Ok who wants something challenging and seemingly completely unnecessary in their lives that yet holds infinite power to change and ground you in yourself so that you may branch and grow and become? I guess I do.
May I suggest, Yoga? My personal favorite is (of course) a class with a strong knowledgeable instructor. But as of yet that is unaffordable (at least for me). Next best bet: video. Most of which are yuck. However I have found that quality has been improving over the last5 years. You can now find some decent video yoga if you look.
SO the winner for favorite all time video yoga is. . . Yoga Today! They have a massive library of Yoga Videos that are very well done. It is challenging however and I will admit I do not do all of the poses in all of the videos. I often will go to the nearest calming move such as a forward bend or child's pose when I am feeling the need to recenter during the practice.
If you sign up with them (it's free) they give you one free streaming vid to practice with each week! I have yet to be dissapointed. I haven't gotten any irritating emails to junk or anything, of course I am always careful what box I mark when I sign up for anything.
On a Cartwheel scale of one to 10 I give it 9 Super Fast in-a-row cartwheels.
Runners up are:
Oxygens's Inhale with Steve Ross- he is fun and has groovy music 6 Cartwheels
Power Yoga for Every Body- Barbara Benagh et al- very well done and has over 20 workouts! 7 cartwheels
Well that's all folks Cartwheel on yoga style.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
New Favorite Quote
Nature knows no pause in progress and development, and attaches her curse on all inaction.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Woah
My time has been swallowed recently, as the lack of posting can attest to. I think that it has been, for me, a great review of why one does not waste time however nor should one pile too much on ones plate. I have found that spark of motivation and connection yet again and am trying to find some way to define it's resurgence. Is it the sunlight coming back? A dietary change? My fear of repetition? Who knows but hopefully something will manifest to point a finger or several fingers to illuminate an answer. If you have any ideas on why there is this ebb and flow in motivation and how to discover the reasoning behind the tide I would love to hear/read it.
Monday, December 15, 2008
A pep talk
I think that those of us that have periodic run ins with the quintessential "Bad Day", ahem pretty much everybody, should consider writing a missive from your cheerful powerful self to your insecure-slovenly-bad-attitude-to match-the-bad-hair-day self.
I have moments where I am in such a fabulous mood and I feel so strongly rooted in myself that I know that I could handle just about anything well. When I unconditionally believe in my ability to handle both the rocky path I see and the thundering I hear that holds the possibility of an incredibly large waterfall just around the bend, when I feel that flexible inner strength, knowing I can accept both my failures and my successes with equal grace, this is the feeling I wish I could evoke on those days.
Those days.
I have a plan, a wonderful true to my goals and my essence plan! I am one of those people that feels better when I have a plan, I also like to fly by the seat of my pants but I'll take a plan if there doesn't happen to be a flying carpet available.
SO here is the Plan: write, draw, sculpt, create a scent or texture that captures your good day when you are having a good day. Make more than one project, write more than one poem, novel, letter, or paint more than one canvas, rock, etc, (if possible) then hide it, save it and wait.
When needed break glass. Not just any glass (though that is it's own type of therapy for some) rather I mean the glass ceiling that you mind has created sticking you in the day of your nightmares. Break it with your own personal insight into your unique flavor of joy. Then determine your commitment to bear that joy in your soul. Cleave close to you mind that strength of purpose and do something that embodies your vision.
Allow yourself to be filled with purpose and forward momentum.
I have moments where I am in such a fabulous mood and I feel so strongly rooted in myself that I know that I could handle just about anything well. When I unconditionally believe in my ability to handle both the rocky path I see and the thundering I hear that holds the possibility of an incredibly large waterfall just around the bend, when I feel that flexible inner strength, knowing I can accept both my failures and my successes with equal grace, this is the feeling I wish I could evoke on those days.
Those days.
I have a plan, a wonderful true to my goals and my essence plan! I am one of those people that feels better when I have a plan, I also like to fly by the seat of my pants but I'll take a plan if there doesn't happen to be a flying carpet available.
SO here is the Plan: write, draw, sculpt, create a scent or texture that captures your good day when you are having a good day. Make more than one project, write more than one poem, novel, letter, or paint more than one canvas, rock, etc, (if possible) then hide it, save it and wait.
When needed break glass. Not just any glass (though that is it's own type of therapy for some) rather I mean the glass ceiling that you mind has created sticking you in the day of your nightmares. Break it with your own personal insight into your unique flavor of joy. Then determine your commitment to bear that joy in your soul. Cleave close to you mind that strength of purpose and do something that embodies your vision.
Allow yourself to be filled with purpose and forward momentum.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Giving
I have just remembered recently the power of giving in our lives. Honestly, when I do give in a mindful state of awareness my energy sky rockets. It is a testament to the new research that is coming out that proves that "healthy" brains are hard wired with compassion and perhaps generosity as well. It is a true wonder when we explore our true natures with out the baggage that says "To come out on top some one must lose and by the way it better not be me".
Giving and laying all yourself into a task is freeing in ways that surprise me I wonder if I will ever be enured to this feeling of grace and wholeness. I hope not.
For more information see
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/27/AR2007052701056.html
http://www.news.wisc.edu/14944
Jess
Giving and laying all yourself into a task is freeing in ways that surprise me I wonder if I will ever be enured to this feeling of grace and wholeness. I hope not.
For more information see
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/27/AR2007052701056.html
http://www.news.wisc.edu/14944
Jess
Friday, November 7, 2008
The Value of Disorder
I just decided that I need to write on this because, damn it, I seem to have a lot of disorder in my life and my deep faith tells me that there is a reason for everything. Yes, everything. The socks on the floor that had a match for a total to two seconds after they made it through the front door, the piles of jackets, toys, backpacks, the book case over stuffed with stuff come on you know what I mean, right? Maybe not, I know that there are people with neat houses who do not clean all day long. Seriously. How they do it I think is a state of mind.
I think maybe disorder tells us something about our lives. It gives us an external clue of when we are on the mark and when we are not.
It is not only whether there is a mess but also how we feel about the mess. There are messes that we look at and know there is order just underneath not very far below the surface of what we see. Then there are messes that do not bother us at all because we look and instead of a true mess we see our choices made and accepted. We went to visit the grandmother an hour away instead of doing dishes or took our child to ballet after work. These messes are temporary, we can feel it in our bones; it is when we despair and the mess seems permanant that we should look at the clutter and disorganization as a clue to an inner state that needs our compassionate attention.
What does your environment tell you? How do you listen?
I think maybe disorder tells us something about our lives. It gives us an external clue of when we are on the mark and when we are not.
It is not only whether there is a mess but also how we feel about the mess. There are messes that we look at and know there is order just underneath not very far below the surface of what we see. Then there are messes that do not bother us at all because we look and instead of a true mess we see our choices made and accepted. We went to visit the grandmother an hour away instead of doing dishes or took our child to ballet after work. These messes are temporary, we can feel it in our bones; it is when we despair and the mess seems permanant that we should look at the clutter and disorganization as a clue to an inner state that needs our compassionate attention.
What does your environment tell you? How do you listen?
"Perserverence is stubbornness put to good work"
Okay, I think I have come up with my very first ever quotable quote! (if I am mistaken and someone has already said this please break it to me gently:) How thrilling! I am in love with these words! Perseverance is stubbornness put to good work.
I think it so important to be stubborn. Just think about it for a moment. I am not talking about a blind flailing stubbornness. I am talking about lets get off our butts (mental verbal or otherwise) and just really commit; let nothing stand in our way. I am talking about some serious task commitment.
I have recently uncovered my stubbornness and I have fallen deeply and willingly in love! Have you ever been advised to argue with your self? It is a marvelous practice. I have found that it brings forth many opportunities to strengthen your inner will and uncover soft spots in your thought structures. I think many do it with out realizing it but it is a wonderful process to bring to your consciousness and fully revel in it!
Doing is what I must do in order to achieve; too often I hide and retreat. Then I must rediscover what I uncovered with less consciousness and tenaciousness in the past. I have uncovered once again that the joy of life is in it's work, it's challenge. Not in it's grumbling, nor in its sloth. Being and doing are the twin heart beats of a life well lived!
In honor of my first quote I have added some fun quotes at the bottom of my blog. They will change daily so be sure to visit frequently to get your bite sized doses of wisdom and thought.
Thank You for Reading,
JB
I think it so important to be stubborn. Just think about it for a moment. I am not talking about a blind flailing stubbornness. I am talking about lets get off our butts (mental verbal or otherwise) and just really commit; let nothing stand in our way. I am talking about some serious task commitment.
I have recently uncovered my stubbornness and I have fallen deeply and willingly in love! Have you ever been advised to argue with your self? It is a marvelous practice. I have found that it brings forth many opportunities to strengthen your inner will and uncover soft spots in your thought structures. I think many do it with out realizing it but it is a wonderful process to bring to your consciousness and fully revel in it!
Doing is what I must do in order to achieve; too often I hide and retreat. Then I must rediscover what I uncovered with less consciousness and tenaciousness in the past. I have uncovered once again that the joy of life is in it's work, it's challenge. Not in it's grumbling, nor in its sloth. Being and doing are the twin heart beats of a life well lived!
In honor of my first quote I have added some fun quotes at the bottom of my blog. They will change daily so be sure to visit frequently to get your bite sized doses of wisdom and thought.
Thank You for Reading,
JB
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