In Awe of the Breath
December, 2021
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Dec 6, 2021 - Over the weekend the yoga training at UVM had the opportunity to see cadavers and learn more about bodies, from the inside out. It was amazing!
And then, after the cadaver experience, a group of us went to Lake Champlain for a dip in December water...just to remind ourselves that we are alive - it was awesome!
A take away from both of those experiences for me was truly being in awe of our breath, our mechanism of breathing. It's all super incredible, and really makes you want to care for the body...and breath deeply.
We'll enjoy doing just that in the class today...enjoy!
Up Next in December, 2021
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Can You Feel Your Heartbeat?
Dec. 7, 2021 - I am reading a book right now called "The External Mind...The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain." In the chapter I am currently listening to it is talking about the idea of "interoception." As the author describes it, "interoception is nothing more than the feeling of being al...
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Taking a Yoga Walk
Dec. 9, 2021 - I continue to learn new lessons from my current book, "The Extended Mind." The most recent thing is how helpful it is for the mind to be moving the body, whether it's just a little are super vigorously. The author mentions the value of all kinds of movement...from running a marat...
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Know the Darkness
Dec. 21, 2021 - Today is Winter Solstice for where I live in Vermont. I'm doing my best to improve my relationship with the winter...well, winter doesn't bother me that much, it's the darkness. So, I found a poem about darkness that the class is based on today:
To Know the Dark by Wendell Berr...
