Sunday, January 27, 2013

Monday, January 21, 2013

Student Questions: I haven't been practicing... Should I come back?

Q: I haven't been practicing... With the holidays, and work, and life, and the cold weather I just stopped. Now I dread coming back because I think it will be too hard and also I am a little embarrassed and disappointed in myself. Should I come back?

A: Yes, of course you should come back to practice! Practice is effort toward steadiness of mind. Don't worry about completing some acrobatic feat. What is really interesting, really what it is about is just showing up. So okay, you got a little distracted. You can have a fresh start tomorrow. In terms of asanas, just start small and slowly do a little bit more each day, couple of days, weeks, or even months. It depends on how long you took off... No matter. It will probably take some time for things to feel natural again and to get into the daily rhythm and that is okay. While time off is not recommended, the good thing about it is that when you start practicing again you'll quickly realize why you missed it so much and it will probably be more difficult to let it go again when life gets stressful. No fearing, you come!

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Should I practice if I am sick?

Yes, practice at home. 
You don't want to get anyone else sick.  Just do what you can.
If you have a fever, rest.

We are, of course, speaking of asana practice.  Yoga is 24/7.

More "should I practice if..." situations covered here.

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Guruji in Copenhagen conference

"One day, two days, one month, two months, one year, ten years also no use. Satu dirgha kala. Life long you take practice, practice, practice. After that is totally correct, control is coming (sense organs)...sense organs is your control, mind control after one day also looking possible to God..."


Conference on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 in the yogashala of Astanga Yoga Copenhagen:


 

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Conference Notes Archive

(Latest update 8/3/2013)


2013

March 24, 2013

March 18, 2013
March 10, 2013

March 3, 2013

February 27, 2013

February 17, 2013

February 3, 2013

January 20, 2013

January 6, 2013



2012
Dec 30, 2012


Dec 23, 2012


Dec 16, 2012


December 2, 2012


November 18, 2012


November 9, 2012


November 4, 2012


October 21, 2012


    October 14, 2012

        October 7, 2012
        September 9, 2012



        July 22, 2012



        July 8, 2012

          March 2012


          March 18, 2012


          March 11, 2012

          March 4, 2012

                February 26, 2012

                February 8, 2012


                  January 29, 2012


                  January 22, 2012


                  January 8, 2012


                  January 1, 2012




                  2011

                  December 18, 2011


                  December 11, 2011


                  December 4, 2011


                  November 27, 2011


                  November 20, 2011

                  November 11, 2011

                    November 6, 2011



                    October 30, 2011


                    October 23, 2011


                    October 16, 2011



                    September 11, 2011


                      January 23, 2011


                      January 16, 2011



                      2010

                      December 26, 2010


                      December 19, 2010

                      October 31, 2010



                       2009
                      November 7, 2009


                      October 30, 2009


                      August 30, 2009



                        2008
                        August 24, 2008

                        August 10, 2008

                        June 22, 2008

                        June 15, 2008

                        June 2, 2008



                        2006

                        August 16, 2006