Always lingering on the pictures that are popular in the media, it is easy to be too strict with our own body when we look back at ourselves.
These unified standards of strength and beauty will also prevent us from appreciating other bodies that are different from the standards.
Can't believe the power of other bodies than the norm.
"I've even been told that my thighs are so thick and my arms are so short that it's a luxury to want to do certain poses. Thankfully, I choose the faint voices that believe in me, not the loud doubts voice," she said.
She believes that there are as many different ways of practicing Ashtanga as there are different bodies in the world. In the traditional Mysore practice, the asanas can be adjusted according to the different needs of each student's practice. and modified: "During my years of study tours in India, I have seen how my teacher adjusts the practice according to what is most beneficial to the students, although there are many asanas in Ashtangari, they are not Not every student needs to do all the asanas the same way every day. Ashtanga is not a single linear exercise, but a journey that guides students into the spirit.”
What Kino hopes to let more people know is: "Actually, you don't need the world to love you and make you feel your worth, just as you don't need the world to forcefully fill your head. A unified standard for what is beauty and what is power."
Kino mentioned that many women have told her that they are inspired and more confident to practice because of her (Kino says she is not a tall and thin person). "Okay, then let my muscular thighs and small stature be the inspiration for all short, heavy bodies," Kino said in a slightly playful tone!
And the jokes are more of positive support and encouragement: "Let me tell you, there's nothing wrong with you, you're beautiful, and you can hold yourself up if you want, but again, you don't have to. Prove your worth. The perfect body to practice is the one who keeps practicing. Learn to love your body and thank your body with every breath for the power you get from it.”
Kino believes that every individual has the power to achieve transformation and breakthrough, waiting to be discovered and discovered, and yoga practice is this tool: "Actually, nothing can be easily achieved - yoga is not, handstand No, not meditation, not emotional balance, and of course not self-approval. I have struggled with depression, anxiety, eating disorders, panic attacks, self-worth, loneliness, etc., but the key to transformation has always been myself.
I can choose to immerse myself in my misery and passively wait for the world to make amends and give me what I see as my own, or I can choose to jump out of my destructive thinking and Strive to change your world and turn it into what you love. "
The deepest part of asana practice is the connection between body and mind. Yoga is not only a physical exercise, but also an art of body perception. In fact, all asana practice is to prepare for the final realization of the sublimation of body and mind. This is why Kino believes that even though many people start yoga for fitness reasons, slowly they will find that yoga has changed their lives invisibly.
"The beauty of yoga asanas is that you don't need to believe that they have healing energy, yoga will work on your body first, and then subtly penetrate into your spirit and soul to achieve a complete transformation of people, because the body It is a gateway to the heart and soul in itself," Kino said.
When you open Kino's social networking platform, you will be amazed at the super-difficult yoga poses that she seems to have handy. In the photo, her eyes are always sparkling, and her face is always with a warm smile. Even the "Washington Daily" commented on her— - "Internationally renowned Ashtanga mentor Kino Mac Gregor is such a presence that not only can she put her legs on her head, but she can do so with a smile" is also almost an incredible admiration.
She is the founder of social media platforms to promote yoga - she has over a million followers on Instagram, and her personal Youtube channel has over 100 million views; she is the "Originator of Yoga Influencers" - she is famous in the world Difficult asana photos of scenic spots are circulated all over the world. In her, we see the combination of tradition and modernity, yoga and fashion, and inheritance and openness.