Covered
I almost not surprised anymore when I get just what I need, just when I need it.
Yoga In The News
My mind’s thresholds of what is possible have been completely blown away, and the limits
have not settled yet, will they ever? But, I still have my center, and it’s a nice place to begin again.
Needs vs Wants
Through challenging our consumptive ways, we gain clearer perspective on our needs vs. wants. Our needs are mostly simple. It’s our unchecked wants that get us into trouble, setting ourselves up for Duhka, or suffering. Was it needs or wants that crashed the economy?
Happy New Year
I’m taking rest in Chennai, after visiting the southern peninsula of Rameshwar, and the temple towns of Thanjavur, Chidambaram, Trichy, and Arunachala. I was able to visit the ashram of Ramana Maharishi, who’s teachings of reverence for all life, even the simple blade of grass, I resonate with.
opposites
I have seen places here so beautiful it brings tears to your eyes, I’ve seen places so bleak it bring tears to your eyes. Sometimes we cannot recognize the beauty until we’ve experiences the dark. It’s like that with empathy. To really know empathy, you’ve got to have suffered. In India, the opposites are extreme, and right in your face. There’s a Sutra I was going to quote, but the power just went out and this battery will go along with it very soon, but you get the drift. If we want the rainbow, we’ve got to ride through the rain. As Yogis, we see our challenges as teachings, as preparation, as the needed opposite. Right now, if it’s good or bad for you, don’t worry, it will change. try to Find the beauty in it all. Siometimes hard…. but the practice is in the trying.
rich or poor
Words could never do these places justice. after an all-night harrowing drivefrom Amritsar, Haridwar is stunning to sleepless eyes. Against my doctors orders, a wade into the Ganges is refreshing and grounding. I wander the streets trying to buy a bottle of water, alas not a single shop will accept my 1,000 rupee note. I’m so wealthy that I’m actually quite poor and thirsty. That’s probably a good metaphor to stop at.
Enough is Enough
Smoothing out, and honoring the transitions between postures tells ourselves at many levels, that in-between is a valid state, a way to be. We don’t have to know everything. We don’t have to do everything. Flowing into postures can helps us get to where things seem to fit.
a few good books
Elisa draws from a vast array of traditions to convey wisdom of the ages, peace, and connection with nature, divinity, and each other. I took my time with this one, a story for each week. you will want to as well.
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Downward Facing Dogmatic
When we approach our Yoga practice like we do everything else, we become more of who we already are. I think the world has had enough of us all doing that.
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