tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799610461804858566.post1723583347744447524..comments2023-04-05T04:50:31.709-07:00Comments on Eat the Yolk: What helps your practice?Elisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888081929539943621noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799610461804858566.post-34730614552350235272010-08-01T21:39:48.221-07:002010-08-01T21:39:48.221-07:00Thanks for dropping by, Kristen and Torri!
Definit...Thanks for dropping by, Kristen and Torri!<br />Definitely... the more mat time you put in (or the more "cushion time" for meditators!) the more unfolding can happen! :-)Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04888081929539943621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799610461804858566.post-40454693737442757872010-07-28T18:47:21.659-07:002010-07-28T18:47:21.659-07:00"Being the observer" definitely helps my..."Being the observer" definitely helps my practice. Trying to observe without judging, like you were talking about.<br /><br />And at the end in savasana really truly letting go and knowing I will start fresh the next time I hit my mat.<br /><br />Torri :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799610461804858566.post-58465755653832091712010-07-27T17:05:07.103-07:002010-07-27T17:05:07.103-07:00Quite simply what helps my practice most.. is by g...Quite simply what helps my practice most.. is by going more :)yogeekirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03857803135054707879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799610461804858566.post-82701676574761728362010-07-23T11:23:03.609-07:002010-07-23T11:23:03.609-07:00Amen sista! Not having attachments to the outcome...Amen sista! Not having attachments to the outcome of the practice is huge and makes the whole thing so much more worthwhile.<br /><br />Things that help my practice other than the usual hydrate, what I eat and routine:<br />1) Maintain my inner smile - sometimes this becomes an outer smile but just keeping lightness of heart and joy helps tremendously when one is destroying the ego and "struggling" - sometimes this becomes a mantra or something that I say to myself through-out the practice.<br />2) Stretching outside of the room! Long-held stretches that use gravity. I just started doing this and wow it's really helping alot.<br />3) Surrender to where I am - similar to letting go of attachment but put this way it seems more real and PRESENT rather than something I will eventually do in the future. I can surrender to where I am today in my practice. If I start there, I'm never quite sure where I will end up and that's a wild and fun ride.<br />4) Give myself permission to practice at home, with or without heat, and within the time limit I set. I am the master of my life and if I say today I am going to just do a quick warm-up and just do one set of the standing series in the comfort of my living room then that's-a-what-a-I'm-a-gonna-do! It's better than nothing and always informs my practice the next time I step into the studio.<br />5) Extra sets - right after class after a 2 minute savasana, rock out another set of a posture you want to work on, then do another savasana. If your body is warm, you can rock a set out any time.<br /><br />Most of this stuff are things I'm just starting to do this past month and I'm feeling it's right for me in this place in my journey.Ladiladidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15766147226337689096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799610461804858566.post-21372343050767643442010-07-21T23:00:27.330-07:002010-07-21T23:00:27.330-07:00What fantastic, illuminating comments!
Waylon, &q...What fantastic, illuminating comments!<br /><br />Waylon, "bring the mind back into the brain." They say it all the time in class, and we need to hear it all the time!<br /><br />Sylvia, what a moving comment. Thank you. You're right that we pull back the layers to our soul, but I don't think it's the end result that we're gunnin' for--continuing on the journey itself is all we need to do. <br /><br />Thanks, J! Keep working on the no attachments bit. Easier said than done, huh?? And I love a whey protein shake for bfast--I like the vanilla-flavored ones, and blend with whatever liquid and frozen fruit I have got on hand. You can also add some psylium or flax seeds for fiber. Man, that drink keeps you going, and you get 1/2 a day's protein right there!<br /><br />Let us know how the practice went, M! We have you in our collective thoughts. <br /><br />Thanks, Anna, for sharing the student and teacher perspective!Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04888081929539943621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799610461804858566.post-26000089380109606312010-07-21T18:49:02.722-07:002010-07-21T18:49:02.722-07:00I don't know what helps my practice really. Ju...I don't know what helps my practice really. Just going. Getting my fanny in there and going for it all the way. I agree that the 'killing yourself' line means killing the ego. Bringing the mind back into the brain - out of unconsciousness. Anything else I would say is stuff we prolly already know. Hydrate to the max, give pranyana breathing 190 percent maximum effort cause it sets the tone for a great class, listen as closely to the teacher as possible for clues that you've missed/forgotten. Just going man. That's what it's all about for me. :)waylonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169019514161120820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799610461804858566.post-43455737136177914332010-07-21T14:17:41.272-07:002010-07-21T14:17:41.272-07:00Oh boy, I've been absent from my practice for ...Oh boy, I've been absent from my practice for a month now. Going back tonight.<br />Water and breath will be the only things that help me tonight! :)bikramyogachickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685444498620345130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799610461804858566.post-43688793021927652922010-07-21T13:04:36.757-07:002010-07-21T13:04:36.757-07:00Having non attachments when you practice is so har...Having non attachments when you practice is so hard! I struggle with that all the time. The other day I was sick and I went in to class just to try to sweat it out and it was great because if I couldn't do a pose I didn't hate myself for it. It was ok.<br />Some days I have to go to the back of the room to humble myself and to remember I'm there for myself and not the teacher.<br />I've been thinking about trying whey protein. Do you ever use it as a meal replacement? Breakfast for example.Julianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142920440772296933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799610461804858566.post-8733002941814348562010-07-21T10:52:50.532-07:002010-07-21T10:52:50.532-07:00Tonglen is an amazing practice - I've only don...Tonglen is an amazing practice - I've only done it a few times though. I can't say my meditation is regular, but I do practice. <br /><br />I think the idea of JUST PRACTICING without expectations is so wonderful. So many people never give themselves the chance to sit out a set when needed. The room changes, the humidity changes, the body changes, sometimes you NEED to do it.<br /><br />By allowing myself to skip sets when needed I love practicing all the much more. It's adaptable to me, who I am, what's going on TODAY. <br /><br />It gives me joy to go into the studio cause I know I'll always be nice to myself while there. But students frequently need to be reminded about feeling things vs. gutting it out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616135203265938482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799610461804858566.post-41749788533184300742010-07-21T04:42:43.286-07:002010-07-21T04:42:43.286-07:00And I´d take it even one more step further: once y...And I´d take it even one more step further: once you crush the hard shells of your ego and peel the softer layer of your soul, your spirit unfolds, which is a transcandent feeling/experience. Of course, only with hard work and real real tough battle. You may have to "kill yourself" in class (which I think is pretty much killing your ego). I recently had a similar experience which is almost impossible to describe. :)<br /><br />I thought of other things that enhance MY practice and I only came up with "laughter"...? as trivial as it may sound....so laugh a lot during the day, it releases the "happy hormones" which makes your practice so much easer :))SylviaG.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11721979847529581982noreply@blogger.com