Comfort is the Enemy
by Cheech [https://www.oloinc.org/lucia-dancona]
I have long pondered this interesting thought š§ puzzle that keeps coming up
around
My Yoga Journey
Yoga has been part of my life for almost as long as I can remember, even though at first I didnāt know anything about yoga other than the stereotypical Western impression of the āpretzel š„Ø poseā known in Sanskrit as padmasana or full lotus posture.
Catalyst
by Cheech
I don't think things have ever really shifted for me without some form of a catalyst. I learn my most lasting life lessons through pain. I like to call this the two-by-four (2 x 4) of wisdom across the foreheadāācrack!ā Yeah. I'm talking about lumber here.
Take Me to The Happy
Some people wake up āHappy to Be Aliveā. Just look at that doggy š¶! So joyous, so free! I'm not one of those people. Dangit!
We Leave it on the Mat
There is so much crap š© that piles up on us, isn't there? I think that it has to be brought down out of the head and into the body, taken off the shoulders, liquified into sweat š¦ and left somewhere. Don't leave the weight of the world š on your shoulders!
My Yoga Journey
I have been a bouncer and a bodyguard, a law enforcement officer and a private investigator. I have been stabbed, shot at, set on fire and thrown down flights of stairs. I have been crashed-up, smashed-up, beat-up and considered DOA.
Who Makes One?
I remember some years ago reading a book written by Zen Master Seung Sahn, (I canāt remember which one, there are so many). He discussed the question:
āWho makes one?ā
Who makes one is a question that confronts our thinking. It attacks our concepts.
Party Crashers: Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety and depression are like kissing cousins. They share a lot of symptomatology and often show up together. Anxiety and depression are party crashers. They bring the unwelcome gifts of worry; insomnia; gastro-intestinal disorders; trouble concentrating and avoidance behaviors.
Unnecessary Baggage
In this multi-media, uber-complex; complicated world we live in, it seems, we hardly live at all; at least not consciously. We are driven, by chores and responsibilities; flooded with stimuli, both bad and good; constantly. In our high-tech...
Zen
What is Zen? According to Merriam-Webster's dictionary, the definition of Zen is:
1: a Japanese sect of Mahayana Buddhism that aims at enlightenment by direct intuition through meditation
2: a state of calm attentiveness in which oneās actions are guided by intuition rather than by conscious effort
