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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: December 7, 2025

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...

2Rt Mate Tuesday The Cetaceans’ Sentient Quorum | Richard Freeman The Coconut Octopus Featured Lesson: The Cetaceans’ Sentient Quorum The Hard Wired: Richard FreemanBetween the Covers: Philomath (2021) by Devon Walker-FigueroaPranayama.com's New Home | The Pranasphere Before We Start | My Conceptual Prelude:Sentient = able to perceive, feel, and respond with awareness.Cetaceans = whales and dolphins — ancient intelligences of the sea.Quorum = a threshold of presence where alignment gives rise...

2Rt Mate Tuesday Liminal Wisdom From The Continuum | Sergio Hernandez Cardiff By The Sea, Ca. 2010 Featured Lesson: Liminal Wisdom From The ContinuumThe Hard Wired: Sergio HernandezBetween the Covers: Henry ShukmanThe Pranasphere Podcast Before we start:Liminal= being at a threshold — a space between one state and another, where transformation, insight, or renewal can quietly take place.Wisdom= the understanding that grows from experience — the ability to see clearly.Continuum= unbroken flow...

2Rt Mate Tuesday Letting Nature In | Jane Goodall | Clara-Jumi Kang Lessons Learned: - Letting Nature In- The Hard Wired: Jane Goodall- Vibe We're Lovin'- Between the Covers: - Picture This: Hello Friend, 👉 In short:Letting Nature In is less about escaping to the mountains and more about opening the door — literally and figuratively — to the living world that wants to steady us. We forget how porous we are. A breeze moves through us; birdsong rearranges the day. Even a single tree outside the...

2Rt Mate Tuesday The Ecstatic Motion of Magnanimity | Rumi The Ecstatic Motion of Magnanimity Lessons Learned: - The Ecstatic Motion of Magnanimity⚡ The Hard Wired: Jean Lowe and Kim MacConnel🎶 Vibe Were Lovin'📖 Between the Covers Hi Friend,Before we begin: what follows is my playful almost poetic way of taking a look at the delicate difference between gratitude and magnanimity. 👉 In short:Gratitude is a disposition of appreciation and thankfulness.Magnanimity is kindness and generosity...

2Rt Mate Tuesday Pedestals | The Sexual Revolution | Nature's Refection Sunrise this morning.. * Nature's Reflection of Wisdom * Vibe We're Lovin * The Hard Wired * Lessons Learned Hi Friend, As I sit sometimes in my open field here on Butterfly Ranch the grasses bend in the wind, the hawks circle overhead & the 5 mountain ranges to the east allow my mind to drift into the past. Every story you can possibly imagine is there. There's a wide variety of different places I've been on this planet,...

2Rt Mate Tuesday Amaroq Weiss | Nature Walks | Lessons Learned Editorial: Nature Walks This Weeks Read: Jack Kornfield & Vanda Scaravelli The Hard Wired: Amaroq Weiss+ The Teachings: 3 ways to reduce stress.+ The Pranasphere Podcast Update Hi Friend,All of nature’s landscapes have offered a safe haven — not just for me, but for countless souls before me. They provide a grounding no philosophy or practice possibly could. Nature is the beginning of all philosophies and practices. Rumi once...