Yoni Shakti: A Woman's Guide to Power and Freedom Through Yoga and Tantra

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a b Bolon, Carol Radcliffe (2010). Forms of the Goddess Lajja Gauri in Indian Art. Pennsylvania State University Press. pp.40–47, 54. ISBN 978-0-271-04369-2.

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Yoni appears in the Rigveda and other Vedic literature in the sense of feminine life-creating regenerative and reproductive organs, as well as in the sense of "source, origin, fountain, place of birth, womb, nest, abode, fire pit of incubation". [1] [13] [20] Other contextual meanings of the term include "race, caste, family, fertility symbol, grain or seed". [1] [20] [21] It is a spiritual metaphor and icon in Hinduism for the origin and the feminine regenerative powers in the nature of existence. [2] [22] The Brahma Sutras metaphorically calls the metaphysical concept Brahman as the "yoni of the universe", [15] which Adi Shankara states in his commentaries means the material cause and "source of the universe". [23]

Frueh, Joanna (2003). "Vaginal Aesthetics". Hypatia. Wiley. 18 (4): 137–158. doi: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2003.tb01416.x. S2CID 232180657. a b c Doniger, Wendy (2011). "God's Body, or, The Lingam Made Flesh: Conflicts over the Representation of the Sexual Body of the Hindu God Shiva". Social Research. The Johns Hopkins University Press. 78 (2): 500–502. doi: 10.1353/sor.2011.0067. Her practice and teaching respects the cyclical powers of the living earth, and honours human life cycles as spiritual initiations (including menarche, conscious menstruation, menopause, birth and postnatal recovery). We feel passionately that yoga nidra is one of the most vital forms of twenty-first century medicine and spiritual practices. Yoga Nidra supports relaxation, rest, sleep, mental clarity, creativity and helps people connect to their true nature.

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As anecdotal evidence suggests, most people find yoni massage to be an emotional journey rather than a sexual one. Shakti is in turn personified in the form of many different goddesses, often said to be aspects of her. Read More The experience of the Shiva linga in yogic meditation is of a pillar of light, energy, peace and eternity, expanding the mind, opening the inner eye and bringing deep tranquility and unshakeable steadiness to the heart.

a b Klostermaier, Klaus K. (1998). A Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Oneworld Publications. p.214. ISBN 978-178074-6-722. At Yoga Nidra Network we respect the South Asian roots of the practice and honour its connection to other indigenous healing practices. The linga and the yoni are united in the chakra or the wheel, with the linga as the axis and the yoni as the circumference. The Hindu usage of chakras in rituals and in art also reflects the union of these two powers. Similarly, each chakra of the subtle body shows the union of the Shiva and Shakti energies operative at its particular level of manifestation. There are various other lingas and yonis in the chakras that hold the inner keys to yogic energies.

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She is a mother of three, and has written four books on yoga, including the massive and highly influential Yoni Shakti. Within Shaivism, the sect dedicated to the god Shiva, the Shakti is his consort and both have aniconic representations: lingam for Shiva, yoni for Shakti. The yoni iconography is typically represented in the form of a horizontally placed round or square base with a lipped edge and an opening in the center usually with a cylindrical lingam. Often, one side of this base extends laterally, and this projection is called the yoni-mukha. [47] An alternate symbol for yoni that is commonly found in Indic arts is the lotus, an icon found in temples. [6]

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CYCLITERACY' is my word for the literacy or knowledge of our cyclcal nature. These very special circles are gatherings to celebrate and connect to our creative cycles, sleep cycles, feminine cycles (of menstruation and menopause), through yoga nidrā, poetry, music, song and sharing circles, full of tips and hints to optimise RHYTHMICITY as we welcome the pulse of the living earth into our own lives… Join me in this circle and I'll be delighted to share with you all previous rewards ie: exclusive access to the activity feed where I’ll post my latest c reative offerings and wild ideas, in the form of written and spoken prose, poetry, stories, fantastic adventures and traveller’s tales.