“Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. Remember our rule of thumb: The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it. Resistance is experienced as fear; the degree of fear equates to theContinue reading “Reading: Fear as guide”
Author Archives: Vito Politano
Reading: Perspective by Proust
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” — Marcel Proust One of the aspects I love about this quote in relation to Yoga is in how we practice. The more present we are, the greater opportunity for openness…and new eyes. Allowing for curiosity in practice…allowing room for playContinue reading “Reading: Perspective by Proust”
Reading: more T.S. Eliot inspiration
“To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man’s life.” — T. S. Eliot Inspired by the last quote from T.S. Eliot. I love how practice, presence, intention, discernment and right action and vulnerability makes enough possible. From his book The Use of Poetry and theContinue reading “Reading: more T.S. Eliot inspiration”
September 2016 Playlist: most requested
Nils Frahm Says Tartufi Underwater Wye Oak Out of Nowhere Radiohead Present Tense James Blake Love Me In Whatever Way Sigur Rós Varðeldur
Reading: T.S. Eliot
Was reminded of this as I prepared for my current Teacher Training — such a beautiful reflection for Yoga and life. “We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time” — T.S. Eliot I first recall hearingContinue reading “Reading: T.S. Eliot”
Reading: Metamorphosis — Happy Fall!
Gil Hedley, Integral Anatomy posted on Facebook 9/1/2016: “Sometimes we need to re-tool ourselves. The way you have operated no longer serves you or those around you. How you will function without those old ways you haven’t a clue. Still, any more action based on that dated operating system is untenable, grating. It takes aContinue reading “Reading: Metamorphosis — Happy Fall!”
August 2016 Playlist: most requested
Lost In The Trees Golden Eyelids Röyksopp & Robyn Monument Radiohead True Love Waits
Reading: Why aren’t you meditating yet?
Great read and meditation inspiration: “Neuroscience of Meditation: How To Make Your Mind Awesome” “A good quick way to see it from a neuroscience perspective is as “attention training.” (You know, attention. That thing none of us has anymore.)”
Reading: Stumblers
“… in a culture that consistently mistakes perfection for wholeness, we are discouraged from dancing with the brokenness, messiness, and imperfection of our interior lives — and yet only when do so can we begin to feel whole and measure our lives in terms of deep meaning rather than superficial success.” – Maria Popova ThisContinue reading “Reading: Stumblers”
Reading: Fearlessness
From The Sacred Path of the Warrior: “For the warrior, the experience of sad and tender heart is what gives birth to fearlessness. Conventionally, being fearless means that you are not afraid or that, if someone hits you, you will hit him back. However, we are not talking about that street-fighter level of fearlessness. RealContinue reading “Reading: Fearlessness”