Being on crutches for a broken foot has been an enlightening experience and created a fascinating view of society’s ability to deal with people with disabilities. Granted my “disability” is a short-term problem. Unlike my friend Mark who will be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life, in 3 months, I’ll be walking [...]
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Society’s Disability
Posted in sprituality on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Never Too Late
Posted in fitness, practice, sprituality, yoga, tagged Add new tag on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things I love about yoga is how it brings people together in a common struggle. It binds people, much more so that many other forms of exercise. I expect this has something to do with the fact that yoga should not be a competition. It is a battle with yourself–your own limitations, physically and [...]
Group Energy
Posted in fitness, practice, sprituality, yoga on February 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My personal “yoga high” crept up on me, unexpectedly. I’d heard of that overwhelming, buzzing feeling regular practitioners get when their bodies are somehow in tune with their minds and being challenged to the right limits, but until recently, I really hadn’t experienced it.
My yoga high is dependent on a number of things, including building [...]
Meditation? Me?
Posted in sprituality, yoga on January 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So you don’t have enough money for one of those perfect, green, Japanese meditation gardens. That’s okay. The important thing is to have a space that’s designated specifically for your personal spirituality. Maybe you don’t pray–that’s alright, too. I’m a Taoist, and my spirituality focuses on being more aware of my surroundings, more in tune [...]
Purpose
Posted in fitness, sprituality, yoga, tagged fitness, insight, martial arts, Shaolin Kempo, training, yoga on November 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This blog is designed to serve as an outlet for my martial arts, yoga, and fitness experiences, training, and teaching. It is not a representation of the views of any particular group or entity–only my own thoughts, research, and ideas, shared with others who have similar interests. In yoga, darshana means sight or vision, so [...]
