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    FAQ & Everything About Mysore Ashtānga Yoga
    David Miliotis
    • Mar 5

    FAQ & Everything About Mysore Ashtānga Yoga

    As a new student & beginner to the Ashtānga Yoga practice, you will receive one-on-one instruction to guide you in learning the fundamentals
    199 views
    There Are No Foolish Trees
    David Miliotis
    • Jun 2, 2020

    There Are No Foolish Trees

    Yoga is an inclusive process of crossing all supposed boundaries of separateness until we arrive at the tangible feeling that we are one
    67 views
    Five Blessings of Yoga
    David Miliotis
    • May 20, 2020

    Five Blessings of Yoga

    If we have limited or no faith in Yogic teachings. Instead we place our faith in money, power, fame, etc., then, nothing can protect us ...
    200 views
    Change: The Only Constant
    David Miliotis
    • May 3, 2020

    Change: The Only Constant

    This photo came up in my FB Memories today. It made me think of impermanence or pariṇāma, 1 of 3 sources of our psychological suffering ॐ
    82 views
    Dṛṣṭi - The Eyes: The Window into Your Soul
    David Miliotis
    • Mar 23, 2020

    Dṛṣṭi - The Eyes: The Window into Your Soul

    Yoga practice is founded upon 3 things: Breathing, Posture & Dṛṣṭi of the eyes - there are three aspects: 1. Mood, 2. Seeing & 3. Alignment.
    222 views
    About Yoga & Ashtānga Yoga
    David Miliotis
    • Mar 4, 2020

    About Yoga & Ashtānga Yoga

    Yoga is the unified use of body, breath & mind for the purpose of becoming a healthier, happier, more balanced and present human being.
    982 views
    Tips & Guidelines for Yoga Practice
    David Miliotis
    • Jan 10, 2020

    Tips & Guidelines for Yoga Practice

    Moon Day Rest Days,Why No Drink Water During Practice, When & What to Eat, Best Times to Practice Ladies’ Holiday, Śaucha - Cleanliness
    1,094 views
    
The Six Aims of Yoga - Why We Practice
    David Miliotis
    • Sep 20, 2019

    The Six Aims of Yoga - Why We Practice

    Let us let us look at six different aims or approaches to yoga so we can better understanding where we are going & what are our goals
    1,217 views
    The Inner Meaning of a Prāṇāyāma Mantra Shows Vedic Support for the Practice of Tristhāna
    David Miliotis
    • Jul 20, 2019

    The Inner Meaning of a Prāṇāyāma Mantra Shows Vedic Support for the Practice of Tristhāna

    Tristhāna (three places of attention: breathing, gazing (dṛṣṭi) & posture) as the foundation of Ashtānga Yoga practice is based in the Vedas
    212 views
    Some Words on Guru Pūrṇimā
    David Miliotis
    • Jul 16, 2019

    Some Words on Guru Pūrṇimā

    No matter what obscurities the sky may posses darkening our vision of the sun, the sun remains utterly untouched and continues to shine
    426 views
    Long Time Practicing Yoga
    David Miliotis
    • Jul 14, 2019

    Long Time Practicing Yoga

    When we surpass our original reasons for practicing yoga - when our accomplishments exceed our initial goals - then for sure we've succeeded
    46 views
    The Yoga of Equanimity
    David Miliotis
    • Jun 22, 2019

    The Yoga of Equanimity

    Equanimity is the key component that fosters our maturation in yoga. Patañjali presents three ways to understand this important fundamental
    29 views
    The Vast World of Sanskrit Chanting
    David Miliotis
    • Jun 3, 2019

    The Vast World of Sanskrit Chanting

    Chanting is Ashtānga Yoga: Whenever we apply the fundamentals of Ashtānga Yoga to something, then that same something becomes another...
    171 views
    ॐ Śrī Gurave Namaḥ ॥
    David Miliotis
    • May 27, 2019

    ॐ Śrī Gurave Namaḥ ॥

    When we can understand the universal challenges of overcoming the compulsion that everyone of us encounters, and from that understanding ...
    77 views
    Stronger Foundations
    David Miliotis
    • May 18, 2019

    Stronger Foundations

    The key to improving - in whatever we are doing - is to focus on the foundation. To do this we must simply focus more carefully on what...
    63 views
    Tapas: The Fire of Transformation
    David Miliotis
    • Feb 11, 2019

    Tapas: The Fire of Transformation

    This question came: Why is tapas sometimes translated as austerity? Is austerity a precondition for zeal, or vice-versa? Firstly, we need...
    95 views
    The Ebb & Flow of Mysore Practice
    David Miliotis
    • Jan 7, 2019

    The Ebb & Flow of Mysore Practice

    by Justen Caron: Guruji always taught, “Free breathing you do, circulation correcting, pain going.” When we focus on the breathing, we promo
    155 views
    Yoga Philosophy from the Śāstras
    David Miliotis
    • May 8, 2018

    Yoga Philosophy from the Śāstras

    “It is very important to understand yoga philosophy: without philosophy, practice is not good, and yoga practice is the starting place f
    38 views
    Interview with David: Tracing the Source
    David Miliotis
    • Sep 29, 2006

    Interview with David: Tracing the Source

    by Alex Medin: I began practicing yoga in 1989. When I began, it was with the idea that taking classes was for the purpose of learning to
    45 views
    Interview with Pattbhi Jois: Practice Makes Perfect
    David Miliotis
    • Feb 16, 1994

    Interview with Pattbhi Jois: Practice Makes Perfect

    by Sandra Anderson: Happiness on the face, light in the eyes, a healthy body-these are the signs of a yogī, according to the Haṭha Yoga
    44 views

     

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