Discipline is the memory of what you truly desire.
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10,000 Maniacs
They say it takes 10,000 hours to master something. What have you chosen to spend 10,000 hours on?
| +10 | Regular, Ardha Hanumanasana > Parighasana, Porch Swing > Brigit’s Cross |
| +25 | Vishnu’s Couch > Ardha Dhanurasana, Parsvakonasana > Trikonasana > Vasisthasana (Tree), Parivrtta Parsvakonasana |
| +40 | Sirsasana I, Goddess Pose, Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (Regular, Thigh Stretch with shoulder opener) |
| +55 | Setubandhasana (Eka Pada Partner), Urdhva Dhanurasana (Eka Pada Partner), Malasana (Regular, Leg extended) |
| +70 | Ardha Gomukhasana, Janu Sirsasana (Regular, Parivrtta), Omega |
We dedicate ourselves not to isolating ourselves from the world, but to discovering the richness the world presents to us. This takes practice and dedication. It takes our whole lives.
It’s easy to mistake desire for dedication, enthusiasm for action, knowledge for capability. What defines our yoga practice is the practice. Consistent practice over a long time is more effective than inconsistent bursts–cramming is not the practice.
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Rambling through the avenues of time
My shadow played a bass clarinet
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In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
What stirs our memory? What shape does it take? How does it bind us deeper in our web of connection?
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The sleep of the just after
That we can know we were sleeping suggests that there’s something in us that is beyond sleep.
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abhāva pratyayā ‘laṁbanā vṛttir nidrā
Sleep is necessary. Sleep is good.
Sleep should only happen when we’re sleeping, though.
The state we can attain during our humdrum ordinary day, that sense of disconnection and withdrawal from the world around us–this is what we want to avoid. This is insulating us from our truest experience.
The cultivation of attention, the sense that we have of our intention and engagement with the world, this is what we want from our yoga practice.
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Golden Slumbers
We can sleepwalk through our time, or we can resolve to be present, no matter the challenge. It doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy, and we may need to find the particular tools that help us do so, but it’s possible–it’s our birthright.
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Telling stories
Narrative can be a useful tool; it can help us see patterns, help us explore experience, help us forge connections. But it also has the power to overwhelm reality.