tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499398322302495158.post4586502362409945752..comments2023-03-27T11:27:07.759+02:00Comments on A Skeptic's thoughts about climbing, wellness, movements, energy, yoga: More indulgence in yoga/meditation workshopsYoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483919150641771008noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499398322302495158.post-48081910011100398342014-05-03T00:03:08.763+02:002014-05-03T00:03:08.763+02:00Way cool! Some very valid points! I appreciate you...Way cool! Some very valid points! I appreciate you penning this article and the rest of the site is really good.<br />stand up paddle yoga costa ricahttp://www.vajrasoltravel.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499398322302495158.post-67678597583895737442011-12-12T01:19:18.446+01:002011-12-12T01:19:18.446+01:00Hi Alyson, definitely not saying it's easy. I&...Hi Alyson, definitely not saying it's easy. I'm pretty sure 10 days of sitting and not moving will SUCK, especially when I'm not an early riser and meditation practice starts at 4am. But I'm the type who likes to do dramatic things to shake up my life. We'll see how it goes if I get to do this!Yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483919150641771008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499398322302495158.post-39847733149968409682011-12-10T18:02:54.620+01:002011-12-10T18:02:54.620+01:00Thanks for this really insightful review. Using me...Thanks for this really insightful review. Using meditation to change our habits/emotional reactions etc is a challenge - heck, even meditating can be a challeng! I don't follow any particular meditation style or teacher and find that different techniques work differently with me on different days. I've yet to go on a solely meditation retreat - I always tend to do yoga+meditation ones, possibily because I feel I ought to be 'doing' physical things. Hope you get to go on that retreat!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499398322302495158.post-25004517199067273532011-12-10T10:27:42.662+01:002011-12-10T10:27:42.662+01:00@Christine, it's a re-parenting process not ju...@Christine, it's a re-parenting process not just at the level of re-learning some moral issues, but she mentioned that good spiritual teachers foster a psychologically safe environment in class, to allow students to let the guards down, to recognize their idiosyncrasies they've developed as a result of their family upbringings and childhood social scenes. These mannerisms may have served us when we were dealing with overpowering family, school teachers, and/or school bullies, but they might not be doing us good any more in adulthood, when there are no more overpowering figures in our lives. I found this realization immensely useful.<br /><br />@Sereneflavor, you're sort of right. 10 or 15 years ago I assumed all adults knew what the heck they were doing. I was preoccupied with trying to get myself plugged into society - get myself employed and make a genuine contribution to society at fair pay, as I assumed that was the case with everyone else with a job.Yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483919150641771008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499398322302495158.post-41821973082199235552011-12-09T21:52:30.696+01:002011-12-09T21:52:30.696+01:00The teacher(s) appears when the student is ready. ...The teacher(s) appears when the student is ready. 10 or 15 years ago maybe you would have been focused on some other thing and might have missed the chance to connect...sereneflavorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918585302744520840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499398322302495158.post-11668613565866970212011-12-09T19:00:25.245+01:002011-12-09T19:00:25.245+01:00I love that she call it a "re-parenting"...I love that she call it a "re-parenting" process!...thanks for the post Yyogini. It is so timely for me to be reminded of this as the family-holiday-time approaches. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10236070295895456544noreply@blogger.com