Bikram Yoga Posture #9: Triangle Pose – Trikanasana

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Posture #9
Triangle Pose
Trikanasana

Triangle Pose is the pinnacle of the standing series. This pose is a very integrative pose, in that you have to use a tremendous amount of balance and strength as well as flexibility and breathing, to maintain the posture. Challenging on a physical level, it is also extremely demanding in the way your mind must micromanage your body in so man ways simultaneously. Your body must constantly adjust and respond. Once again, the right way is the hard way. Triangle addresses every system, organ and gland of the body. As a result, it may be the most therapeutic asana of all.
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NPR Science: How Much Heat Can You Take?

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Bikram Yoga Posture #8: Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose – Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Paschimotthanasana

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Posture #8
Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose
Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Paschimotthanasana

In this posture you will use your strength to create flexibility. Notice how the power you generate by pulling on your heels stretches the legs, hips and spine. Remember to tighten the thigh muscles– they should be hard like rocks!– to help lock the knee. This stretching pose opens up the whole back side of the body, starting with the legs, moving into the hips, then into the spine– one day providing a 360-degree, full body stretch.
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3 Stages of Excitement

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The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter’s oven? And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives?- Kahlil Gibran

For me the cup is always half full. You don’t fully appreciate the sunshine without the rain. Continue reading →

Wit | Quip and Repartee | The Thin Man [video]

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Ode to Being a Twenty Something

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You are 14 and wish to be 16 so you can drive your friends to the beach. You are 19 and wish to be 21 so you can go to the bar. You are 50 and you wish you were 25. Too much time is wasted not enjoying the little things, the things so easily taken for granted. I happened upon Ryan O’Connell’s article, and loved it. So here I share his wisdom. Continue reading →

Hale Daily | Lost Article | Frustration and Negativity | Flip It And Reverse It

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Hale Daily | Time Alone with The Voices In My Head | Mirror Neurons | Godel, Escher, Bach

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Bikram Yoga Posture #7: Balancing Stick Pose – Tuladandasana

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Posture #7
Balancing Stick Pose
Tuladandasana

This 10-second posture is designed to further increase the heart rate to strengthen the cardiovascular system, along with all-over body strength. As in full inversions, including Headstand or Handstand, in this posture you lower your heart below your hips, which sends large amounts of blood rushing into the heart. It’s like giving yourself an intentional heart attack, so you become stronger and never have one of the accidental and unwelcome kind. And despite what you may think, this is actually more demanding than those other inversions; it can be much easier to stay in a Headstand for an hour than it is to do this one-legged Balancing Stick correctly for 10 seconds.
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Project Bar Stools

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To end a long story before it begins, we’ve just moved and want to turn our new digs into a place that welcomes friends, family, and nights at home. Our previous apartment was great for what it was. But the garden level aka basement aspect of it, the bugs that I’ve never seen before, and the boxes that were never unpacked began to get to me – it never became a home. This is the start of what I hope becomes a series of posts documenting getting our creative juices flowing and turning our step-up into a giant leap of coziness. Continue reading →

Bikram Yoga Posture #6: Standing Bow Pulling Pose – Dandayamana-Dhanurasana

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Posture #6
Standing Bow Pulling Pose
Dandayamana-Dhanurasana

In yoga, the bow is a powerful metaphor. To hit your target, you must first pull back to the still, quiet point from which you can become clear about your goal, then act with the full power of your intention. The bow poses remind you to dive deep within yourself to find your quiet, unbounded place of pure awareness. When you act from this domain of expanded consciousness, your intentions will be powerful and your success more likely. Continue reading →

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Regret & Fear | Completion & Change | Timing

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A wise man once told me,

Don’t regret completing things.
Don’t fear changing things.
That’s not contradictory advice.
It’s advice about timing.

The meaning of these words did not fully reveal itself when I first read them. As I’ve considered the meaning of these words, I’ve found lessons from several angles and combinations. At risk of over-analyzing these words, let’s take them first, line by line. Continue reading →

Success and Self-Motivation

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The following article delineates the struggle of Omimu. While the opening line grabbed me – “Most successful people are self-motivated.” – I was touched most deeply by the closing line – “Only in so long as I am fueled by the love for others will I survive.”

Omimu | Success and Self-Motivation

Commitment, Back In The Game, One Giant Leap At A Time

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It’s been a while since I’ve written. I find myself toeing the line, anxiously awaiting the sparkless gun of my own inspired commitment. I’ve no idea where this line will take me, what will come of this article, but I know one thing for sure. I would not have known its full potential had I not given it the opportunity of my love and commitment. Continue reading →