by skepticalseeker | Oct 22, 2009 | Atheism, Home Practice, Meaningfulness, Spirituality, Uncategorized
I’ve been reading a book called “The Atheist’s Way: Living Well without Gods” by Eric Maisel. I recommend this book to anyone who has considered him or herself to be a ‘spiritual atheist,’ because I have found a concept in this book...
by skepticalseeker | Aug 13, 2009 | Home Practice, Uncategorized
Haven’t been writing much lately–haven’t had a lot of inspiration or time to write. I have been working on developing a daily practice. I get up at about 6:40, and go in the spare bedroom and do a couple of sun salutations and a few other poses...
by skepticalseeker | Jul 5, 2009 | Atheism, Home Practice, Misc, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Yoga Benefits, Yoga Class
I’ve said in a previous post that there is some tension present in being an atheist and a yogi. I think it’s more to the point to say there is tension between being a skeptic and a yogi. While in general the teachers whose classes I frequent usually stick...
by skepticalseeker | Jun 20, 2009 | Atheism, Home Practice, Spirituality, Uncategorized
When I was a teenager I used to think a lot about the question “Who am I?” Lots of descriptive words would pop into my mind: daughter, student, reader, Christian…the list could go on. But the more I thought about these words the more I realized that...
by skepticalseeker | May 3, 2009 | Atheism, Home Practice, Misc, Spirituality, Uncategorized
There is a Barns and Noble bookstore within a couple minutes drive of my office, so from time to time I hang out there during my lunch break. Last Wednesday I went in and sat by the section in Philosophy with the books of atheism and reflected on some of the things I...
by skepticalseeker | Apr 19, 2009 | Home Practice, Uncategorized, Yoga Benefits
Lately in my home practice I’ve been concentrating on Shoulderstand (Sarvangasana) and Plow Pose (Halasana). I’ve been starting off in Shoulderstand and lowering my feet to a chair for Plow, but today I lowered my feet all the way to the floor. Still need...
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