Sometimes I think it’s easier to say what yoga is not more than I think it’s possible to truly explain what yoga really is. Yoga is not just a physical practice. Yoga is a mirror that guides you to the truth self. Yoga asana is not an exercise or a stretch. Fitness and stretching are the byproducts of the practice. Yoga is not entertainment, distraction or denial even though yoga can be fun and joyful. Yoga is a spiritual discipline that seeks your highest liberation. What is yoga to you? What isn’t yoga to you? In this age of everything goes, some people are afraid of setting some guidelines about what is and isn’t yoga. Giving everyone permission to do everything and call it whatever they want may not truly serve their spiritual path. Sometimes what we need is a clear light to shine on the path so we can discriminate between what is true and what is untrue. But then again, I am an Ashtanga Yoga practitioner and I can’t help it if I believe at least a few guidelines are good for the practitioners and teachers to follow. Keep practicing 🙏 Next workshops: Mysore week and Adjustment clinic in February @miamilifecenter and then Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan and Cincinnati. Photo @ifilmyoga #yoga #yogapath #yogi #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #nyc #nycyoga #yoganyc #kinoyoga #omstars 💕 (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoYJr5FuGZ7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Kino Macgregor

. #Repost from @kinoyoga ・・・ "Good times 💕🌟 _ Love to all no matter your personal beliefs. There is always work to be done on the field of growth and evolution. Let’s meet there, together, and understand that progress comes when we walk hand in hand.” ・・・ #onebreathatatime #yoga #yogi #kinoyoga #omstars #ifilmyoga Photo @ifilmyoga 🙏💕 (at South Beach Miami) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHUB3grnB_G/?igshid=agsg679db9m0

Kino is coming to thailand !...but next week im gonna go see in in Fiji first!....kino yoga top from @ashtangayogacenterbkk .. : : ใส่เสื้อคิโนมาโปโล 😘😘 เตรียมตัวไปฟิจิเจอไอดอล 😂😂 : : #kinoyoga #kinoyogaworkshop #ashtangathailand #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangayogacenter #ashtangayogacenterbangkok #aybkk #pattabhi #sripattabhijois #tshirt #printedtshirt #mylazyday #poloclub #rbsc #fahyoga #yoga #yogaworkshop (at RBSC Polo Club)

Don’t worry, I’m not at any risk of falling off this ledge. I’m not a climber or a big risk taker, so I am always safe. Did you know that more people SEO each year taking selfies that shark attacks and the number is increasing? Not to mention how many yoga practitioners hurt themselves trying to get that perfect photo. It’s all good and fun in the moment, but it’s also important to curb our enthusiasm and keep it safe. Thanks to everyone for an awesome weekend @spaceyoga I will be back in Taiwan again for a longer course of teaching. Hope to see you there. It’s 15 hours from Taipei to NYC, heading back to the US ✈️What’s the longest flight you’ve taken? Wearing @lululemon #lululemon #lululemonambassador #thesweatlife #yoga #yogataiwan #yogataipei #taipeiyoga #taiwanyoga #kinoyoga #yogaworkshop #ashtanga #ashtangayogataiwan #yogatravel #yogateacher #paschimottanasana #paschimattanasana #taipei101 💕 (at Taipei, Taiwan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqSrhWfudHH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

What’s usually in a handstand? Strength, focus, flexibility, balance, and maybe a little fear, excitement, empowerment and faith. All good things worthy of pursuing in an of themselves. What’s not necessarily in a handstand? The guarantee of spiritual develop, samadhi, meditation, transcendent peace. These more esoteric concepts are what define yoga as a spiritual practice. What tool is used in the yoga practice has inner awakening as it’s highest goal. There are many tools in yog, not only asana, although asana is powerful and effective. Keep practicing 🙏 This photo is on the beach in Da Nang Vietnam. Who wants to join me sometime next year in this magical country for a week of practice? Thanks @tpy_academy for organizing a magical first visit to Vietnam for me. #danangyoga #vietnam #vietnamyoga #yogavietnam #yoga #kinoyoga #yogi #yogatravel #yogatravels #beachyoga #handstand #splits #danang 💕 (at Da Nang, Vietnam) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqF2Wriv3NS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Focus the mind, free the spirit. Calm the breath, heal the body. Relax the heart, love the whole world. This is yoga. Impressive handstands are good for at least one thing—they inspire people to want to practice yoga. But don’t think yoga can be measured by postural achievement. Someone can do a perfect handstand and not be a yogi. Someone can do not one asana that looks like a yoga magazine and be a super yogi. So, how to tell? Well, you have to spend time with someone to know them beyond the asana and feel how the yoga works inside them and through them. Yoga is life. Keep practicing 🙏 Practice with me online @omstarsofficial New challenge starts January 1st. One week of Mysore starts in January @miamilifecenter and next workshops are in California. Outfit @lululemon #lululemon #lululemonambassador #thesweatlife Photo @yogabyvishwas #yoga #yogi #ashtanga #ashtangi #kinoyoga #ashtangayoga #ekam #scorpion #handstand #vrschikasana #mysoreyoga #yogamysore #yogaindia 💕 (at Mysore, Karnataka) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmtfQpPPM0n/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=