Category Archives: Anatomy

Maya Abdominal Massage Revelation

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Brooks Hall

The last time I saw Leslie Howard I heard her say something about Maya Abdominal Massage—we didn’t even talk about it exactly, but I filed it away as something I wanted to try. Pretty soon after that I was having … Continue reading →

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Who rode in on the starship uterus?

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Brooks Hall

I did!! And I’m here to say hallelujah! So glad I made it! I came here to live my life and to experience things is my own particular and unique way. Yay! And to literally “go where no one has … Continue reading →

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Parasympathetic rules with mulabandha.

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Brooks Hall

The book, Moola Bandha, The Master Key, by Swami Buddhananda roughly describes what might be happening in the nervous system when we practice mulabandha. When a yogi decides to practice mulabandha, something is happening in the brain—a thought that attempts … Continue reading →

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What is Mulabandha?

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Brooks Hall

I’m nearing the official “endpoint” for my research project (but I’ll probably continue this blog and exploration for some time), and people are asking me, “So, what is mulabandha?” I’ll work on forming my answer here—it’ll just be a partial … Continue reading →

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Pondering Pelvic Evolution

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Brooks Hall

Humans and other primates are in principle quadrupeds, whose legs were stretched horizontally backward and then rotated by 90 degrees. Suddenly the weight of the inner organs lay no longer on the abdominal wall, but on the pelvis. In order … Continue reading →

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Why I prefer “sexual” to “creative” for the wild energy in yoga.

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Brooks Hall

Nobel of the blog, Yoga in the Dragon’s Den wrote a post yesterday (Practice Report, Confessions of a Yogic Prude) that included a response to my article at Elephant Journal (The Sex of Yoga and Joy of Everyday Life). A … Continue reading →

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The Pelvic Palace

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Brooks Hall

Hara (self-energizing earth centre within the pelvic bowl) is the rock on which we build the temple of the body. Those who are centered in the chest have too much ego and those who are centered in the head have … Continue reading →

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Inner Sanctum of the Pelvis

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Brooks Hall

The pelvis contains an inner sanctum, I think. It is the home of ecstatic life-producing energy that participates in literally creating (and birthing) other lives, and supporting and inspiring the life of the being whose pelvis it is. It is … Continue reading →

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