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Archive for March, 2010

Yogananda and Gandhi

Monday, March 29th, 2010
Every time I read Autobiography of a Yogi, something new strikes me. This time, it was the visit between Yogananda and Gandhi. Yogananda explained that saints like Gandhi have made not only tangible material sacrifices, but the even more difficult renunciation of selfish motive and private goal, merging all of themselves into the stream of humanity as a whole.

Yogananda’s guru Sri Yukteswar had poked fun (gently) at the concept of renunciation. A beggar cannot renounce wealth. If a man has a business that fails and a wife who leaves him, he cannot decide to renounce everything for the life of a seeker because there is nothing for him to give up. In case such as this, it was wealth and love that renounced the man.

Restorative Yoga Bliss-a-thon

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Restorative Yoga Bliss-a-thon

Sat Apr 3, 1-4pm
(also Jun 12)
$40 each
Temple Studios
Take time in your busy life to renew your energy, rest and open your body and mind. Give yourself the gift of three hours this month to replenish your nervous system, digestive tract and organs, and open to whats occurring beneath the busyness. Give your body, brain and heart a break. Open to all levels of experience.

http://www.kristinhoneyyoga.com/workshops.html

I have been waiting for an event like this in Guelph… and after I just posted this in excitement, I realized that my partner and I are taking his children to an Easter Egg hunt at his folks’ church in Whitby. I’m going to mark in the June date to my calendar.

To Be a Celtic Warrior

Monday, March 15th, 2010

According to D.J. Conway, traits of the modern Celtic warrior are courage, a willingness to see the truth, self-discipline, defense, responsibility, and keeping physically and mentally fit. She recommends certain asana to promote suppleness, balance, and breath control.

  • Calming Breath
  • Spinal Twists
  • Cobra
  • Seated Forward Bends
  • Mountain
  • Moon
  • Warrior I
  • Triangle
  • Savasana (At One With the World)

Loosely X-posted to www.raidersofthelostspark.org

Yoga for Runners

Monday, March 1st, 2010

My significant other is planning to run a marathon this year. In support of him, I will be researching and creating some class plans for runners in the upcoming weeks.