Rise 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 MoreChowder with Dulse Sea Vegetable
by Surya Little There are many variations on chowder recipes that can be made using dulse, one of my favorite sea vegetables. Chowders are usually comfort foods for warming up and there are several ways to create a thick creamy base that glides down your tummy. One way is to …
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 MoreThree-bean Chili
Three-bean Chili Yield: 4 to 6 serving Cooking time: 2 hours Ingredients: 1 cup black beans 1 cup kidney beans ½ cup green lentils 1 3-inch piece of Kombu 1 whole dried chipotle chiles (any hot, smokey-flavored chile can be substituted) ½ cup sundried tomatoes 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 …
Read MoreAnatomy of the Chakra at Moksha Yoga 11/19
Journey into dream time with Tias & students on Day #3 of his advanced teacher training course Anatomy of the Chakra. This session was recorded live on Nov. 19. 2012 at Moksha Yoga (Riverwest) in Chicago. Right before the Thanksgiving holiday, Tias conducted two teacher training intensives at Moksha. In …
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 MoreThe Path Is Made By Walking
The path was created long ago, and we are now following it. The word for path in Sanskrit is marga, so we follow the yoga marga, the way of yoga. The path has been cleared and made smooth and passable by the ancient ones who proceed us. So the instructions, …
Read MoreThe Camel Pose – Ushtrasana
It is strange to think that there were camels in North America, traipsing around North Dakota with their humpbacks and bad attitudes. They hung on until the end of the Pleistocene era and were called Camelops, a name reminiscent of a Dr. Seuss character, or a Camel that is …
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Sometimes High Notes, Sometimes Low Notes
Like in music sometimes there is harmony, sometimes there is dissonance. Our lives should flow like a piece of music and our mind and heart must be ready to embrace high notes and low notes and all the range of experience in between. If we reject the times when things …
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