Guest guest Posted November 11, 2002 Report Share Posted November 11, 2002 Lawrence- And the reason he is the "late" Arton Senna??? Do you have any relatives in NJ? Work with someone with same last name. Margee > > lawrence romanosky [sMTP:lromanosky] > Friday, November 08, 2002 4:45 PM > ashtanga yoga > ashtanga yoga time for yoga > > 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> > > > > ashtanga yoga > > > > Terms of Service > <>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2002 Report Share Posted November 11, 2002 Margee, Yep, he was killed in a crash in 1994...Brazil had a 3 day mourning which shut the country down. Something like 200,000 people filled the streets for the funeral. He and Pele are Brazil's most famous, and beloved persons. No relatives that I know of in the US. Cheers, Lawrence. --- "Gearhart, Margee" <mgearhart wrote: > Lawrence- > And the reason he is the "late" Arton Senna??? > Do you have any relatives in NJ? Work with someone > with same last name. > Margee > > > > > lawrence romanosky > [sMTP:lromanosky] > > Friday, November 08, 2002 4:45 PM > > ashtanga yoga > > ashtanga yoga time for yoga > > > > 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. > === message truncated === U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos http://launch./u2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2002 Report Share Posted November 11, 2002 Well, that is what I figured... As far as the zone, it is a place during my practice that I have come to cherish, although not always able to get there unfortunately. Unless one has experienced it, it is quite difficult to explain and my "non-yoga" friends (mostly all of them) do not understand and think that I am just "out there" at times! It has been awhile since I have been actively zoning and starting tommorow I have made the commitment to myself to get my butt up at 5am and go practice again. I am very fortunate to have great friends at my studio (KATHLEEN!!!) that support and encourage me and also, the greatest teacher. He has just finished a full intensive with Manj Jois and PJ again and I so benefit from his knowledge. I think your race car driver should have taken up Ashtanga instead !! Margee > > lawrence romanosky [sMTP:lromanosky] > Monday, November 11, 2002 2:09 PM > ashtanga yoga > RE: ashtanga yoga time for yoga > > Margee, > Yep, he was killed in a crash in 1994...Brazil had a 3 > day mourning which shut the country down. Something > like 200,000 people filled the streets for the > funeral. He and Pele are Brazil's most famous, and > beloved persons. > > No relatives that I know of in the US. > > Cheers, Lawrence. > --- "Gearhart, Margee" <mgearhart wrote: > > Lawrence- > > And the reason he is the "late" Arton Senna??? > > Do you have any relatives in NJ? Work with someone > > with same last name. > > Margee > > > > > > > > lawrence romanosky > > [sMTP:lromanosky] > > > Friday, November 08, 2002 4:45 PM > > > ashtanga yoga > > > ashtanga yoga time for yoga > > > > > > 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. > > > === message truncated === > > > > > U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos > <http://launch./u2> > > > > ashtanga yoga > > > > Terms of Service > <>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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