Heart of the Yogini

INTRO

Oh Lalla, why do you keep on wandering, and looking outside yourself? Kindle inner fire and the One will appear as a love that fills the heart of the yogini. - Lalleshwari, 13th century YoginiWelcome to Heart of the Yogini The heart of the yogini is OPEN CIRCLE of women around the world coming together to Join a circle to connect modern~day yoginis with the universal and lineage yoga traditions that honor the Shakti within all of creation.Heart of Yogini is the introduction to Shakti Prana Flow ~ a pathway of embodiment and movement meditation practice to benefit all women in awakening a living connection of the sacred feminine. Women/yoginis of all backgrounds and phases in their journey are invited into a circle to study and deepen your cultivation of embodied spirituality, opening to and nurturing the creative energy, passion and wisdom of Shakti within.Be welcomed in all phases of one's creativity, fertility and wisdom changes.We will explore root text and meditations from Kaula Shakta streams of teachings to present day~yogini, Sri Amritananda May Ma or the hugging saint, Ammachi.We will embody wisdom and meditations from Shakta Tantra, Bhakti and Prana Flow teachings for awakening, realization, integration and empowerment to women in a circle of respect, support and acceptance.

Heart of Yogini Circle

Each week is a focus on the cyclical nature of the female body through Chandra and Shakti Prana Flow Namaskars (moon and goddess movement meditations). Enjoy 10~20 minute special, water~based namaskars and sequences from the pathways of flow. Integrate Shakta~based prayers, 1000 Names of the Goddess mantra, women's ritual circle and life-navigation ~ contemplation of one's life journey. Experience a weekly practice circle for women as we embody a lineage practice that is universal to connect to the heart of the Great Mother, the Maha Yogini, the heart of Sri Chakra ~ forever in union with MahaYogin. The heart of the yogini is an introduction into the embodiment of the circle of the yoginis and the lineage back in time through the Great Mother Goddess traditions, historical yoginis and forward to the transmission of Lalita Devi through Sri Amirtananada Mayi Ma of Kerala. During the course of the six weeks (40 days) as well as throughout the year, you will digest a continuing introduction to shakti sadhanas of the season to understand by heart a yogini's living sadhana. Every week, there is a morning meditation and activation of the sadhana that is posted for Monday with the week's inspiration, shakti mantra study, embodiment practice. Our weekly "live time" is to drop in for questions. A guided soulful community process that is practical and inner post to our instagram and google chat room private space. We will cultivate soulful community and empowerment in our expression, support and embodiment. We will ground a five stream path: *Shakti Mandala - Soulful Women's Circle of Support and Empowerment *Meditations and study of the Lalita Trishati (300 Names of the Goddess) *Inspiration from Sacred Text and Lives of the Yoginis *Living Shakti Bhakti *Embodiment/Empowerment - Weekly Pranam, Prana Flow Namaskar Our goal is to live in a natural state connected and embodying flowing awareness in waking and dreaming so that the heart of the yogini flourishes in all phases and seasons of life, from the dark phases of the moon to the waxing light, the souful challenges to the liberating wisdom realizations. Each week we will stoke the fire of Soulful community - weekly live check-in with Siva for group interaction as well as weekly positing if in teacher study community Meditation - audio recording with visualization and mantra to integrate weekly meditation-mantra as we embody sequentially 1000 names (Namavali - garland of the mantras of the Goddess) Inspiration - passages, study of Lalita Trishati, as well as articles on different aspects of the legacy of the sacred feminine. Lives of the Yoginis - Parvati to Modern Saints Embodiment - weekly pranam, namaskar as movement meditation according to the flow from the Shakti Sadhana videos of Yoga Alchemy. Be part of a global yogini circle within prana vinyasa teachers and practitioners as we cultivate the essence of your path, individually and collectively in the journey of the year.

Resources

Heart of Yogini - Sacred Pulse, Breathing Body, Dancing Wisdom, Moving Prayers, Living Flow, Serving Life -Embodying Love Six Wave/Week - 40 Day Meditation Sadhana Weekly Rhythm~ Fluid Embodiment practice ~ a weekly offering of one of these aspects Shakti Prana Flow Practice from the pathways of flow and yogini dvd projects pranam, namaskar, lunar sequence Weekly Open check-in with Shiva in Google Classroom (friday or monday depending on travel flow) Weekly Yoga Alchemy Portal Archive for easy access Wave One: Sacred Pulse Wave Two: Breathing Body Wave Three: Dancing Wisdom Wave Four: Moving Prayers Wave Five: Living Flow Wave Six: Embodying Love - Serving Life The Breath of Durga's Tiger - Songs, Sutras and Wisdom of the Yoginis The yoginis or female yoga practitioners left a legacy of wisdom in the poems, songs, wisdom descriptions and poetic description of their living practice from Sahajayogini Cinta, Lalleshwari, Machig Labdrom, Yeshe Tsyogal to Sri Anandamayima and Amma. Songs, Sutras and Wisdom of the Yoginis Shakti Prana Flow - Intro to Shakti "I made pilgrimages, looking for God. Then I gave up, turned around, the One was inside me! Oh Lalla, why do you keep on wandering, and looking outside yourself? Kindle inner fire and the One will appear as a love that fills the heart of the yogini. Lalla, willingly entered through the garden-gate, There, O Joy! I found Siva united with Sakti; There and then I went into Samadhi absorbed drinking the moon at the lake of nectar. Here I am immune to harm. Equanimous Empty though still alive. Dance Lalla with nothing but sky.'' ~ Lallweshari

Classical Chandra Namaskar

Practise Chandra Namaskar with Ujjayi breath, crescent backbends, forward folds, cobra, downward dog, Om, and optional Savasana or meditation.

Prana Flow Pranams

Prana Flow Pranams combine heart-opening Vajrasana, forward bows, upward dog, full prostrations, and repeated Shanti mantras.

Pranams for Saraswati ~ Music by Arjun Baba

A yoga class of pranams for Saraswati accompanied by music.

Sarswati~Kameshvara~Kameshvari Meditation

February 4th ~ Yogini Circle Dialogue

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Let us open to the universal movement meditation of prostrations Adapted as prana flow pranams. Prepare your space ~ Come to the back of your mat ~ Connect to the inner fire Face a candle light or the space that is sacred to you~Feel the flow of breath As we flow down, we give our strength and tensions and prayers to the earth ~as we inhale we rise up Move with the mantra~In your rhythm We begin with three Prana mudra vinyasa cycles. Then move at your pace. If you hear a bell, a new movement is added to the mantra flow. If you are feeling lunar, enjoy only the arm movements You can flow in rhythm with me for full circulation Or find your own and open you inner eyes We will begin with the arms overhead in Jaya or Victory mudra and then After three rounds, begin to flow to the earth and rise. Stay relaxed as devotion in motion Listen with your whole being  

Prana Flow Pranams - Prostrations with Devi Mantra

Flow through Prana Flow Pranams with three Prana Mucha Vinyasa cycles, mantra, Jaya Victory Mudra, and optional arm movements.

Pranams with Devi Mantra*Goddess Kirtan~offering by Govindas and Radha

Pranams with Jaya Mudra, three rounds of Om, mantra-synced prostrations, and completion in Savasana or seated meditation.

Pranams with Om Namah Shivaya ~ Mantra offered by Jai Uttal

A yoga class of pranams with the Om Namah Shivaya mantra.

Lalita Trishati

Enjoy this flow of Lalita Trishati (without the Om and namaha) so all that flows is a meditation on all the attributes of Kameshvari in Union with Kameshsvara. You can meditate, chant along with your chant sheet or enjoy Pranams. In our 40 day sadhana, we are focusing on understanding the meaning first. Om Kameshsvarye Namaha❤️

Jala Namaskar

Lunar Jala Namaskar flows through Ujjayi breathing, spinal waves, Anahatasana, Sahaja Bhujangasana, cobra, upward dog, and downward dog.

Lunar Prana Flow Yoga~Yoga Shakti

Fluid movement meditation with Ujjayi Pranayama, Chandra Namaskar, cobra, downward dog, and seated twists awakens lunar qualities and Pranashakti.

Forward Bends & Hip Openers

Practice seated pigeon, double pigeon, Ardha Matsyendrasana, Janusirsasana, forward folds, twists, hip and shoulder openers with slow breathing.

Savasana

Savasana guides deep relaxation through gentle neck and leg release, with Vignana Vairava Tantra sutras contemplating the body, heart, and universal vastness.

Durga Namaskar

Practice Chandra Namaskar and Durga Namaskar with Om chanting, Malasana and Virabhadrasana II, invoking Shakti for clarity and releasing obstacles.

Kundalini Namaskar

Traces Kundalini Shakti through serpentine hand movements, chakras, spinal waves, Serpentine Cobra, Salabhasana, and expressive hip-opening flows.

Saraswati Namaskar

Seated meditation and Saraswati Namaskar move through Malasana, twists, lunges, pigeon, Padma Mudra, breath flow, mantra, and prayer.

Body Blessing

Practise a four-stage body prayer with prostrations, sacred-river offerings, bathing movements, body blessing, Prana Mudra, and Shiva Linga Mudra.