Living the Yogi's Life with Kino, On Depression 

Kino, This is exactly what I needed to hear today. I have been practicing the Primary Series for a year now, and it's been healing my own mental wounds very slowly. There are days when the only time I feel alright is when I'm on my mat, and it inspires me to return to my practice when I feel down. I've been going through a very depressed time as of the past few weeks, and I find myself sleeping in instead of going to my Ashtanga class, which I would never do with a healthy mindset. The only way that I've found to get out of periods like this is to be open and honest, and always do the opposite of what my mind says (for example, going to yoga instead of staying in bed). Thanks so much for your inspiring words, I am more motivated to get on my mat today, and will keep your message in mind in the hard days to come.

Your love for yoga as a spiritual practice is intoxicating and inspiring! It makes me want to stop what I'm doing and get on my mat. Thank you! One day I'm going to go to Miami and visit your life center!

Kino we love you , thanks for the inspiration

There is no better yoga than be natural, and in this video, by showing us your natural side, make it the best of your videos. Many time people asked themself who is the been behind-inside that pose? What has changed in your life by applie your practice? Now the answer. The weak part is the seed of the action...so in the posture so in life. but thank's to this weakness our journey can begin. The journey toward oneself. Welcome home Kino! Best Regards Tiziano

I just love your philosophical message! I have had to do the same thing in my life but I Pray! I spend time Praying and practicing love and peace! I really admire you and hope you’re doing well in your life! I have watched many of your videos and can sense a very beautiful Spirit within you and it touches me! So Thank you Kino and many Blessings to you! Love Michael 🙏

Thank you for posting this. I also have dealt with bouts of depression throughout my life since I was 21. I came to yoga as part of my therapy. It helped me sleep and give me strength to work through the depression. Your videos are amazing and thank you for being so candid. Namaste Kino :)

Best ever. Thank you for being open and honest. Beautiful. Practice is a prayer, and this video reminds me of the power of the practice. Thank you.

Kino, thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience. I have found that even when I cannot get on my mat to practice, if I can take the principles of yoga in my everyday life, I find I am a much more peaceful and happier person overall. Thank you for sharing your wisdom.

I have never commented on a youtube video, but I really needed to hear this, so thank you. Depression has been part of my life for as long as I can remember, but yoga has really helped so much. It has taught me to breath, physically and spiritually. I have had a few hits to my ego with delays in my goals recently, so I felt the depression and bad self talk creeping back in. When you said it is exactly what I should be dealing with right now...that is so right. I think of that Rumi poem...The Guest House... "Be grateful for whatever comes. because each has been sent as a guide from beyond." Thank you Kino!

It is through a period of depression that I found yoga, first as a momentarily place to forget and then more and more as the way to crawl out of the deep dark hole. It is incredible how yoga creeps on me like that. I started ashtanga a couple months ago, and with the increasing physical strength, the mental strength follows. The realisation of the profound connection between the body and the mind (and hopefully one day the soul too) is the motivation to continue going on this path of light. I hope that one day that feeling of entitlement to happiness will come too. It shows how disappointments and broken hearts are the fertile ground for spiritual journeys. Thank you for sharing this video, it gives me hope for more to come in this journey.

beautiful sharing ; thank you Kino

This video is just what I needed to see right now & everything was well said. I started yoga teacher training earlier this year & have been practicing the Ashtanga primary series regularly for a few years. I've been reading a lot of yogic literature, & just started Yoga for Depression by Amy Weintraub on my own to help understand & address my own issues. I'm in a much better place now than I was a year ago & before, many thanks to having a yoga practice. This video confirms why I need to keep doing it! Many thanks.

you have no idea how much i needed to hear your words today! I am at that point, ready to transition , wanting to be a better human, but struggling to let go of the negative and fully embrace a new me...thank you so much....yours words just clicked with me and i took the first breath to a new me!! I really hope you understand how inspiring you are and are truly making a difference to peoples lives. Thank you so much xx

Kino, I've been watching this video weekly. I'm really struggling and your words help me so much. Most days, it is so difficult to get on my mat and keep going. You inspire me to keep going. Thank you Kino.

Kino, your lifestory is inspiring and life affirming.I too battled depression for years ,but thanks to Art, Music and Karate, like you I have found the answers from within. As a Shotokan Blackbelt at 53 years of age, I find your flexibility but in particular your hip opening exercises a great help for my kicks. Keep up the good work

I've been searching for meaning since age 6 or 7 something.. decades later at 34 I stumbled on your journey to strength with Dylan and just said 'let's do this!' I'm only two weeks in but it feels like coming home.. home to myself. Thanks for this. Just being you and being true.. Namaste

This is very similar to my own experience with depression and yoga. The more I practice, the more I open my heart to deeper expressions of love, for myself and others. Thank you so much for speaking this truth. Light

Thank you for this video. I never thought of it in terms of your heart needing to break in order to let the light in through the cracks - that is beautiful, makes it feel like it has all been worth it ❤

Hi my lovely Kino! Thank you for being and sharing the yoga philosophy and your experiences :-*** I started doing yoga five years ago in India (where we moved with family) had a teacher but also have practised on my own with your videos. Unfortunatelly after comming back home I stopped which was a mistake... I suffer from depression my whole live but I finally realized (I´m 39) that only yoga can help and heal the old wounds. So I´m slowly starting again (having 3 little kids :-))) and practise with you because you are my favourite yoga person on RU-vid... You are such a nice person! Wish you all the best and again ... big thanks for being there for us! :-)

I love all of your videos too, but this one is probably my favorite so far. It really hits home. I often wish that one day I could get off medication, and trust in other forms of therapy like yoga. I think getting there is the hardest part though. I've been dealing with manic depression since I was 13, and I have been on meds forever. I honestly don't know what it feels like to not be on meds. Thank you for this today! I really need to get inspired to get on my mat today! Much love Kino!

Hey Kino. Thank you very much for this video. You are a real inspiration to me. Where I live I don't have any teachers but watching you is helping me in so many different ways. I'm getting stronger in my body but also my mind and soul. Thank you one more time. Love Sam.

You are a beautiful soul, Kino. Thanks for sharing that with us!

Finally a message I've been waiting for and have been needing to hear. Thank you for sharing your courage and strength with us

Hey Kino- I just want to say THANK YOU. You are a beautiful soul, woman and guide and I have been following your Living the Yogi's Life for a while now. All of your videos offer nuggets of invaluable insight and advice, it truly helps people and I am able to utilise and also pass on the knowledge to live a more peaceful life myself, and also help others around me at home and at work- information I am able to pass on from the inspiration of your videos. I have now watched ALL of your Living the Yogi's Life videos and can't wait for you to post more!!! (Please post one soon) :) I'm currently training to become a yoga teacher and your videos help me in so many ways possible so thank you, thank you and THANK YOU. You truly do inspire me every time I watch your videos to get back on the mat and keep improving and working hard to better myself, my practice and help those around me. You're amazing so please keep up the videos and I really hope to meet you one day!!! Yoga has offered me an incredible inner journey and everyday I feel myself transforming and transcending- So much love for you Kino- have an awesome day xxx Thank you! Namaste

It took me a long time to realize what the true self is all about. This video is so genuine and real - Thank you so much for this inspiring message Kino!

I too have suffered from depression from early childhood, so this video resonates with me. Having also lost friends to suicide I am eternally great full that I found you and your videos. Please continue to inspire w/ your inner light. Namaste🐘

Hey Kino, thanks so much for this video. Although I am not going through a period of depression at the moment, I know that it will really help if I start to struggle again. I started going to meditation classes and then yoga when I was in a very dark place. It's so nice to see someone like you, a radiant wise woman, talk about going through the experience that I so identify with and coming out the other end through the path of yoga. I am now grateful for everything that has happened, otherwise I wouldn't have arrived here. It would be awesome to meet you one day :)

"Keep a beginners mind". You expressed yourself so well. Your videos keep me inspired to practice every day.

Kino you have a beautiful way of putting things.

Ah, complete beauty, body and mind. Simply amazing.

Thank you Kino.

Amazing message - thank you Kino.

Thank you so much Kino, for the inspiring message.& your Love for Yoga, Keep inspiring and smiling :-) ! experiencing the True self in the journey of yoga is awesome! True Yoga is Beautifulllll friends.

So beautiful and eloquent. You help and impact way more lives and spirits than you will ever know. May all that love and kindness return to you ten fold sister. Blessings 🖤💜🖤

My own depression led to a disregard for my own well-being, which led to a right knee injury I still suffer from now, 20 years after it ocurred. Good message.

Gorgeous human. So inspiring even to those inspired! Thank you.

Beautiful message, beautiful you. Thank you for sharing such a personal and hopeful message.

Thank you SO much for sharing your story! This has helped me more than you can imagine. I have struggled with depression ever since I was a teenager, and have only faced this disease about 3 years ago. I am taking medication which was a tremendous help, and have recently started on my yoga journey. Yoga is one of the best things that ever happened to me! Your videos and your positive message are a huge part of it, and I'm so thankful to you for sharing yoga with us!

keep inspiring people Kino! you are amazing!

Thank you, Kino!

You're such a great inspiration Kino!

Hi Kino, It was very coincidental stumbling across this video... I started watching your videos more intensely lately after realizing how good you are at it and devoted to the true spirit of Yoga. You've inspired me to practice harder and now I look forward to it every morning. I do a combination of Hatha and Kundalini yoga. But as I watched one of your videos the other day, I saw the pain and depth in your face, and thought maybe, just maybe, she suffers from depression. Takes one to recognize one. I once had a friend tell me after having met me for the first time in person, she could see the depth of pain in my eyes. I have fooled a lot of people, but we tend to be able to recognize it in each other. Many people don't know how to be around a depressed person, so we hide it. And we don't want to act depressed around others (necessarily). It tends to be personal thing we carry around quietly often for a lifetime. You might consider it a life theme, at least it has been for me. I commend you for confessing this personal aspect of you. Although it's not easy to live with, I have found those who suffer from deep depression to be some of the most kindest, genuine, and sincere people. I believe we are here in physical form to balance the planet in a healing way, but we intuitively know there is so much more to reality, and the limitations pose a real struggle for us. I came out of my depression in my early twenties when I stumbled upon this concept knowing it was all temporary. But a Kundalini awakening in my late thirties threw me down again, crippling me emotionally in a way I hadn't been before. Ten years later I still struggle. But despite the pain I often live with, I am always grateful to have the perception into life that I have. We feel life to a depth that many cannot. That is the gift we've earned for choosing the path that we have. Namaste

This is awesome Kino. Namaste! Thank you. God bless you!

i love u kino!!!

Thank you for making this video. It speaks to me on so many levels. Before I discovered yoga two years ago I had been working hard on creating a better relationship with myself through counseling, CoDa meetings, life coaching, self study, and adopting a plant based lifestyle. After my first class I knew right away that yoga was the missing component. All the self care work I had been doing suddenly came together and I knew that what I had been seeking was already inside of me. Now I am able to generate happiness from within and not have to look anywhere outside myself to feel fulfilled or complete. I can let go and those answers I used to feverishly search for come to me exactly when they are suppose to. With my yoga practice, I continue to discover that place where the physical and spiritual sides of my life merge and create a balance within that I can take everywhere I go. Namaste.

I love you! 💓✨🙏

thank you so much for sharing your insights and experience

As a lifelong depression sufferer, I can empathize. Thank you for sharing,

Kino! that was so beautiful!! you have touched my heart just now while listening to you, I needed to hear this :) thank you thank you! Namaste.

I'll admit, yoga has been my outlet to rid myself of depression! It's so beautiful and unexplainably satisfying.

Hi, your videos give very valuable advice. If you don't mind I was wondering if the background music could be kept at a lower level

Thank you so much, I really needed to hear this. Recently I have turned to yoga to help me deal with depression. It truly makes me happy to get on my mat. Thank you for being inspirational and opening up about your experience. Its nice to know other people experience this too.

Thank you Kino a beautiful video and a personal journey that I can relate to. Thank you for giving me hope to keep going xx

thank you, kino 💕✊✊

Kino, I can't thank you enough for posting these videos! They inspire me to continue practicing even though sometimes I can be lazy :-( Thank you again and I'm sending good vibes to your father's way!!!!

I like this. I like the music too.

I'm way inspired.... bless 🕉🌊💎🎵👑

Thank you Kino! I really needed to hear this. :)

✌🏻 After watching this video, I kind of realize why I feel such a connection to you. you are very relatable to me and many other women. 🙏🏻

Thank you.

So inspiring, thank you for sharing this x

Hi kino! Thanks a lot. I really really needed some help. Thank you for making me believe in my practice. Thank you :)

Thank you for this honest video, Kino. I can deeply relate to that and I am still looking for things outside of myself to make/keep me happy. I just recently got professional help to learn how not to rely on the outside world to keep me stable. And I found that therapy and yoga have a lot in common, not only regarding that particular aspect. As for yoga I am still struggling with doubts and my own discipline. But your videos make me somehow trust the method and want to go an my mat again. Thank you so much for sharing.

Beautiful message

Hi kino, Thank you for this.

Your core strength amazes me

THANK YOU ❤️

Wonder message and beautifully said.

Oh, I cried a bit. Kino, you are so great & inspiring. Thank you for all and thank you for Consistency. With videos, ideas, photos and sharing. Raving fan, for sure.

So beautiful. What you said about the divine spark and the soul being eternal reminds me of a book I just read (and loved) called Proof of Heaven. Definitely loved this video- thanks for sharing on such a personal subject!

hey kino your videos always inspired

Very inspiring. Thanks kino

I took be stong courses on codyapp, in the plank postures you said "don't give up" whole day long those words made me move, and this is not the only inspiration you gave me! Thanks for sharing your journey, you are true inspiration!

Wow that's a great video. Thank you so much for sharing this perspective on your life and depression. I appreciate hearing that yoga is a practice used not only to strengthen one's body, but also to strengthen your life. I look forward to seeing more videos like this. peace and blessings unto you.

Thanks for showing us this side of you kino! This touched my heart and I know will hit home for many people! I'll be at your workshop in DC this June - can't wait!! Hugs

I loved this video, this one came at the perfect time for me and just listening to you talk has lifted my mood and I feel like the weights been lifted again! Namaste xx

Thank u the message,u are the one always make my practice is slow and smooth and happy.love u always😝😚😋

Brilliant video! The message was very powerful, and your personal testimony was very inspirational! Thank you so much for sharing your story!

Very nice video! It is really good to see that you have come through your tough times and been able to grow and share your knowledge. You seem at peace with yourself. Only just found your channel, but I will certainly tune in for more. Depression is something that has clouded my family for many years. Exercise has moved me through dark times and yoga has been a part of that... Keep up your great work shining a positive light for others to emulate in their lives...

Thank you

Thanks so much for uploading this :) I discovered your videos on a yoga for depression video that was 3 years ago and I still practice yoga and even attended one of your workshops last summer. Thanks for everything :) Namaste Xx

thankyou so much for inspiring us :)

I like how you incorporated the eternal soul into your journey. I'd like to hear more about the spiritual enlightenment and growth you've had perhaps even beyond your yoga practice. Thanks for sharing :)

you inspire me so much! thank you Kino :)

Thank you Kino. I am so sorry that there is no more place any more on your second workshop in Vienna in September. Any way I will still follow you here :). Namaste

Thank you so much for this video. I've been depressed since my teens and I've been taking antidepressants for years, but I'm still depressed. They don't work that much. I do feel better when I practice meditation though. I need to keep that frame of mind throughout the day. Being mindful.

The brighter side of the down side. Nice words 🙏

The next time your in Denmark dress more warm , at Night light candles in the apartment , have a seasonal beer , there quite fantastic there not just a coors or Budweiser They are made for the times of year that there isnt so much light , When i was a Gardner winter was really hard a hot bath works With good Music in your ears 🙏🌈that rainbow was a gift from me

Thank you for the inspiration. I always admire how serene your face is whenever you practice unlike me that I am unaware of the facial reactions I have whenever I practice.

Earlier today I shared on IG (@ yogalove83 )apart of myself which as been a struggle for me for a long time. Iv suffered with Severe anxiety, panic attacks and depression. Which have been improving bit by bit and I've been gaining more confidence this past year. Hearing your story means a lot though! I've gained a lot through spirituality/yoga experiences I have had which has given me a believe deep in my soul that I can completely heal, but your story and honesty gives and extra boost of encouragement and inspiration. Thank you for sharing and been true. Oh and btw 18minths on I'm still sticking with the physical practice of yoga with much thank to you! Your guidance on here, IG and your book The Power of Now, which has helped me stick with it even though physical exercise wasn't natural to me 😁😂 hopefully in a few year I'll be able to make the trip to Mysore (fingers crossed😁) Anyway sending lots of love 💕✨namaste🙏🏼

Thank you so much for sharing this Kino! As a sufferer of depression I find it very hard to keep a regular practice. The last two years has been a constant struggle, and long periods of no physical practice at all, which makes me sad. But depression makes me so tired, and my body so heavy that I find it really hard to get on my mat at all, even though I really want to. I know yoga makes me feel better, I'm just to tired to get on my mat.

absolutely beautiful and inspiring

Amazing video Kino! Thank you so much for sharing your story! Kino, I'd love to see a video on your recommandations regarding personal practice. I moved back to France from Toronto and I don't have any teachers anymore. I practice the first series alone, 4 days per week. What recommendations do you have for people like me to keep a personal practice always growing and safe?

I'm in a very difficult time, feel depressed, but yoga give me the answer and is helping me day by day.. hope that people undestand this and stop wasting time in useless drugs and relationships.. Thank u Kino, u are so inspiring! And just a question: r u planning to go to europe in 2018? it would be wonderful to join one of yr workshop :)

Congratulations on Hungary, you are very skilled, and very pretty, real woman!

❤️

Beautiful message.. I really needed that today.. Thanks Kino!

I love yoga thanks yogi wollcom Nadia Mayapur mam

Well said. 🥰

Who can relate . I’m afraid to fully love or enjoy because I fear the feeling of losing it. I want to fully bloom like a flower so I can feel warmth , but fear holds me back.