The power of yogic pranayama, or breath practices, expands exponentially when we appreciate the significance of the breath as it has been venerated in world wisdom traditions. Learning to regard this substrate of consciousness as sacred sanctifies all perceptions, imbuing ordinary experiences with enlightening teachings. In “Demystifying Pranayama” we practice simple breath techniques that stimulate vagal nerve tone to bestow ease, confidence, resilience and the ability to make rational choices.
In part 1 of this series of Sādhaka on 4 Expressions of the Divine Feminine, Laura Amazzone explores the goddess Sarasvati. She begins by discussing why all four goddesses she teaches about in this series can be seen as different expressions of śakti, the creative power that animates all of exist...
In this talk Dr. Syedullah sits with the archives of Black feminist practices of abolitionist homemaking, caretaking, and truancy in order to imagine freedom beyond the juridical binary of citizen versus captive. Dr. Syedullah will consider what Black fugitive orientations to freedom are born of ...
This seminar will review polyvagal theory and its convergence with yoga therapy both in reference to a therapeutic framework and specific application. The seminar will be both didactic and experiential followed by time for a Q and A. The discussion will focus on the relationship of the neural pla...
