Shared playlist from the beginning of February
Yearly Archives: 2013
Reading from Class week of 4/29/2013: Philippe Vernier
I read this quote in a letter titled “Faith and the Power of Practice” from Patricia Walden and her team. This was a great piece written on the power of maintaining faith and practice through the recent Marathon tragedy and trauma in Boston. “Do not wait for strength before setting out, for immobility will weakenContinue reading “Reading from Class week of 4/29/2013: Philippe Vernier”
Playlist: Earth Day 2013 (4/23-5/5)
Reading From Class Week of 4/22: Earth Day Inspiration
“Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life. Earth teach me resignation as the leaves which die in the fall. Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands all alone. Earth teach me regeneration as the seed which rises in the spring.” – William Alexander
Reading from Class week of 4/16/2013: Yoga and Life = An Obstacle Race
From Georg Feuerstein’s Yoga Gems: “Remember, Yoga practice is like an obstacle race: many obstructions are purposely put on the way for us to pass through. They are there to make us understand and express our own capacities. We all have that strength, but we don’t seem to know it. We seem to need toContinue reading “Reading from Class week of 4/16/2013: Yoga and Life = An Obstacle Race”
Playlist: Transitioning to Spring – April (4/8-4/22)
Includes continued inspiration from the transition to spring, Sigur Ros live experience, as well as catching Patrick Watson live @ the new Sinclair in Harvard Square on 3/28. Also includes some of my most recent favorites: Jim James — A New Life Sleeping At Last — January White Olafur Arnalds — Old Skin Y LaContinue reading “Playlist: Transitioning to Spring – April (4/8-4/22)”
Reading from Class week of 4/9/2013: Georg Feuerstein on “Mindfulness”
From Yoga Gems: “So long as we are on automatic, we are propelled by our own habit patterns, and this merely reproduces our state of unenlightenment. The moment we introduce mindfulness, however, we can control undesirable thoughts, motivations, emotions, and actions and activate their positive counterparts.” – Georg Feuerstein With renewal of spring, I was inspired by the illuminationContinue reading “Reading from Class week of 4/9/2013: Georg Feuerstein on “Mindfulness””
Readings from Class: Transitioning to Spring with Charles Dickens and Sarah Ban Breathnach
Week of 3/25: “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” – Charles Dickens, Great Expectations The experience of teaching in the Back Bay and walking between classes this time of year always inspiresContinue reading “Readings from Class: Transitioning to Spring with Charles Dickens and Sarah Ban Breathnach”
Playlist: Transitioning to Spring – March to April (3/24-4/7)
This playlist was heavy on the Sigur Ros as I finally saw them live last week. An amazingly powerful experience! The most commented tracks from this playlist so far have been: Xavier Rudd – Follow The Sun Josh Ritter – Change of Time Sigur Ros – Fjögur píanó (beautiful haunting track from Savasana)
Readings from Class: More of Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra 1.33
Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali 1.33: I.33 maitrî-karuñâ-muditopekæâñâä sukha-duïkha-puñyâpuñya-viæayâñâä bhâvanâtaå citta-prasâdanam I have focused my study and practice on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra 1.33 (Chapter 1, verse 33) more fully over the last month. During this process, I have continued to share different translations and commentary on this sutra in classes. From The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali:Continue reading “Readings from Class: More of Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra 1.33”