No distractions

Posted on 2012-04-15 by Michael Alan Dorman

We are an ocean of experience—only our awareness feels like a tiny drop.

+5	Balasana, Tadasana (Partner) > Utthanasana (Partner), Regular, Virabhadrasana II > Parsvottanasana (Variation)
+20	Uttkatasana > Parsvakonasana, Trikonasana > Eka Pada Galavasana, Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (Regular, Thigh Stretch)
+35	Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Backbend), Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II (at the wall), Purvottonasana
+50	Ustrasana, Heart-opener over blanket roll (Partner), Urdhva Dhanurasana
+65	Hanumanasana, Agnistambhasana, Ardha Gomukhasana, Supta Padangusthasana, Jathara Parivartanasana, Balasana (Partners)

Clear as the nose on your face

Posted on 2012-04-12 by Michael Alan Dorman

Letting ourselves be grounded in what is helps us avoid unhappiness: the artificial unhappiness when we imagine things are worse than they are, and the unhappiness when we imagine things are better than they are, and are disappointed.

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Learning to Crawl

Posted on 2012-04-08 by Michael Alan Dorman

We can choose how we view the world—at every moment, we must practice choosing over and over again. The good news is that this means we have a lot of opportunity to shift our habits.

+10	Three-part breath, Regular, Vrksasana > Virabhadrasana I, Parsvottanasana > Utthan Pristhana
+30	Uttkatasana, Parivrtta Uttkatasana > Parivrtta Parsvakonasana, Hasta Padangusthasana I > Ardha Chandrasana > Parsvakonasana > Trikonasana
+50	Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Backbend), Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (Regular, Thigh Stretch), Setubandhasana (Urdhva Dhanurasana), Hanumanasana
+70	Agnistambhasana, Ardha Gomukhasana, Supta Padangusthasana, Jathara Parivartanasana, Shavasana