Have you ever wanted to inflict punishment on yourself, just for fun? Yeah. That seems pretty twisted to me too. Yet that is discipline. Discipline is punishment for a purpose. It is following a code of conduct in order to better your life. Yet words like control, rules, and punishment do not appeal to me. Continue Reading…
Turn your palms over. Face up. Is this an easy posture for you or does it cause a sense of unease and awkwardness? I observed a lot about this simple posture during my yoga practice one evening. It is so unnatural for me at the beginning of my routine to let my palms relax in a position that points them toward the heavens. Continue Reading…
Have you ever seen that Bill Murray movie, What About Bob? Baby steps were his method to success. Baby steps to the door,
baby
steps
to the elevator…
It’s humorous, yes. But it is also how I live too. Continue Reading…
From my first thirty minutes as a yogi in training, my social paradigm shattered. Sitting on the hard floor of the studio, around a circle of thirteen strangers, I witnessed something beautiful. Testimony after testimony was shared with the group. Everyone had a passion for yoga that threw all social norms or practical trust to the wind. Continue Reading…
Finding my shape, my identity, in a yoga culture was definitely a journey. Yet I have found it is not only achievable but also agreeable. Yoga is a spiritual path as well as good exercise and for anyone to deny the spiritual implications is naivety. Continue Reading…
Have you ever copied down the hours spent in your day onto paper? It is interesting to look back at every precious minute and see how you spent your time. Of course there is the obligatory hours of work. Those aren’t as interesting but it’s those extracurricular minutes that speak the loudest. Continue Reading…
In yoga, I hear people talk a lot about karma. At first I was appalled by the concept. It was a very selfish way of looking at good deeds. Yet I found some to say it was a very Christian concept: You reap what you sow. Still grace is the most Christ-like perspective I can perceive on the subject of good deeds. And grace seems very contrary to karma. Continue Reading…
