Sublime

Mūlabandha is the core of the core of all integrated movement.

Are there fundamental principles that we should adhere to? Integrity, subtlety and remembering one’s own kinespheric balance, before combining it with the person being adjusted. It is a conversation between two intelligent systems that become one in that moment of adjustment.

aimed at releasing deeply held tension. Much of this work uses physical stimulation or manipulation in specific areas of the body to highlight stress responses in which the sympathetic nervous system—the fight-or-flight response—is activated. Using specific breathing techniques—some are similar to ujjayi, kapalabhati, and bastrika pranayamas—one th

Through the integration of Prāṇa and citta, intelligent movement effortlessly manifests within this maze of conditions that arise, and we are slowly freed from preconditioned patterns that keep us both mentally and physically entangled.

Among many others, I draw on the ideas of two spiritual teachers I should mention. One is my friend Douglas Harding, whose unique and inimitable approach sheds light on the Self as Consciousness, which is pure Kashmir Shaivism. The other is the enigmatic 20th-century teacher G. I. Gurdjieff. I met his teachings in my earliest days as a spiritual se

the three key points in a yin yoga practice: finding our edge, finding the stillness, and letting time flow.

Ainsi en était-il arrivé à étudier le tai-chi sous la direction d’un maître chinois nommé Yang Jin-Ming, le docteur Yang Jin-Ming, qui n’était pas seulement un praticien mais un chercheur de très haut niveau dans le domaine quasi infini des arts martiaux dits « internes ». J’ai encore une demi-douzaine de livres de lui, qu’à l’époque j’étudiais ave