{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#208 The Many Shades of Devotion in Yoga","description":" Join Kino MacGregor, Tim Feldmann, Wade Oakley and Chandana Bhowmick as they discuss what devotion means for each of them. Finding the fuel of devotion in their practice is more sustainable than the fuel of ambition. Hear how they each found the student\u2019s heart of love in their relationship with their teachers and how they carry the flame of the practice forward today. In the yogic path, we often associate devotion with sweetness\u2014offering flowers, singing mantras, lighting candles. But true devotion is forged in longing. Longing is love stretched out across time. It is the ache that refuses to settle for surface answers. It is the pull of the soul toward something it remembers but has not yet fully touched. This longing\u2014this burning yearning\u2014is not a problem. It is a sign of awakening. Many of us come to yoga not because life is perfect, but because it hurts. We come to the mat with broken hearts, old questions, unseen grief. And often, we feel that unless we are calm or wise, we cannot be truly devotional. Longing is already devotion. When you show up to practice with no guarantees, that is devotion.  When you breathe through uncertainty and stay anyway, that is devotion.  When your practice becomes the place where you cry, or break, or ask life\u2019s hardest questions\u2014that is holy. It is not the polish of your practice that sanctifies it. It is the depth of your yearning. As students, let your questions live inside you. Don\u2019t rush to fix them. Let them ripen you. Ask not only \u201cWhat can I master?\u201d but \u201cWhat do I truly seek?\u201d As teachers, honor the longing in your students. Know that behind every posture, there is a heart that is yearning\u2014not just to stretch\u2014but to understand. Teach not just to instruct\u2014but to witness, to serve that fire. We are not here to douse that fire. We are here to tend it. Practice LIVE with me exclusively on Omstars! Start your journey today with a 7-day trial at omstars.com. Limited time Offer: Sign up for an Omstars+ membership and Get my FREE course: Ashtanga Mechanics. Sign up Here! Stay connected with us on social @omstarsofficial and @kinoyoga Practice with me in person for workshops, classes, retreats, trainings and Mysore seasons. Find out more about where I\u2019m teaching at kinoyoga.com and sign up for our Mysore season in Miami at www.miamilifecenter.com. ","author_name":"Yoga Inspiration","author_url":"http:\/\/kinoyoga.libsyn.com\/website","html":"