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Arching her back to grab her ankles, an agile cat performs the Dhanurasana yoga pose in this original sculpture by Balinese artisan Made Tresna. He works with rich suar wood, carefully hand-carving the cat with an impressive interplay between the sculpture and its open spaces.

Bending backward into a Ustrasana pose, an agile cat performs yoga in this original sculpture by Balinese artisan Made Tresna. He works with rich suar wood, carefully hand-carving the cat with an impressive interplay between the sculpture and its open spaces.

An extraordinary example of Wayan Rendah's magnificent sculpting, this piece crafted in the Megulet style signifies a profound technical and spiritual undertaking. The trancelike yogi bows his body and presses his head against open palms, rocking back and forth on folded legs. The muscles and tendons of his arms and legs are stretched tautly as he prays with unrelenting fervor. The piece emits a powerful aura of piety, of religious asceticism, and of self-denial.
Yogis are holy men and great mystics, many of whom also possess the gift of prophecy. They are beloved figures in the countryside, and villagers will feed and care for the yogis as they roam from region to region, searching for perfect purity and knowledge through meditation, ecstatic trances and frightening self-mortification.
A gripping piece in local suar wood, the sculpture is redolent of Eastern mysticism and stark simplicity used to induce contemplation and reflection.

Lithe and limber, an abstracted figure practices a variation of the advanced yoga position >rajakapotasana<, king pigeon pose. Eka carves the figure from richly grained suar wood, its anonymous features representing all humankind. The elegant sculpture exalts the strong, healthy body.

An abstract figure sits in a full lotus position in this charming wood sculpture from Bali. Originating from ancient India, the lotus posture is said to encourage breathing properly which can help calm your nerves. Eka presents the serene design, which is hand carved by local artisans from suar wood and finished naturally.

A graceful mermaid arches her body to grasp the tip of her tail. From Made Tresna's Yoga Collection, this beautiful wood sculpture proclaims the importance of balance through setu bandha sirsasana or bridge on the head pose. It strengthens the knees and ankles while fostering flexibility.

Sitting in lotus position, fingertips slightly touching, a human figure exudes the calm that comes from meditating. Suar wood lends its warm brown grain to enhance the expressive nature of this hand-carved sculpture by Bali's Eka.