Meditation: Om at Home
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January/February 2005
By Vicky Uhland
Tias Little
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Cofounder of YogaSource in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Little teaches yoga workshops around the world. His classes combine vinyasa yoga with meditation.
“My meditation room is of straw/clay construction, which allows the walls to breathe and support the prana that we build during meditation” Little says.“The mud plaster in the room is a soft tan color. Natural earth tones promote introspection and give the room warmth and a glow, whereas white isn’t as conducive to contemplative practice.”
Rainbeau Mars
Mars is a yoga guru to Hollywood stars, including actors David Duchovny and Owen Wilson. She’s known for her Zen Mama video for pregnant women as well as her Sacred Yoga series, “Pure Yoga for Beginners,” “Pure Power,” and “Pure Tranquility.”
“When I make a meditation space, the very first thing I have to do is clean up. Our homes are a reflection of our bodies—in the yogic sense, our intention is to clear the channels and purify,” Mars says. “We can do this in our homes by burning sage, cleaning the space with essential oils, opening windows, and clearing out the dead, old stuff. Then make your place sacred and alive by adding fresh flowers, a piece of fruit—something that symbolizes life, abundance, and fertility.”
Judith Hanson Lasater
Lasater studied yoga with B.K.S. Iyengar in India, has a Ph.D. in East-West philosophy, is a physical therapist, and has taught yoga and meditation since 1971. Thousands of people around the world attend her workshops and retreats each year.
“Our lives are very rich visually, with movies, the Internet, art, culture, magazines, and TV, so it can be really soothing to have a lot, lot less in your meditation space,” Lasater says. “Keep a comfortable chair or cushion to sit on, but I wouldn’t furnish the space. Leave it empty. A really spacious room is soothing.”
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