Last moonth, I was focussing purely on the first chakra. After a warm up of pawanmuktasana around the feet and legs, foot massage and basic poses, I moved into more demanding stretches and dynamic sun salutations. In the standing postures I began to notice how energy moves around the body in Spirals. I have alwaysContinue reading “The Double Helix Reveals Itself”
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Love and light, between the heart and the crown
From the heart there radiate a hundred And one vital tracks. One of them rises To the crown of the head. This way leads To immortality, the others to death Kathe Upanishad [3.16] (1) This moonth I am working on the throat chakra. It is connected to the heart below and the ajna chakras above.Continue reading “Love and light, between the heart and the crown”
Isometric contraction: working with the tensegrity of the body
Lots of fancy words in the title of this post, but what do they all mean? Tensegrity is a portmanteau (oo there’s another one – it means combination!) of tension and integrity. It’s what makes the body parts move in tandem with each other. The foot bone is connected to the leg bone, the legContinue reading “Isometric contraction: working with the tensegrity of the body”
Sarasvati Flow 