“This particular teaching on the Four Limitless Ones, on maitri, compassion, joy and equanimity is really a teaching on how to take the situations of your life and train- actually train- in catching yourself closing down, catching yourself getting hard, and training in opening at that very point, or softening. In some sense reversing aContinue reading “Reading from Class: Pema Chödrön on Dealing with Discomfort”
Author Archives: Vito Politano
Reading from Class: Lizelle Reymond “Welcome…the most unexpected”
“You must learn to welcome consciously the most unexpected events of life, to be entirely transparent in front of them, without any motive, either right or wrong. At that moment avoid all judgment, for you do not know what law is in operation.” -Lizelle Reymond I just lost a beautiful cousin to cancer last week,Continue reading “Reading from Class: Lizelle Reymond “Welcome…the most unexpected””
Reading from Class: Finding Purpose Within…and Cultivating Unconditional Friendliness
“Sometimes folks will treasure your work, sometimes they won’t. Sometimes you’ll get the gig, sometimes you won’t. You’ll be on the marquee and you’ll be passé. You’ll be thanked and you’ll be taken for granted. You’ll give and you’ll get nothing in return. You’ll be “Liked” and you’ll be unfriended…Anchor your purpose within, sweet friend.Continue reading “Reading from Class: Finding Purpose Within…and Cultivating Unconditional Friendliness”
Playlist as of August 28, 2013
There are some favorites/heavy rotation songs on this one. It’s been energizing to teach to. I have played most songs in classes before except new great Yuna song and Jaggery. I had some Jaggery in my last playlist as well, inspired by seeing them at the Outside the Box Festival for the first time.Continue reading “Playlist as of August 28, 2013”
Reading from Class: Gelek Rimpoche
“Everyone experiences discomfort. Even when you are just sitting still, doing nothing, you may still feel aches and pains. And even if you don’t, if everything is fine right now, you may still recall past slights and get stuck in a bad memory, or find yourself experiencing fear of the future. When we relive theContinue reading “Reading from Class: Gelek Rimpoche”
Playlist 2nd Half of August 2013 ≈ 8/13-8/26
Reading from Class: Breathe and Be Present
“We spend most of our time caught up in memories of the past or looking ahead to the future, full of worries and plans. The breath has none of that ‘other-timeness.’ When we truly observe the breath, we are automatically placed in the present. We are pulled out of the morass of mental images andContinue reading “Reading from Class: Breathe and Be Present”
Happy Endings?…or at least at peace with change
(I ended up on this tangent on impermanence while finally finishing my newsletter as I got some reminders lately, both personally and as a teacher. I did not find it appropriate to include right now, however, thought I would still share as someone may benefit.) Life and most everything we associate with our livesContinue reading “Happy Endings?…or at least at peace with change”
August 2013 Newsletter – announcing vitoyoga.com
Happy August! The return of the mythical newsletter or I’m back in email newsletter form. I want to start by apologizing for the delay in updates; there has been a lot to share since last fall. I want to start by saying I am really grateful to have you as part of my community andContinue reading “August 2013 Newsletter – announcing vitoyoga.com”
Reading from Class: “Welcome the Present…”
“Welcome the present moment as if you had invited it. It is all we ever have so you might as well work with it rather than struggling against it. We might as well make it our friend and teacher rather than our enemy – Pema Chodron I believe I got this from my friend andContinue reading “Reading from Class: “Welcome the Present…””