Experiencing Being Alive
December, 2021
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30-Dec-2021
Dec. 30, 2021 - This morning I took a 5 minute COLD shower...it was intense! My whole body was alive, and I noticed the back of my neck is particularly susceptible to the cold. After the cold part, I stayed in the shower another 10 minutes to warm it. What a way to start the day!
The thing about it, though, is t was totally AWESOME! I felt so alive and awake and aware...and I still do, a couple hour after the shower. What it makes me think about is how we, as humans, are given the gift of aliveness, and we should take advantage of what's it like to be alive.
And, of course, that brings us to yoga. In the physical practice of yoga we are invited to be alive with ourselves, and really experience life. Let's do that in this more vigorous class!
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Do Your Practice
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Positive Memories of 2021
Dec. 28, 2021 - This is an appropriate moment to look back on 2021 and find the good. Of course, just like every year, there were things that weren't that good...but, I think it's ok to focus on only the good sometimes, to remind yourself there always is good to find. And, maybe you could leav...
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Opening to Our Smallness
Dec. 27, 2021 - We watched a philosophy "Masterclass" last night from Cornel West. A general theme that he was talking about is being humble, and how philosophy, along with other means, can remind you that you aren't that important in the universal sense...so why not leave "a bit of love behind" ...
