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
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January 11, 2025 Yoga Sharing

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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