Formerly titled "How to Live With my Body" by john roedel www.johnroedel.com

my brain and heart divorced a decade ago
over who was
to blame about how big of a mess I have become( Read more... )

Not a few months. It will be 2 in 6 days I think. I haven't had many people ask how it feels, except for one, Craig (not the other Craig I've written about, CJ). Craig said he had to write b/c after he got married, everyone asked him "how does it feel?!" all the time. But now he & his wife had a child, so that takes up conversations about how his ( Read more... )

Here's a link to a piece on the yoga stuff for sleep:
http://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Yoga-Poses-Better-Sleep-18801800?stream_view=1#photo-18802003

It's the only sequence I've ever done that really works.

And here's ( Read more... )

A Disclaimer that should be Posted in Every Studio.

Forgive the picture that's right there when you go, right before the list starts, that shows the back of a woman in a bikini on her mat, & it looks enough to make you roll your eyes. Or, who knows: maybe my writing that will make you click on the link.

Speaking on the Wisdom of Compassion at the Anniversary Event of a Liver Transplant Program
November 30th 2013, New Delhi, India: I follow the practical advice of the eighth century Indian Buddhist master, Shantideva, who said that when you face trouble, you should think about it. If it can be solved, there’s no need to worry, and if it can’t be ( Read more... )

Now I'm not a tech-billionaire, but it's the point that the guy got off all medications - and sometimes only has a 1/2 hour - that's a really nice point:http://www.forbes.com/sites

Just Warrior, but they didn't specify 1, 2, or 3. I like 1 & 2; can't do 3 of course (that's a "standing on one leg" pose ( Read more... )

This is a song that's supposed to point me to what yoga pose they're talking about. I don't know what the pose is, but I like the song: "Rainbow" by G. Love & Jack Johnson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V6110tbJZo&noredirect=1

Man - they're just posting everything big this week, aren't they?

Amy (my old yoga teacher) did this in class with us once. Or, "showed us how to do it in class & we did as much as we could, which meant no one else did it because... well, look at it:"http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/

This week, the yoga studio I've been going to is posting favorite poses. This is the first one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcDAN8jEUIE

She seems like a nice teacher. But, again: eeek!