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My Knees Hurt – Pain in Ashtanga Yoga
I have blogged about this subject before, but this is the time of the year when I seem to get a lot of people mentioning areas of pain they are experiencing in their practice, so I don't think it will hurt to address the issue of pain in the yoga practice again. I...
Ashtanga Yoga – Bored Doing the Same Sequence?
I recently fielded a question from a student of mine who also teaches yoga. It went along the lines of: how do you face people wanting more variety/challenge? Getting people to repeat the poses each day/week with not much obvious progress, do you come up against...
Consolidation Asana in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga
Everyone who practices Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, no matter how strong or how flexible they are, eventually gets to an asana that they cannot immediately do. It may be in Marichyasana B or D of the Primary Series. Or the Bhujapidasana, Supta Kurmasana, Garbhapindasana...