yoga

Revolved Pyramid

Salamba Sarvangasana – Supported Shoulder Stand

My husband and I have perfected the art of road tripping—at least from our perspective. Over the course of several years and dozens of week-long trips around the United States and Canada, we figured out exactly how not to car camp by experiencing it once and vowing never to go back. Sleeping in cramped cars, forgoing fresh food for convenience, and failing to plan ahead are quick ways to make enemies of your traveling partner and your vehicle of choice.

The word mudra translates as attitude or gesture. The word chin comes from the word chitta, which means consciousness. So, Chin Mudra is the gesture of consciousness. In Chin Mudra the index finger represents our thinking brain or ego. It is bows inwards to meet the thumb, which represents the part of our selves that is connected to higher consciousness. Chin mudra is a gesture that we are surrendering our ego in order to connect to universal consciousness, sometimes called intuition.

Lotus Mudra – Padme Mudra

Mudras are the hand gestures of Yoga. They can be practiced during meditation, asana, or pranayama to help focus the mind and open the energy centers. The lotus mudra gently encourages opening in the heart chakra.

Parivrrta Trikonasana – Revolved Triangle Pose

Downward Dog Bind 

One of the goals of Yoga is to help the practitioner set aside the Ego, which can only care for itself, and step into our true nature as collaborative beings. Through devoted practice, Yoga reveals the bonds that tie together all living things. But when the Ego becomes inflamed, which can happen for any number of reasons, it is impossible for the practitioner to experience the truth of unity.

Akarna Dhanurasana- Bow and Arrow Pose (Archer) 

Fully Bound Forward Fold

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