13 hours ago30-Day Sun Salutation Challenge Day 26The warrior in a peaceful state is not unaware of life’s struggles, nor is he disengaged from the work of making the world safe for our grandchildren. He sits in the center of the storm, observing not just events but sensations and emotions. …Yoga2 min read
1 day ago30-Day Sun Salutation Challenge: Day 25: A New ChallengeSo last night and this morning I tried “B” salutations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vIJX7SIiJo If you look at the video, you will see the differences: a knee-bend at the beginning, a pair of “warrior poses” in the middle. The rest is the same. What is a little scary is feeling the balance “wobble”…Yoga2 min read
2 days agoDay 24: Modeling and Sun Salutations30-Day Sun Salutation Challenge: Day 24 The go-to solution for any problem is: find “someone who has already solved it, and do what they do.” Everything else is a refinement of this approach, and in truth our entire human civilization has been based on this. …Yoga3 min read
3 days ago“Riding the Bubble” Day Twenty-Two: 30-Day Sun Salutation Challenge.I woke up this morning, and listened to my breathing. As soon as I listen, it becomes conscious, as if my body is waiting for me to say “inhale.” But if all I do is exhale, and then relax, I can lay there until my body takes over. Actually FEEL…Yoga4 min read
4 days agoThirty Day Sun Salutation Challenge: Day 22There is a thing I called a “false physiological profile.” Namely, to ask what the physical characteristics of perfect health are, and to aim at them. The hypothesis was that doing this, controlling the aspects of my body that WERE under control of habit and discipline would influence a host…Yoga3 min read
5 days ago30-Day Sun Salutation Challenge Day 21So I now know that the 60 seconds of time and focus are stunningly efficient. …Yoga4 min read
May 19Sun Salutation Challenge Day 19: “Where am I holding fear today?”Before I get into it, there is some good news: an article on EIGHTFOLD PATH! https://southseattleemerald.com/2022/05/18/graphic-novel-the-eightfold-path-explores-intersections-of-buddhism-and-afrofuturism/ If you enjoy EIGHTFOLD (available on Amazon now) please leave a review! ### There are a couple of things that slammed together in my mind this morning. The Hawaiian Huna notion that the body…Yoga8 min read
May 18BLM Marches and January 6thI had a reader suggest that denial of January 6th’s danger and traitorous nature is equivalent to “The Left’s” attitude toward the BLM marches and violence. For a number of reasons, I don’t think this logical or reasonable, although I can empathize to a degree. A riot in a city…January 6 20212 min read
May 16Sun Salutation Challenge Day 16: Don’t you deserve 120 seconds?Your body is your vehicle for moving through life. A gift to your lover. The energy engine to drive and be driven by your emotions. It reflects every action you take from the time you wake up until you go to bed at night, and the quality of your sleep…Yoga7 min read
May 14Day 14: Stop Blaming the WorldDAY 14 of the Sun Salutation Challenge ANYONE who has been trying the Sun Salutation challenge — what have you noticed? I’m going to hallucinate that you are either noticing very nice changes, or you managed to “get too busy” to do it. …Yoga4 min read