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I stared at this picture for a while before I realized I’ve been rolling up my yoga mat wrong all these years…glad I survived! I mean this is just one more shred of evidence proving how harmful yoga really can be.
Fabulous artwork courtesy of Alison Hinks, creative yogi extraordinaire!
To see more moving yoga posters, visit Phillip Askew’s website or Youtube channel.
While surfing the web tonight I came across a magnificently simple Zen image that transfixed my mind. Of course I’ve seen ensō before (Zen circles)–kind of hard to miss since I live in Japan–but tonight the image apparently worked its enlightening effect upon me. It took me by surprise.
According to Audrey Yoshiko Seo, author of Ensō: Zen Circles of Enlightenment, “Zen circles, ensō, are symbols of teaching, reality, enlightenment, and a myriad of things in between. Seemingly perfect in their continuity, balance, and sense of completeness, and yet often irregular in execution, ensō are at once the most fundamentally simple and the most complex shape. They seem to leave little room for variation, and yet in the hands of Zen masters, the varieties of personal expression are endless. Ensō evoke power, dynamism, charm, humor, drama, and stillness.”
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Blending history with a dash of yogic humor, Boonchu Tanti’s Ashtanga yoga illustrations capture the essence of the joy and playfulness of yoga.
Study this little piece of yogic art and you’ll get the idea.
This little chart from Alison Hinks just might lead you to the yoga promised land. 
To help in navigating the maze, here are links to the “official” websites for each style as well as a few helpful books or DVDs.
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