Learn to design your own practice in accord with your own needs, incorporating asana, pranayama, and meditation.
Learn specific postures, sequences, and meditations to boost your immunity
This class investigates the classic story from the Katha Upanisad, where death is the teacher and instructs a most profound teaching on yoga.
In this course we will reflect on and put into practice the 5 niyamas—purity, contentment, tapas, set-study and devotion.
This course offers an overview of the five hindrances and reflections on how they are relevant at this time.
This immersion explores the intersection of dreams and consciousness on the journey through yoga.
In this class we explore how the urge toward physical and spiritual perfectionism is common to many practitioners of yoga.
Explore the way that relationships are challenged at this time and how to embody yoga in relationships.
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IN-PERSON IN SANTA FE or HYBRID LIVESTREAM ONLINE AVAILABLE! Designed by Tias Little after 30 years of education, practice, study and research, SATYA is a somatic practice that builds mindfulness through movement. This training covers the foundational movements of the SATYA practice. This week will revitalize your own body by reducing fatigue and increasing mobility in your fascia.
IN-PERSON IN SANTA FE or HYBRID LIVESTREAM ONLINE AVAILABLE! In this course, we discover the intersection between contemporary understanding of the biorhythms of the blood and nerve with the older yoga model of the five winds. We use yoga posture, pranayama, and somatic practice (SATYA) to activate or mitigate the strength of each vayu. Through dharma study, guided meditation, yoga nidra, somatic awareness, and yoga postures, this is a transformational week of practice and study.
In this class we reduce sluggishness and lethargy in the body by lubricating all tissues while suffusing the body in feelings of serenity and delight.
In this class we practice releasing the strong connective tissues in and around the low back. This can be invaluable for staying out of back pain. After freeing up the lower paraspinal muscles, we strengthen the lower back in movement practice.
In this class we lubricate the tissues of the body - particularly in the joints, lungs, and brain. When we refine kapha dosha, we embody a loving, heart-centered presence.
Pitta is the energy of fire and transformation, centered in the digestive system. In this class we mobilize the solar plexus while steadying the flow of “fire” through the nerve endings, fascia, and organs of perception.
When the fire element is refined, it results in good focus, radiance (tejas), steady levels of energy, and clear understanding. In this class we practice to clarify the fire element. We practice “right fire” which is the clear path of neuromuscular flow in both movement and meditation.
Centered in the lower abdomen, vata governs the path of “wind” through all the channels of the body. It is characterized by movement and activity. In this class, we reduce bluster and agitation in the nerves while opening the hip joints and toning the lower abdomen.
When vata is channeled it leads to clear perception, refined awareness, and the subtle flow of prana. In this class we bring steadiness and ease to the nerves and also practice “motionless vata” which is the experience of pure consciousness.
We lift the arches of the feet (pada bandha) to support the hip joints and pelvis and strengthen the hands (hasta bandha) to support the shoulders and trunk in weight bearing poses like plank, dog, and handstand.
Mulabandha is a subtle movement of the pelvic floor used to support the uterus, bladder, colon, and prostate. In this class we elevate the soft tissues at the base of the spine without overly clenching or gripping.
Uddiyana bandha is critical for lengthening and stabilizing the lower back and maintaining proper position of the internal organs. This bandha makes the abdomen supple while increasing digestive fire.
In this class, we practice the “chin lock” taking care to avoid undue constriction of the delicate structures within the neck. This bandha stimulates the thyroid while refining the flow of breath.
The tongue seal is an exquisite movement to help release the jaw, neck, sinuses and inner ear. In this class we (lightly) press the tongue to the roof of the mouth to direct the breath into the central channel of the spine.
The Great Seal (Maha Bandha) helps conduct the flow of prana through all the channels of the body. When done together, the three seals at the perineum, the belly, and throat help channel a surge of life-force through the spine.
This class is rich with the imagery and poetry of Jaladdin Rumi. Passionate, devotional, and irreverent, Rumi’s verse inspires a total union of body, mind, and soul.
T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets draws its inspiration from both the Upanishads and the Christian Mystics such as St Augustine. In this class we embody the literary genius of Eliot through this mystical text.
Kabir’s writing in the 16th century is a beautiful synthesis of devotion (bhakti), mystical inquiry, and straight-forward “truths.” In this class we embody the essence of Kabir’s heartfelt vision.
In this class we embody the beauty and grace of Anandamayi Ma (1896-1982) through her inspired bhakti teaching. Her yoga was suffused with recognition of divine grace in all moments and through all things.
Shabkar was a Tibetan yogi – a recluse, philosopher and poet – who lived in the early 1800s high in the Himalayas. In this class we embody his vision of the non-dual together with his celebration of the timeless and spacious realm.
A 11th century Chan Buddhist master from China, Hongzhi inspired a vision of the One Mind through a non-dual philosophy. In this class we embody the delightful language of Hongzhi in both meditation and movement.
This month we build strength and vitality in the bones. By load bearing in the bones we reduce the effects of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, increase stamina, and gain support for the spine. Each class we do movements to release the soft tissues before doing standing poses to build resiliency in the bones.
Feet first! Having a sturdy foundation is essential for alignment and stability of the entire musculoskeletal system. In this class we build flexibility and stability in the ankle joints, feet, and lower limb.
The femur bones are the longest and strongest in the body, held in place by strapping muscles—the hamstrings, IT band, and quads. In this class we build strength and stability in the connective tissues in and around the thigh bones.
Building stability in all facets of the hip joints should be part of any daily practice. In this class we distribute forces through the pelvis in order to increase stability and ROM.
Many yoga students launch into weight bearing poses like plank and dog without proper support in the hand and wrist. In this class, we increase dexterity in the many small muscles of the hand in order to safely bear weight on the arms.
Because in winter, the prana can become stagnant and stale, Spring is the ideal time to do practices that cleanse, purge and purify the body. This month we begin in the lower gut and move sequentially through the intestine, lung, throat, and nasal cavities to flush the body of impurities.
Building stability in the upper arms is critical for any weight bearing position like plank, dog, or forearm stand. In this class we work the bicep-tricep balance in order to hold the upper arms stable in all weight bearing poses.
Shoulders are tricky. So many muscles converge at the hub of the shoulder. In this class we make the shoulders light and strong by distributing forces through the collar bones, shoulder joint, and scapula.
In this series we reduce compression on the nerve channels through "nerve flossing." Also known as neural gliding, this practice helps loosen the fascia, reduce numbness and stiffness, and increase neural flow through the connective tissues. In each class, we pump, stretch, and “tease” the fascia to facilitate neural glide and improve ROM.