Women, Yoga and the Religious Right
I think it is fantastic what has taken place for women in the world of yoga today. Yoga has been a tremendous source of empowerment, inspiration and confidence building for dedicated female practitioners. In fact it is due to the sheer numbers of women practicing yoga that yoga is being …
Read MoreEka Pada Raja Kapotasana
Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana translates as the One-legged Royal Pigeon Pose. It sounds a bit strange, “the Royal Pigeon”, for the pigeons we all encounter in and around the city center are but a nuisance and downright dirty. The common pigeon is hardly royal, more like a pauper. The Pauper …
Read MoreNever Be Caught off Guard
When we think of being on guard, we typically think of having an alertness that is meant to protect us, like a coat of armor. This means we are suspicious, wary, distrustful. This is not the “caught off guard” I mean. It may, however, be worthy to recount all the times …
Read MoreYoga Journal Speaker Spotlight: Tias Little, Director of Prajna Yoga
See Tias’ interview in the August 2011 Yoga Journal Conference Connection: Tias will be teaching at the upcoming Yoga Journal Colorado Conference in Estes Park on September 23rd and 24th, as well as delivering a dharma talk, “Yoga and the Quest for the Im/Perfect Pose”.
Read MoreComing Full Circle
In the art of calligraphy, the circle is a brush stroke done in one movement. This circle, called enso is perhaps the most poignant image in Zen training for “coming full circle”, or enlightenment. The stroke is suggestive of flow, done with the brush held not too loose/not too tight. …
Read MoreLift Your Chest, Open Your Heart!
In various schools of yoga there is tremendous emphasis on lifting the chest to open the heart. “Lift your sternum, raise your chest upward, do not collapse your frontal ribs…pin your shoulder blades down your back, raise your front spine, expand your heart…” These directives, although effective for opening the …
Read MorePrajna Yoga Summer 2011 Newsletter
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Read MoreTongue
edoctoronline.com The tongue is vital to digestion. It is a “freely moveable muscular organ” and it is the first organ of digestion. The back of the tongue is attached to the hyoid bone and to the epiglottis. Below the hyoid is the thyroid and parathyroid glands. The thyroid is considered …
Read MoreDhanurasana
Dhanura refers to the bow of an archer and in this pose the spine is curved like a bow. The challenge is to avoid compression in the lumbar spine and pressure on the knees. Precede with other “belly back-bends” like cobra (bhujangasana), locust (shalabhasana) and frog (eka pada bhekasana). …
Read MoreLizards that are the Keepers of the Faith
Lizard Wardens On the pathway to the Prajna practice space on our grounds here in Santa Fe are several vary large lizards have made their homes under the flagstone pathway. They have created small entryways under the flat stone pavers and they kick loose gravel everywhere. One species looks like …
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