This last week has seen the biggest change to my practice in years! Last Saturday my teacher Sarah took myself and 4 others to practice with her teacher – Denise Martin-Harker. Denise is an old student of John Scott and studies with Manju Jois hosting him when he comes to the UK. She also runs […]
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Kino Macgregor Ashtanga demo (part 5 of 5)
Awakening the body Here it is! At last the final part of Kino’s asana demo. My closing thoughts on Kino’s workshop are that it takes years for the body to awaken in certain areas. This process first starts with awareness and is developed over a period of time. The length of time it takes for […]
Kino Macgregor Ashtanga demo (part 4 of 5)
Becoming proficient at asana practice The question on the tip of many tongues when watching Kino practice is ‘How long does it take to get ‘good’ at an asana?’ Her response when she asked Guruji was ‘you take it 1000 times!’ My quote there not Guruji’s. He apparently modified this to ‘1000 times, correctly’. Kino […]
Finding Santosa
I can’t believe it’s already been two weeks since we returned from Santosa yoga camp. It’s a small 10-day yoga camp just outside Shepton Mallet near Glastonbury. We went for the last weekend which turned out to be a stroke of luck weather wise. Hannah, her friend Tammy, and I hired a camper van from […]
Kino Macgregor Ashtanga demo (part 3 of 5)
Approaching practice without judgement One of the themes that came out of Kino’s workshop last weekend was a three step process for approaching practice: first become aware of your body and breath then practice satya – truthfulness towards what you discover then practice with maitri (friendliness or compassion) when working in that area For example […]
Kino Macgregor ashtanga demo (part 2 of 5)
One of the things I found inspiring about Kino is that she isn’t from a dance or bodywork background. Ok, she did start yoga when she was 19 which probably gives her a head start on most of us. She also said in her talk that she wasn’t naturally strong and really set out to […]