Yoga Inspiration

Yoga Inspiration

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#238 The Rebellion of Yoga: Beyond Āsana into Pratyāhāra

In this episode of the Yoga Inspiration Podcast, we explore what it really means to practice yoga beyond the physical postures. Āsana may be where many of us begin, but it is only one part of the larger Ashtanga Yoga method. Kino looks at the tendency to measure progress through ...  Show more

#237 The Yoga of Daily Life: Living with Yajña, Dāna, Tapas, and Dharma with Tim Feldmann

In this episode of the Yoga Inspiration Podcast, Tim Feldmann explores what it means to live yoga beyond the mat through the Bhagavad Gītā's teachings on yajña, dāna, and tapas. Yoga is sometimes interpreted as a withdrawal from thought, action, and the responsibilities of ordina ...  Show more

Bonus Episode: Before You Begin the Intermediate Series

In this episode, we explore what it really means to be ready for Ashtanga Yoga's Intermediate Series. Second Series is often approached through its physical landmarks: deeper backbends, leg-behind-the-head postures, arm balances, inversions, and demanding strength transitions. Bu ...  Show more

#236 From Effort to Stillness: The Journey of Ashtanga from Gross to Subtle

From Gross to Subtle: The Journey of Ashtanga Yoga Practice In this episode, Kino MacGregor and Tim Feldmann explore the two ends of the yoga spectrum: the gross and the subtle, the dynamic and the still, the effortful and the refined. Ashtanga Yoga asks us to inhabit both worlds ...  Show more

#235 Patience in Yoga Practice: Abhyāsa, Vairāgya, and the Wisdom of Stages

In this episode we explore one of yoga's most essential lessons: patience. Drawing from Patañjali's Yoga Sūtras 3.6 and 1.12, we reflect on why everything in yoga unfolds in stages and why true progress comes through the twin practices of steady effort, abhyāsa, and non-attachmen ...  Show more