by Mugs McConnell | Jul 21, 2024 | Book Review
A Book Review Of Buddha’s Closet: Cleaning As A Path To Enlightenment, by Kerri Scott Enlightenment doesnt go with fashion. Or does it? In years past I had a yoga student who dressed impeccably. Her clothing fit perfectly, with colours that drew out her...
by Mugs McConnell | Mar 30, 2024 | Asanas, Meditation and Pranayama
I am hooked on this mantra. I say it with my mala beads, with hand mudras, with finger-tip touching, and during the “hold” in my asanas, and in this delightful, long-form Gayatri Salutation. This Gayatri Salutation is a beautiful practice, turning it into a sacred prayer for your body, mind and spirit.
by Mugs McConnell | Mar 4, 2024 | Asanas, Meditation and Pranayama, Musings From Mugs
When I wrote my book Letters from the Yoga Masters, it became clear that my teacher Hari was learning multiple ways one can practice the yoga techniques. He wrote to yoga masters of various traditional lineages, asking for clarification on how they instructed a...
by Mugs McConnell | Nov 6, 2023 | Meditation and Pranayama, Musings From Mugs
© Marion Mugs McConnell The Pacific Crest Trail is the highest, most scenic trail from Mexico to Canada. The Continental Divide Trail divides the continent with its mountain ranges, so rivers that flow from it to the west go into the Pacific Ocean, and rivers...
by Mugs McConnell | Oct 6, 2023 | Asanas, Musings From Mugs
In this part 4 of the Yoga on the Trail study we will take a look at balance poses and inversions. I have already talked about the importance of asanas in general. Without a regular practice of asanas I begin to feel very muscle-bound in the arms, shoulders and legs....
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