Posted by chai on October 8th, 2008 in yoga
“We all breathe”, she said, “on the inhale …. I am you…. on the exhale …..you are me.” It’s a yogic concept I suppose, that when you inhale, it’s more than oxygen you’re breathing in, but energy, the environment, the breath of someone else.
It’s easy to forget that we’re so deeply interconnected. It’s easier for [...]
Posted by chai on October 2nd, 2008 in balance, dharma, myths, yoga
It was someone’s birthday, our instructor seemed excited that the birthdayee was spending it in her class. She smiled, “it’s wonderful … it fits perfectly with my dharma talk”. I assumed this meant she was going to talk about the wonder and the miracle of life, always an inspiring topic, but nothing new. I closed [...]