Comments for http://yogalikesalt.wordpress.com Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:56:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Playfulness In Yoga: My first yoga comic! by Nadine Fawell http://yogalikesalt.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/playfulness-in-yoga-my-first-yoga-comic/#comment-451 Nadine Fawell Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:27:40 +0000 http://yogalikesalt.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-451 Brilliant! Both the pose (vahhhry impressive) And teh comic (vahhhhry amusing) Brilliant! Both the pose (vahhhry impressive)
And teh comic (vahhhhry amusing)

]]> Comment on No Ass-Kicking for the Holidays, Please. by heathervandermyde http://yogalikesalt.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/no-ass-kicking-for-the-holidays-please/#comment-450 heathervandermyde Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:34:40 +0000 http://yogalikesalt.com/2007/12/13/no-ass-kicking-for-the-holidays-please/#comment-450 i agree, great post and good insights. i thank you for sharing def. makes me ponder. i agree, great post and good insights. i thank you for sharing def. makes me ponder.

]]> Comment on No Ass-Kicking for the Holidays, Please. by Nadine Fawell http://yogalikesalt.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/no-ass-kicking-for-the-holidays-please/#comment-449 Nadine Fawell Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:30:56 +0000 http://yogalikesalt.com/2007/12/13/no-ass-kicking-for-the-holidays-please/#comment-449 Yup, I also agree agree! Well said. Yup, I also agree agree!
Well said.

]]> Comment on But what about intimate relationships? by Philip S. Knight http://yogalikesalt.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/but-what-about-intimate-relationships/#comment-448 Philip S. Knight Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:43:57 +0000 http://yogalikesalt.com/2007/08/01/but-what-about-intimate-relationships/#comment-448 "... He would look at us with a twinkle in his eye, and say: 'Yes'. (Meaning it’s not either/or, but both/all.)" Ditto/Namasté/Amen-to-that/I agree :) And a thoughtful blog/article. Philip Steven Knight CompassionSensuality.Net “… He would look at us with a twinkle in his eye, and say: ‘Yes’. (Meaning it’s not either/or, but both/all.)”

Ditto/Namasté/Amen-to-that/I agree :)
And a thoughtful blog/article.

Philip Steven Knight
CompassionSensuality.Net

]]> Comment on Yoga and Losing Your Religion by john calabria http://yogalikesalt.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/yoga-and-losing-your-religion/#comment-447 john calabria Mon, 26 May 2008 14:58:18 +0000 http://yogalikesalt.com/2007/11/19/yoga-and-losing-your-religion/#comment-447 Namaste! thanks for your efforts to dispell the myth that Yoga clashes with religion. I have some longtime students who are put off by chanting and some who cringe when 'Hare Krishna' comes out of the ipod. here's a blurb I posted for them after a lesson on mantra meditation... ----- There can be some misunderstanding when westerners discuss Hinduism, mainly along the lines of Idol worship and how that clashes with other religious beliefs. Hinduism honors all religions, and believes in one god, but recognizes this god in everything, including ourselves. This is how I've come to understand things: The deities at the temple are meant to bring a form to a single aspect of this one God. This form or Deity helps the aspirant to focus their mind on the aspect. If I think animal, that's a pretty wide subject to get my head around. If I think cat, we're getting closer to something I can meditate on, If I think tuxedo cat, I've further focused. If I think LaylaCat, now there is an individual point of focus, or 'dharana' in Sanskrit. From there I can meditate on the qualities of Laylacat.... which was pure unconditional love. So I'm thinking of how I'd like to bring a change to my life, and I want to ask God for help, how do I focus my mind on God? God creates, sustains and transforms. These qualities represent the trinity in Hinduism. Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva respectively. I'm looking to bring change, I'll focus my mind on the form of Shiva the embodiment of transformation that lives within us all. Everything I need to stop drinking so much coffee is within me, honoring the form of Shiva with practice helps me to focus my mind on this change I wish to bring. What I focus on, I become. I invoke this Shiva consciousness within me to welcome the transformation... and can amplify this with practices. There are three ways. Gazing on the form, the Murti (statue) of Shiva, repeating the Mantra for Shiva, Om Namah Shivaya, and gazing at the Yantra (a geometric design not unlike a Mandala) fof Shiva to bring the mind to be still, where the change can begin to take hold. take care, john http://www.YogaWithJohn.com Namaste!

thanks for your efforts to dispell the myth that Yoga clashes
with religion. I have some longtime students who are put
off by chanting and some who cringe when ‘Hare Krishna’
comes out of the ipod. here’s a blurb I posted for them
after a lesson on mantra meditation…

—–

There can be some misunderstanding when westerners discuss Hinduism, mainly
along the lines of Idol worship and how that clashes with other religious beliefs.

Hinduism honors all religions, and believes in one god, but recognizes this god in
everything, including ourselves. This is how I’ve come to understand things:

The deities at the temple are meant to bring a form to a single aspect of this
one God. This form or Deity helps the aspirant to focus their mind on the aspect.

If I think animal, that’s a pretty wide subject to get my head around. If I think cat, we’re
getting closer to something I can meditate on, If I think tuxedo cat, I’ve further focused.
If I think LaylaCat, now there is an individual point of focus, or ‘dharana’ in Sanskrit. From
there I can meditate on the qualities of Laylacat…. which was pure unconditional love.

So I’m thinking of how I’d like to bring a change to my life, and I want to ask God for help,
how do I focus my mind on God? God creates, sustains and transforms. These qualities
represent the trinity in Hinduism. Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva respectively.

I’m looking to bring change, I’ll focus my mind on the form of Shiva
the embodiment of transformation that lives within us all. Everything I need
to stop drinking so much coffee is within me, honoring the form of Shiva
with practice helps me to focus my mind on this change I wish to bring.

What I focus on, I become. I invoke this Shiva consciousness within me
to welcome the transformation… and can amplify this with practices.

There are three ways. Gazing on the form, the Murti (statue) of Shiva,
repeating the Mantra for Shiva, Om Namah Shivaya, and gazing at the
Yantra (a geometric design not unlike a Mandala) fof Shiva to bring the mind
to be still, where the change can begin to take hold.

take care,

john

http://www.YogaWithJohn.com

]]> Comment on Playfulness In Yoga: My first yoga comic! by zenator http://yogalikesalt.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/playfulness-in-yoga-my-first-yoga-comic/#comment-446 zenator Mon, 05 May 2008 21:41:43 +0000 http://yogalikesalt.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-446 that's awesome! you should do something major with that... namaste, brad that’s awesome! you should do something major with that… namaste, brad

]]> Comment on Playfulness In Yoga: My first yoga comic! by Kris http://yogalikesalt.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/playfulness-in-yoga-my-first-yoga-comic/#comment-445 Kris Thu, 01 May 2008 21:00:45 +0000 http://yogalikesalt.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-445 Thanks for the youtube idea of Christine Navarro. I checked one of them out and it was great. Thanks for the youtube idea of Christine Navarro. I checked one of them out and it was great.

]]> Comment on In Brilliant Color: Yoga and Allergies by Laura O http://yogalikesalt.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/in-brilliant-color-yoga-and-allergies/#comment-444 Laura O Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:21:57 +0000 http://yogalikesalt.com/?p=73#comment-444 Dear Suzi, Thank you for your refreshing take on allergies and fascia. As a massage therapist, I have long been preaching about the benefits of connective tissue or myofascial release therapies. I now have a newfound inspiration to try yoga again. And I look forward to finding out what the heck “paschimottanasa” means. See you in class! Dear Suzi,
Thank you for your refreshing take on allergies and fascia. As a massage therapist, I have long been preaching about the benefits of connective tissue or myofascial release therapies. I now have a newfound inspiration to try yoga again. And I look forward to finding out what the heck “paschimottanasa” means. See you in class!

]]> Comment on Playfulness In Yoga: My first yoga comic! by zenator http://yogalikesalt.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/playfulness-in-yoga-my-first-yoga-comic/#comment-413 zenator Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:17:05 +0000 http://yogalikesalt.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-413 I agree. Thanks for the wisdom! I agree. Thanks for the wisdom!

]]> Comment on Expansion and Contraction by Jenn http://yogalikesalt.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/expansion-contraction/#comment-409 Jenn Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:38:15 +0000 http://yogalikesalt.com/2007/10/25/expansion-contraction/#comment-409 I agree with Emma--- inspiring blog... full of amazing insights. I love to bring my practice of yoga into day to day life :) I agree with Emma— inspiring blog… full of amazing insights. I love to bring my practice of yoga into day to day life :)

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