Guest guest Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 At 04:58 PM 11/19/2004, you wrote: >Just Wondering? > > >When I go to and during my daily practice have no expectation of >making progress at all. I'm simply very grateful and feel very >blessed to have the practice. Starting to get the feeling that it's >less about the poses then other things. I think this is a wonderful attitude and one all yogis can benefit. And yes, the practice is, or at least should be about much more than the asana. Asana is, afterall, only one if the eight limbs, right? >This week had a dream about doing 2 poses, which I have tried almost >everyday, but have not been able to do. Guess the dream has helped >as I have finally been able to get the two poses this week. Wondering >if it was a visualization thing or something telling me "your ready". >Have any of you had this happen? I think that's a great story... and one worth pondering. Some times I think we have to be able to get into a pose mentally before we can ever hope to get their physically. I also do believe, very much so, that our dreams notify us of things. I think you may have gotten the best of both worlds with this particular dream. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 I, too, agree that mentally picturing a posture prior to attempting it is very helpful, and it sounds like your dreams are offering a beautiful guidance toward your deeper practice. Also, interesting to read this evening, for during practice earlier today, when I was not as totally focused on sequence positions but rather my breath flow, I had what I would term two interesting recollections (waking dreams) of images that I had not thought of for many years. Very comforting and unexpected, but as you say, with no expectations, anything is possible. Namaste, Gordon ashtanga yoga, Tony Bittick <tbittick@p...> wrote: > > At 04:58 PM 11/19/2004, you wrote: > > > > >Just Wondering? > > > > > >When I go to and during my daily practice have no expectation of > >making progress at all. I'm simply very grateful and feel very > >blessed to have the practice. Starting to get the feeling that it's > >less about the poses then other things. > > I think this is a wonderful attitude and one all yogis can benefit. And > yes, the practice is, or at least should be about much more than the asana. > Asana is, afterall, only one if the eight limbs, right? > > > >This week had a dream about doing 2 poses, which I have tried almost > >everyday, but have not been able to do. Guess the dream has helped > >as I have finally been able to get the two poses this week. Wondering > >if it was a visualization thing or something telling me "your ready". > >Have any of you had this happen? > > I think that's a great story... and one worth pondering. Some times I think > we have to be able to get into a pose mentally before we can ever hope to > get their physically. I also do believe, very much so, that our dreams > notify us of things. I think you may have gotten the best of both worlds > with this particular dream. > > > Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 That's very cool. This week, I also dreamt that I could do a certain pose with ease and satisfaction in my dream. I've been trying for it this week and did it in my dream. Also, while I do my poses I sometimes imagine in my mind that I am nothing more or less than just a piece of blue metal that is bending any which way I desire it too. That helps a lot. Steph I, too, agree that mentally picturing a posture prior to attempting it is very helpful, and it sounds like your dreams are offering a beautiful guidance toward your deeper practice. Also, interesting to read this evening, for during practice earlier today, when I was not as totally focused on sequence positions but rather my breath flow, I had what I would term two interesting recollections (waking dreams) of images that I had not thought of for many years. Very comforting and unexpected, but as you say, with no expectations, anything is possible. Namaste, Gordon ashtanga yoga, Tony Bittick <tbittick@p...> wrote: > > At 04:58 PM 11/19/2004, you wrote: > > > > >Just Wondering? > > > > > >When I go to and during my daily practice have no expectation of > >making progress at all. I'm simply very grateful and feel very > >blessed to have the practice. Starting to get the feeling that it's > >less about the poses then other things. > > I think this is a wonderful attitude and one all yogis can benefit. And > yes, the practice is, or at least should be about much more than the asana. > Asana is, afterall, only one if the eight limbs, right? > > > >This week had a dream about doing 2 poses, which I have tried almost > >everyday, but have not been able to do. Guess the dream has helped > >as I have finally been able to get the two poses this week. Wondering > >if it was a visualization thing or something telling me "your ready". > >Have any of you had this happen? > > I think that's a great story... and one worth pondering. Some times I think > we have to be able to get into a pose mentally before we can ever hope to > get their physically. I also do believe, very much so, that our dreams > notify us of things. I think you may have gotten the best of both worlds > with this particular dream. > > > Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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