tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post3636082042886107416..comments2023-10-16T06:23:18.135-04:00Comments on Yoga for Cynics: Off the Deep End, GladlyDr. Jay SWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08631848276936859276noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-15330962755877414792011-01-15T14:23:35.083-05:002011-01-15T14:23:35.083-05:00ok so you're studying body stuff before learni...ok so you're studying body stuff before learning to teach yoga...right? Didja figure out what the the hamstring is? Would that count as enlightenment of a different kind?WR https://www.blogger.com/profile/05730763054918340998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-71089945263865417642011-01-15T09:05:52.694-05:002011-01-15T09:05:52.694-05:00I listened to my body, to my joy, and this is what...I listened to my body, to my joy, and this is what I heard: "Life is worth living but not worth thinking about."nothingprofoundhttp://wwwaphorismscom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-45523337996933956642011-01-12T12:38:08.853-05:002011-01-12T12:38:08.853-05:00Springboard: yes! Yoga is definitely a springboar...Springboard: yes! Yoga is definitely a springboard to discovery and mind opening. Without it I don't know that I would be as willing to consider thoughts and experiences so far out of my realm.Meredith LeBlanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825941786587081100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-77640433990888471622011-01-12T03:42:17.467-05:002011-01-12T03:42:17.467-05:00Hi...you do seem to "think" in many anal...Hi...you do seem to "think" in many analytical ways...using your head a lot...especially in your yoga. However, as the Buddha quote says "it is what it is" nothing more nothing less. <br /><br />Surely I can see a balance to connect the head to the heart and of course the mind body connection in Yoga. At least you know where you are at "now" and therein begins "a new beginning". One step at a time...it's not really a Science but a conscience of soul..maybe? Someone said that to me once about Yoga long ago.<br /><br />I know what you mean about winters and depression or having SAD from less sunlight etc..hope your doing okay with that..more vitamin D maybe? It's helped me a lot. Just a suggestion.<br /><br />It is what it is...no worries...not too complicated...:o)<br /><br />It's been a while, good to see you still in the blog world.<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />RhiannonRhiannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533771985725095499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-72773881519103192792011-01-11T15:47:23.447-05:002011-01-11T15:47:23.447-05:00Cool. I dig this new vein.
...Fortune cookie sez:...Cool. I dig this new vein.<br /><br />...Fortune cookie sez: One who leads with head, should consider helmet. Especially when springboarding.Brenda P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15706976926804565629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-5595573617666059412011-01-11T14:21:09.188-05:002011-01-11T14:21:09.188-05:00yes, I just like you - that's all I got, just ...yes, I just like you - that's all I got, just that I like you - how's that for non-intellectual?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08198572015888392613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-49079956195003806122011-01-11T11:26:11.727-05:002011-01-11T11:26:11.727-05:00Enjoy going off the deep end :)Enjoy going off the deep end :)Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849602269856805741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-7283018022234095192011-01-11T10:14:17.064-05:002011-01-11T10:14:17.064-05:00Hi Jay! …sounds like a great way to experience you...Hi Jay! …sounds like a great way to experience yourself differently. Blessings.Brooks Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05789430862542763946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-80203591216401956362011-01-11T09:34:46.189-05:002011-01-11T09:34:46.189-05:00As a fellow Ph.D. yoga practitioner who's also...As a fellow Ph.D. yoga practitioner who's also done a very intensive teaching training, I can relate.<br /><br />For us mind-centric people, the physicality of yoga comes as a blessing and a revelation - or at least for me it did. <br /><br />And I agree about facing the void at the end of sustained inquiry and the choices you face then - I realized that back in grad school even before I started yoga. But didn't have anywhere to really go with it then . . . <br /><br />But ultimately yoga is about integration - therefore bringing the Ph.D. mind with the yoga teacher bodily experience is, I think, a blessing too - that may be your path as well as mine - at any rate, nothing to apologize for, even in jest - on the contrary.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954595575931726418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-15504274970827629512011-01-11T08:10:35.317-05:002011-01-11T08:10:35.317-05:00"...we’ve found that yoga comes to vibrant li..."...we’ve found that yoga comes to vibrant life when we realize that while we have no stable idea as to what it is, we know that we embody its evolving pulse through our baffled wonder." IMHE this is the same as direct experience of Divinity...dogma optional. Moving out of our heads and into our hearts...toward felt (physical/emotional/spiritual) reality in the moment. Not that there is anything wrong with thinking, spending some time in our heads...we need to do that too...but like you said most honorable, soon to be legit yoga guru..."isn’t it all, really, about finding a balance?..."Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-54397386754546696052011-01-11T07:11:17.049-05:002011-01-11T07:11:17.049-05:00I am very happy to have found your blog!
Regardin...I am very happy to have found your blog!<br /><br />Regarding experiential vs. academic aspects of yoga...I think when one is teaching, it is important to have some grounding in the anatomy, alignment details, etc., because it helps when you are standing in front of (or beside or behind) someone who has a totally different body, history, life. Which is everyone, really. It is a place to begin to work from, and then you can add what you know through experience.<br /><br />Or, at least, that has been my experience.Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391086267728343589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-31914544953170897252011-01-11T06:31:33.153-05:002011-01-11T06:31:33.153-05:00I find Sutra 201:312 very true. Sometimes the ded...I find Sutra 201:312 very true. Sometimes the dedication *might* just crossover to self-delusion (talking about a friend, not me).TheRiverWandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970302789387128739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-34981723431068213762011-01-11T06:11:29.869-05:002011-01-11T06:11:29.869-05:00One question.
Until you experience something how ...One question.<br /><br />Until you experience something how do you confirm that your knowledge of that thing is correct?<br /><br />Forgive my ignorance but I have had to experience all I know. Which is why I have no religion other than no religion.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-64773085542809682082011-01-11T04:44:52.580-05:002011-01-11T04:44:52.580-05:00I think everything in your life is going to zing o...I think everything in your life is going to zing out into the stratosphere and find its way back to your mat where, ultimately, you will become a real blessing to yourself and others.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-4836643253779920652011-01-11T02:40:13.208-05:002011-01-11T02:40:13.208-05:00Loved this post! I'm so excited for you! Also,...Loved this post! I'm so excited for you! Also, I'm going to out myself and share my "other" internet identity as I wrote a blog entry over at my "science blog" that kind of touches upon this topic... and plus, I would love/appreciate your feedback!<br /><br />http://geneticexpressions.wordpress.com/2011/01/10/rationalism-the-unfaithful-servant/Anahitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623856754458731972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-12652049991225118222011-01-11T01:05:41.348-05:002011-01-11T01:05:41.348-05:00Ha! That's a very clever sutra, drjay. I like ...Ha! That's a very clever sutra, drjay. I like that.<br /><br />I think my word would have to be <em>do</em>...or <em>chill</em>. I need two words. I really need to do both.<br /><br />And I'm looking forward to reading more about your yoga training and teaching. Sounds like such an exciting endeavor. Very inspiring!earthtohollyhttp://earthtoholly.comnoreply@blogger.com