Padma & Kamala, the lotus

A deep dive into the lotus from the lotus pose & mudra - Padmasana & Padma to the lotus in art

A yoga pose, some variations, a mudra and the lotus in art

This issue of the magazine's overarching theme is water, so it seemed apropos to focus on the lotus as our featured yoga posture and mudra this month. The lotus rises from the mud to delight us with its beauty and cycles back into the shadowy depths to return again to the light. Here's an in-dept…