Advanced Practice
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Advanced Practice explores the challenges and insights of the more advanced stages of Ashtanga yoga. Once a solid foundation is established, practitioners encounter more challenging postures and deeper physical and mental lessons. Advanced practice isn't just about achieving more difficult postures but about maintaining equanimity in challenge and finding ease at the edge.
Articles here share realisations from advanced practice — the learning journey through the Intermediate Series, mindset adjustments when facing physical limits, how to maintain steady breathing in high-difficulty postures, and what "advanced" truly means in yoga. Sometimes the most advanced practice isn't the hardest posture but the ability to approach each practice session with a beginner's mind.
Eka Pada Sirsasana: Balancing Strength and Surrender
Eka Pada Sirsasana isn't just about flexibility -- it's a deep mental challenge. Practicing in Mysore taught me that true softness comes from patience and awareness, not force.