Yoga Question -Eric

[Guest guest]

OM NAMAH SIVAYA

 

Hi, Eric. great name by the way. i like you have found this group

also to be very beneficial to my practices. though i must admit

since joining my dictionary has been getting a work out as it seems

there is a tendency for some to be a little sesquipedalian as well

as to be pleonastic at times.(just trying to fit in :>)

 

while i certainly am no one to give advice, i also have noticed that

as my sadhana has increased i need less sleep and also am eating

much less than before. and i also experience that after a few days

of little sleep i seem to have catch up days. it seems natural to

me as my body seems to be adjusting to the different habits and

constitution that comes with spiritual practice. i just try to

relax and go with the flow. the best advice i ever got from someOne

who would know is, "Do whatever is in your heart, Love God, you

cannot fail, and keep going!" That was my Mother's advice.

 

i just try to remember that Divine Mother is leading us, we are not

really in control so the best we can do is put forth the effort and

try to follow Her lead. and it seems less painful that way. -eric

 

JAI MA

 

 

, "Eric Otto" <eottoe2001

wrote:

>

>

>

> Hi All -

>

> I've been doing yoga for about 19 months largely as a result of

this

> group. I do it from about one to three times a week depending on my

> schedule. It is something that is an easy thing, but I enjoy it.

The

> thing that happens is that when I do a session, all I seem to be

able

> to do is get something to eat then go home to sleep. If I do yoga

> after work it is no problem for me to asleep by 7:30 PM and not to

> wake till the next 11 hours when I have to go back to work.

>

> The thing is that the sleep is very good and very deep. It is

restful

> and restorative sleep. The dreams are usually nice if I remember

them.

> If I don't go to sleep I'm dragging rest of the evening. The

problem

> with this is that the sleep is using up my creative time. Evening

is

> when I like to read and to write. I usually only need to sleep

from 4

> and half hours to six hours a night.

>

> My question is this sleep a good thing or bad thing? Is it

something

> that I'll outgrow? Is there something that I need to change?

>

> Any help or advice is appreciated.

>

> Pax,

>

> Eric Otto

> Cincinnati

>

[Guest guest]

Hi EC -

 

I also have a problem with being redundantly pleonastic, but I don't

really like taking about it. It can be embarrassing, I know.

 

Your mother and Llundrub are right. I am going to just accept and allow

this to go forward and see where it leads me. If I need to sleep, I will

just sleep and trust that body is doing what it needs to do.

 

Thank you, I will follow your mother's advice.

 

Sincerely,

 

Eric

 

PS My maternal grandmother was Swedish by the way. Glad you like my

name.

 

 

 

, "ecjensen_us" <ecjensen_us

wrote:

>

> OM NAMAH SIVAYA

>

> Hi, Eric. great name by the way. i like you have found this group

> also to be very beneficial to my practices. though i must admit

> since joining my dictionary has been getting a work out as it seems

> there is a tendency for some to be a little sesquipedalian as well

> as to be pleonastic at times.(just trying to fit in :>)

>

> while i certainly am no one to give advice, i also have noticed that

> as my sadhana has increased i need less sleep and also am eating

> much less than before. and i also experience that after a few days

> of little sleep i seem to have catch up days. it seems natural to

> me as my body seems to be adjusting to the different habits and

> constitution that comes with spiritual practice. i just try to

> relax and go with the flow. the best advice i ever got from someOne

> who would know is, "Do whatever is in your heart, Love God, you

> cannot fail, and keep going!" That was my Mother's advice.

>

> i just try to remember that Divine Mother is leading us, we are not

> really in control so the best we can do is put forth the effort and

> try to follow Her lead. and it seems less painful that way. -eric

>

> JAI MA

>