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Seeing the whales, dolphins, sea lions and sea turtles in the Sea of Cortez against the beautiful backup of Loreto, Mexico and Carmen and Danzante Islands was a breathtaking experience! Michael Fishbach is a wonderful, experienced whale enthusiast who shared his passion with everyone in the group. The La Mision Hotel was beautiful and we [...]

The sadness that spawns from the passing of Isabella Caro, a French model who died of anorexia two months ago, weighs heavy on those of us who teach and coach body awareness. The starkness of her posing naked for the Italian photographer and billboard graphic is unforgettable. Toward the end of her short 28 years, [...]

Designed by Tias Little, Zen Motion is a unique walking meditation part of Prajna Yoga’s Session III Teacher Training. This movement piece is a living meditation brought into a group form where people are engaged with each other creating a singular consciousness.

Our August immersion on the outer regions of Cape Cod was remarkable. In part due to the fact that Tias always loves teaching back in his home state of Massachusettes and parents live in nearby Wellfleet, but the sangha in this region is so vital thanks to the sheer passion and magnetic generosity of Tricia [...]

Historically, the art of Sanskrit chant was the avenue in which the ancient teachings of yoga were passed. Through Fire in the Heart, you may heighten your daily yoga practice and awaken the sacred sounds within. Chant along with Surya and Tias Little and learn the accurate pronunciation and meaning of the devotional chants and [...]

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Our final stop on our 5 week Europe tour is Cologne Germany and we are staying in a charming section of the city on Neusserplatz. We are staying on the square of a very large cathedral named St. Agnes and the clock tower of the church is visible from the small kitchen where we take [...]

Travelling through various countries and within various languages (here in Koln Germany, we are in our 5th country on this tour) it is clear the extent to which we see things through our own perspective. Being an outsider, one sees a culture, a community, the faces of the people, the architecture and neighbor-hood street corners [...]

The small bar was set along one of the ubiquitous side cobble streets of Istanbul. My host David Cornwell (from Belfast), who directs the studio Jahangir Yoga with his Turkish wife Zeynep, was my guide and we climbed into chairs at a small table. Fortunately there was no smoking within the café. In Istanbul it [...]

We began the training course Hands On Adjustment here in Istanbul last night. The group is 35 Turkish woman and one man! The Jihangir studio is locate in a compacted and crowded neighborhood of Istanbul, near the sea. The urban culture in Jihangir reflects contemporary Western values. On the rare occasion there are Islamic women [...]

The transition from Scandanavia and the clean integrity of Helsinki to Istanbul that sits on the cusp of the entire Middle East has been radical. We flew right over Europe (the flight was only 3 hours and we did not change time zones) but Finland and Turkey are worlds apart both geographically and culturally.  This [...]