Is hope the opium of the un-present masses? Pulling an Eckhart Tolle during practice (and also pulling something else)

I have a bad feeling that this is going to be one of those posts that contribute to the popular (mis?)conception of  Ashtangis as self-tortu...

Ashtanga practice as the death of fear and ego

I just saw this video that Kino made about practicing Ashtanga Yoga in Mysore and her thoughts on the path of Ashtanga practice. It has the ...

Practice, Still Point, Presence, No Dancing

"At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless; Neither from nor towards; at the still point, there the ...

Is it possible to be totally present with the body while doing the practice?

I'm guessing that some of you out there might be getting a little sick of reading my quotes from Eckhart Tolle in my posts over the last...

Moon Day Poll; Ashtanga and the Art of Sports Car Maintenance (and ninjas)

Happy Moon Day, Ashtangis! If you are not an Ashtangi, and are reading this, Happy Moon Day anyway! For those you who are Ashtangis, I hope ...

The Playbook of Life, "right" action, and planting rice

At the risk of flogging what is by now a very dead horse--sorry, I can't seem to think of a less ahimsa-violating metaphor--I would like...

Chakrabandhasana ala Kino's method, traveling and visiting unfamiliar places

A couple of interesting things happened during practice this morning: (1) During dropbacks/finishing backbends, I worked on grabbing my ank...

Radioactive Warning: Don't see Chernobyl Diaries. It might activate your pain-body.

I don't think I have ever written a negative movie review on this blog. Well, there's always a first time, and that time is now. Las...

Chakrabandhasana, internal and external limitations, nomination for blog award

First, a few words about practice this morning. This morning's practice was a "good" practice, backbend-wise: In Chakrabandhas...

Geneen Roth and Eckhart Tolle on spirituality, crisis and life

I just watched this video of a conversation between Geneen Roth and Eckhart Tolle that Claudia posted in her most recent blog post . A c...