tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post5973900975680227143..comments2023-05-18T11:00:46.711-05:00Comments on linda's yoga journey: get realLinda-Samahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-23173210316444148592010-12-24T07:21:32.293-06:002010-12-24T07:21:32.293-06:00I am new to blogging and have you on my blogroll -...I am new to blogging and have you on my blogroll - been reading some of your older blogs and loved this one really hit home for me as a teacher and student. As a teacher I see this often the competitiveness within ourselves to be better, bigger, brighter, stronger - and as a student the difficulty in living in the moment and accepting all the wonderfulness that is me. Ahhhh conscious moments Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-7573952670793528812010-08-06T09:53:06.771-05:002010-08-06T09:53:06.771-05:00As someone who came to yoga at the age of 46, I ha...As someone who came to yoga at the age of 46, I had a very hard time absorbing and accepting the concept of non-competitiveness: you are where you are and you are where you're supposed to be. You can only move forward by embracing where you are. Happily I'm still progressing-- improving my flexibility and strength in asana and deepening my meditation and studies. I still have hopes of Theresanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-24422918274762527292010-05-08T20:14:37.478-05:002010-05-08T20:14:37.478-05:00beautifully written post my friend :) I completely...beautifully written post my friend :) I completely agree. I just turned 40 but I don't remember a time when I didn't immerse myself in to yoga with only one intent:to be present. <br />Namaste<br />~*~<br />xxmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-62344439229431853642008-03-13T09:08:00.000-05:002008-03-13T09:08:00.000-05:00would that others realized that, brenda....would that others realized that, brenda....Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-86517283038911017352008-03-12T20:25:00.000-05:002008-03-12T20:25:00.000-05:00Sitting (even lying) quietly and just breathing wi...Sitting (even lying) quietly and just breathing with an empty mind for 10 min.s is infinitely harder than any ole' arm balance.<BR/><BR/>I'm doing well if I can calm the fluctuations for more than 20 seconds...Brenda P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15706976926804565629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-15511033627477770602008-03-10T12:42:00.000-05:002008-03-10T12:42:00.000-05:00Thank you for such a thought provoking blog. It is...Thank you for such a thought provoking blog. It is very powerful, important, and enlightening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-75873957970393265352008-03-09T19:18:00.000-05:002008-03-09T19:18:00.000-05:00What an extraordinary post - this is so amazing. A...What an extraordinary post - this is so amazing. And so very true.<BR/><BR/>This is so what I needed to hear today, thank you as always for another beautiful gift.<BR/><BR/>Shanti!Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-35499271134706668502008-03-06T21:33:00.000-06:002008-03-06T21:33:00.000-06:00Funny yet thought-provoking post. I can't stand it...Funny yet thought-provoking post. I can't stand it when I see students in my class going farther in a pose than they should. I try to guide with my words that it's best to feel comfortable and at ease in a pose versus forcing the whole thing.<BR/><BR/>I have to override my ego Lately because I've begun my third trimester of pregnancy and can't do a lot of things that I could do last week. Life isA Yoga Mama is a Rama Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00023887204672001977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-56940170449493333032008-03-06T20:05:00.000-06:002008-03-06T20:05:00.000-06:00Prem Joshua...and there are also two Jai Uttal son...Prem Joshua...and there are also two Jai Uttal songs on after him, if people listen long enough....Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-31098018472528084682008-03-06T20:00:00.000-06:002008-03-06T20:00:00.000-06:00I like the new Yoga music groove thing on your sit...I like the new Yoga music groove thing on your site...who is the current artist?Yogadawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862022808279104780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-52302499601533593492008-03-06T12:08:00.000-06:002008-03-06T12:08:00.000-06:00kirsten, in Stephen Cope's video he says that thos...kirsten, in Stephen Cope's video he says that those gentle classes are sometimes the hardest ones to teach because they require a stillness, an inwardness, a mindfulness that other classes sometimes don't.<BR/><BR/>less is moreLinda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-90777503972130206682008-03-06T12:00:00.001-06:002008-03-06T12:00:00.001-06:00gartenfische, I've written before about "women of ...gartenfische, I've written before about "women of a certain age" and crones. it does not help that in this culture women over 40 are practically invisible.<BR/><BR/>and I certainly don't care what other people think, I think way too many women do. hell, I'm getting my nose re-pierced on friday and at the end of the month I'm adding on to one of my tattoos.Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-91155888983526925342008-03-06T12:00:00.000-06:002008-03-06T12:00:00.000-06:00The yoga class in which I've learned the most is a...The yoga class in which I've learned the most is a gentle class, aimed at folks with various physical ailments, in which I enrolled in order to be with my mom, who has some balance problems.<BR/><BR/>There are folks in the class with arthritis. One woman had a double mastectomy. Several are morbidly obese.<BR/><BR/>And we all do yoga. Together. It's pretty darn cool.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14866412610499944622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-30355588568103158622008-03-06T11:53:00.000-06:002008-03-06T11:53:00.000-06:00This is a reminder I need. The practice has helped...This is a reminder I need. The practice has helped me to become less of a striving yogi, but I am still too attached to doing it the way I think I should be able to do it. The fact is, as you said, quoting the Buddha, aging is reality, ill health is reality.<BR/><BR/>If we don't let go of attachment to utopian ideals of yoga practice, we won't be able to continue practicing as we get older.<BR/><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-41623794665990379322008-03-06T11:07:00.000-06:002008-03-06T11:07:00.000-06:00Thank you for this. Definitely something I needed...Thank you for this. Definitely something I needed to hear and ponder.Yogamumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736784200874589271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-60836768714613290062008-03-06T09:42:00.000-06:002008-03-06T09:42:00.000-06:00it's not the goal, adam, it's the journey that's i...it's not the goal, adam, it's the journey that's important....Linda-Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664989345039365084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695025.post-37138228383067878452008-03-06T09:16:00.000-06:002008-03-06T09:16:00.000-06:00this is kind of what has me fearful, I'm just ente...this is kind of what has me fearful, I'm just entering my thirties. It was dreams of being in the pose Vrischikasana that actually sent me on my current yoga journey to begin with. Now I'm wondering if it's best a picture to keep in my mind...I don't have health problems, but I'm no Esak Garcia or anything...<BR/>Thanks for posting this,it helps me to remember I've got to let my body guide my AdamZ Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260431822822161319noreply@blogger.com