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Yoga Inspiration

Yoga Inspiration

著者： Kino MacGregor
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 Join Kino MacGregor, one of the world's master yoga teachers, as she shares her yoga life hacks to translate the wisdom of yoga into a happier, more peaceful, more loving life. Listen to authentic, raw conversations and talks from Kino on her own and with real students about what yoga is really all about. Ignite or rekindle your inner spark to get on your mat and keep practicing. エクササイズ・フィットネス スピリチュアリティ フィットネス・食生活・栄養 衛生・健康的な生活
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  • #219 Healing Through Grief: How Yoga, Practice, and Community Carry Us Forward When Everything Falls Apart

    #219 Healing Through Grief: How Yoga, Practice, and Community Carry Us Forward When Everything Falls Apart
    2025/12/24
    This year has been rough in ways I could not have imagined. The overarching theme has been one of grief, loss, and sorrow, a kind of ache that spread through every part of my life. The tragic death of my teacher did not remain a single event. It rippled outward until it touched everything. Other losses arrived in the wake of his passing. Some were directly connected to the vacuum of his absence. Others had nothing to do with him at all, yet they braided themselves into the same thread of heartbreak. In this same season, the illusion of friendship shattered before my eyes. People I once cared for looked at me without softness and told me they had never considered me a friend. They used words I would rather forget, and strangers echoed similar judgments. The very ground beneath my feet shifted. The principles and relationships I had held dear suddenly felt unstable and uncertain, as though the internal architecture of my world had been shaken loose. During this tumultuous year, a few things remained solid. My practice never wavered. Each morning I returned to my mat, not to achieve anything and not to perform anything. My practice is and has always been a spiritual act. It is the way I connect with God. It is the place where my ego dissolves and humility rises in its place. It is the steady thread that holds me when everything else feels broken. My effort becomes a quiet offering. My breath becomes a prayer. This is the ground that holds me upright when the world feels unsteady. Joy remained too. Even in sadness, meaning continued to appear. Sometimes it came as a small flicker in an ordinary moment. Sometimes it felt like a pulse of grace moving through the day. I have been criticized for smiling. I have been called fake for speaking about the luminosity that comes from spiritual connection. Still, I cannot hide that joy. It rises from a place beyond circumstance, beyond judgment, beyond the opinions that others hold. It does not erase the grief. It simply reminds me that sorrow and devotion can live side by side. Somewhere in the haze of disappointment, moments of clarity filtered in. I used to believe we could all find common ground and get along. I am not sure I believe that anymore. It feels like some people will dislike you simply because you are happy. Your joy unsettles something in them. Your smile irritates what remains unexamined in their own heart. No amount of calm conversation or compassionate outreach can shift their perspective once they have decided that your presence is somehow a problem. When someone needs you to dim your light so they can feel comfortable in their own shadow, there is nothing you can offer that will satisfy them. What you can do is release the need to win them over. Their reaction belongs to them. Your peace and your happiness belong to you. Instead of trying to bring out the goodness in people who are committed to hating you, it may be wiser to live and let live. When people show you who they are, we learn to believe them. Contrast can help us become clear about who we are and who we are not, while comparison only breeds jealousy or unworthiness. There are people who use words like knives, whose intention in speaking is to cut and tear down, perhaps in an effort to feel a momentary rush of power. Real power is not about harming others. Real power is about lifting others up. Hate and judgment are easy. The human mind lapses into divisive thinking, fueled by negativity bias and amplified by algorithms that reward outrage. Hate justifies anger, and the cycle continues. In some ways, hate is an act of cowardice. We turn someone we fear into an "other" so we do not have to sit with the discomfort they awaken in us. Separation and division may appear powerful, but sowing seeds of destruction for personal gain is a form of weakness. Compassion and kindness are often the more difficult choice. In the face of pain, forgiveness is an act of courage and strength. Hate has never healed anything, including injustice and harm. If justice becomes only an eye for an eye, we are trapped in an endless struggle to extract the next punishment. We are instead offered the possibility of ending the cycle by choosing togetherness and committing to build on the foundation of love. Each brick in the house of the heart is formed by our thoughts, actions, and behaviors, not only toward ourselves but toward others. When someone has decided to hate you, there is, unfortunately, nothing you can do to change their mind. Once you become the villain in someone's story, everything you do will be interpreted through that lens, regardless of the truth. We cannot change anyone's mind for them. Each of us is responsible for our own thoughts, beliefs, speech, and actions. The only thing we can truly tend is the garden of our own heart. The hardest thing to do is to love someone who hates us. At the very least, we can try not to hate them in return. That alone may be enough to break the cycle. They may ...
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    28 分
  • #218 Is Yoga Inherently Healing? Trauma, Activation & the Power of Presence with Terri Cooper and Kino MacGregor

    #218 Is Yoga Inherently Healing? Trauma, Activation & the Power of Presence with Terri Cooper and Kino MacGregor
    2025/12/19
    In this episode, Kino speaks with trauma-informed yoga educator and activist Terri Cooper to explore the deep connection between yoga and healing. What is trauma, really? Is yoga inherently trauma-sensitive? And how can teachers and students use yoga to navigate emotional activation and create space for true transformation?

    Terri shares her insights from years of work with Connection Coalition, a nonprofit bringing trauma-informed yoga to youth in underserved communities. You'll also learn accessible tools for emotional regulation, why healing is essential for anyone who teaches, and what society gets wrong about trauma. Listen in to discover how yoga can become a path of profound presence, self-inquiry, and collective healing. Resources & Links: The Connection Course on Omstars Connection Coalition

    Practice LIVE with me exclusively on Omstars! Start your journey today with a 7-day trial at omstars.com.

    Stay connected with us on social @omstarsofficial and @kinoyoga

    Practice with me in person for workshops, classes, retreats, trainings and Mysore seasons. Find out more about where I'm teaching at kinoyoga.com and sign up for our Mysore season in Miami at www.miamilifecenter.com.
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    1 時間 11 分
  • #217 Walking in the Light of the Guru: Lineage, Faith & Living Wisdom

    #217 Walking in the Light of the Guru: Lineage, Faith & Living Wisdom
    2025/12/05
    Each year, under the bright full moon of Guru Purnima, yoga practitioners and seekers around the world pause to honor the timeless presence of the Guru, the teacher who removes darkness and reveals the light that has always been within us. This was written in July 2025, the first Guru Purnima Day, after Sharath Jois passed. Our hearts were still heavy with grief and we contemplated what it truly means to walk in the light of the Guru? In the ancient yoga tradition, the Guru is far more than just a transmitter of techniques or philosophy. The Guru is the living embodiment of wisdom, a steady flame passed from teacher to student, generation after generation. The Guru: Not Just a Teacher, but a Living Embodiment Our ancient texts speak clearly about this. The Mundaka Upanishad (1.2.12) tells us: तद्विज्ञानार्थं स गुरुमेवाभिगच्छेत समित्पाणिः श्रोत्रियं ब्रह्मनिष्ठम् ॥ Tad-vijnanartham sa gurum evabhigacchet Samit-panih srotriyam brahma-nishtham "To realize that Supreme Knowledge, one must approach a Guru alone, carrying fuel in hand, who is learned in the scriptures (srotriya) and firmly established in Brahman (brahma-nistha)." These two qualities, srotriya and brahma-nistha, reveal the heart of the true Guru. Srotriya (श्रोत्रिय) comes from sruti (श्रुति), meaning "that which is heard," the revealed wisdom of the Vedas and Upanishads. Etymologically, sru means to hear and -triya means possessor of. A srotriya is one who has fully mastered the sacred teachings, the outer mastery of scripture, tradition, and precise method. Brahma-nistha (ब्रह्मनिष्ठ) brings us deeper still. Brahman is the undivided reality, the ultimate truth. Nistha means "firmly established," from nis (down, firm) and stha (to stand). A brahma-nistha is one who stands unshakably rooted in the living truth of Brahman. This is the inner realization that breathes life into the outer knowledge. Together, they remind us: Without srotriya, the teaching drifts. Without brahma-nistha, the teaching is lifeless. How the Guru Lives in Our Lineage In the Ashtanga Yoga tradition, we have seen these qualities alive in the teachers who came before us. Sri T. Krishnamacharya was a true a srotriya and brahma-nistha, deeply rooted in Sanskrit, the Vedas, and the subtle method of yoga: his whole life was devoted to the practice. His student, K. Pattabhi Jois was my teacher and he dedicated his life to teaching. While K. Pattabhi Jois' scholarship as a Sanskrit Vidwan was widely recognized, he unfortunately did not fulfill the role of a perfect endowment of the teachings due to the harm done to female students at his hands. Ashtanga Yoga still seeks to account for those actions. Sharath Jois, K. Pattabhi Jois' grandson, embodied the living thread of the practice with all his heart and sought to steady the lineage and make space for healing. His srotriya shined through in the precise count, the unwavering discipline, the commitment to preserve the parampara, the unbroken lineage. But what touched people most was his brahma-nistha: the quiet steadiness, the humility, the simple, living truth that shows through his presence and service to this path. Both of my Ashtanga teachers are gone now. To me, they will always be a light on the path. I still sit with much grief, sorrow and loss about their passing. A yoga Guru is a yoga master teacher, not necessarily a spiritual embodiment. The word Guru has many levels and my teachers cultivated a light in me that continues to shine today. I would not be who I am today without them both. A true Guru (or teacher) does not make you a follower. A true Guru (or teacher) shows you how to find the light that has always been yours. The Guru Cultivates the Inner Flame As Patanjali reminds us in the Yoga Sutra (1.20): श्रद्धावीर्यस्मृतिसमाधिप्रज्ञापूर्वक इतरेषाम् ॥ १.२० ॥ Sraddha-virya-smrti-samadhi-prajna-purvaka itaresam "For others, samadhi comes through faith (sraddha), vigor (virya), remembrance (smrti), deep absorption (samadhi), and wisdom (prajna)." These qualities are the hidden garden the Guru, our teacher, nourishes in us: Sraddha: faith, the quiet trust that steadies us when doubt arises. Virya: courageous effort, the strength to keep going. Smrti: remembrance of who we really are and why we practice. Samadhi: deep absorption, the merging of mind, breath, and heart. Prajna: clear insight, the wisdom that sees through illusion. The outer Guru lights this lamp. The inner Guru, which is our own guidance and light, keeps it burning. A Prayer on Guru Purnima When we bow on Guru Purnima, we do not bow only to a person, we bow to the entire living thread that connects us to truth: our teachers, our daily practice, our...
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    1 時間 34 分
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