All photos by Bob Keidel
“Perhaps consciousness arises when the brain’s simulation of the world becomes so complete that it must include a model of itself.” Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
Moderately paced asana practice emphasizing breath support in posture, functional alignment and mindfulness. Inspired by the Eastern philosophies, and the Sciences. All levels are welcome.
I’ve been engaged with a group of practitioners over the last few weeks via Linked In Discussion Groups over the question: “What is the proper relationship between Yoga and Advaita? I personally believe, and have experienced, that Atman is Brahman but I experienced this before I started to practice Yoga, however I find Yoga a helpful tool to show other people on how to gain this experience, what are your views on this?” Continue reading
So, I think this will conclude my train of thought on free will for now. If you would like to follow the train from beginning to end, see the four links below the article in order of their appearance. Continue reading
My thoughts are forming around the breath and how surrender is an act of will. We intentionally remove the obstacles to spacious breathing which is also spacious awareness. Yoga is the process of removing the obstacles. From the perspective of the breath, the poses are a laboratory for discovering the obstacles that prevent a full and spontaneous expression of the breath. This is the deepest of meditations…an intentional act of release. Not luck. Through the Spontaneous we discover the Deliberate. Continue reading
So the problem of free will is something that has been a consistent consideration for me for sometime…and especially in my practice it has become something of a muse. Free will a problem, you say? Continue reading
Spontaneity is something we arrive at, not a starting point. This will be part two of my musings on this subject and it gets to the heart of why I teach technique-oriented asana. (Click here for part one.) Continue reading
