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YOGA ON THE HIKING TRAIL: A Sadhana by Mugs McConnell (Part 3)

by Mugs McConnell | Sep 8, 2023 | Asanas, Musings From Mugs

Hiking and backpacking continue to be a passion of mine. Being in nature and breathing in the pure air fills me with energy and gratitude for this lifetime. Discovering with such intimate closeness the trees, desert, plants, water, atmosphere, and the earth in all her...

YOGA ON THE HIKING TRAIL: A Sadhana by Mugs McConnell (Part 2)

by Mugs McConnell | Jul 31, 2023 | Asanas, Musings From Mugs

Backpacking has been a great love of mine since childhood. As a child, my mother used to hike along the Dewdney trail to visit a family friend and gold prospector, Ed Jordan. He had a cabin in the mountains outside of Creston, BC, and her family was very close to him....

YOGA ON THE HIKING TRAIL: A Sadhana by Mugs McConnell

by Mugs McConnell | May 3, 2023 | Asanas, Musings From Mugs

Whether you hike 5000 kms or 50 kms, you can integrate your yoga sadhana (spiritual practices). Everyone needs to stop and rest numerous times a day so there is plenty of opportunity to meditate, breathe, and stretch out those muscles.

Six Kinds Of Yoga Asanas for Balancing the Body

by Mugs McConnell | Mar 31, 2023 | Asanas, Musings From Mugs

A common denominator to the practice of hatha yoga is that there are six kinds of poses one should incorporate to achieve the balance and health of the body.

Nataraja – The Power of the Lord of the Dance

by Mugs McConnell | Feb 24, 2023 | Musings From Mugs, Yoga Philosophy

There is much symbolism in the mythology of Nataraja. Nataraja is another name and form for Śhiva who performs the dance of the universe in its ever-changing phases of creation, preservation and transformation. The dance is to remind us that nothing in this manifested...

Love Opens The Wildflower of Your Heart

by Mugs McConnell | Feb 3, 2023 | Musings From Mugs

I have loved this poem so much so that I created a vinyasa of hand mudras to flow with Ustrasana, the camel pose. I hope you enjoy this beautiful poem, and the vinyasa I created for it (follow with me here).

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