Lotus sitting... breath calming... mind stilling

And we think we're hip because we practice yoga...

"The practice of Yoga is not about the clothes or the mat, nor is it about the way we look or even the way we feel. It’s not a hobby, something to do in your spare time, or a class you can “drop-in” or “drop-out” of.

Yoga is a commitment you make to your Self, a daily practice, a way of living in and relating to the world. It is a practice that can only give back to you as much as you are willing to surrender to it." - Jeff & Harmony

Read the full article: Beyond the Business of Yoga, Living Breathing Yoga.

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Off to Makati for another day of Iyengar Yoga.

But I like my tea with milk :-(

Drinking tea with milk may not be good for the heart and diabetes. What are the pros and cons?

Read the article here.

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Shifting to Iyengar-mode today.


Slept for 12 hours. Had to empty the filing cabinet.

A POEM FOR GURUJI

Forever sweating with your leg behind your head

I'm sure you would much rather be in Padmasana instead

breathing deeply amongst other sounds,

the soft counting of Guruji, his lotus feet upon the ground

All matter of judgement is cast away from here

Fly above the aching bodies, breath it in....breath it out.

Watch the freedom dance around the room, Guruji can see it,

Floating and gliding, circling his head

drifting in and out of his mind - so perfectly designed

He chuckles as it lingers around a humble student, always a step behind

then coming back to drift around his mind

A burst of colour light and song

as the students echo Guruji's OM

I wonder the thoughts his head creates even just to ponder on

I'm sure they are more complicated than just a simple OM

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By India Scott (at 13 years)
From http://www.stillpointyoga.co.nz/news.cfm?id=131

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Until the next stillpoint.

Lessons from Mr. Scott

Yoga begins with listening.

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One... Spine

Two... Relax

Three... Breath

Four... Mantra

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Question... not to challenge... but to understand.

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Gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha

GONE, GONE, GONE BEYOND, COMPLETELY GONE BEYOND,ENLIGHTENMENT, HAIL