#intermediateseries

One of the last practices I did at the shala before #typhoonodette slammed Siargao so bad. Swipe left to see the aftermath.

When we receive a tragedy or a shock in our lives, our body tends to go into fight meaning looking for someone to blame or flight meaning we try to calm ourselves with clichés like “everything happens for a reason” response. In these trying times like in yoga, when we feel our body resisting, is to breathe through it. We must become more present than usual.

By breathing into our discomfort, we empower ourselves to feel uncomfortable without panicking. Each new breath draws us more deeply into awareness and allows us to move on to the next breath, the next step. We feel sadness, horror, grief, compassion, acceptance, anger, relief, sorrow, and, just for a moment, awareness of it all. One breath at a time.
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#yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaformen #yogaforlife #boysofyoga #mensyoga #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #intermediateseries #kapotasana #backbend #siargaoisland #yogaph #yogaphilippines #grammerph #igersmanila #fit #fitspo #pinoygram #helpsiargao #igyoga #instayoga #siargao
(at Siargao Island Philippines)
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In the space between inhalation and exhalation, in the pause between heartbeats, there is a silence that invites me to dig deeper, a light that starts to shine through the spaces. When I am running at full force, my body begs me to stop and it is my practice that teaches me how to listen. I feel it now, a returning to my center.
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#yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainsipiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaforlife #yogaformen #boysofyoga #mensyoga #ashtanga #ashtangi #ashtangayoga #intermediateseries #yogaeverywhere #tiriangmukhottanasana #chakrabandhasana #backbend #catching #siargaoisland #grammerph #pinoygram #yogaph #yogaphilippines #siargao #instayoga #madaboutyoga #igyoga #igersmanila (at Sadhana Siargao)
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It is normal to sometimes go through times when the practice just feels hard and the motivation for practice is low.  For almost a decade of practice, there have been times when I’ve lost my spark for practice. I remember what my teacher, Sharath-ji told me years ago and definitely is the anchor of my daily asana practice, he said that I must have one of two things in my practice at all times, first is the value and second is the joy. You might not always have both but you must have at least one.
I stayed on my mat for the simple reason that I value my yoga practice.
I have faith in the yoga system and its lessons to help connect me to all of the aspects of life. I believe it is good for me physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally, without a doubt.
You are not alone in your struggles, no matter what they are. If you believe in the yoga practice and value it, have faith and never give up!  Be creative, be kind to yourself, and be patient.
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#yoga #yogi #yogadudes #yogamen #yogalove #yogainspiration #siargaoisland #yogaforlife #yogaformen #boysofyoga #mensyoga #yogaphilippines #yogaeverywhere #ashtanga #ashtangi #ashtangayoga #secondseries #legbehindthehead #flexibility #ekapadasirsasana #yogaph #igersmanila #grammerph #fitspo #pinoygram #siargao #igyoga #instayoga #madaboutyoga #intermediateseries
(at Sadhana Siargao)
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It is very obvious to say that the Ashtanga Yoga Method is a very physical practice. That it helps us develop deep focus, a strong will, stamina and a vibrant and healthy body. But it’s worth remembering that these attributes really help to change the awareness we have of ourselves, both in positive and negative ways. Positive because it helps wake us up to new feelings, sensations and processes in the body. Negative because if we are not careful it can reinforce old subtle habits. But to develop a daily, or very regular, personal Ashtanga Yoga practice shows a high commitment and regard to changing something about ourselves. And either way, with the right intention, that is not a bad thing.

: @edpinedaph
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#yoga #yogi #yogadudes #yogamen #yogalove #yogainspiration #siargaoisland #yogaforlife #yogaformen #boysofyoga #mensyoga #yogaphilippines #yogaeverywhere #ashtanga #ashtangi #ashtangayoga #intermediateseries #strong #pinchamayurasana #islandlife #forearmbalance #yogaph #igersmanila #grammerph #fitspo #pinoygram #siargao #igyoga #instayoga #madaboutyoga (at Siargao Island Philippines)
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Yoga has so much to offer if we are ready to accept it. We should be open to these endless enlightening surprises! We will learn so much from this amazing practice. All we have to do is open our eyes and gaze at the tip of our nose.
A non-kosher post ✌
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#yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaformen #yogaforlife #boysofyoga #mensyoga #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #intermediateseries #kapotasana #pigeonpose #backbend #siargaoisland #yogaph #yogaphilippines #grammerph #igersmanila #fit #fitspo #pinoygram #feeltheyogahigh #igyoga #instayoga #siargao (at Siargao Island Philippines)
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4 years ago, Ashtanga Yoga Manila @ashtangayogamanila was born. I would like to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to my students who have entrusted me with their practice and of course @rebelyogamanila for giving our community a hOMe. Though we don’t see each other in person, you guys made the community continue through our online classes! Forever grateful! I know someday we will all see each other in person again!
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#yoga #yogi #yogini #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaforlife #yogaformen #boysofyoga #mensyoga #yogaforeveryone #ashtanga #ashtangi #ashtangayoga #primaryseries #intermediateseries #mysore #parampara #yogamanila #yogaph #yogaphilippines #aymnl #igersmanila #fitness #igyoga #instayoga #madaboutyoga #sangha (at Ashtanga Yoga Manila)
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To the people and students who made this experimental class at @rebelyogamanila possible three years ago, thank you for every kind word, every smile, every gift, every gesture of gratitude, and every single time you attend my class, words cannot express how appreciative and thankful I am. You have taught me how to be a teacher and I am still learning continuously and endlessly with this process!
My yoga students often thank me whenever they finish their practice and leave the Mysore room and while I appreciate their gratitude, I often think that I should be the one thanking them. My students are honest and real and remind me of the good in the complicated world we live in.
Nothing feels better than seeing students growing, improving, changing and balancing. Again, I’m grateful to each and one of you.
Happy 3rd Birthday @ashtangayogamanila
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#yoga #yogi #yogini #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaforlife #yogaformen #boysofyoga #mensyoga #yogaforeveryone #ashtanga #ashtangi #ashtangayoga #primaryseries #intermediateseries #mysore #parampara #yogamanila #yogaph #yogaphilippines #aymnl #igersmanila #fitness #igyoga #instayoga #madaboutyoga #sangha
(at Ashtanga Yoga Manila)
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There are days when we feel super demotivated, uninspired and whine a lot in our daily practice but remembering why we practice is usally all we need to get us to actually do it, be it whatever reason we have.
And the next time we’re just about to hit the snooze button 20x in our phone alarms in the morning or feast on a buffet in the evening instead of going to practice we can remember the reasons and intentions why we really practice. Maybe it will help us to get on our mat and maybe it won’t but it’s worth a try, isn’t it?
Some days we need every trick in the book to get us to roll out that mat, or even go to the shala but we all know that we have never, ever regretted doing it. So what I can say if you need extra motivation, or even to trick yourself into practicing, on any particular day then do whatever it takes. ✌
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#yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaforlife #yogaformen #mensyoga #boysofyoga #yogaph #yogamanila #yogaphilippines #igersmanila #intermediateseries #ashtanga #ashtangi #ashtangayoga #pasasana #motivation #grammerph #pinoygram #fit #fitspo #incorrectmethod #madaboutyoga #igyoga #instayoga #yogaeverywhere

(at Ashtanga Yoga Manila)
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Every backbend has the potential to open our hearts, if we’re strong enough to let all the love and all the discomfort in. But if we’re only willing to look at what feels good and comfortable, then we close our best off to one of its most meaningful condition which is empathy. In order to open our hearts, we have to be okay with really feeling someone else’s discomfort, even if it means coming down from our own comfort zones.
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#yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainsipiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaforlife #yogaformen #boysofyoga #mensyoga #ashtanga #ashtangi #ashtangayoga #intermediateseries #yogaeverywhere #tiriangmukhottanasana #chakrabandhasana #backbend #catching #fit #grammerph #pinoygram #yogaph #yogaphilippines #yogamanila #instayoga #madaboutyoga #igyoga #igersmanila (at Ashtanga Yoga Manila)
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I came into this practice because it helped me heal and I came into to this practice roughly eight years ago as a broken person. I was struggling with a lot of things with myself, internally and externally, and had a harrowing relationship with myself. The rigid and rigorous structure of this method, showing up and facing your day to day challenges helped me become less rigid and structured with myself off the mat. I may say that I am very lucky with the teachers I have had over the years, they never hindered with my journey and were always excellent innate listeners. I may say that this practice leaves room for a lot of adjustments, so it can be adapted to the people who will be interested in this method.
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#yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaformen #yogaforlife #boysofyoga #mensyoga #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #intermediateseries #kapotasana #pigeonpose #backbend #yogamanila #yogaph #yogaphilippines #grammerph #igersmanila #fit #fitspo #pinoygram #feeltheyogahigh #igyoga #instayoga #madaboutyoga (at Ashtanga Yoga Manila)
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I remember Sharathji said in one of the conferences that every practice should contain at least some element of difficulty. If practice is too easy, the idea is that it won’t be able to teach us about the depths of ourselves. The elevation of yoga is truly the highest peak of human consciousness. In some sense it should be a little hard and present challenges that mirror the challenges of our lives. The yogi is a seeker of truth and the journey to the deepest truth demands strength, commitment and resolution from striving aspirants. Tapas is there to tell us that it is okay that our first attempt at a difficult arm balance is not a success. Tapas heartens us to try again, one more time or one thousand more times, to build the strength and learn the lesson our practice is trying to teach us. If we normally back away from hardship, Tapas is there to uplift us to rise up and meet hardship with a stronglove. Tapas is one of the most important tests along the spiritual path of yoga. Tapas teaches us a spiritual paradigm that change our response to hardship and struggle. By learning how to face those pains that lead to purification, of course not injury, we will learn how to lean in to the scary places in our lives. So, if our yoga practice is too comfortable, then we might benefit from challenging ourselves just a little. There are many forms of tapas we might choose from. Discipline is needed every single time that yoga asks us to change our lives. And truly, life transformation is where yoga has the power to be a change for the better of our lives.
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#yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaformen #yogaforlife #boysofyoga #ashtanga #ashtangi #ashtangayoga #intermediateseries #pinchamayurasana #featheredpeacockpose #karandavasana #forearmstand #pinoy #mensyoga #fit #fitspo #yogaph #yogaphilippines #yogamanila #mensyoga #yogaeverywhere #igyoga #instayoga #igersmanila (at Ashtanga Yoga Manila)
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The yoga tradition teaches non-attachment, vairagya in Sanskrit, not so that we walk around in a state of emotional detachment devoid of expression, but instead so that we will know that our deepest sense of self exist outside the realm of things, goals and material success. By practicing releasing attachments we let go of our intense identification with the world of materiality and begin to relax and play with life in a state of joy.
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yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaforlife #yogaformen #mensyoga #boysofyoga #yogaph #yogaeverywhere #ashtanga #ashtangi #ashtangayoga #intermediateseries #pinoygram #ardhamatsyendrasana #halflordofthefish #grammerph #igersmanila #fit #fitspo #yogaphilippines #flexibility #strength #igyoga #instayoga #madaboutyoga (at Ashtanga Yoga Manila)
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Emotions are teachers and they themselves have a short lifespan. Emotions only last longer because we reprocess and repeat scenarios which recreate the same response over and over again. Feeling and processing our emotions is not the same as retelling the same story over and over again. Emotional maturity and truly enlightened self-awareness comes from being fully present to our emotions, both the good and the bad. There is a delicate line between allowing our emotions to rule our life and suppressing our emotions. It’s like the practice, we are not there to perfect the asana, we are there to feel our whole body. In life, we’re not here to only feel happiness forevermore. We are here to feel everything and learn from all our experiences.
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#yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaformen #yogaforlife #boysofyoga #mensyoga #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #intermediateseries #parighasana #yogaph #yogaphilippines #yogamanila #igersmanila #fit #grammerph #pinoygram #igyoga #instayoga #mysorestyle #madaboutyoga #yogaeverywhere #feeltheyogahigh #twist
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Yoga helps us realize the universality of both pleasure and pain and, perhaps, more important, the natural human tendency to run from pain and run towards pleasure. Once we experience first hand how much an injury hurts, how deflating it can be to backslide for no reason or how frustrating financial limitations can be we will never be able to close our heart to another being going through the same experience. In this way all the pain we feel when we practice yoga is itself a heart-opening path to the realization of empathy. Our pain is not ours alone no matter how intense it seems. Our loss is also not unique no matter how deep or pervasive it is. As many problems as we have there is someone somewhere else on Earth with more.

On a lighter note, I’m still waiting for the weekend!

@kqkque @itsrosey
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#yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaforlife #yogaformen #boysofyoga #mensyoga #yogamanila #feeltheyogahigh #yogaeverywhere #vrschikasana #scorpionpose #handstand #backbend #intermediateseries #yogaph #yogaphilippines #igersmanila #strong #fit #grammersph #strength #ashtanga #ashtangi #ashtangayoga #igyoga (at Ashtanga Yoga Manila)
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We cannot change our emotions, our thoughts or ylour physicality like a light switch. We cannot go from a stiff spine to a flexible one overnight. Yoga teaches us to accept reality as it is first and then in that state of acceptance see what change is possible. Working with healthy alignment, qualified teachers and time-honored methods, we have the power to change our reality breath by breath, day by day and year by year with our slow, steady perseverance over a lifetime. Perhaps the greatest gift of this practice is the chance every day to know just a little more peace.
: @rms24601
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#yoga #yogi #yogalove #yogainsipiration #yogaforlife #yogaeverydamnday #yogaformen #yogadudes #mensyoga #yogamen #boysofyoga #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #intermediateseries #backbend #strong #fit #ustrasana #camelpose #igersmanila #grammerph #pinoygram #instayoga #igyoga #yogamanila #yogaph #yogaphilippines #fitspo #yogaeverywhere (at Ashtanga Yoga Manila)
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Thank you so much @vinyasawithbenandrianna for this super fun podcast interview! ✌

Repost from @vinyasawithbenandrianna with @regram.app
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Hello yogis! We’re back for another season of yoga conversations! For our maiden episode this season, we are joined by our friend, Ashtanga Yoga Authorized Level II Teacher Patrick Santos @nomnomenclature. This is one of the most fun episodes we have done to date. We ask Patrick about his Mysore experience, his take on the Ashtanga practice, and a lot of other things that we know you’re dying to ask. We won’t spoil it any further so go ahead and hit “Play” now! Link on our bio.
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#yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaformen #yogaforlife #boysofyoga #mensyoga #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #intermediateseries #vatayanasana #horsepose #yogaph #yogaphilippines #yogamanila #ashtangamanila #fitspo #fit #igersmanila #instayoga #igyoga #madaboutyoga #yogaeverywhere #feeltheyogahigh (at Gokulam, Mysore)
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