In this month of practice we draw on the inspired voices of several of the great yogi-mystics of our time. Each class weaves together meditation and movement with delightful poetic imagery, textual reference, song, and verse.
Most anatomists deem the iliopsoas muscle in the abdomen to be the quintessential muscle in the body for stability. The psoas is a muscle of respiration, as it attaches directly to the diaphragm. It is essential to providing support and integrity to the lower spine and is considered the most core muscle of the body. In this class held in Santa Fe, Tias begins with slide work to outline the anatomical structures associated with the iliopsoas. In practice we alternately lengthen, flex and revolve the iliopsoas prior to the practice of supine and seated pranayama.
In yoga it is thought that the entire universe and the body itself is made up of vibration. In this class we sensitize the inner ear to the vibration of the breath, heart-beat, arterial pulse, and neurological flow. We explore how vibration and the resonance of sacred sound have specific effects on the body. This unique event brings together two accomplished teachers to share their insights into the power and mystery of some of the oldest yoga practices. Using meditation, sounding, yoga posture, and pranayama, Aadil and Tias share their unique but complementary perspectives on how to attune to vibration in the subtle body.
The season of spring is ideal to awaken dormant energy and to generate new growth. Surya and Jane invite you to immerse in a community of women to share the path toward equanimity, self-compassion and self-discovery. Through journaling, reflection, sharing and silent time, we practice a kind of co-enlivening and co-awakening over 3 days at the beautiful grounds of Prajna Yoga in Santa Fe.
The belly center, the third chakra, is the hearth of the body. In yoga we carefully stoke the fire within yet unfortunately there is often constriction in the gut due to stress and emotional holding. This class focuses on opening the belly through dynamic and passive poses. We emphasize twists and supported backbends to ignite the inner fire and practice pranayama to spread the light of prana throughout the body. Join us in Santa Fe for this rejuvenating practice!
Join Tias as he returns to YogaHub in Dublin, Ireland for a most special immersion weekend! Classes include: Yoga for the Internal Organs, Centering In, Purifying the Throat Chakra, and Yoking the Shoulder Girdle.
The belly brain and cranial brain are remarkably similar in structure. Both are comprised of multiple coils, loops and convolutions, packed into a small area. Both are responsible for absorption, assimilation, and the integration of many bits of information. With the power of the land, the healing waters, strength of community, and nourishment of slowing down, we explore the profound connection between the belly brain and cranial brain through somatic practices, asana, pranayama, and yoga nidra.
On the Solstice we come together to harness the once a year potency of the light. Through meditation, movement and mindfulness we yoke to the strongest ray of the sun, taking it down through the crown of our head, bathing every cell in our bodies. Each day includes a meal from Surya’s Kitchen with ingredients coming from Santa Fe’s regional farmer’s market. Whether in movement, stillness, or eating, this retreat brings true nourishment.
SATYA 3 investigates the therapeutic benefits of SATYA on the nervous system, endocrine system, digestion, and circulation in order to heal the subtle body. We specifically review SATYA’s effects on the autonomic nervous system and how SATYA can heal trauma in the body. Much focus is given to working with the neck, cranium, eyes, and inner ear. Students will learn how to utilize SATYA therapeutically with individual clients.
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Join Tias & Surya for another fantastic summer immersion on Cape Cod! This July while practicing right on the Atlantic Ocean in the magical setting of Cape Cod, we focus on ways to embody more fluidity inside. All practices aim to support the body’s fluid tidal rhythms, pulses and wave-like motion. We explore the connection between states of yogic absorption (samadhi) and equilibrium of the bodily fluids.
Designed by Tias Little after 30 years of education, practice, study and research, SATYA is a somatic practice that builds mindfulness through movement. We practice fine articulated movement to open new pathways of perception and feeling. Done mostly on the floor, SATYA involves sliding, gliding, stretching, unwinding and core building movements. This training covers the foundational movements of the SATYA practice. This week will revitalize your own body by reducing fatigue and increasing mobility in your fascia.
The earliest yoga teachings describe the life force moving through the body like wind. Through thousands of tubules, channels and vessels, interior “winds” (vayus) bring animate all tissues in living prana. In this in-depth study of the subtle body, we explore the five primary winds —in the lower intestine, solar plexus, chest and head. Through dharma study, guided meditation, yoga nidra, somatic awareness and yoga postures, this is a transformational week of practice and study. Each day includes seated meditation, chanting and inspirational dharma teaching followed by Somatic Awareness Training (SATYA).
In yoga and Ayurveda, there are vital acupressure points located on the surface of the body that connect to the energetic circuitry of nerve and blood. In this course we detail the 21 most important acupressure points (known as marma points in Ayurveda) that can be directly stimulated through yoga postures. Join Tias and Surya for a deeply rejuvenating immersion providing the essential knowledge on how to use pressure point stimulation in any therapeutic context to heal the body.