Yoga Somatics – with Tias & Surya Little

Yoga, Somatics, and the Body of Delight

A weekend to slow down—so the body can speak again.

Yoga Somatics is a precise, deeply nourishing approach to movement: subtle, intelligent, and profoundly effective. Guided by Tias and Surya Little—co-founders of Prajna Yoga and pioneers in SATYA (Somatic Awareness Training for Yoga)—we explore the body’s inner pathways: fascia, joints, breath, circulation, spine, and the quiet current of prana that connects it all.

Expect a practice that is gentle, experiential, and surprisingly transformative. Less effort. More sensation. More space. More you.

Workshop language is english.

What this weekend is about

In yoga, the nadis are described as rivers of energy flowing through the body—pathways of circulation that include blood, lymph, and the nervous system moving through the connective tissues. In SATYA somatics, we learn to listen to these pathways through small, refined movements—rocking, spiraling, gliding, unwinding—until the body remembers how to release.

This weekend supports:

• Lungs: elastic tissue, somatic mobility, pranayama prep

• OM: Mandukya Upanishad, consciousness, healing divided self

• Inner leg: strength, meridians, circulation, rejuvenation

• Sweet spot: tension–balance, fascia harmony, free breath

• Hips: fluid sacrum, pumping, rocking, ease

• Body of delight: movement, sound, meditation, deep calling

The effect is often immediate: more breath, more internal spaciousness, more grounded vitality.

Schedule & Session Descriptions

Saturday, May 15th, 2027:

2-4:30 pm: Lungs: The Source of Prana: The lungs are made of super pliable, elastic tissue. However, because they are sopliable, they are vulnerable to strain, blockage, and congestion. In this class we usesomatic techniques to increase motility of the lungs. We slide, glide and gently pump thelung tissue to keep them elastic and responsive. Then we practice yoga postures tostretch and expand the lungs before pranayama.

6-8:30 pm: OM and The Great Mystery: In this class we explore the rich and powerful teachings from one of the oldest of yogatexts, the Mandukya Upanishad. This short text provides insight into the nature of OM,waking, dreaming and cultivating peace. We will see how consciousness is inseparablefrom OM and how to heal the divided self in yoga. Through meditation, movementpractice, and discussion, this class embodies themes central to the heart of yoga.

Sunday, May 16th, 2027

10-12:30 am: The Inner Leg: Strength, Support, and Deep VitalityStretching the inner leg is essential to sustaining the deep life force in the body. Due toexcess fatigue and stress, the inner leg is typically tight, weak or collapsed. In this classwe stretch and strengthen the inside leg that is home to the deepest reserves in thebody—in Chinese Medicine it is the location for the kidney, liver, and spleen meridians.Through both dynamic and restorative movements this class helps reduce fatigue,increase circulation, and rejuvenate the entire body.

2-4:30 pm: Finding the Sweet Spot: Inside every pose there is a point of tension and balance that opens all the connectivetissues of the body. Thus any given movement requires finding the place where thebones, joints, and fascia harmonize so the nervous system can let go and the breathmove freely. In this class we practice finding the “sweet spot” in each pose in order tooptimize the flow of prana inside.

Monday, May 17th, 2027

10-12:30 am: Fluid Hips, Sacral Waters: In the chakra system, the sacrum and hips are equated with watery flow. But over alifetime the hip joints can become impacted and dehydrated. Today, one in four peoplesuffer from hip osteoarthritis. In this class, we do movements to replenish the tissuesaround the hip through pumping, rocking, stretching, and sliding. This class will bring afeeling of lightness, freedom, and ease to your sacrum and hips.

2-4:30 pm: The Body of Delight: One of the goals of yoga is to embody the feeling of delight. Unfortunately, in our worldtoday, many people more readily identify with feelings of discontent. Distinctly differentfrom pleasure, delight in yoga is the essential nature of prana and awareness. In thisclass, we touch into the body of delight through movement, sound, meditation, and byconnecting to your deepest calling.

Who this weekend is for

This weekend is ideal if you want to:

• release chronic tension (neck, shoulders, hips, low back)

• support stress regulation and nervous system resilience

• refine your body awareness and movement intelligence

• nourish joints and fascia in a sustainable way

• deepen yoga practice without pushing harder

Open to practitioners and teachers. No advanced flexibility required—just willingness to move slowly and feel honestly.

What to expect (Spirit Yoga promise)

• A clear, guided structure—yet plenty of inner space

• Somatic precision with a meditative undercurrent

• Practices you can take home immediately

• The kind of weekend that doesn’t “hype” you—
  it settles you, aligns you, and returns you to yourself

Teachers

Tias Little

Tias Little synthesizes decades of study in classical yoga, Sanskrit, Buddhist studies, somatic practices, and anatomy into a dynamic and original teaching style. He began studying Iyengar Yoga in 1984 and lived in Mysore in 1989 to study Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga with Pattabhi Jois. His teaching is known for precision of alignment, anatomical detail, and meditative awareness. He is the founder of SATYA (Somatic Awareness Training for Yoga) and the author of Yoga of the Subtle Body, The Practice is the Path (Shambhala), and In the Space Between: The Poetry of Embodiment. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he co-directs Prajna Yoga with his wife Surya.

Surya Little

Surya Little is a senior yoga teacher and co-founder of Prajna Yoga + Healing Arts, rooted in classical practice and contemplative study. With deep expertise in Iyengar and Ashtanga traditions, somatic awareness, and women’s health, she offers embodied, insightful instruction that supports growth, resilience, and mindful living.