June: Puffy Pigeons and Peaceful Doves!

Flock of Pigeons

Fluffy Dove

SUGGESTIONS:
1. What is your relationship to the Kapota poses from Eka Pada Rajakapotasana to full on Raja Kapotasana?

2. Explore the puffy, scrappy Pigeon energy and its lively sturdy survivalist force… in your backbends but also in simple standing poses and poses or movements that require persistence and a good sense of humor!

3. Explore the quality of peaceful Dove oriented flight with some fluff in your wings (see image below)….and also the contrast between your own pigeon (outward- practical) and dove energy (inward - spirit oriented) through a variety of poses and movements.

4. Consider the mythological, religious and cultural imagery and associations within this Columbidae family and how this could impact your perspectives and your practice. - Read Alison Zaks very personal Kapota reverie (below) and see if this changes/inspires your kapota asana practice!

RESOURCES:
1. Podcast - 15 Mins - Mourning Dove on Nature Guys‍ ‍

2. You Tube - 6 mins - Difference between Doves and Pigeons - (aimed at kids!)

3. You Tube - More about Pigeons

4 Birdwatchers Mini Movie - 13mins from UK

5. I Find Myself Defending Pigeons - K Wilson

6. Alison Zak’s Kapota chapter from her book Wild Asana

from Jessica Roux’s Ornithogrphy

Recordings for 6/7:

1. Practice: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/q8hMhHFlC6wg6tg1bCt7TgWMRRNAItvi7puWA7pktIXc0NBPQbx-JlAhgdHFwMGO.RviGqIo1t3JOLH2-


2. Discussion - 35mins -
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/ENXerpQf7T4tY545a8HQnmb_hamRWOINpT8f-NLljvDFzzS0mrneuXFDxPMc2GiV.-osg-BZdTlUgMWcZ‍ ‍

X-tra Practice Resources:

Poems from 6/7 - The Dove Wendell Berry and Mary Oliver’s The 2 Mocking Birds

Note from Bonnie and Lois in the chat.

Bird Feeding by Ross Gay

Opening to Sound - MP - Audio File Meditation -25 mins

Buddies for this month - A good time to continue conversation about the spirit connection with birds (see end of our discussion) and any reflections on the practice and our relationships to the Columbinae family.

JUNE
Traci and Robyn
Lisa and Rosemary
Lois and Patricia
Bonney and Harsha