Savasana

Flirting with death, the corpse pose. Your intimacy with dying and rebirthing. All in one practice. Do you feel how you come alive after a deep savasana? Can you sense the synchronicity with all around you? Part of everything, aware and deeply resonant.... your life and your practice one same play.

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WellnessAna Muriel
Gaga, a Body Language

Gaga, a body movement, a language of delicacy and infinite. To Ohad Naharin (founder and creator), it is a workout that's about "listening to the body before you tell it what to do; learning to go beyond familiar limits on a daily basis."

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Song of the Soul

As I was diving deeper in the depths of my practice, I had the blessing to spend a long weekend in the outskirts of Buenos Aires Argentina, at the Iyengar Studio of Advanced Iyengar Teacher Teresa Pinilla. A great group of iyengar yogis, I had so many revelations during this weekend (to share as part of another note soon). Inside the yogashala, hanging in a wall, in a little white frame, there it was this prayer. It stayed with me since then, already 15 years ago. 'Song of the Soul'.

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The Soul

Lal Ded, Mystic Poet. Her mystic musings continue to have a deep impact on the psyche of Kashmiris and appeals to those who want to deepen the bridge between the extraordinary in the ordinary. Her luminous voice and spirit comes out of her writings. Lal Ded's vision of reality as the manifestation of one indivisible consciousness pervading everything, her insistence on the inwardness of the spiritual experience and rejection of all kinds of sham and pretence, her revolt against dogma, her broad humanistic concerns and the strong egalitarian tone of her verses-all these can be considered as factors that explain her pervasive hold on the Kashmiri essence and also her relevance in the present day world. "Let Prana and the Mind Unite", she would say. #amentothat #lalded

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What moves you?

She actively rejected the rigidity of traditional dance types, creating her own style that emphasized bodily freedom. Barefoot, she unleashed Ballet from its corsets and pointe shoes, creating a modern dance movement that influenced choreographers such as Pina Bausch years later. Duncan's self confidence and absolute faith in herself — and her creative abilities — is something I strive to emulate.

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Illusion of Separation by Jeff Foster

A perspective to heal with Jeff Foster author of 5 books including, 'The Deepest Acceptance: Radical Awakening In Ordinary Life,' 'An Extraordinary Absence: Liberation in the Midst Of A Very Ordinary Life,' and 'The Wonder of Being.' This interview is a very beautiful one to listen to while you do housework or do your cooking. This one is about relationships. Check it out. Listen. Enjoy. ;-)

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