Yoga Teacher Training: Things that make you go "Aum"

So the question remains for me: what is yoga?

Is it a sporty outfit from Lulu Lemon? Maybe.
Is it a pool of sweat surrounding my mat? Perhaps.  
Is it a fall out of a posture and onto the floor that I
can no longer hold? Definitely!



And then there is the science of yoga. Yes, science.
When I first heard these two words words put together, the sound of screeching brakes went off in
my head. I am curious to know more about this.
There are specific things that happen to our muscles,
ligaments and nerves endings when we practice.

Good things. Things that make you go "Aum"!

Since I was never good at science in school (sorry to Jeanne Fagan in high school chemistry...I was her
partner and caused her much consterrnation...think Jerry Lewis with ADD) I was nervous about this
concept.   But if you think about the sequences, and  the human anatomy and what pose readies another,
then it starts to reolve a bit. There is so much more.


Yoga is quite a vast discipline. It's not all downward dog and a slap of the mat as it is hurled out onto 
the floor. It's not about "getting in shape", although it seems that yoga does provide this service.
Some movements are very subtle but very powerful in their effects. It's certainly a journey of intersecting
paths and meandering-medows of self-discovery. 

But I digress. Back to nerve endings. Our feet, ankles, shins...have taken a beating. The shoes we wear have
created a whole industry (Dr. Scholls) to deal with planar fascitis, bunyons, etc. Recently, I was taught a pose
that caused a bit of an unpleasant sensation in my ankle/shin region. It was intense. (P.S. I would be happy to
show you this pose anytime). Not pain mind you, but a sort of low-grade screaming in this area. Apparently it
is the nerves in this area that have become deadened due to the footwear we love so well. We need our
shoes, pumps, boots, Birkenstocks, joggers, hikers. I get it! We all can't walk around like Cody on "Dual
Survivor-Discovery Channel" who has not worn shoes in like 15 years. But through the science of yoga we
can reawaken areas in our bodies that long for new energy. Nerves that have been suffocated can be
regenerated. Sounds like science to me!

So, grab your mat get to a class and rewaken your bad self!


Namaste, Freinds

Don't know much about algebra...

In this age of instant messages and soundbites, my knowledge of specific disciplines is
is a patchwork of images, opinions, impressions and scraplets if data.

The sources of knowledge that enter my sub-conscience are:
politically motivated new shows
public radio programs
blogs
twitters
The Onion
A conversation overheard on a bus

If I were asked to write a clear and concise paper on any of the subjects that I feel I can talk about, I would be challenged to come up with a unified theme.

So, I'm giving opinions a second look. I am trying to sort out the information I think is true and versus the information I have attained based on the plethora of sources flashing before my eyes and and vibratng in my ears.

What's truth, what's fiction...who is the authority?