Jun 1, 2014
May 30, 2014
Summer schedule, how to get back in the game, and a short video intro with David Robson
Q: I haven't been practicing... With the
holidays, and work, and life, and the cold weather I just stopped. Now I
dread coming back because I think it will be too hard and also I am a
little embarrassed and disappointed in myself. Should I come back?
A: Yes, of course you should come back to practice! Practice is effort toward steadiness of mind. Don't worry about completing some acrobatic feat. What is really interesting, really what it is about is just showing up. So okay, you got a little distracted. You can have a fresh start tomorrow. In terms of asanas, just start small and slowly do a little bit more each day, couple of days, weeks, or even months. It depends on how long you took off... No matter. It will probably take some time for things to feel natural again and to get into the daily rhythm and that is okay. While time off is not recommended, the good thing about it is that when you start practicing again you'll quickly realize why you missed it so much and it will probably be more difficult to let it go again when life gets stressful. No fearing, you come! (Original post here)
A: Yes, of course you should come back to practice! Practice is effort toward steadiness of mind. Don't worry about completing some acrobatic feat. What is really interesting, really what it is about is just showing up. So okay, you got a little distracted. You can have a fresh start tomorrow. In terms of asanas, just start small and slowly do a little bit more each day, couple of days, weeks, or even months. It depends on how long you took off... No matter. It will probably take some time for things to feel natural again and to get into the daily rhythm and that is okay. While time off is not recommended, the good thing about it is that when you start practicing again you'll quickly realize why you missed it so much and it will probably be more difficult to let it go again when life gets stressful. No fearing, you come! (Original post here)
Read David's post on "ujjayi".
And learn more about initiating your practice.
May 29, 2014
Food Inspiration: Recipes of the Day
Vegan Peanut Butter Granola via The Kind Life
Summer Vegetable Curry via 101 Cookbooks
Black Bean and Butternut Squash Burritos
via Oh She Glows
via Oh She Glows
May 28, 2014
The Short Summer Yoga Reading List
Philosophy
Yoga Sutras
Bhagavad Gita
Hatha Yoga Pradipika
I Am That
Practice
The Wisdom of No Escape: And the Path of Loving-Kindness
Ashtanga
Yoga Mala
Krishnamacharya: His Life and Teachings
Stories
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Cooking
The Kind Diet
The Yoga Cookbook
Eat-Taste-Heal: An Ayurvedic Cookbook for Modern Living
Beach Reads
Guruji: A Portrait of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois Through the Eyes of His Students
Shantaram
Siddartha
The Journey Home
Holy Cow
The Alchemist
Cat's Cradle
Enlightenment for Idiots
Yoga School Dropout
It's a Long Way to the Floor
The Dharma Bums
Check out the Shala's library wishlist for more ideas:
http://ashtangayogaalbuquerque.com/library
Yoga Sutras
Bhagavad Gita
Hatha Yoga Pradipika
I Am That
Practice
The Wisdom of No Escape: And the Path of Loving-Kindness
Ashtanga
Yoga Mala
Krishnamacharya: His Life and Teachings
Stories
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Cooking
The Kind Diet
The Yoga Cookbook
Eat-Taste-Heal: An Ayurvedic Cookbook for Modern Living
Beach Reads
Guruji: A Portrait of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois Through the Eyes of His Students
Shantaram
Siddartha
The Journey Home
Holy Cow
The Alchemist
Cat's Cradle
Enlightenment for Idiots
Yoga School Dropout
It's a Long Way to the Floor
The Dharma Bums
Check out the Shala's library wishlist for more ideas:
http://ashtangayogaalbuquerque.com/library
May 27, 2014
Moon Day
Wednesday, May 28.
No asana practice, just rest!
Upcoming moon days:
Fri 6/13, Fri 6/27, Fri 7/11, Fri 7/25, Sun 8/10, Sun 8/24
No asana practice, just rest!
Upcoming moon days:
Fri 6/13, Fri 6/27, Fri 7/11, Fri 7/25, Sun 8/10, Sun 8/24
May 18, 2014
Shri K. Pattabhi Jois - 5 years ago today
We created this week's comic in deepest gratitude and loving memory of Shri K. Pattabhi Jois.
Happy birthday Guruji and may your story continue to inspire!
Please visit this link to the KPJAYI website to read more about Guruji's life and legacy:
http://kpjayi.org/
The quote is from "Yoga Mala" by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois.
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Illustrator: Boonchu Tanti
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