Jill and I met yesterday at Mirth for PBC. We talked a little about the inquiries that go up to p. 24. I think the time estimate for the last one, How Do I Breathe, where you're considering all the aspects of the breath, was a bit low. It's a good exercise, because it forced… Continue reading Pranayama Book Club second meeting
Month: January 2011
Travel
It is hard to do pranayama when you're traveling. I'm in Denver for a web development workshop and staying with a dear friend. Today I did pranayama in bed, and fell back to sleep. I needed the sleep, but I need the pranayama too.
Pranayama Book Club undaunted
I didn't think I'd be disappointed if nobody came to PBC last Sunday, but I was. It's so helpful to have someone else to work with when you're trying to be disciplined. However, Jill will be there next time, and maybe Judy, and maybe some others, and so I am not discouraged. If you were… Continue reading Pranayama Book Club undaunted
Workout resolutions
A friend of mine was talking today about how she was beating herself up for not working out as regularly as she had intended. But then she said that it had been pointed out to her that humans for most of the life of humankind have never really worked out deliberately. We're hunter-gatherers, fundamentally, so… Continue reading Workout resolutions
Obstacles: Snow, dogs, sciatica, chest cold
Usually I get up and go for a walk before the dogs are up. Then I come back, take them outside, and then feed them and practice pranayama. It snowed, so I couldn't go for my walk. It's not possible to get up and sneak down to my practice space without waking the dogs. Buster… Continue reading Obstacles: Snow, dogs, sciatica, chest cold
The book for Pranayama Book Club
We're going to read The Breathing Book, by Donna Farhi. The Lawrence Public Library has one copy. I've read this book a couple of times, but not for a long time, and not since I got more serious about pranayama. I will try to document how this goes for anyone who is interested but can't… Continue reading The book for Pranayama Book Club
Getting established
It's the nub of the whole project. We love yoga, love it, love it, love it. And yet we can't get a practice going. A friend of mine works at a trauma center where (among other things) they are doing research on yoga and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The value of yoga to people with… Continue reading Getting established
Pranayama book club
Ummmmm, ok, I'm taking the plunge. I've been thinking lately about starting a pranayama book club. If I put this up here, that means I'm doing it. (Not that I don't already have plenty to do.) I own four pranayama books and have read 2 1/2 of them. I have a pranayama practice that I've… Continue reading Pranayama book club
Various things
My friend Jill noted that I've had this blog going for three years. And yeah, that's great except that I haven't posted anything in 6 months. So let's see. Many things have happened. I taught a home practice class, and then taught Practice for Study and restorative. I haven't had many students, but at this… Continue reading Various things
Practice Notes 