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[michael_arnold]

Thanks so much to everyone who had something to say about what I posted yesterday. There are so many discussions that I would love to carry forward with in the different threads, and it is reassuring to hear that the sentiments which I gave voice to are shared. Something is definitely "up". The question is - what to do about it

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[bigreddee]

I was thinking about you and your post yesterday, and how to respond. After a night of pondering this, I think you should seriously consider taking some yoga classes. I know taking classes really helped me focus on some negative energy I was putting out after my breakup with my ex (not saying this is your situation now, just my personal POV). Meditation is a big part of the yoga I was doing, and it really helped to ground me during that time when all I could think about was the negative. I forced myself during meditation to channel all of my positive energy and put it out not only around myself as a shield, a bubble of calm as it were, but to channel it out into the world as well. From many of the posts you've put out in the past, I think this could be a really critical moment for you to focus on doing something for you. It could help with the health issues as well (hell, I'm here to tell you it does). There's a great class at the Center on Thursday nights, taught by my old yoga teacher (and good friend) Mark. He's also a bear

[michael_arnold]

"frankly, if anyone tells me to go meditate on it, well, I think my response would be pretty rude" what is it this power you have over me that I couldn't possibly respond with anything even the least bit rude?!?! Where do you get this magic?

Actually, I've been thinking a lot about yoga lately, as a starting place for some work that I need to do, physically and spiritually. I've never been really good at subscribing to anyone else's spiritual doctrines, since I seem to have been born with a unique set already carved upon my soul, but I have explored lots of different religions and gleaned some truth and much knowledge from each sects teachings. Let's sit and talk about it this week if you have some time. It would be great to do this (at least for the first few times) with a friendly face nearby.

[bigreddee]

Ahhh...darlin', it's all in the meditation...that's why you couldn't get mad at me...see how good it is

[nursetomsf]

I miss yoga at times as well. There is a studio on 25th/Castro that I used to go to at least 3 times a week for a year when it first opened. The guy who ran it (who is sadly no longer there) was the perfect teacher for me - I basically walked into an open class one early morning, said "I know nothing, where do I start?" and had his undivided attention for an hour. After that single experience I kept going back, until finances prevented me from continuing.

Anyway, my point is that I discovered for me yoga/meditation was ideal because it was all about you and only you. I would spend those mornings entirely focused on taking care of me and just letting go. And breathing. It really is amazing how much of an effect simply focusing on your breathing can have on your entire body.

[smiley_kiley]

Oooh.... Tom and I have talked about taking yoga. Is it a beginner class?

[bigreddee]

The way Mark looks at it is everyone is on their own level, so while there are some people that will not be able to do all of the exercises as well as others, the more you do it, the easier it gets.