer to my essence, my true "I"…or should I say "we". It is also important to say that good and loving gurus / teachers are indispensable on this path - as guides, contact persons or companions. Good friends and / or a community / Sangha also facilitate the path by a lot, give support and motivation.

In the end, however, you have to find and follow the right path yourself - because no two people are the same, and accordingly every path is different.

However, the goal is and always remains the same - it is basically a journey home!

At this point I can only emphasize how liberating such steps feel, especially in this time. However, it takes patience and stamina - and especially when it comes to meditation and yoga, these factors should not be seen in the current "lifestyle" context. It is not so much about rest, relaxation and body-conscious, Pilates-like activities. These are just incidental phenomena, but they should never be the sole goal. The goal should be real empowerment, learning to control the mind (because usually it is rather the other way around) and creating a clear awareness.

Because only this awareness is the key to unleash your own potential. Potential that no machine can imitate - neither today - nor in the future!

Thank you for reading!

Hari Om Tat Sat.

[kinoyoga]

My relationship with this pose has changed and evolved over many years of practice. At first it seemed absolutely impossible. Just thinking about it seemed to play tricks on my mind. I couldn’t understand how it was biologically and anatomically feasible to survive. But then I tried under the guidance of my teacher and like magic the pathway started to open. Now it hasn’t been a steady progression. The pose disappeared for a little while and it took new technique to bring it back. As for today, my attitude is to practice with no expectation and see what happens as I listen to what my body wants to do. Which one do you prefer? 1 or 2? Keep practicing 🙏 Practice with me online @omstarsofficial this Wednesday at 1 pm ⚡️ Next workshops: Adjustment Clinic @miamilifecenter starts in February and I will be teaching in Laguna Beach, San Francisco, Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan and Cincinnati. Tidewater teal set @lululemon #lululemon #thesweatlife #lululemonambassador Day 20 #feelgoodflowchallenge is Viparita Shalabhasana. Sorry I’m late with the challenge. I’ve been teaching an immersion this week and focused on that. Photo @ifilmyoga #yoga #yogachallenge #miamiyoga #backbend #chinstand #viparitasalabhasana #ashtangayoga yoga #ashtanga #ashtangi #kinoyoga #omstars #yogachallenge 💕 (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnufFO1ukbw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[oorjayiiyoga]

https://www.oorjayiiyoga.com/goa-200hrs-multistyle-yoga-ttc

If you want to work hard and with discipline, we are the right school for you. Individual attention and quality of teaching being our top priorities, here at Oorjayii Yoga we focus on each individual and help them to discover and brush their skills. Our course includes 3 main forms: Hatha, Ashtanga, and Vinyasa Yoga. The practice of all three should result in a well-rounded experience for you and your teachings. 

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This teacher's training will deepen your own practice and teach you the functionality of asanas, sequencing, alignment, and teaching methods and thereby help you to bring the inner teacher in you out with confidence. Being a Yoga Teacher is a never-ending process, the more you share is the more you learn. To provide you help in your beautiful journey we also provide post-training followups on a closed Whatsapp group, which you will be eligible to join upon completion.

[adiyogaashram]

Janu Sirsasana C: The Seated Head-to-Knee Pose

Janu Sirsasana C, or the Seated Head-to-Knee Pose, is a rejuvenating yoga asana that combines a deep stretch with calming breathwork. This seated forward bend targets the hamstrings, spine, and shoulders, promoting flexibility and relaxation.

How to Practice:

Sit with one leg extended and the other sole against the inner thigh.

Inhale, lengthen the spine, and exhale while bending forward from the hips.

Reach for the extended foot, keeping the spine straight.

Engage in slow, deep breaths, surrendering into the stretch.

Benefits:

Stretches hamstrings, groins, and spine.

Calms the mind and reduces stress.

Stimulates abdominal organs, aiding digestion.

Improves flexibility in the hips and lower back.

Tips for Beginners:

Use a strap around the foot if reaching it is challenging.

Focus on lengthening the spine before folding forward.

Practice regularly for increased flexibility.

Contraindications:

Avoid if you have a knee injury.

Pregnant individuals should modify with props.

Consult a healthcare professional for back issues.

[akekris]

[queenjess-official]

Life is significant, but there is no purpose in it. It is a purposeless significance, like a song, or a dance, like a flower. It is flowering for no purpose at all, it is flowering for nobody special. Even if nobody passes by the road the flower will flower, the fragrance will be spread in the winds. ~Osho . . . . . #asana #yogilife #ashtangayoga #rocketyoga #namaste #yogis #outdooryoga #yogachllenge #yogalove #yogini #yogalife #yoga #igyoga #yogafam #yogaeverywhere #yogisofinstagram #yogafit #yogacommunity #yogadaily #yogaphoto #flexibility #yogaforlife #vinyasa #yogaeverydamnday #yogapractice #yogalove #yogalover #yogajourney #yogaeveryday #aloyogachallenge (at Planet Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgfg0LjLubj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=