December 2011
46 posts
today's words of yoga wisdom:
en-inde:
“just breathe. so long as you’re breathing, you’re doing everything perfectly.”
“Sometimes I think it’s the most successful love affair either of us will ever...”
– Fred Armisen on his platonic friendship with Carrie Brownstein (via superheavysellout)
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The hardest and easiest thing you'll ever do. Or...
I always feel guilty paraphrasing from the books I’m reading- the words are usually so beautifully and importantly chosen- but my kindle is upstairs, and I’m downstairs so… you know. Anyway, here’s something I’ve seen recently in several places. Okay, to paraphrase:
“First you go from being you to being everything, and that’s hard. THEN you go from being...
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“I mean what would you think if you walked into Kirtan and that was the guy...”
– Kirtan 12/23/11. Never forget.
“that guy doesn’t look spiritually satisfied”
Tat tvam asi.
The 5 Remembrances by Thich Nhat Hanh
1. I am of the nature to grow old. There is no way to escape growing old.
2. I am of the nature to have ill health. There is no way to escape having ill heath.
3. I am of the nature to die. There is no way to escape death.
4. All that is dear to me and everyone I love are of the nature to change. There is no way to escape being separated from them.
5. My actions are my only true...
Skins and Hanuman:
The only things that make me tear up.
“Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at...”
– Mahatma Gandhi (via thelittlephilosopher)
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On achievement
I feel like there are certain things that I end up hearing everywhere. Like, once I hear it I can’t do anything without hearing it again. Usually it’s something I need to be hearing- and you can analyze that component of it all you want- maybe I’m actually LISTENING for ______, whatever, but anyway. That’s my preamble.
There are a couple of things that you should know...
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Baby got put in the corner today.
I’m spoiled by my 2 person ashtanga classes, and am always shocked by just how many people want to do a heated power flow on a Monday night…
…like a million
Or at least 55.
Anyway, I ended up directly up against the side mirrors (directly… as in touching) in the second row, and there was this really sweet girl next to me who kept looking sorry that I was all squished,...
I'm not even saying this in a "wah!" way, but
I’m 85% sure I’m on the verge of having a little shut-down.
Like, I’m not worried about it or anything. I just feel like it’s happening. Just like, in a really matter-of-fact way.
Yes, it’ll be inconvenient, but sometimes a girl just has to take a little break from being a person.
Right?
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inappropriate affection for ashtanga blog 2k11*
I am going to start working on maintaining the traditional drishti for each pose in the first series.
And I’m gonna supta the hell out of my kurmasana cuz I aint scared of bein’ no turtle**.
*Oh my gosh, it’s almost time to be inappropriate affection for ashtanga blog 2k12***
** no1curr (homage to tehblackbird)
*** “where does the time go???” (I used to work with...
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an explanation of my absence
My Mom had a big surgery last week and, because of her temperament and general way of existing it’s been a real disaster. Some of what has happened has been sort of funny, but in that way that kind of stings to think about. I don’t really want to get into details, more out of exhaustion than anything else, but there has been a lot of anthropomorphizing, underwear, and histrionics.
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