#madaboutyoga

Any posture or asana that is difficult will force us to hold our attention in certain places in order to achieve it (aside from the physicality required to do the posture). Even "simple" postures are more difficult when we're asked to focus our gaze, breath, bandhas, etc. That focus is the biggest benefit for me. Yoga should be meditative and gives strengthened awareness on and off the mat. Join my Morning Mysore class at @yogaplusexpress.legazpi from Mondays to Fridays 6:30am and Saturday Led class 7:00am✌😁💙 . . . . . . #yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaformen #yogaforlife #boysofyoga #mensyoga #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #intermediateseries #vatayanasana #horsepose #yogaph #yogaphilippines #yogamanila #ashtangamanila #yogaplusexpresslegazpi #fit #fitspo #igersmanila #instayoga #igyoga #madaboutyoga #yogaeverywhere #feeltheyogahigh (at Yoga+Express Legazpi)

Through yoga practice we cultivate the habits of sthira (steadiness) and sukham (ease). We breathe through asanas or postures to find balance. The breath is the strongest indicator of sthira and sukham. If we find ourselves laboring, struggling or holding the breath we have lost our ease. If we muscle through with tension or give up our effort we have lost our steadiness. The awareness of sthira and sukham cultivated by linking our breath to our mind and body is a practice to take off the mat and into our daily life. . . . . . #yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogaeverydamnday #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaformen #yogaforlife #boysofyoga #mensyoga #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #intermediateseries #yoganidrasana #yogicsleep #yogaph #yogamanila #yogaphilippines #ashtangamanila #igersmanila #legbehindthehead #feeltheyogahigh #yogaeverywhere #igyoga #instayoga #fit #fitspo #madaboutyoga (at Yoga+Express Legazpi)

My Teacher Sharathji says that catching keeps the spine from getting hunched in old age, it opens Granthis, which are energetic knots in the body, and it raises the Kundalini.  The Granthis keep the Kundalini from rising. As Kundalini rises, awareness rises. For a lot of people, it is the only pose that you ever get assisted on in the shala as for my observation whenever I'm in KPJAYI. Catching or grabbing the backs of the legs during backbending is something that almost everyone works on. Even if you don’t catch, there will be someone who will help or assist you to 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. Whatever I teach to my students are basically what I learned from my trips to Mysore and from my Teacher. This is called ‘Parampara’ which literally means an uninterrupted succession and denotes the direct and unbroken transfer of knowledge from teacher to student. The Ashtanga Yoga Method is founded on parampara and a commitment to its established instruction. ➡️Join our Mysore Morning classes at @yogaplusexpress.legazpi every Mondays to Fridays 6:30am, Saturday Led 7:00am➡️ Our Mysore Evening class Mondays to Fridays except Wednesdays 6:30pm at the Cleveland Tower. ✌😊💙 . . . . . #yoga #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaformen #yogaforlife #boysofyoga #mensyoga #yogateacher #ashtangateacher #yogaph #yogaphilippines #yogamanila #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #backbend #catching #adjustments #igersmanila #fit #fitspo #ashtangamanila #igyoga #instayoga #madaboutyoga #mysorestyle #MysoreMornings (at Cleveland Tower)

After 10 sessions of liposuction. No i'm kidding, after 5 years of a dedicated Ashtanga Yoga practice, I'm definitely feeling 60lbs or roughly 30kgs lighter compared to before and Daaaaang my face on the left won't even fit the frame! Just imagine me doing some Surya As and Bs in my 36 inch waistline! 🤣🤣🤣🤪🤪🤪 . . . . . #yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaformen #yogaforlife #yogalove #boysofyoga #feeltheyogahigh #yogaeverywhere #ashtanga #ashtangi #ashtangayoga #fit #fitspo #fitness #fitspiration #vsco #vscoph #igersmanila #yogaphilippines #yogamanila #dedication #patience #practicealliscoming #igyoga #instayoga #madaboutyoga (at Makati)

Sometimes the way Ashtanga Yoga is taught in a mixed style yoga studios can put people off and lead them to believe that Ashtanga Yoga is not for them. When taught well by an experienced teacher, all students, regardless of limitations, can benefit from this practice. Fundamentally this practice is a breathing practice. So, if we can breath we can practice! However, to make it a bit more challenging we are asked to continue this breathing practice whilst the body is folded into more challenging positions, but it is still a breathing practice. ✌️ Join my Morning Ashtanga Mysore class in @yogaplusexpress.legazpi from Mondays to Fridays 6:30am and a led class every Saturdays at 7am. . . . . . #yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaformen #yogaforlife #boysofyoga #mensyoga #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #intermediateseries #parighasana #yogaph #yogaphilippines #yogamanila #igersmanila #fit #vsco #fitspo #igyoga #instayoga #mysorestyle #madaboutyoga #yogaeverywhere #feeltheyogahigh #twist (at Yoga+Express Legazpi)

I firmly believe that Mysore-style practice is the ideal way to learn Ashtanga Yoga. It provides the space to be learn directly and almost privately from a teacher, but within the context of a group environment. We are introduced to the practice at the appropriate pace for us. Poses are taught in a way that is right for that specific body, with its own limitations and strengths. It’s a very individualized process, yet firmly rooted in a tradition and a community. Mysore offers the opportunity to be inspired by other practitioners, of all levels, without practice becoming a competition, since everyone is practicing the poses that were given to them, at their own pace. ✌️💙 Join my daily Ashtanga Yoga Mysore-Style classes at @yogaplusexpress.legazpi from Mondays to Fridays 6:30am and Led classes every Saturdays 7:00am 📷: @rudenka13 . . . . . . #yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaforlife #yogaformen #boysofyoga #mensyoga #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #primaryseries #upavisthakonasana #mysorestyle #yogaphilippines #wellness #fit #yogamanila #yogaph #igersmanila #feeltheyogahigh #fitspo #yogaeverywhere #yogaplusexpresslegazpi #igyoga #instayoga #madaboutyoga (at Yoga+Express Legazpi)

The daily practice of asana in a Mysore setting allows us, Ashtanga Yoga practitioners to experiment within the different facets of their own bodies. Beginning at the place where a particular movement seems impossible, yoga teaches us how to slowly stay with our body over a period of time in a listening, nurturing and loving state of mind until that impossible movement gradually shifts into possibility. Through yoga we learn how to live a more conscious, enlightened life by practicing first on the testing ground of our own bodies. The best scenario is that we learn to listen when it is time to hear, open when we need to receive, bend or strengthen at just the right moment, give when there are those in need and see when we are called upon to bear witness all through a compassionate knowingness within. Earlier’s self-practice @yogaplusexpress.legazpi Trying to decode how to toc! Hahaha! ✌️😂 . . . . . #yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogaeverydamnday #yogainspiration #yogalove #yogaformen #yogaforlife #boysofyoga #yogaph #yogamanila #feeltheyogahigh #yogaeverywhere #ashtanga #ashtangi #ashtangayoga #yogaphilippines #backbend #viparitachakrasana #vrschikasana #intermediateseries #handstand #vsco #mensyoga #igersmanila #fitspo #madaboutyoga #igyoga #instayoga (at Yoga+Express Legazpi)

You come! ✌️😄💙 #Repost @yogaplusexpress.legazpi with @get_repost ・・・ Great news for our growing Ashtangi community! We are reserving our space for your practice 6x a week starting Feb 1st. 🕉🙏🏻 For inquiries call ☎️ 0917-7109642. Class cards may now be purchased at the studio. . . . . . #yoga #yogi #yogini #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaformen #yogaforlife #yogaplusexpresslegazpi #yogamanila #yogaphilippines #yogaforeverybody #yogaeverywhere #feeltheyogahigh #igersmanila #igyoga #instayoga #madaboutyoga #ashtanga #ashtangi #ashtangayoga #primaryseries #intermediateseries #legbehindhead #ekapadasirsasana #grateful #gratitute (at Yoga+Express Legazpi)