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Arlington, MA 02474

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Upavistha Konasana: Seated Angle Pose
By Arthur Kilmurray
When the spine is relaxed and the brain is quiet, the can awaken to new levels of awareness

In the last two asana columns, I have discussed the ways in which yoga practice can put us in touch with planetary and cosmic rhythms. In this column, I would like to use a seated forward bend, Upavistha Konasana, to explore some of the inner dimensions of consciousness. Continue >>
Yoga for Hips and Thighs
By Arthur Kilmurray

What can frogs teach us about yoga? With their quiet brains and deeply opened groins, our amphibian friends can show us how to regain our natural posture--and regain our communion with nature as well. Continue >>

Parivrtta Trikonasana Revolved Triangle Pose
By Arthur Kilmurray

In this standing posture, we are grounded on the Earth and open to spiraling energy of the cosmos.
In his book The Universe Is a Green Dragon, physicist and cosmologist Brian Swimme describes the maturing of the human species as an integration of the human into the larger powers and dynamic processes of the universe. "To become fully mature as human persons, we must bring to life within ourselves the dynamics that fashioned the cosmos. We must become these cosmic dynamics and primordial powers in new human form. That is our task: to create the human form of the central powers of the cosmos...Continue >>