December 2008
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“ok- I’m telling you, that bikram studio ought put your life on a...”
– Christopher Roberts
“B kinder than necessary because everyone u meet is fighting some kind of battle”
– Twitter / THE_REAL_SHAQ
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Bacon
Today was my 5th day in a row of classes. I’ve been really busy with work and kids and holidays lately and it’s been hard to do more than 2 or 3 a week. But I’ve managed to practice now 5 days in a row. It has been going well. I’ve felt really strong for most of it.
But toaday was different. I only got about 4 hours of sleep last night, and I made the mistake of...
October 2008
4 posts
Seven Steps for Overcoming Ego’s Hold on You >... →
I remember being a kid in the 70’s and my Dad, who is a psychologist, was reading Wayne Dyer. Ever since then, I’ve thought of his stuff as a little - well, I don’t know - my Dad was reading it, you know?
Now that I’m a 40 year old guy, I guess he resonates with me now. :)
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“The way you do anything is the way you do everything.”
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Persistence
Yesterday the stock market was out of control. It closed 128 points down from Thursday, but before the closing bell, it swung wildly - at one point dropping down to about 8000. Here’s what it looked like on the charts. Bear with me here. This will eventually get around to thoughts on yoga practice.
The last week has been terrible for just about anyone who has investments of any kind....
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Acceptance
One of the things that bugs me is how busy I get sometimes and really just can’t make it to practice. It’s a huge committment to get there. When you consider travel, cool down, shower, etc. a 90 minute class quickly becomes a 150 minute committment. Given that I have to get my 2 boys off to school every morning at 7:20, and that Bikram Yoga is not the only activity in my life, I...
September 2008
7 posts
In India, Lessons on Yoga and on Life -... →
Nobody Home
I went to class yesterday after taking about 4 days off. The 4 days were not intentional. I’ve just been so busy rustling up work that it’s been hard to make it to class.
Yesterday was good though. Taking the time off seems to not have had any real noticeable affect. My left knee and hip are still kind of messed up from who-knows-what (probably some old injuy from high school...
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No Coffee!?
Today was the 4th or 5th time now that I’ve consciously avoided coffee during the day before practice, and I think I’m on to something. I really do think that I suffer more if I’ve had any coffee. More sweat, more dizziness, more nausea.
Maybe it’s a sign I should not be drinking it. Ohhh, but I love it so!
But it really is remarkable the difference when I’ve had...
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Coffee and the Hip
This week I’ve done my Bikram practice on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Tuesday I did Shala’s “Dynamic Flow” class at AYC.
I definitely feel like I was working through something last month when I was so incredibly hot and felt like I was going to barf in every class. Things are better now. I think there are a lot of reasons for it, but one of the most...
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“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
– Wayne Dyer
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Flow and Change
Yesterday I took a “Flow Yoga” class at Asheville Yoga Center. I branch out about once a month if I’m not feeling up for a full-on Bikram class. My stomach was bothering me and I just didn’t feel prepared for 90 minutes of heat.
Shala’s class at AYC was still quite challenging, the heat was around 85 degrees - nothing like Bikram’s classes, but still warm. I...
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Practice →
You practice yoga. You don’t DO yoga.
August 2008
1 post
Two Days, Two Kinds of Heat
At the studio where I practice, I’ve been feeling like the humidity plays a huge role in how I feel as the class progresses. This week, it really hit home when I did my first silent practice. On Monday at noon, there were only 3 people in the class and one of them was an instructor. So, Adi who was leading asked if we’d mind a silent class so she could practice too. Wow. I’d never done that...
July 2008
2 posts
Imaginary Double Double
Yesterday I took the morning class and felt like I could do a double right after it was over with. This is amazing because I’ve never felt that way before. For the last month or so I’ve been really struggling hard with the heat and humidity. But I had no problems in yesterday’s morning class.
So, this morning, I got up early for the 6:30 AM and the same thing happened. I...
“6:30 AM class was great. I got stronger and stronger as the class progressed...”