Coming 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. âLift your sternum, raise your chest upward, do not collapse your frontal ribsâŠpin your shoulder blades down your back, raise your front spine, expand your heartâŠâ 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 âfreely moveable muscular organâ 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 …
Read MoreBlack Crow
Black crow atop the tallest pine âCawâ, âCawâ, âCawâ -going hoarse- âListen to the dharma!â âListen to the Dharma!â
Read MoreKripalu Interview
Turning Point: Tias Little From http://www.kripalu.org/article/1188/?utm_source=kol&utm_medium=email&utm_con%0Atent=turnpt&utm_campaign=jul11kol
Read MoreKidney Shakti article in LA Yoga Magazine
How can Yoga practitioners build a strong and sustaining life force? Is it simply a matter of gaining strength and flexibility? One way that we can think of generating vitality in the body is by strengthening the pulse or functioning of the kidneys. All the organs play a critical role …
Read MoreOriginal Mind
Original mind– Not the beginning of time Not before I was born Not the source of all creation But now and now and now– Yellow leaf drifts in the autumnal wind Right before my eyes.
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