“Breathe Deeply.” “Take a deep breath.” We hear this all the time. Well, from my perspective we generally are being led in the wrong direction. Note, I’m not a doctor, I simply look at what I see, experience and the physics/biology of this as it appears to me. The instruction to “breathe deeply” seems valid...
Attention is not concentration. J. Krishnamurti spoke of this at some length. In his model, concentration creates a divide. It is focused and creates a barrier between the “concentrator” and the environment or surroundings. It is a “pushing away” of the rest of existence. When we concentrate on just one thing, we cannot take in...
When you meet with friends, you choose to do an activity. It’s usually (always?) something that one person is somewhat OK at. Why? We love to do what we are good at, OR We love to follow instructions or a dogma, or be told what to do However, to meet in the middle, at the unknown,...
“I meditate when I run.” “My gardening is my meditation practice.” OK, cool. My take and experience is movement has the capacity to absorb the mind. Rhythmic movement in particular can be both restorative physically and meditative. The power this has to absorb the mind can also be an escape (and has been for me...
Sometimes people are afraid to embrace the Yin and work on down-regulation and stress reduction through nutrition, breathing and lifestyle/training methods. The other side, the Yang – the “work” is cut out for them since beginning school. The repetition of the yang over decades leads to a way of living, a conditioning. The Yin is...
Many times we look at a developing a particular habit in a Newtonian fashion. Ones and zeros. I want to exercise 3 times per week I am going to go to 2 yoga classes this week I am going to run 5 times per week and train for a half marathon I want to write...
One of my Dad’s saying is when we do an act today that has integrity, or is aligned with our dream, we are doing our future selves a favour. This could even be cleaning your room, your tools or going to the gym. Your future self will thank you for your work. Why then do...
When I was racing in the Ironman triathlons, I lived in the beautiful area around Manly Beach, on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. While there definitely is a Winter, it is hardly unbearable. While there was usually a “key” race at some part of the year, there was nothing stopping us from training and racing year round....
