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Stray Thoughts: 8/15/10 - 8/22/10
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Sunday, August 15, 2010. Bikram vs. Tony. Today was my seventh day of a 30 day trial period at the local Elk Grove Bikram Yoga studio. At first, I was pretty put off by the steady cadence of shouted commands, comparatively speaking - I've gotten used to Srivatsa Ramaswami's. Gentle, encouraging manner. Ramaswami's "Bandhas please" is forever engrained in my memory. Is more where my heart is. Thanks, Wyatt! For a joyfully humbling experience. Thank you Tony! Links to this post. When Herons Leave the Lake.
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Stray Thoughts: 10/17/10 - 10/24/10
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Sunday, October 17, 2010. Yesterday morning, faced with the choice of staying home and cleaning the house and mowing the lawn or going on a hike, I found myself doing a last minute check on the local hiking sites to see what hikes were happening. At 7:05, I RSVP'ed for the American Canyon Trail. Hike, got dressed, made a quick lunch and protein smoothy, filled my camel pack water bladder, and hopped in the car. I arrived at the Roseville Park and Ride at 8:05, just 5 minutes late! Coming out of the canyo...
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Stray Thoughts: 8/29/10 - 9/5/10
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Friday, September 3, 2010. Just got through leading my first Vinyasa Krama yoga class. I hope it was as fun for the people in the class as it was for me! I emphasized mindfulness of breathing throughout the class as a preparation for meditation. The class meditated after 1 1/2 hours of asanas and 15 minutes of pranayama. The room was almost completely still and was very quiet during the 15 minute meditation period. The perfect complements to Chan meditation! Or at Sacramento True Yoga. Links to this post.
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Stray Thoughts: 9/12/10 - 9/19/10
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Sunday, September 12, 2010. Went hiking with my son and daughter in the Marin Headlands today. We were running late to meetup with the Sacramento Trail Mix meetup group so we just hiked on a trail that I used to take my daughter on when she was little. It was so great being there again with her and this time with my son as well. There is something truly enchanting about the Marin Headland, one of my favorite places on Earth! To see other photos, check out my Picasa album, Marin Headlands 9-12-2010.
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Stray Thoughts: Yoga Campout at Manchester State Park
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Sunday, October 3, 2010. Yoga Campout at Manchester State Park. Manchester State Park Beach toward Point Arena. A few weeks ago when I was hiking at Calaveras Big Trees State Park. I was chatting with the organizer of the Sacramento True Yoga meetup group. Del Marie Samson, about wanting to put together a meditation retreat for the Bodhisattva Path. Meetup group. Del Marie suggested we organize a yoga and meditation retreat. In Mendocino County a bit south of Point Arena. Manchester State Park has five m...
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Stray Thoughts: 8/22/10 - 8/29/10
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Monday, August 23, 2010. Home as Sanctuary: A Place to Practice. We really only need a small corner of a room to practice meditation. The instructions Master Sheng-yen gave were quite simple. It should be quite, clean, well-ordered, draft free but adequately ventilated. He added that we should consider this space special. To be use for practice. Meditation room almost finished (needs baseboard). When it comes to the practice of meditation, I think this is especially true. Living rooms are for living!
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Stray Thoughts: 10/31/10 - 11/7/10
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Vote from Your Most Enlightened Values. Democracy presupposes morality, compassion and wisdom. As people head to the polls today, I sincerely hope that they can clear their heads of all the mean-spirited, deceitful rhetoric and hype and vote from their inner-most values. We can draw strength from our most cherished philosophers and the original message of our religions. But, it goes so much deeper than that. When we are most settled and at peace, when insight begins to dawn...
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Stray Thoughts: 9/5/10 - 9/12/10
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010. On Vacation What Are We Seeking? Wouldn't it be nice to just naturally experience this pleasure, ease, and meaning the other 51 or 52 weeks a year? What are we seeking and how can we live it? This is the ultimate vacation! There is nothing like journeying to a state of equanimity and experiencing life millisecond by millisecond. How rich the world is if we have eyes to see and ears to hear! Where is there to go when right here right now is perfect in every respect? We stir u...
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Stray Thoughts: 9/19/10 - 9/26/10
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Sunday, September 19, 2010. I'm Lovin' My New Kindle! I needed to get yet another programming book and have been thinking for years that I should use an ebook reader for these huge, heavy books. I used to have a Rocket ebook and liked it until the company went under. I decided after that to wait awhile before investing in another ebook reader! It's been years and the. Latest generation 3G Wi-Fi, 6" display Kindle. Was looking pretty sweet so I thought I would give it a try. So far, so good! I had been th...