Relationship is the ultimate and most arduous yoga. If we understand yoga to mean union, then relationship is a direct path to that union. Abdi Assadi (2008:57), Shadows on the Path.
I often feel that I am hopeless at long term, happily-ever-after relationships. For me, it hasn’t happened. A terrified, secret little me fears that I [...]
Entries from May 2009
May 30, 2009
Yoga and Relationships
May 28, 2009
Wednesday Whiteboard #7
Dotpoint 1: Update on the 30 Day Yoga Experiment
This is day 14 of the Do-Your-Own-Yoga-Everyday experiment. So far, I can report that I haven’t missed a single day. It hasn’t been all sun,surf, and asana, though. In fact, it’s been largely japa, pranayama and mindfulness meditation. It fits so seamlessly with my morning routine, [...]
May 24, 2009
The Anti-Depression Recipe That Saved My Life
The cliché is that creativity and depression go hand-in-hand. Like many clichés, this one is quite true. But creators are not necessarily afflicted with some biological disease or psychological disorder that causes them to experience depression at the alarming rates we see. They experience depression simply because they are caught up in a struggle to [...]
May 21, 2009
Real Yoga Vs … Well … Real Yoga
Through the years I have witnessed numerous spiritual seekers, all of them well-intentioned, who have lost their way by not paying attention to their own addictive patterns … yoga is particularly prone to this syndrome. Abdi Assadi, Shadows on the Path (2007:11).
I often get frustrated with myself for visiting the yoga supermarket. Mostly online, because [...]
May 20, 2009
Wednesday Whiteboard #6
Dotpoint 1: Vale Sri Pattabhi Jois. In case you’ve been under a rock or in remote Central Australia (hey… that’s where I live and I still heard it), Mr Jois passed away on Monday morning. Regardless of what you think of Ashtanga-style yoga, Mr Jois was a giant of the yoga world. I honour his [...]
May 16, 2009
How Keeping a Journal Made Me Grow
Many times in my life I’ve been really, really stuck. Stuck in the black hole of depression, or stuck replaying an unpleasant exchange with someone inside my head. I’ve spent days –and sometimes months- going over and over painful past events and conversations with thoughts like: I should have said this, I wish I’d said [...]
May 15, 2009
Wednesday Whiteboard #5
Dotpoint #1 Amanda, Where is the Old Blog?
There are some Big New Ideas happening for me. An exciting bend in the road for my life and it’s going to unfold right before your eyes. Which means that the blog will eventually have its own domain. So I thought I’d try a fresh new blog layout. [...]
May 13, 2009
Kill Your Home Yoga Practice!
Sometimes I am a very lazy, very bad yogini. I don’t practice asana everyday. Sometimes, I only practice at home once or twice a week. Then I beat myself up for it because out there in the External World of the Internets, there appear to be those perfect, devoted, daily practising yogi/nis. S/He is there [...]
May 7, 2009
Wednesday Whiteboard #4
Dotpoint # 1: I have arrived on Twitter! Now I’m getting spam tweets. Tweets from random dudes and dudettes who probably aren’t real. You click on their website (under their Twitter profile) and discover they’re really an advertisement for a lame MLM scheme. Thanks to Svasti for showing me how to deal with these time [...]
May 5, 2009
Dealing with Thesis/Dissertation Procrastination
The most useful tips I’ve ever learned about thesis/dissertation writing have been incredibly practical. I’ve tried all kinds of motivational tools, PhD writing guides and software to encourage me to get the THING done. Some work, many just sit on my shelf or cost me needless money. I’m not selling anything here, either – just [...]
