yogi gifts

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.

Wayan Rendah captures the dynamic energy of a man in a yoga stretch. The fluid curves of his taut body are portrayed in a figurative style, heightened by the warm glow of suar wood. Its polished grain enhances the cool line of a beautiful signature piece.

Sitting in the asana position, a whimsical frog practices yoga holding its front feet to its middle chakra. It closes its eyes as it inhales and exhales, in a vivid wood statuette, hand carved by Nengah Sudarsana.

This cat is sure to bring a meditative vibe to your home. Bali's Nengah Sudarsana designs the sculpture, hand-carved of suar wood, to depict the cat with legs crossed and hands held together. The cat is then painted in colors of orange and white.

A serene black cat clasps its paws as though in prayer. This whimsical image comes from Nengah Sudarsana, who shares his love for animals through his work. Carved from Balinese suar wood, the sculpture is beautifully created by hand.

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.

Sitting with legs crossed, a female form stretches in a graceful arc. Working with richly-grained suar wood, Wayan Rendah depicts the lithe body of a senam, or "gymnast." Her flowing lines meet an abrupt space that emphasize the figure's ethereal poise.

Wayan Rendah captures the dynamic energy of a gymnast in a lithe yoga stretch known as the "cobra." The fluid curves of her youthful body are portrayed in a figurative style, heightened by the warm glow of the suar wood. The polished grain enhances the cool line of a beautiful signature piece.

By Nengah Sudarsana, a cat takes the pose of the yogi. Yogis are holy men and great mystics, many of whom also possess the gift of prophecy. This cat covers ears, eyes and mouth against hearing, seeing or speaking evil.

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.

By Nengah Sudarsana, a cat takes the pose of the yogi. Yogis are holy men and great mystics, many of whom also possess the gift of prophecy. This cat covers ears, eyes and mouth against hearing, seeing or speaking evil. The color derives from India ink.

By Nengah Sudarsana, a cat takes the pose of a yogi. Yogis are holy men and great mystics, many of whom also possess the gift of prophecy. Given a hand-painted finish in black and white, this cat covers ears, eyes and mouth against hearing, seeing or speaking evil.