Practice Motivation
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Practice Motivation explores how to maintain forward momentum throughout your yoga journey. Every practitioner experiences fluctuations in motivation — the initial enthusiasm, the mid-journey plateaus, and the joy after breakthroughs. Articles on this topic share methods and mindset adjustments for sustaining practice motivation at different stages, helping you through those moments when you feel like giving up.
Truly lasting practice motivation doesn't come from external encouragement but from understanding and love for the practice itself. When you start feeling the internal changes that practice brings — better sleep, more stable emotions, clearer thinking — these become the most natural source of motivation to keep practising.
Discipline Brings True Comfort
Discipline isn't a restriction -- it's what creates real comfort and stability. Build good habits, and life gets more balanced with less anxiety.
Feeling Lost? Finding Direction Through Practice and Sharing
We all feel lost sometimes. Through consistent yoga practice and sharing with students, I found my direction -- and their encouragement keeps me going.
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.
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!
Looking Back at 2024, Embracing 2025: New Year, New Growth
A look back at the yoga challenges and growth of 2024, grateful for every friend's support, and ready for new possibilities in 2025!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.