Guest guest Posted November 8, 2002 Report Share Posted November 8, 2002 Hi Margee, > I will come and watch him and Johnny > ride, but somehow I don't > think he will be on a yoga mat anytime soon! You never know, before Yoga & Climbing, the last thing I got into hard was race car driving! I know this is going to sound ridiculous, but I've found that there are some important similarities. When the mind withdraws inward and the body starts to act on it's own, as though you are "out of body" looking down on yourself doing something, you are said to be "in the zone" racing a car; everything smooth and inch perfect, right on the edge. This is the ultimate high, and the fastest way around a track. On a good day, those feelings come to me in Yoga too. One of the most gifted drivers in the sports history, the late Brazilian Arton Senna, described this zone as a union with God. Of course most people thought he was crazy, but then he was so much quicker than anybody else, nobody dared to laugh at him! Cheers, Lawrence. --- "Gearhart, Margee" <mgearhart wrote: > Lawrence- > Being an Aries, I am always trying to achieve in > what ever I "decide" I want > to do. Practicing Ashtanga and learning on the mat > that I couldn't, and > didn't have to do it "perfect" was the greatest gift > that my teacher ever > taught me. Not to say that I still don't try hard > to practice well. I have > just learned not to expect so much from myself and > to take each practice as > it is and know that it is ok. Tough lesson.... > I also, know, speaking from experience, that > relationships do take time and > effort, just as our practice does and I think our > greatest challenge is to > learn balance. Don't give up one for the other, it > isn't worth it. > Sharing our lives and helping others is the greatest > gift we can ever have. > I do know that sharing our love for > Ashtanga/climbing with another who has > the same interests would be great. Then you could > do it together. I love > yoga and my husband loves motorbikes. I would say > that was a bit of a > difference. I will come and watch him and Johnny > ride, but somehow I don't > think he will be on a yoga mat anytime soon! > > Margee > > > > > lawrence romanosky > [sMTP:lromanosky] > > Thursday, November 07, 2002 6:06 PM > > ashtanga yoga > > RE: ashtanga yoga RE: yoga and > climbing/time for yoga > > > > Hmmm. Point taken. > > > > There is something about the incremental progress > of > > activites like yoga and climbing which are > addictive. > > Climbing a harder route or getting that Vinyasa > smooth > > and pretty, gives enormous satisfaction. The more > you > > do it, the better you want to become, so the more > you > > want to do it. Seeing a skilled ashtangi floating > up > > into a handstand from boat is inspiring and makes > me > > want to work harder to do it too. (that's a ways > off > > unfortunately, sob!) > > > > I realize this ambition is probably at odds with > the > > fundamentals of Yoga like inner peace/acceptance > etc. > > Never the less, I can't change who I am and it > > represents the framework for my life, and my > pricipal > > source of self-esteem and feelings of > accomplishment. > > > > I did pick up this book, printed in 1959, written > by > > an Englishmen who studied Indian culture and > Yogis, > > that went on to say that Yogis were never > satisfied > > with themselves. There was always a better > posture > > and a deeper meditation, a closer spiritual union, > and > > there was always ways to be a better person. They > > apparantly never had sex, so perhaps I'm on the > right > > track afterall! > > > > Seriously, the fear that in time I will look back > at > > this as folly, and will regret letting some great > > girls slip by, is a real fear for me. I guess I > hold > > on to the ideal that if I work on being a better > human > > being, things will naturally work out...But, it is > not > > like I 100% conviction of that. > > > > Namaste, > > Lawrence. > > > > > > --- "Gearhart, Margee" <mgearhart > wrote: > > > I was once in that place where I was practicing > 2-3 > > > hours daily, 5 times a > > > week. I did that for almost two years. Next > thing > > > I knew my son left for > > > Afghanistan and the war and my daughter moved > out > > > and returned to college. > > > I walked into their empty rooms and wondored > where > > > the days went. Now, I > > > look forward to my weekly calls, but it isn't > the > > > same and I can never get > > > back all the time that I choose not to be with > them. > > > So, now I have an 11 > > > year-old at home still and playing cards or > watching > > > his football game is > > > the priority. I won't make the same mistake. > > > > > > Enjoy your free time and your practice and > climbing, > > > but remember what > > > really counts. > > > Margee > > > > > > > > > > > lawrence romanosky > > > [sMTP:lromanosky] > > > > Wednesday, November 06, 2002 2:31 > PM > > > > ashtanga yoga > > > > ashtanga yoga RE: yoga and > > > climbing/time for yoga > > > > > > > > I saw a dance performance on the ropes last > year > > > too. > > > > It was about 5km into Grotto Canyon, near > Canmore. > > > It > > > > was put on by a local company called > Springboard. > > > > > > > The ropes were secured and the dancers were > > > clipped in > > > > about half way up, 15m. This was all done to > the > > > > music of a cellest (sp?) in the boulder strewn > > > canyon > > > > below. About 250 people showed up. It was a > > > wonderful > > > > day. > > > > > > > > About time, I guess there is always *some* > time > > > for > > > > practice, and everybody must have a half hour > or > > > so > > > > per day, and that's enough for a material > benefit. > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not a great one to talk as I just make the > > > time, > > > > usually 2 to 3 hours per day either climbing > or > > > yoga, > > > > and that means quite a bit of sacrafice. My > condo > > > is > > > > never really clean, my laundry piles up, I've > put > > > my > > > > car hobbies on hold, I don't get out much to > the > > > > theatre anymore, don't read as much as I'd > like, > > > and > > > > I'm not touching on relationships (done that > > > > allready!) I just place at the very top of my > > > > priority list, my health, and I suppose > personal > > > > ambition, and that's that. I'm concerned that > > > this is > > > > a bit selfish (so my ex-girlfried says!) so > that's > > > a > > > > bit of a issue at the moment. Perhaps it > will > > > > balance out more with age and other > commitments. > > > > > > > > Cheers, Lawrence. > > > > > === message truncated === U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos http://launch./u2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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