Bread to Breadth
Expanding the Present with Yoga Nidra Yoga has graced my life for over 20 years. At first, I was drawn to it for the feeling of stretch and movement—so natural and sublime—and the peaceful mind-space afterwards. As I continued taking classes, different aspects of the lifestyle—meditation, pranayama, kirtan music, the idea of guru—crept in through a single, special place called the Shakti Yoga Center in Staten Island, New York. The studio was housed in a one-floor bungalow in between two low-rise residential buildings, steps away from the New York Harbor. As I grew into this sangha, one regular class became a cherished routine: Friday morning Basic Yoga, taught by Clarissa (Sevika). Around 2007, my favorite class began to change. Sevika began extending the savasana time at the end of class, sneaking in this curious guided instruction: “…bring awareness to the right hand thumb…second finger…third finger…” and so on through the entire body. Eventually, Yoga Nidra became our regular...
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