Uddiyana Bandha
Uddiyana Bandha is often misunderstood as a simple contraction. By perceiving the updraft of the iliopsoas as a simple contraction, practitioners mistakenly tighten their gut. But Uddiyana Bandha involves the length (and width) of the entire iliolumbar region. This became clear to me in my study of Iyengar Yoga. Some …
Read MoreRise Then Shine
by Tias Little – Yoga Journal, December 2013 The first hour of the day is precious, and for centuries yogis have cherished the dawn for personal practice: meditation, building their prana, and opening their bodies with the rising sun. Read the article >
Read MoreLooking for Trouble with Tias Little
(As published in allthingshealing.com) The aim of a yoga practice is to reduce suffering. To do this we practice postures, recite incantations and study sutras. A yoga practice should necessarily involve working with pain. The asanas are good to reduce lower back pain, shoulder pain, sacroiliac pain and the like. …
Read MoreTias Little “Pratyahara & Yoga Asanas” Webinar Nov. 8th 8:30PM EST
Join us tonight, Thursday Nov. 8th (8:30EST / 5:30PST) for the second half of Tias’ YogaUOnline course “Pratyahara and Yoga Asanas – The Significance of the Fifth Limb of Yoga”. For more information on how to register visit YogaUOnline.com Click here to listen to a sample from Monday night’s lecture: …
Read MoreBeyond Doing, Beyond Understanding
Tias Little writes another Yoga Koan article for Elephant Journal.
Read MoreYoga, Sensationalism and the Fall from Grace by Tias Little
The current popularity of yoga in the world today is due to a very bizarre combination of things. One is the overall benefits that the practice has on the body and the mind, the other is the limelight effect where so many things related to yoga get trumped up and …
Read MoreThe More Medicine, the Worse the Sickness
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/01/the-more-the-medicine-the-worse-the-sickness–tias-little/ Tias discusses this Yoga Koan in an article for Elephant Journal
Read MoreZen Motion Experience
Here is a great article by Devon Ward-Thommes about her experience with Tias’ Zen Motion: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/10/tias-littles-zen-motion/
Read MoreCalm weather is a sign of a prosperous year…
This phrase comes out of the meditative tradition in China known as Chan. Here at the end of the year 2011 and the start of a new year 2012, it brings up the question what exactly is a “prosperous year”. The typical view of prosperity suggests material gain, monetary reward …
Read MoreYoga Modern Interviews Tias at the Yoga Journal Estes Park conference 2011
Yoga Modern Interviews Tias at the Yoga Journal Estes Park conference 2011 Tias Little on yoga, women’s rights, and abortion follow-up article.
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