by Mugs McConnell | Apr 28, 2022 | Musings From Mugs
Learn more about SOYA! Take the quiz at the end of this blog and maybe win a prize! SOYA’s First Meetings It all began back in 1994, when a group of women gathered in Penticton to discuss forming a Yoga Association for the purpose of providing yoga education...
by Mugs McConnell | Dec 3, 2021 | Meditation, Musings From Mugs
The 14th Kriya in this series of 20 Tantric Kriyas A Chakra चक्र is a “wheel of energy”, or a center of spiritual power. The most widely known Chakras run along the spinal cord and into the brain. They are actually in the energy or astral body, as opposed to the...
by Mugs McConnell | Nov 4, 2021 | Meditation, Musings From Mugs
Amrit Pan is the 13th Kriya in this series of 20 Tantric Kriyas. Amrita (अमृत) literally means “immortality”. It relates to the nectar the Greeks called “ambrosia”, which is the nectar or food that gave them immortality. This Rig Veda tells us the nectar is flowing...
by Mugs McConnell | Sep 9, 2021 | Meditation, Musings From Mugs
Shakti Chalani Kriya is the 11th Kriya in this series of 20 Tantric Kriyas. Shakti means “energy” and Chalani means “to churn”. This kriya facilitates the rotation of Shakti, the feminine or Kundalini Energy within us. Shakti Chalani is a name given for yogic...
by Mugs McConnell | Aug 7, 2021 | Meditation, Musings From Mugs
Naumukhi Mudra is the 10th Kriya in this series of 20 Tantric Kriyas This is the first of the Dharana Kriyas, focussing on concentration. I particularly enjoy this practice as a meditation just on its own. It reminds me of an incredible experience I had when my Mantra...
by Mugs McConnell | Jul 2, 2021 | Meditation, Musings From Mugs
Tadan Kriya is the 9th Kriya in this series of 20 Tantric Kriyas. This is the last of the 9 Pratyahara Kriyas. After this kriya we move into the Dharana Kriyas. Tadan means “to beat.” This kriya is very similar to Maha Vedha mudra as found on pages 122-123 in Letters...
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