Topic: yoga

It's easy to make declarative statements. "I am only going to eat small amounts of healthy, locally grown food from now on." Or, "I will get up with the sun to practice two hours of yoga each and every morning." Or, "I will never buy anything new again!" Or, "I will stop eating out." Is it realistic to think that life is can be this black and white? Of course not. And whenever I've...

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I took a two hour level 4 rope class from Nuvana at Sunset Yoga. A combination of backbends, standing poses and inversions on the ropes - I was thoroughly exhausted and so was the class. Most of them were senior students and teachers themselves. I realized how much of my ego I have let go in these last two years. I was most challenged as I am most tight everywhere - except for my head I...

Next week's Washington state primary election has, in truth, drawn only limited interest for its politics - much more for its new procedure, which effectively puts party lines to the back of the bus and lets voters send their two favorite candidates, of whatever persuasion, on to November. The wide-open feel to the thing, though, is expected to draw a solid electorate - Secretary of State Sam...Democratic candidates, plus one that prefers the "True Democratic Party". And one from the Salmon Yoga Party. And, oh, yes, a Republica...

The "empty your cup" story is a favorite in spiritual circles. Most commonly, it's told from a Zen perspective. A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor's cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself....so the purity of soul consciousness could shine forth. But actually the practice, surat shabd yoga, presumed a whole lot that was suppo...