by skepticalseeker | Oct 10, 2011 | Uncategorized, Yoga Benefits
Over the last couple of weeks I have started going to yoga classes again. It started with work. This year at work has been more stressful than any previous time in my career, even before I graduated college. College was very stressful at times, and then the finals...
by skepticalseeker | Aug 16, 2009 | Misc, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Yoga Benefits
Once when I was in Sunday School the teacher told us that the difference between happiness and joy was that happiness depends on your circumstances but joy comes from God. I was not the only one in the class to question that analysis. It looked to me as just an...
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 13, 2009 | Uncategorized, Yoga Benefits, Yoga Class
I greatly enjoyed class today. Did Wheel for the first time today without props. 🙂 Started out in Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (Bridge), put my hands on the floor on either side of my head, and pushed up. It felt really good, too.
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...
by skepticalseeker | Apr 8, 2009 | Atheism, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Yoga Benefits, Yoga Class
I’ve just gotten back from my first yoga class in a couple of weeks. There has been so much going on on my usual yoga days that I’ve hardly had the chance to go. Wow, I’d missed it. I was starting to get stiff again, and I was also missing that...
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