Yoga Moving Meditation: 108 Sun Salutations, Round 2

How can we awaken our energy centers to reach meditative samadhi ("ecstasy")? Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras says kundalini is the name of an energy at the base of the spine that rises by doing the yoga postures.

• DETAILS: Wisdom Quarterly: American Buddhist Journal: Yoga: 108 Sun Salutations, Round 2 (1/21)

Energy in yoga is prana (chi, "holy spirit," qi, ki). So let's breathe and move it. It's New Year's Day. Will the wheel spin just the same as it did the year before? Or...will we put a fresh spin on things? It's up to us. "Karma" does not mean choice but rather the ACTION we take based on the choice we make.

• Stella Han (@yogihantas) at Kinship Yoga Studios

What if, however we party on New Year's Eve, we get up before noon and get over to the yoga studio for some Sun Salutations to greet the rising sun?

Instruction provided. Bring a mat, water bottle, and towel. Everything else is available at the studio. Beginners welcome.

• Yoga instructor Yogini Stella Han at Kinship Yoga