Luna Yoga For Survival Project

31/01/2026

Full Moon in Leo! #♌️ 🕉️shanti shantl shanti 🕉️

31/01/2026

Moon days of February, no morning mysore classes on these days from asana practice but keep implementing the non physical aspects of yoga 🙏🏼☮️
Sunday 1 February full moon 🌝
Tuesday 17 February new moon 🌚

29/01/2026

https://youtu.be/bDe5LTroPS4?si=D8VrnuuMNco42dfC

Wisdom, Love, and Compassion,Often come through a lot of pain.My walls have to crumble for my pride to be humbled,Before my light can shine bright again.So, ...

28/01/2026

New Mexico Residential Retreat
August 7 - 16

Students practice and live at the Pecos Monastery with active monks living on the premises.

The monastery is 25 miles east of Santa Fe.

The second weekend falls over Indian Market in Santa Fe which is an extraordinary arts competition and fair featuring the best native artists in the country competing for top prize in various mediums.

This is an amazing retreat.

👉🏽👉🏽Learn more at link in bio.
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27/01/2026

27/01/2026

Studies show Child’s Pose (Balasana) is a powerful tool for neurological regulation.

This pose triggers your brain’s "rest and digest" response to slash stress and boost mental clarity.

By folding forward and tucking the chin, practitioners stimulate the vagus nerve, which signals the parasympathetic nervous system to take over. This shift effectively lowers cortisol levels and increases GABA—a vital neurotransmitter that quiets anxiety. Beyond the chemical benefits, the pose offers deep physical relief by gently lengthening the spine and releasing tension in the hips and shoulders often caused by sedentary lifestyles.

Incorporating this restorative practice into your daily routine can yield significant long-term health benefits, including improved sleep quality and lower resting heart rates. To maximize these effects, experts recommend kneeling and folding the torso over the thighs, allowing the forehead to rest heavily on the floor or a block. As you breathe deeply into your back ribs, the stillness helps silence mental chatter and sharpen focus. Spending just a few minutes in this position serves as a physical and emotional reset, making it an essential habit for managing the pressures of modern life.

source: Streeter, C. C., Whitfield, T. H., Owen, L., Rein, T., Karri, S. K., Yakhkind, A., Perlmutter, R., Prescot, A., Renshaw, P. F., Ciraulo, D. A., & Jensen, J. E. (2010). Effects of Yoga Versus Walking on Mood, Anxiety, and Brain GABA Levels: A Randomized Controlled MRS Study. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.

27/01/2026

Think you only have five senses? New research says you may have 33.

Most of us grow up believing we have just five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.

But modern neuroscience paints a far richer picture, suggesting humans may have between 22 and 33 interacting senses that constantly work together to build our experience of the world.

Beyond the classic five, we rely on proprioception (our awareness of where our limbs are), the vestibular system for balance, and interoception, which monitors internal states like hunger or heart rate. We also have a sense of agency (the feeling that we are the ones causing our movements) and a sense of body ownership (the feeling that our limbs belong to us) – both of which can be disrupted in some stroke patients. Even traditional senses turn out to be composites: touch includes pain, temperature, itch, and pressure, while “taste” is actually a blend of taste, smell, and touch that produces what we call flavor.

Because our senses are so intertwined, changing input in one channel can subtly alter how we experience another. The smell of shampoo can change how silky hair feels, and aromas in low‑fat yogurt can make it seem creamier without adding fat. In noisy environments like airplane cabins, background sound can dampen perceptions of salt, sweet, and sour, while leaving savory umami flavors—such as those in tomato juice—relatively enhanced, which helps explain why certain foods taste better in flight. Visual experience is also shaped by the balance system: in a climbing airplane, the cabin may appear tilted because the inner ear signals that the body is leaning back. These everyday illusions and cross‑sensory effects, explored in research projects and interactive exhibitions such as “Senses Unwrapped,” highlight how perception is a continuous negotiation among many senses rather than a simple sum of five.

References

Spence, C. (2015). Rethinking the senses: Multisensory integration in everyday life. *The Psychologist, 28*(2), 112–115.

25/01/2026

https://youtu.be/93e7VwpHcBM?si=YlKBZNWKC6kJb9P-

In this video, we will explore the hidden psychological structures that shape family dynamics, guilt, separation, and healing through the lens of Carl Jung. ...

25/01/2026

Do you see the necessity of being open and vulnerable? If you do not see the truth of that then you will again surreptitiously build walls around yourself. To see the truth in the false is the beginning of wisdom; to see the false as the false is the highest comprehension. To see that what you have been doing all these years can only lead to further strife and sorrow - actually to experience the truth of it, which is not mere verbal acceptance - will put an end to that activity. You cannot voluntarily make yourself open; the action of will cannot make you vulnerable. The very desire to be vulnerable creates resistance. Only by understanding the false as the false is there freedom from it. Be passively watchful of your habitual responses; simply be aware of them without resistance; passively watch them as you would watch a child, without the pleasure or distaste of identification. passive watchfulness itself is freedom from defence, from closing the door. To be vulnerable is to live, and to withdraw is to die.⁠
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25/01/2026

Mark your calendars 🌕❄️ February 1 ❄️ The Full Snow Moon ✨Rising in the heart of winter, the Full Snow Moon casts a soft, silvery glow across crisp, cold skies, reflecting gently on snow-covered landscapes.
A full Moon happens when the Moon stands opposite the Sun, fully lighting its Earth-facing side. In winter, the air is often clearer and drier, making the Moon appear brighter and sharper, while snow on the ground enhances its luminous, magical glow.

25/01/2026