Kontrology Pilates and Yoga

05/10/2026

The mat does not do anything

But it is a sacred space, so that's not nothing, or course. There is a bit a semantics, as always in Western thinking, to wade through, before we get to the "meat" (because we don't eat meat) of what is going on with The Mat. My mat journey started when I was very young, in the 1960's, when yoga in the United States was actually relatively "pure" - representative of the source teachings of the…...

But it is a sacred space, so that’s not nothing, or course. There is a bit a semantics, as always in Western thinking, to wade through, before we get to the “meat” (because we don…

01/18/2026

Vinyaya and Contrology and Dance

Similarities A. The Importance of the "Center" Pilates: The entire method relies on the "Powerhouse"—the band of muscles circling the torso (abdominals, lower back, glutes, pelvic floor). All movement must radiate outward from this stable center. Vinyasa Yoga: Krishnamacharya's teachings emphasize the Bandhas (energy locks). Mula Bandha (pelvic floor lock) and Uddiyana Bandha (abdominal lock) are essential for stability, controlling energy flow, and protecting the spine during asana practice....

07/24/2024

we love Citadel BJJ Iowa City

03/24/2023

Taking a course with the great Edwin Bryant: https://school.embodiedphilosophy.com/programs/collection-nqm-ut5hsmo?cid=2747585&permalink=module-3-lakshmi-goddess-of-love-and-abundance-b5f887. If you don't have his copy of the yoga sutras - you're wrong?

Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali: The Seminal Text of the Yoga Tradition

06/03/2022

“We retire too early and we die too young. Our prime of life should be in the 70’s and old age should not come until we are almost 100.”

— JOSEPH PILATES

04/19/2021