#yogamanila

The inner path of yoga is sometimes difficult, long and painful, it is also immensely rewarding, filled with timeless joy and one of the only sources of real, lasting peace. Each practitioner of yoga goes through periods of injury, pain and discomfort but not every practitioner has the dedication, heart and courage to find the light at the end of the tunnel. Those who maintain a relationship with their practice over a number of years begin to understand just how much it takes to make yoga a lifelong practice. There are moments of doubt, intense suffering and emotional turmoil as well as moments of bliss, ecstasy and realization. What commitment to yoga over a lifetime really demands is total devotion.
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#yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaformen #yogaforlife #boysofyoga #mensyoga #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #primaryseries #prasaritapadottanasana #wideleggedforwardfold #basic #yogamanila #yogaph #yogaphilippines #grammerph #igersmanila #fit #fitspo #pinoygram #feeltheyogahigh #igyoga #instayoga #madaboutyoga (at Ashtanga Yoga Manila)
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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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You come! ✌

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Sadhana Siargao

We are excited to announce that we are finally resuming classes starting March 2nd! Patrick Santos will be teaching in Sadhana over the next few months and we are looking forward to seeing new and old faces in the shala!

Patrick was first introduced to yoga in 2006 while pursuing his Culinary Studies and fell in love with ashtanga yoga 7 years ago. He introduced Ashtanga Yoga in the tradition of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in Saudi Arabia and has taught in different parts of the Middle East. He currently resides in Manila, where he started Ashtanga Yoga Manila in 2017.

As a chef and an Ashtanga Yoga practitioner, Patrick hopes to unite his two passions: promoting healthy living through food and spiritual wholeness through the practice.

Patrick goes to Mysore, India every year for an extended stay to further enrich his studies at the Sri K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute/ Sharath Yoga Center and was given the blessing to teach both the primary and intermediate series.

#sadhanasiargao #siargao #siargaoisland #ashtanga #yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaformen #yogaforlife #boysofyoga #mensyoga #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #primaryseries #yogamanila #yogaph #yogaphilippines #grammerph #igersmanila #fit #fitspo #pinoygram #feeltheyogahigh #igyoga #instayoga #madaboutyoga (at Sadhana Siargao)
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Guru is the creator Brahma, Guru is the preserver Vishnu, Guru is the destroyer Shiva. Guru is directly the supreme spirit — I offer my salutations to this Guru.
Forever grateful to my Teacher, Sharathji. Thank you for guiding us through this path and through this method and thank you for entrusting me to share this wonderful method in my hometown.
Happy Guru Poornima
Photo taken during his first workshop here in Manila
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#yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaforlife #yogaformen #boysofyoga #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #kpjayi #grateful #gratitude #boss #yogaphilippines #yogaph #yogamanila #experience #kpjayiauthorised #practicealliscoming #gurupurnima #vscoph #igersmanila #kpjayistudent #igyoga #instayoga #madaboutyoga (at Kerry Sports 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 is no easy way to say this but the reality is that the Ashtanga Yoga Method is really hard. The longer we practice the more we forget what a marathon the Primary Series really is. For total yoga beginners this can seem totally dreadful and defeating.
The Ashtanga Yoga Method is meant not to be easy on the first try. This is one of the lessons in the practice. Instead of making the method easy, the practice asks us to make our mind and thinking strong. If we accept our failures and learn to love ourselves anyway, then we are practicing a valuable skill.
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#yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaformen #yogaforlife #boysofyoga #mensyoga #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #primaryseries #bridgepose #setubandhasana #backbend #yogamanila #yogaph #yogaphilippines #grammerph #igersmanila #fit #fitspo #pinoygram #feeltheyogahigh #igyoga #instayoga #madaboutyoga (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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(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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Giving back to the community where I started teaching! Happy to see some of my first students and new faces here at Yoga for Life! It’s been two years since I last taught this group!

Yoga for Life is a community of HIV advocates empowering people living with HIV and fellow advocates through the practice of Yoga.
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#yoga #yogi #yogini #yogamen #yogadudes #yogainspiration #yogalove #yogaeverydamnday #yogaformen #yogaforlife #pinoygram #yogamanila #yogaph #yogaeverywhere #ashtanga #ashtangi #ashtangayoga #primaryseries #fit #boysofyoga #grammerph #igersmanila #yogaclass #yogaphilippines #positiveliving #communityclass #igyoga #instayoga #madaboutyoga #fitspo (at Beyond Yoga Serendra)
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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 moment we have time for ourselves and our practice is a message to ourselves and to the world that we will not be second place in our own lives. We know our importance in the world and we have chosen to be an active participant. We will not be lazy about how we use our energies. We will be powerful and masterful in the use of our energies. We are willing to live to our highest potential and do the greatest good for the world.
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#yoga #yogi #yogamen #yogadudes #yogalove #yogainsipiration #yogaeverydamnday #yogaformen #yogaforlife #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #mensyoga #boysofyoga #sthirabhaga #advanceda #kasyapasana #legbehindthehead #yogamanila #yogastrong #yogaph #yogaphilippines #igersmanila #grammersph #pinoygram #instayoga #igyoga #madaboutyoga #fitspo #wellness (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 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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To the lineage, to the practice, to Sharathji our teacher, and to everyone who partook in Sharath Manila 2019, the Philippine community is deeply grateful ‍♂️‍♀️

: Exposure 10/10 Photography
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Meet your #SharathManila2019 Organizers and Registration Team. Day 4 of 6 Done! Drop-ins are still welcome. :) Just come an hour early before the actual class time. Hope to see you there!
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The long wait is over! One more sleep, and we get to practice with Sharath-ji!

A few reminders before our most-awaited event:

BE PUNCTUAL
Sharathji starts on the dot and does not allow latecomers to join.

BRING YOUR OWN MAT.
Students need to bring their own mat. You cannot leave your mats at Kerry Sport after the practice.

OBSERVE SILENCE
Kerry Sports is very strict with maintaining a low noise level. We hope for everyone’s cooperation on this.

TICKETS
For those with email comfirmation of full payment as of Aug 25, you may claim your tickets at CERTIFIED CALM BGC FROM Sept 1-7. For those with balances, and who finalized registration after Aug 25, we highly suggest you claim on Sept 8, 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Kerry Sports reception area.

Otherwise, come at 5:00 am, an hour before led class starts with exact change of your balances, please.

PARKING
Parking is available at the following: Shangri-La at the Fort (with elevator access straight to Kerry Sports), Crescent North, Crescent South, BGC Stopover, One Bonifacio High Street. Please check www.thefortcity.com/maps/parking-lotsandhttps://primer.com.ph/tips-guides/2019/07/31/a-guide-to-bgc-parking-lots/ for other options.

BELONGINGS
Bags and footwear may be placed on the sides and the bleachers as lockers are limited. Please refrain from bringing valuables. The organisers and the venue administration are not liable for any loss or damage. Belongings (e.g. mats) must not be left at the venue.

SHOWERS
Showers and toilets are available.

OUTSIDE FOOD
Bringing in of outside food and drinks (water excluded) is strictly not allowed. Kerry Sprouts, the heart bar café of Kerry Sport, offers healthy food and beverage that can cater for your snack requirement.

ATTIRE
Proper training attire is required (i.e. workout clothing).

OTHER REMINDERS
Please refer to the attached Event Reservation form for other policies.
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FINAL CALL FOR REGISTRATION & PAYMENT

Students wanting to reserve a slot (whether for a week or drop-in) MUST REGISTER and PAY IN FULL by Saturday, 7 Sept, at 6:00 pm. Thereafter, one-week passes will no longer be issued and all unpaid registrations will be forfeited. Daily drop-in passes are available at the venue on a first-come, first serve basis. Availability not guaranteed as drop-in passes are dependent on space on the day.
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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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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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