Tripod Headstand – question about pressure on cranial bones.
I have a question that no one seems to know the exact answer to… In tripod headstand, no matter how I cushion my head, I feel like the floor is pushing the plates of my skull in slightly, like a slight shifting. Do you know what this is? I haven’t …
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.
Read MoreOuter, Inner and Inner-Most Joy
The sentiment of joy is exquisite. I think it is one that we have all experienced at some time and it includes feelings of openness, non-partiality and a willingness to be surprised. The journey through yoga is one that guides toward the experience of greater joy, and this happens over …
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Jalandhara Bandha
Many times in class you suggest lifting the back skull like the head of cobra, widening and lifting upwards to allow the front skull to descend downwards. Â I understand the point of this directive in taking our seat for meditation, but I would love to hear the “energetics” of why …
Read MoreThe “Big Toe”
The big toe joint is one of the most important I the body in respect to balance, stamina, and virility. The big toe is crucial, for it is part of the inner foot complex, home to the medial arch. So many people struggle with flat feet, which may cause compression …
Read MoreZen Motion
Prajna Yoga Teacher Training, Santa Fe, NM — Designed by Tias Little, Zen Motion is a unique walking meditation part of Prajna Yoga’s Teacher Training. This movement piece is a living meditation brought into a group form where people are engaged with each other creating a singular consciousness.
Read MoreWomen, 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”.
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