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Invocation Chant to Patanjali

This invocation is a prayer honoring and expressing respect to Patanjali, the Indian sage and author of The Yoga Sutras.  It is often chanted in yoga classes taught in the style of yoga master BKS Iyengar.

Dwi Pada Dandasana

This is a super pose for opening the heart and making the spine fluid and not a beginning pose yet not too advanced.

Setu Bandha Sarvangasana: Supported Bridge Pose

This posture is a relatively simple, but still exhilarating, backbend.

One Woman's Story: An Athlete Discovers Yoga

As a seasoned triathlete addicted to long distance, I started experiencing lots of physical annoyances once I hit that 40-plus age mark.

Supported Pigeon Pose: Salamba Kapotasana

This is a hip opening pose that is an antidote for tight hips. 

Yoga: The Ongoing Quest for Self-knowledge

Yoga focuses on the goal of developing a continually growing awareness of and integration of all aspects of one's physical, emotional, and intellectual being.

Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana

Eka Pada Dandasana is a strong backbend.  In the pose the head is nestled in the hands as in Sirsasana (the headstand), and the torso is gracefully arched into the air.  One foot remains on the floor while the other leg is raised and extended with the foot pointing towards the sky.

Feathered Peacock Pose: Pincha Mayurasana

It is a wonderful pose to open the upper back and a good preparation for more advanced backbends like Urdhva Dhanurasana.

Peaceful Weight Loss through Yoga: My Story

At 30, I found myself with an autoimmune disease, overweight, and confused.

Important Fun

 Freedom and happiness are not found in some future time or other place. They are found here/now and here/now is always changing. My hope is that you may find real pleasure and real fun in this most important matter of birth and death, the real field of yogic action (kriya-yoga).