Yoga is hard for me to write about. Immediately I start to wander into the weeds. Imposter syndrome. Include everyone and over explain everything. Don't want to offend anyone or say the wrong thing. But the truth is that yoga is uncomplicated.
Yoga is the non-identification with the thought fluctuations of the mind. Basically just realizing that our thoughts aren't us and operating from that place. So it is not circus bending or sweating but what we do in our day-to-day lives. It is a quality we bring to everything.
For some of us, we like to workshop that through putting our bodies in crazy places and then training ourselves to concentrate and relax. It gets the organs and body healthy as well. Because we have bodies and life is easier without bubble guts. And there is this sweet spot where the energy is just flowing and it feels like "ah this is what the body is for." Or whatever. Just magic. That's the on the mat asana part. And even that's minimalist.
Directions on how to yoga
1. Make body shape
2. Squeeze anus
3. Look at nose
4. Do nothing else but 2 and 3 for 5 inhales and 5 exhales
5. Move out of body shape using breath
6. Move into next body shape using breath
7. Maintain anus squeeze
8. Maintain nose looking
9. Repeat
10. Extra credit -- practice with happy
All this goes away
clenching teeth
loss of vinyasa
clenching at joints
shortness of breath
shakiness
drishti is everywhere
bandha is nonexistent
soreness after practice and into the next day
tiredness or agitation
stiffness
Do for 30 days. First week will be hard. By fourth week no turning back. I know this because I have had plenty of time to experiment. Seems so simple. It is. But I've lost it. I've become cluttered and distracted. But I am back on week one of basic (all-you-need-extremely-powerful instruction) and the magic is coming back.
This is a reminder to myself. Squeeze anus and look at nose.
Squeeze anus and look at nose.
Squeeze anus and look at nose.
Squeeze anus and look at nose.
Squeeze anus and look at nose.
Squeeze anus and look at nose.
Squeeze anus and look at nose.
Squeeze anus and look at nose.
We are all magic.
We are all magic.
We are all magic.
We are all magic.
We are all magic.
We are all magic.
We are all magic.
The end.
Yoga is the non-identification with the thought fluctuations of the mind. Basically just realizing that our thoughts aren't us and operating from that place. So it is not circus bending or sweating but what we do in our day-to-day lives. It is a quality we bring to everything.
For some of us, we like to workshop that through putting our bodies in crazy places and then training ourselves to concentrate and relax. It gets the organs and body healthy as well. Because we have bodies and life is easier without bubble guts. And there is this sweet spot where the energy is just flowing and it feels like "ah this is what the body is for." Or whatever. Just magic. That's the on the mat asana part. And even that's minimalist.
Directions on how to yoga
1. Make body shape
2. Squeeze anus
3. Look at nose
4. Do nothing else but 2 and 3 for 5 inhales and 5 exhales
5. Move out of body shape using breath
6. Move into next body shape using breath
7. Maintain anus squeeze
8. Maintain nose looking
9. Repeat
10. Extra credit -- practice with happy
All this goes away
clenching teeth
loss of vinyasa
clenching at joints
shortness of breath
shakiness
drishti is everywhere
bandha is nonexistent
soreness after practice and into the next day
tiredness or agitation
stiffness
Do for 30 days. First week will be hard. By fourth week no turning back. I know this because I have had plenty of time to experiment. Seems so simple. It is. But I've lost it. I've become cluttered and distracted. But I am back on week one of basic (all-you-need-extremely-powerful instruction) and the magic is coming back.
This is a reminder to myself. Squeeze anus and look at nose.
Squeeze anus and look at nose.
Squeeze anus and look at nose.
Squeeze anus and look at nose.
Squeeze anus and look at nose.
Squeeze anus and look at nose.
Squeeze anus and look at nose.
Squeeze anus and look at nose.
We are all magic.
We are all magic.
We are all magic.
We are all magic.
We are all magic.
We are all magic.
We are all magic.
The end.
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