Category: Daily Yoga Practice
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Daily Yoga Practice
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Daily Yoga Practice documents the real experience of stepping onto the mat each day — the smooth days, the moments of struggle, and the gradual physical and mental changes discovered through consistent practice. Ashtanga yoga emphasizes daily practice, and this category captures the stories and insights behind that commitment.
Here you'll read about the rhythm of morning practice, how to maintain your practice amid a busy life, how the body responds in different states, and how to coexist with both the challenges and joys found in practice. These daily practice shares remind us that yoga progress isn't about one-time breakthroughs but about the accumulation and awareness built day after day.
Finding Strength in Breath: Mysore Practice Reflections
Every time you step onto the mat, it's a conversation with yourself. Mysore practice teaches you to stay present and find strength in your breath.
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How Drishti Improves Focus and Stability in Ashtanga Yoga
Drishti -- your gazing point in Ashtanga yoga -- sharpens focus, builds balance, and calms the mind. Here's how it changes your practice.
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Ashtanga Primary Series: Detox Benefits and Practice Tips
The Ashtanga Primary Series (Yoga Chikitsa) combines postures and breath to help detoxify your body, boost metabolism, and support overall health.
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Beginner's Guide to Baddha Padmasana and Yoga Mudra
Step-by-step Baddha Padmasana and Yoga Mudra for beginners. From Half Lotus to towel-assisted Lotus Pose, build stability at your own pace.
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The Power of Not Giving Up: From Yoga to Life
Yoga teaches persistence -- on the mat and in life. Every moment you choose not to give up is where real growth begins.
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Pushing Limits: Deep Training at a Mysore Backbend Workshop
A throwback to a Mysore backbend workshop where I was exhausted but pushed through -- deep backbend training that was way more intense than expected!
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Happy Lunar New Year: Welcoming the Year of the Snake
Happy Lunar New Year! Just back from Mysore, busy with New Year cleaning on day one -- wishing everyone a great Year of the Snake!
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Tapas Studio Deep Clean: Grateful for Our Yoga Community
Tapas students and teachers showed up on short notice for a studio deep clean -- real love for our yoga home.
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Life After Mysore: Welcoming the New Year
Just landed in Hong Kong from Mysore, India -- still adjusting but already looking ahead to the new year with fresh energy for teaching.
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How Mysore Life Changes You: Growth and Inspiration
Every Mysore trip brings change. Sharing a home with others for the first time opened doors to deeper connections and self-understanding.
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Mastering Drop Back: A Mind-Body Challenge
Four key Drop Back techniques broken down: core stability, chest opening, grounding your feet, and letting go of fear to find balance.
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Two Months in India: My Biggest Takeaways
Two months of Ashtanga practice in Mysore, India -- why I keep coming back, and the biggest lessons from the mat and the people around me.
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Funny Filming Moments with Moon
Behind-the-scenes laughs from filming yoga content with Moon -- he's just about had enough of me!
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Parsvottanasana Breakdown: Master the Intense Side Stretch
Parsvottanasana (Intense Side Stretch) alignment breakdown -- arm placement, core stability, foot positioning, and hip alignment for a safer practice.
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Tapas Yoga: A Safe Space for Inner Peace
Students share how Tapas Yoga gives them a sense of safety and calm, no matter what is happening outside. Consistent practice brings inner peace and stability.
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Bakasana Challenge: Can You Hold It for One Minute?
Can you hold Bakasana (Crane Pose) for one minute? Try this fun challenge and build your arm balance strength with friends!
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Eka Pada Koundinyasana 2: Yoga Strength and Breakthroughs
Took on Eka Pada Koundinyasana 2 with friends in Mysore, India -- a tough arm balance, but every small breakthrough feels incredible.
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Yoga Tips: Prep Moves for Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana
Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana gives even Moon a hard time! Four key prep positions to help you get into this standing balance more steadily.
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Marichyasana C: 4 Key Points to Deepen Your Twist
Four key tips for Marichyasana C (Sage Twist C): foot placement, leg rotation, toe activation, and spinal extension to help you twist deeper and safer.
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Mastering Pincha Mayurasana: 3 Tips for a Stable Forearm Stand
Struggling with Pincha Mayurasana? 3 key tips on elbow placement, shoulder opening, and core control to help you hold your forearm stand steady.
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Pincha Mayurasana: 3 Ways to Enter Forearm Stand
Three ways to get into Pincha Mayurasana (forearm stand)! Whether you're a beginner or advanced, find the entry that suits you and build balance and upper body strength.
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Eka Pada Sirsasana: Balancing Strength and Surrender
Eka Pada Sirsasana isn't just a flexibility test -- it challenges the mind too. Practicing in Mysore taught me that real softness comes from patience and awareness, not from forcing it.
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Test Your Strength and Endurance: Utplutih Pose Breakdown
Utplutih (Lift Up) really tests your endurance and willpower! Korean teacher Moon and I break down the key points to help you build strength and stability.
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From Baddha Padmasana to Yoga Mudra: Key Tips
Starting from Baddha Padmasana, we go through how to move into Yoga Mudra plus the key tips and things to watch out for in this transition.
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Precious Moments of Mysore Practice with Friends
Practicing with friends who share the same passion -- that's something rare and special. Every year I look forward to being in Mysore and feeling that energy.
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How to Practice Baddha Padmasana with Teacher Moon
Korean Ashtanga teacher Moon demos Baddha Padmasana (Bound Lotus Pose) with me! This pose boosts flexibility, circulation, and body-mind balance. With practice, anyone can do it.
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Learning Yoga in Mysore: Inner Strength Through Locust Pose
Learning yoga in Mysore isn't just physical training -- it's a journey inward. Salabhasana (Locust Pose) showed me how much a solid foundation and inner strength matter.
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Mysore Week 5: A Practice Journey Between Old and New
Week five in Mysore, India -- people come and go, but the practice energy stays strong. Closing 2024 on the mat and starting the new year with fresh goals.
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Goodbye 2024, Hello 2025 | Year-End Mysore Thoughts
2024 was so busy I couldn't even sleep early -- hoping 2025 changes that! Year-end reflections from Mysore on finding balance through practice.
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Mysore Week 4: Challenges and Growth | 20-26 Dec
Fourth week in Mysore. Every day on the mat brings something new -- pushing limits while learning to stay focused and patient through the tough moments.
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Mysore Week 3: Yoga Is So Much More Than Asana
Week three in Mysore taught me that asana is just one slice of the yoga pizza. Pranayama, yama, chanting, and meditation complete the full picture.
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Mysore Week 2: Small Breakthroughs After Getting Sick
My fourth trip to Mysore and I got sick for the first time! But the illness left me feeling lighter, which led to small breakthroughs in practice.
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Yoga Practice Moments: Joy and Anticipation
Every moment practicing yoga with my students is full of joy and satisfaction! Can't wait to see everyone again next year.
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Every Day Is a Good Day for Yoga
Practicing yoga at the peaceful ruins of Tanba Kuroi Castle in Japan -- every day, anywhere, is a good day for yoga.
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