Yoga for Abdominal Health Saturday 9:30-11:30 AM
Many of the age-old yogic practices are devoted to maintaining the health and vitality of the abdominal organs. One of the techniques to optimize visceral motion is called nauli. In this movement, the abdomen is “swooshed” side to side and up and down. In this immersion we use unwinding movements, side bends and twists to prepare for abdominal kriyas or “turnings”. Working like an abdominal massage, nauli stimulates assimilation and facilitates absorption in the digestive system. In this immersion, we practice churning, massaging and stretching movements for the abdomen in order to increase digestive fire and boost overall levels of energy in the body.

Lungs: The Source of Prana Saturday 1-3 PM
The lungs are made of super pliable, elastic tissue. However, because they are so pliable, they are vulnerable to strain, blockage and congestion. In this class we use somatic techniques and asana to open the shoulder girdle and increase motility of the lungs. We slide, glide and pump the lung tissue to keep them elastic and responsive. Then we practice yoga postures to stretch and expand the lungs before pranayama.
 
The Yoga of Dissolution Saturday 4-6 PM
One of the traditional goals of yoga involves melting away mind and body so that one enters a vast and clear awareness that pervades every cell and every molecule of one’s being. This involves a kind of immersive experience in the fluids of the body. Like an absorbent sponge, we soak inward in order to experience laya yoga, the yoga of dissolution. In this class we practice somatic movements, meditation and yoga nidra to yoke to the one mind that underlies all experience.


About Your Teachers: Surya & Tias Little of Prajna Yoga

Surya's yoga is informed by the Five Element theory of Qi Gong within the Taoist tradition. Her taproot in yoga training is in Iyengar and Ashtanga vinyasa. She began her practice of Iyengar Yoga with Aadil Palkhivala and Patricia Walden. She has studied nutrition, and constitutional healing at the Dr. Lad’s Ayurvedic Institute and within the Prajna Yoga curricula, Surya teaches meal preparation using medicinal whole foods based in the Japanese macrobiotic diet. Together with Tias, Surya is the founder of Prajna Yoga in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Tias synthesizes years of study in yoga, Sanskrit, Buddhism, anatomy and manual therapy. He began studying Iyengar Yoga in 1984 and lived in Mysore, India in 1989 studying Ashtanga Yoga with Pattabhi Jois. Tias holds an M.A. in Eastern Philosophy from St. John’s College and directs Prajna Yoga in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is author of Yoga of the Subtle Body, The Practice is the Path, and the forthcoming Yoga of the Fluid Body.