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Dennis Dean

Rooted in thirty-five years of experience, Dennis Dean has shared the practice of yoga nationally and internationally, founding and guiding four yoga shalas along the way. A lifelong reader and writer, he has been publishing newsletters since 1994, offering reflections that weave together philosophy, practice, and lived experience. At 65, he remains passionately committed to cultivating his pedagogical skills and continuing the growth that has shaped his decades of practice—even when it requires shedding the skin of ingrained or indoctrinated perceptions to fully embrace new ones.

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The Sunday Pranasphere: January 25,2026

The Sunday Pranasphere Robyn Barron | Cultural Homeostasis Robyn Barron, The Art of Balance Featured Lesson: Cultural Homeostasis Between the Covers: One Sitting Books PDF↓The Hard Wired: Robyn Barron Hi Friend, I often teach a class for my students on Sundays, 9:00–10:45am. Before, during, and after class there is a wonderful mixture of insightful, playful, and endearing conversation that often informs The Sunday Pranasphere. Today we had quite the mixture of personal anatomical analysis,...

The Sunday Pranasphere Mark Jacques | A false sense of "control." Summer Dayzzz by Rosie Karel Featured Lesson: A false sense of "control." PDF↓The Hard Wired: Mark Warren JacquesBetween the Covers: Emotional Anatomy PDF↓ Hi Friend, These are extremely troublesome times we're living in, globally and locally. In addition to the rapid addiction to screen scrolling we have political unrest that seems to be reaching all corners of the earth. It's very easy to feel angry...I know that I most...

The Sunday Pranasphere Robert Sapolsky | Sentient History Featured Lesson: Sentient History - The Hard Wired: Robert Sapolsky Between the Covers: The Fire of LoveThe Pranasphere Merch: Is now here Hi Friend,Get the download, PDF style:Global Evolution of Animal Sentience in LawFrom Property to Presence:How Law Is Beginning to Acknowledge Animal Experience Across cultures and centuries, the question of who—or what—counts has quietly shaped our laws, our ethics, and our sense of belonging in...

The Sunday Pranasphere Omo Valley Tribe | The Sleeping Giant The Sleeping Giant by Florence Quinn Featured Lesson: The Sleeping Giant - PDF DownloadThe Hard Wired: The Omo Valley Tribe Between the Covers: The Golden Spruce update..The Pranasphere Merch: Is now hereThis Week’s Sponsor: Florence Quinn Hi Friend,Get the download, PDF style:Breath Awareness Lesson: The Sleeping Giant The Sleeping Giant speaks to the breath as an innate intelligence that has been with us since the beginning. Our...

The Sunday Pranasphere Winter Solstice | The Science Behind the Turning Photo: Rosie Karel "Big Sur Coastal Reflections" Featured Lesson: Winter SolsticeThe Hard Wired: Vitomir Maričić Between the Covers: John VaillantThe Pranasphere Merch: Is now hereThis Week’s Sponsor: Leigha Nicole Hi Friend,Get the download, PDF style:The Science Behind the Turning Today marks the winter solstice—the moment Earth's Northern Hemisphere reaches its maximum 23.5-degree tilt away from the sun, giving us the...

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The Sunday Pranasphere Speaking in Shades of Green | Rick Rubbin Rosie Karel's: Look Out Over Seven Sisters | U.K. Featured Lesson: Speaking in Shades of Green PDF ↓The Hard Wired: Alain de BottonBetween the Covers: Rick RubbinThe Pranasphere Merch: Is now hereThis Week’s Sponsor: Christina Allen Hi Friend,Get the download, PDF style:Speaking in Shades of Green: A Guide to Green Intelligence Most of my life, I loved the color blue with green always looming in the background, and soon to...

The Sunday Pranasphere Universal Life Force: One Energy, Many Names| David Lynch & Alex Grey Images by Rosie Karel: @rosiekimages Featured Lesson: Universal Life Force: One Energy, Many Names PDF ↓The Hard Wired: Alex Grey & David LynchBetween the Covers: Sean TuckerAstrology: Dec. Stellar Intelligence - PDF ↓Product: Back Bending Benches Hi Friend,Download this special PDF: A Guide to Vital Energy Across World CulturesUniversal Life Force: One Energy, Many Names For thousands of years,...

The Sunday Pranasphere Prana's Numinous Primordial Evolution | Ramona Peters Polytheistic Pranic Fields by Rosie Karel @rosiekimages Featured Lesson: Prana's Numinous Primordial EvolutionThe Hard Wired: Wampanog, Ramona PetersBetween the Covers: "Yantra" The Tantric Symbol of Cosmic Unity*(new)Astrology: Dec. Stellar Intelligence - PDF ↓ Before We Start | My Conceptual Prelude:Primordial= means existing at or from the beginning, existing since the beginning of time, or first created....

2Rt Mate Tuesday The Cellular Palimpsest of Nature’s Feral Architecture | Brooke Carter Brooke Carter | @brookecarter.offical Featured Lesson: The Cellular Palimpsest of Nature’s Feral ArchitectureThe Hard Wired: Jessica & Tom QuinnBetween the Covers: Ryan Holiday: Wisdom Takes WorkThe Daily Pranasphere from Pranayama.comA 3 min. Practice and Inspiration PodcastHosted by Dennis Dean & Guest Before We Start | My Conceptual Prelude:This particular editorial flow came to me while I was reading...

2Rt Mate Tuesday Mycelium Resists Cartography’s Monopoly of Truth | Malcolm Gladwell Wyoming through The Lens: Cara May Longtine Featured Lesson: Mycelium Resists Cartography’s Monopoly of TruthThe Hard Wired: Maty Ezratz, Chuck Miller & Leigha NicoleBetween the Covers: Malcolm GladwellPranayama.com's New Home | The Pranasphere Before We Start | My Conceptual Prelude:Cartography = the human attempt to map something elusive, a metaphor for intellect, order, and exploration.Mycelium = nature’s...