Tag: AsanaJournal
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Savasana and the Open Hand: A Practice of Release
When the instructions stop and the body grows still, the restless mind often comes rushing back. In this essay for Asana International Yoga Journal, Gregory Ormson considers Savasana as a practice of release, non-grasping, and the difficult work of opening the hand. My essay, “Savasana and the Open Hand: A Practice of Release,” was published…
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Asana International Yoga Journal review of Yoga Song.
Thank you Asana Journal
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YOGA SONG arriving in two weeks on International Yoga Day. Small sample from “Transforming the Emotional Body,” chapter 7
In yoga, we respond to the yoga song that our body is singing, and since we occupy the best position to define and transform our emotions, we use this knowledge – when getting in touch with our emotional bodies – to rewire our lives and release negatives. Yoga teachers rightly say your yoga song might…
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From the Epilogue to YOGA SONG
Years ago, and far from the waters of Hawaii where yoga first tumbled me, I set out on a solo three-day vision quest in a barren land that Wyoming residents call the Red Desert. Before my quest began, I spent two days training in the Lakota way. Once I walked into the desert I would…
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YOGA SONG: a lyric narrative of transformation and redemption, coming this summer from Rochak Publishing
When born-to-be-wild biker Gregory Ormson (#motorcyclingyogig) moved to Hawaii, he was sidelined by debilitating back pain and couldn’t enjoy paradise. Dipping a toe into yoga, he discovered a healing road that reformed his mind and fixed his spine. Ormson’s yoga writing and publishing (#yogainspirationals) led to Yoga Song. From YOGA SONG Yoga equips us to…
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Writer Portfolio (selected pieces)
From The Empty Mirror on writing, “With Crooked Legs of Hackberry” From Eastern Iowa Review, “Midwest Intimations” From The Twin Bill on Baseball, “And the Diamond Speaks in Runes” From Cut Bank Literary Magazine, literature and Walt Whitman, “Long Way From, Long Time Since: Letter to an Admirer of Whitman” From Asana Journal, “Injury as…
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“Injury as Wise Teacher,” the 100th of my #yogainspirationals
Happy to include “Injury as Wise Teacher,” the 100th publication of my #yogainspirationals. If you are injured in any way, read this for practical tips on using a Gestalt chair technique to get at the psychology of injury and how an injury can be a wise teacher for you. Asana International Yoga Journal was one…
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Babba, Gaia, Prana
Recorded with Audacity, Gregory Ormson lyrics and Washburn D-Series DADGAD guitar, played through Boss Acoustic Singer Pro Amp; keyboard by Randy Anagnostis on Yamaha PB125 with Focus Scarlet Gen 3 Audio Interface. One of several Anagnostis/Ormson original song collaborative pieces. VIDEO link https://youtu.be/NfClYOCX3xA