Synopses & Reviews
Introduction, 10Acknowledgments, 16
Yama / Moral Principles, 19
Adho Mukha Svanasana / Downward-Facing Dog, 20
Kurmasana / Tortoise, 23
Virabhadrasana II / Warrior II, 24
Padangustha Dhanurasana / Bow, 25
Happy Baby / Dead Bug, 26
Krauncasana / Heron, 27
Vrksasana / Tree, 28
Niyama / Observances, 31
Matsyasana / Fish,
Lunge, 33
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana / Upward-Facing Dog, 34
Pinca Mayurasana / Peacock Tailfeather, 36
Parivritta Janu Sirsasana / Revolving Knee to Head, 37
Karnapidasana / Knee to Ear, 38
Sukhasana / Cross-Legged Pose, 40
Ardha Chandrasana / Half-Moon, 41
Asana / Posture, 43
Sirsasana / Headstand, 44
Paschimottanasana 6 / West Stretch, 45
Bakasana / Crane, 46
Adho Mukha Vrkasana / Handstand, 47
Chakravakasana / Cat Stretch, 48
Bhujangasana / Cobra, 49
Ardha Matsyendrasana / Lord of the Fishes, 50
Pranayama / Breath Control, 53
Gomukhasana / Cow-Faced Pose, 54
Sanmukhi Mudra / Six-Mouth Breaths, 55
Uttanasana / Standing Forward Bend, 56
Ujjayi Pranayama / Victorious Breath, 57
Dolphin, 58
Siddhasana / Inspired Seer, 59
Pratyahara / Withdrawal of the Senses, 61
Simhasana / Lion, 62
Bharadvajasana / Seated Side Twist, 63
Urdhva Dhanurasana / Wheel, 64
Salabhasana / Locust, 65
Setu Bandasana / Bridge, 66
Utthita Trikonasana / Triangle, 68
Eka Pada Rajakapotasana / One-Legged King Pigeon, 69
Dharana / Concentration, 71
Virasana / Hero, 72
Lolasana / Swinging Earring, 74
Hanumanasana / Monkey, 75
Salamba Sarvangasana / Shoulderstand, 76
Behkasana / Frog, 78
Chaturanga Dandasana / Four-Limbed Staff Pose, 79
Srsa Padasana / Scorpion, 80
Dhyana / Meditation, 83
Tadasana / Mountain, 84
Ustrasana / Camel, 85
Savasana / Corpse, 86
Supta Virasana / Lying Down on Bent Knees, 87
Padmasana / Lotus, 88
Threading the Needle, 90
Viparita Karani / Supported Inverted Pose, 91
Samadhi / pure Contemplation,
Review
"Any student of yoga will find treasures to cherish within its pages." -Yoga Journal
Review
"Leza Lowitz understands that the body speaks in the language of dreams, sensations, images, and fractured memories. Her YOGA POEMS emerge like strange and beautiful sea creatures from the ocean of the heart, gesturing toward mysteries that lie beyond linear thought." -Anne Cushman, Contributing Editor, Yoga Journal
Review
"A set of elegant poems inspired by the study and practice of yoga. Lowitz . . . writes here with a Zenlike spareness that lends clarity both to the poems and the reader's appreciation of the yoga experience. "Pinca Mayarasana/Peacock Tailfeather," for instance, barely longer than a haiku, manages both to be airy and to pack a wallop: 'When you've perfected/ this posture/ throw it away/ a peacock cannot see/ the beautiful feathers/behind it.' Lowitz uses the experience of an asana as a platform from which to mine the emotional depths of the practice knows as Being Alive Now, as reflected in and stirred up by hatha yoga. YOGA POEMS serves as a window onto a landscape made more vivid by the physical ingenuity and spiritual richness of yoga, and any student of yoga will find treasures to cherish within its pages." --The Yoga Journal, October 2000
Review
"I thank Leza for winding down the road of intimately describing her experiences within her yoga practice, extracting the essence of the yoga postures with her keen observation, and communicating them to us through potent poetry." -Rodney Yee, nationally acclaimed yoga teacher and Co-Director of the Piedmont Yoga Studio
Synopsis
Enrich your yoga practice with YOGA POEMS: LINES TO UNFOLD BY. Each poem unlocks the emotional and physical power of a different asana.
About the Author
Writer and yoga teacher Leza Lowitz has recieved a PEN Syndicated Fiction Award and grants from the NEA, NEH, and California Arts Council.Anja Borgstrom is a fine artist and yoga teacher. Both she and the author, Leza Lowitz, live in the San Francisco Bay Area.