Yahoo, Yoga, and yours Truly

Working out in the morning can be tricky because if you are not a morning person, you really don’t want to sacrifice an hour of sleep in order to exercise, and likely you won’t. What I am suggesting, however, is to gradually start waking up an hour or two earlier than you usually do. Rather than leaping out of bed, rushing to get yourself and your family ready for the day and then heading to the workplace already stressed, yoga can provide a positive start to your day that you can carry with you right through to bedtime. I had a pretty tight schedule: Monday afternoon: chemo, Tuesday: side effects, Wednesday morning: farm work, Wednesday afternoon: chemo, Thursday: side effects, Friday morning: farm work, Friday afternoon: chemo, Saturday: side effects, Sunday: farm work and sometimes something fun and Monday morning: farm work before we drove up to the hospital and start the whole cycle again…

Not to make the opposite error, to sink ourselves in thought, as some have done, but to invigorate and rationalize the whole of living by the awakening of more of man-ness in our minds. It could be summed up in the old trinity of truth, goodness and beauty, resulting from the use of honest thought, affection and the will. If this is not enough, let us add that it will open new fields of interest, especially those which are concerned with the understanding and right use of life itself. Let this come to a boil over high heat, and then at an active simmer let it sit uncovered for 10 minutes or so. We rejoice over the prosperity of the average family of today, and we quake to think that it may be destroyed and an age of torment and slavery may engulf it. We do not think enoughthat is what is the matter.

And the reason, though simple, is huge when I think about it’s overall impact. It’s another super easy way to stay chill in bed but still work that whole back chain of your body. Thirdly, it will exercise the mental faculty, and thus increase both its grip and its grasp, improving its functionality for the whole day, just as the muscular development acquired by ten minutes' exercise in the morning gives the body greater strength for the whole day. A fresh cup of orange juice gives you a boost, and it’s packed with nutrients such as vitamin C, folate and potassium. If you’re worried about the amount of caffeine, kombucha actually contains less caffeine than a cup of tea. If you’re nausea is caused by something like the stomach flu or food poisoning, follow the BRAT diet to keep it under control. It does feel really good, you’re right. Not getting enough sleep doesn’t only feel bad in the short-term; it can lead to real health problems in the long run. "My objection (to Mohler’s view) personally is that I feel that yoga enhances a person’s spirituality," Dillon said.

Saptahs were often held in Siddha Yoga Ashrams for seven days at a time. Through the grace of the Siddha Yoga Master and the student’s own steady disciplined effort, Morning Yoga the journey culminates in the constant recognition of divinity within oneself and within the world. See also MURTI; SIDDHA. See also KASHMIR SHAIVISM; KSHEMARAJA; SIDDHA; TANTRALOKA. Briefly, then, the great yogīs do not teach abandonment of circumstances, but triumph over circumstances. I inhale and lift my arms-and my heart-skyward, I exhale and bow humbly towards the earth that always manages to hold me up, and I learn over and over again the lesson that has truly changed my life-that I can breathe through anything. Let us have some practice and more know-how in thinkingthat is what yoga can give to every one. Let us be definite and certain about this. Thus we have heard recently a story of two boys who now, as men, are regarded as fine examples of the resolute betterment of human life. That was the betterment!