Lotus Rising Yoga

09/22/2022

Mudras for Healing and Transformation is the most complete presentation available on the ancient yogic science of mudra, yogic hand gestures for healing the physical body, balancing the mind and awakening spirit.

01/31/2022

12/31/2021

04/30/2021

Kapota Mudra Meditation as a Prayer for Peace (5min)

Kapota mudra, the gesture of the dove, awakens the quality of ahimsa, non-violence, at all levels of being as presented in this five-minute meditation by Joseph Le Page.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EZW8s71Zvo

04/22/2021

The five elements can be used to balance all areas of our being. When combined with the practice of Hakini mudra, the five elements become a powerful vehicle...

01/05/2021

Within this universe of mudras, our particular focus is the use of the gestures as energetic keys for awakening Core Qualities, leading to a vision of unity.

Our journey within the mudra tradition began in the early 1990s through studies with Richard Miller, PhD. Richard organized the mudras into families and we have expanded his concept to include the whole of Yoga philosophy and psychology. Numerous other teachers have inspired our spiritual path, including Kali Ray, Vayuananda, Eneida de Oliveira, Glória Arieira and all the faculty at Kripalu Center. Over the years, we have developed a unique experiential framework for mudra practice within the model of the five koshas - the five dimensions of our being.

We have shared this model with thousands of students in our Integrative Yoga Therapy training programs (www.iytyogatherapy.com). We have also used the gestures extensively in therapeutic settings at the Enchanted Mountain Center in Brazil (www.enchanted-mountain.org).

Most importantly, mudras have been an essential vehicle within our own journey of health, healing and awakening. It is this personal experience that forms the foundation and essence of this book.

Welcome to the Journey!

- Mudras for Healing and Transformation, by Joseph Le Page e Lilian Aboim available at iytyogatherapy.com

01/01/2021

Hang on to your party hats: We’ve entered the annual whirlwind of gym discounts, weight loss plans, and marketing come-ons for a “New year, new you!” If

01/01/2021

Ujjayi is often translated from Sanskrit to mean “victorious breath,” while others describe it as the “ocean breath.” This pranayama breathing technique has 11 potent benefits to the body, brain, and heart.

12/11/2020

Asana Symbolism
Utkata means powerful and also refers to a raised chair, reserved for royalty. In this pose, the revered person on the raised seat is our true Self that is revealed as we awaken the personal power needed to transform obstacles into opportunities for learning.

In the image, a variation of the Chair Pose: Pashasana, Rotated Chair pose.

Practice Rotated Chair pose with the lower elbow on the outside of the opposite thigh and the hands in Prayer Position at the heart.

12/06/2020

Medha Prana Kriya Mudra - Gesture of Mental Vigor
For Welcoming Thoughts and Feelings

After establishing a firm foundation for meditation by stabilizing the body and breath, the next step is cultivating an attitude of non-resistance to all that arises in the mind.

During meditation, positive, challenging and neutral thoughts and emotions arise. Our tendency is to embrace the positive and reject, suppress or react to difficult thoughts and feelings.

The more we resist, the more thoughts and feelings insist upon gaining our attention.

An effective way of dealing with thoughts and feelings, especially those that are challenging, is to welcome them, allowing them to arise and pass away freely in synchrony with our rhythmic breathing, thereby deepening our ability to continue our meditation no matter what is happening in the mind or in our surroundings.

- from Mudras for Healing and Transformation, by Joseph Le Page and Lilian Aboim