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  • Alignment and Injuries,  Ashtanga Adaptability,  Interviews,  Pose How To,  Teaching Ashtanga,  Uncategorized,  Videos

    Get the Help You Need For Your Ashtanga Practice w/ Jen Rene

    August 6, 2018 /

    Meet Jen Rene Jen ran a successful Mysore group in DC and is now practicing with and assisting her teacher, Tim Miller, at the Ashtanga Yoga Center in Encinitas, CA.  Jen Rene has created Ashtanga and Pilates courses on her site, Jenrene.com, that provide helpful tips on backbending, hip opening, muscle recovery and much more.  I recently had the opportunity to speak with Jen about her online Ashtanga courses as well as pick her brain about working with new students, backbends, hamstring injuries and more.   AYP: What was your vision and purpose for releasing video courses? JR: I want to share what I know and love with more students…

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    Yoga Sutras For Modern Day Life: When You Have Doubts About Your Yoga Practice

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    Pose of the Week: Supta Padangusthasana

    November 29, 2015

    A.P.P Goes To Mysore: Mysore Backbending aka Catching

    November 8, 2016
  • Alignment and Injuries,  Ashtanga Adaptability,  Pose How To,  Teaching Ashtanga,  Uncategorized

    Coming up with an Injury Strategy

    April 6, 2018 /

    It happened. That thing that you have been so careful to avoid. The thing that you have taken hours of yoga anatomy and alignment courses to avoid. You have an ouchie. An injury. What to do? If you are mindful, patient and compassionate with yourself, you can continue your yoga practice.  However, you have to be really honest with yourself. If you: Are an all or nothing type of person Hate modifications Refuse to modify in front of others Feel like you are not doing a full practice unless you are doing “everything” Have an inhumanly high pain tolerance to the point where you only feel things when it is…

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    Pose of the Week: Laghu vajrasana

    November 10, 2014

    To Tuck or Not To Tuck the Pelvis…..Right & Wrong Yoga Movements

    December 15, 2015

    Pose of the Week: Baddha Padmasana

    October 26, 2015
  • Adventures in Mysore India,  Alignment and Injuries,  Ashtanga Adaptability,  Pose How To,  Teaching Ashtanga,  Uncategorized,  Yoga Philosophy,  Yoga Sutras

    Confessions of an Ex-Yoga Assist Whore

    July 3, 2017 /

    I used to be an assist whore. Symptoms Waiting around for my teacher to put me in poses without trying to do it myself a few times first-I mean really trying. Not just putting my arms and legs in place and waiting Being pissed when I don’t get any assists Thinking that the teacher is bad or the class was bad if I don’t get any assists Expecting to be assisted in all poses that I find difficult Doing the bare minimum until the teacher comes around and “deepens” me Thinking that if my teacher can put me in it, I have arrived   Negative Side Effects No understanding of what…

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    Yoga Sutras For Modern Day Life: Is Your Pose an Asana?

    September 15, 2017

    Talking Ashtanga Yoga With David Garrigues!

    May 22, 2015

    Just an Average Girl: The Gift of Ashtanga, Authorization and Illness

    September 12, 2016
  • Ashtanga Adaptability,  Interviews,  Pose How To,  Review,  Social Media,  Teaching Ashtanga,  Uncategorized,  Videos,  Yoga Philosophy,  Yoga Sutras

    Kino MacGregor: World’s First Yoga Channel

    January 16, 2017 /

    When Kino MacGregor asked me to take a look at her new project, I of course said, “Yes!” I have always admired Kino’s work ethic. When it comes to innovative ways to spread Yoga around the world, she always seems to think a few steps ahead. When I saw the new project, I immediately thought, “Kino is starting her own yoga channel. Brilliant.” When it launches, the OmStars channel will be the first of its kind. OmStars, an online Yoga channel started by Kino and Yoga teacher, Kerri Verna, will provide a comprehensive online platform that will allow practitioners to effortlessly integrate authentic Yoga experience into modern life. The channel will provide:…

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    March 3, 2015

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    May 17, 2015
  • Adventures in Mysore India,  Alignment and Injuries,  Ashtanga Adaptability,  Ashtanga Quotes,  Conference Notes,  Pose How To,  Teaching Ashtanga,  Uncategorized

    A.P.P Goes To Mysore: Mysore Backbending aka Catching

    November 8, 2016 /

    Urdhva Dhanurasana is important at Sharath’s shala. Sharath says that catching keeps the spine from getting hunched in old age,  opens Granthis, which are energetic knots in the body, and it raises the Kundalini.  The Granthis keep Kundalini from rising. As Kundalini rises, awareness rises.   For many, it is the only pose that you ever get assisted on.  “Catching” or grabbing the backs of the legs during backbending is something that almost everyone works on. Even if you don’t “catch” someone will help you walk in as far as you can as if you were going to catch. It is rare for someone to not have to attempt to catch. For most in the Shala,…

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    Learning Ashtanga From the Internet: A Cautionary Tale

    September 24, 2015

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  • Pose How To,  Social Media,  Teaching Ashtanga,  Uncategorized,  Videos

    Ask The APP: Should You Video Your Yoga Practice?

    September 2, 2016 /

    Yes!! Not necessarily for Instagram or YouTube but for the improvement of your own practice. I will illustrate this with my own story. I went through a period where sometimes I could grab my ankles in Kapotasana and sometimes I couldn’t. I could not figure out what I was doing different on the days I could from the days I could not. One day  I was practicing at home so I decided to watch some videos on You Tube on Kapotasana. After I watched the videos, I decided to video myself. I watched myself and compared it against the videos and it became completely obvious why I was failing at…

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  • Alignment and Injuries,  Pose How To,  Teaching Ashtanga,  Videos

    Pose of the Week: Utthita Trikonasana/Triangle Pose

    June 6, 2016 /

    English-Triangle Pose Sanskrit: Utthita Trikonasana oo-TEE-tah tree-cone-AHS-anna Utthita-Extended Tri-3 Kon-Angle Asana-Pose Difficulty Level: Beginner Physical Benefits: Stretches and strengthens the thighs, knees, neck and ankles Stretches the hips, groins, hamstrings, and calves; shoulders, chest, and spine How To Do Triangle Pose:    

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    March 8, 2015

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    November 23, 2015
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    Pose of the Week: Drop Back and Stand Up From Urdhva Dhanurasana

    May 11, 2016 /

    Tips on Dropping Back and Standing Up in Urdhva Dhanurasana

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    Ask the APP: Why Take A Guided/Led Ashtanga Class?

    August 5, 2016

    Samsara Hala Hala: The Pain of a Conditioned Ashtanga Practice

    May 30, 2015
  • Alignment and Injuries,  Ashtanga Adaptability,  Pose How To,  Teaching Ashtanga,  Uncategorized,  Videos

    Pose of the Week: Supta Kurmasana

    April 11, 2016 /

    Tips on Supta Kurmasana      

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    Pose of the Week: Utplutihih

    March 28, 2016 /

      Tips on Utpluthih      

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    March 1, 2017

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    April 13, 2015

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