paradoxes
Anything you practice to the level of effortless mastery will become a prejudicial frame that filters your experience of the world. The metaphors native to human activities - whether vacuuming the rug, making love or going to war - once these are ritually practiced, they become boundaries in... See more
“Sthira sukham āsanam.”
— Yoga Sutra 2.46
“Jouissance is a part of the field of life, but life taken in its excess, life as it encounters its limit.”
— Lacan, Seminar VII: The Ethics of Psychoanalysis, p. 184.
Through yoga we grant ourselves a safe form of struggle. Where we stretch and strengthn our body. And by breathing deeply, we are able to move with ease and motivation.
Even though we often struggle and moan to momentary pain. Feeling our muscles stretch, pull and tense as we awaken them. When you feel those tiring, intense physical sensations, take
... See moreIn so many situations in life, and certainly in yoga practice, you must have a full, devoted, and directed effort but, at the same time, an absolute sense of release without a hint of laziness or the abandonment of ideals or form.
Mary Taylor • The Art of Vinyasa: Awakening Body and Mind through the Practice of Ashtanga Yoga
As Anaïs Nin wrote, “When we go deeply into the personal, we go beyond the personal. We achieve something that is collective.”