by jimmycrow | Apr 6, 2019 | MP Blog
I am so pleased and proud of how hard everyone is working. One of the things I love about this practice, which is demonstrated to me by Sharath in Mysore year after year after year, is a strong work ethic. Humble, honest, hardworking. These aren’t...
by Karen Kelley | Oct 21, 2017 | MP Blog
When I was first learning Ashtanga yoga, I often challenged myself to focus on different aspects of the practice. Sometimes it was a one-day challenge, sometimes a weekly challenge. I might focus on breath or bandhas or a certain transition. The first challenge...
by Karen Kelley | Sep 2, 2017 | MP Blog
We live in a fast-paced, capitalist society, where we are encouraged to consume goods and services and experiences and — yup! — spiritual practices. If you think yoga is about poses or adjustments or alignment or bliss, there’s a good chance...
by Karen Kelley | Jul 27, 2017 | MP Blog
Karen, what was your life before finding yoga? Life before yoga involved the arts — drawing, drawing, and more drawing, all through childhood and high school, visual art as an undergraduate (sculpture, specifically) and creative writing (poetry) in graduate...
by Karen Kelley | Jul 24, 2017 | MP Blog
I suppose I can’t rail about daily practice without recognizing that an obstacle to practice with an authorized instructor might be lack of funds. If a student sees value in instruction and practice, I want to make that available. The Mysore Phoenix Scholarship...
by Karen Kelley | Jul 23, 2017 | MP Blog
You know how there’s the first rule of Fight Club? There’s also a first rule of Ashtanga yoga. No, it’s not “Don’t talk about Ashtanga yoga.” It’s “Ashtanga is a daily practice.” Yeah, that sounds daunting. Who in the world would start off a yoga practice with a...
