Yoga
The practices of union — asana, pranayama, meditation.
Bhagavad Gita 2.61
तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः। वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।
tāni sarvāṇi saṃyamya yukta āsīta matparaḥ vaśe hi yasyendriyāṇi tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā
The solution to the restless senses: focused meditation on the Divine. Control comes not from suppression but from redirection of attention.
Supported Shoulderstand II
Sālamba Sarvāṅgāsana II
सालम्ब सर्वाङ्गासन II
Shoulderstand without hand support — arms extended on the floor, body balanced on shoulders and upper arms alone.
Mahāmṛtyuñjaya Mantra
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात्
oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭi-vardhanam, urvārukam iva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya māmṛtāt
We worship the three-eyed one (Śiva) who nourishes all beings. As the cucumber is freed from the vine, may we be liberated from death, not from immortality.
Ṛg Veda 7.59.12
Peak Pose: Wheel
ऊर्ध्वधनुरासन
A thoughtfully sequenced class building toward Urdhva Dhanurasana. Open shoulders, hip flexors, and thoracic spine progressively.
13 poses · ~60 min
Verse 15 · chaupai
सनकादिक ब्रह्मादि मुनीसा। नारद सारद सहित अहीसा॥
sanakādika brahmādi munīsā, nārada sārada sahita ahīsā.
Sanaka and the sages, Brahma and the great munis, Narada, Saraswati, and the lord of serpents...