From the front lines of this weekend’s meditation retreat; it was part of the Teacher’s Intensive here at the Yoga Workshop.
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Cool Out - The Postures of Stillness
November 9, 2009 – 7:57 pm
Imagine living in a world where nothing ever got finished. Great meals would be chewed, but not swallowed. Snow would fall, but not melt. And soap operas would be never ending. Well, some things wouldn’t change.
The Wheel of Time
November 1, 2009 – 11:41 pm
It was a warm, sunny day in Istanbul and the background hum of a massive steamer ship gliding through the Bosporus set a calming tone for those of us wandering along the wharf. Looking up at the nearby park we saw a woman, dressed in street clothes, holding herself up with a powerful grip of […]
The Mysore Thread
October 21, 2009 – 4:05 pm
The mysterious, pulsating sound of a building breathing as I walked up to the doors in Lakshmipuram the first day I arrived in Mysore, was enough to stun the mind and draw me in. I felt a huge sense of relief that day at being told to “Take rest” part way through the standing postures. […]
Calm Abiding
June 14, 2008 – 7:55 pm
To quote the insightful 20th Century philosopher, Rosanne Rosannadana, “It’s always something.” An axiom which is often misconstrued (even by Rosanne herself) to mean that since there’s always a problem, why do anything? “Never mind.”
However many argue that Rosannadana’s intended meaning was that life presents us with unlimited opportunity to observe, assess, take the bull […]
Intensive as in “Intense”
November 20, 2007 – 9:15 pm
If you’ve participated in a training with Richard, you know the drill. Before-hand there’s the anticipation and worry: maybe this time he’ll require us to hover in adho mukha padmasana or have us listen to lectures while sitting in yogadandasana. This leads to confusion after the first asana class: what was he was trying to […]
Obstacles to Yoga, Moha and Halloween appearances …
November 7, 2007 – 10:57 am
In Richard’s second talk in the series about obstacles, entitled “Loose Ends and Stinky Mats” he expanded on the idea of the five kleshas as obstacles and also explained the classic obstacles of mind described in the Yoga Sutra Samadhi Pada verse 30.
Boulder … October 23, 2007
October 24, 2007 – 12:10 am
Not much new on the travel front this week, so we may have to look elsewhere for distraction. Or possibly closer, right under our noses, since that’s where most distractions hide anyway. Richard’s travels this week took him mostly in and out the front door at home, which was mostly exciting for the dog. He […]