What can you do if no one is teaching Katonah Yoga® in your area? Two of our favorite teachers have written books about the practice. Both of these books are packed full of photos and diagrams, so we recommend the print version if available.
Why "Magic Square" Yoga?
The practice of incorporating the Lo Shu Magic Square into meditation and hatha yoga was developed by Nevine Michaan, creator of Katonah Yoga®.
What is Katonah Yoga? Here it is from the source:
Katonah Yoga is a syncretic Hatha yoga practice developed by Nevine Michaan over 40 years. She and her teachers incorporate classical Hatha yoga with Taoist theory, geometry, magic, mythology, metaphor, and imagination — in a practical framework designed to potentiate personal and communal well-being.
Framing the practice, maps of time and personal space are defined and refined. Themes using asana as origami, manipulating form for function, and developing a sense of personal measure are incorporated in Katonah Yoga practices.
Katonah Yoga is organized around three principles of esoteric dialogue: all polarities are mediated by trinity; the universe has pattern, pattern belies intelligence; by virtue of repetition there is potential for insight.