Author Archives: Eva the Dragon
What is Vinyasa Krama Yoga?
“How is it that the yoga system you teach is different from other schools of the same lineage?” Srivatsa Ramaswami gets this question often from his students. Sometimes the […]
Your’s and Mine’s Restorative Yoga – May 30
“Let Wine Upon the Prayer Mat Flow” – poet Hafiz If you haven’t taken a restorative yoga class before, perhaps it is time. Friday, May 30 from 10:00-12:30, I will […]
The Creatrix of All Things – Happy Mother’s Day
Every living thing Comes form the Mother of All If we can understand the Mother Then we can understand her children; And if we know ourselves as children We […]
Lakshmi’s Red Lotus and Biomimicry
Lakshmi is the vigorous, extremely beautiful, fertile feminine power that imbues the expanding Universe. “I am inherent in existence, I am the inciter, the potential that takes shape. I manifest […]
Rumi Returns to Santa Barbara
Until the gem surrendered itself, when did it ever become a jewel set into a ring? – Mathnawi V:1945 Wings of the Soul: An Inward Journey with Rumi Facilitated […]
The Blood Moon, the Egg and the Underworld
The convergence of the blood moon eclipse and Easter vibrated in my being. The Christian ministers’ doomsday predictions were not the source. Rather an icon of Christ’s disciple, Mary […]
Quantity or Quality?
My @CosmicGrape Instagram does not impress my teenage sons. They have hundreds of Instagram followers. I have ten. I try not to let that bother me. They are a different […]
Do I Look Like a Monk?
Ramaswami taught asana and pranayama can be used by anyone from any religion to prepare for their personal meditation practice. When it came to what to do during meditation, he […]
Linking Reiki and Vinyasa Krama Yoga
“Even if one is a king, rich or a great scholar, if one is ill, one can never have mental peace in this world.” – Sri T. Krishnamacharya, Yoga Rahasya […]