The Mind
…conducted completely in silence. I didn’t think the sitting/walking meditation would be very challenging for me because, hey, I’m a yogi! It’s true that I didn’t suffer as much as…
…conducted completely in silence. I didn’t think the sitting/walking meditation would be very challenging for me because, hey, I’m a yogi! It’s true that I didn’t suffer as much as…
…regular yoga practice this morning. I substituted 18 minutes on the stationary bike and two hours of cleaning the yoga studio. Once you’ve seen the 72 squares space I practice…
The moon was exquisite tonight, shining over empty pastures, as we drove home from our community choir. More than half full, like a big bowl of cream, this moon was…
…set you back on an even keel. Supine poses quiet the sympathetic nervous system. And, gentle inversions invigorate your body’s systems. A favourite pose that combines inversion and supine is…
…day die. That knowledge is a great platform (another word for pedestal) to stand on, because it’s the truth. Yoga won’t save us but being faithful to the practices is…
…Sanskrit is called “aparigraha”, the practice of non-greed. Greed is spectacularly obvious when we read about excessive Goldman Sachs’ executive bonuses or Bernie Madoff’s financial blood-sucking. But greed presents with…
…10 minutes; Savasana supported on bolsters, 10 minutes. I used an eye bandage for the whole practice. The practice worked. At the end of it, I had much more energy…
Sunset over Scotts Farm Daniel and I have been country residents now for about nine weeks now. That means that I’ve probably logged in about 60 6 am yoga practices…
Genus Jacaranda, family Bignoniaceae. When we think of the ultimate compliment, we often say something is breathtakingly beautiful. It takes our breath away for just a moment because it is…
…last two decades. He considers himself a consumer of yoga, not a practitioner, the distinction being that he only attends classes and doesn’t do self-practice. Daniel has been my not-so-silent…
…When I’m not present, I’m missing the point: yoga is where we source ourselves and practice one-pointedness, not multi-tasking or multi-thinking. I think being engaged, involved, totally absorbed in what…
…adapted to lengthy periods of inverted venous blood return? Does it help them chill out and become internally focussed, as in a state of pratyahara – the yogic practice of…