December 23, 2012
Teenytinyom finding it hard sometimes to cultivate a yoga self practice !
“If we practice the science of yoga, which is useful to the entire human community and which yields happiness both here and hereafter,
if we practice it without fail, we will then attain physical, mental, and spiritual happiness, and our minds will flood towards the Self.”
Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
December 17, 2012
“When I was asked me to come up with an idea for engaging with children’s rights, I found myself thinking about my bedroom: how significant it was during my childhood, and how it reflected what I had and who I was. It occurred to me that a way to address some of the complex situations and social issues affecting children would be to look at the bedrooms of children in all kinds of different circumstances.”
James Mollison
Where children sleep.
December 17, 2012
“Yoga is the practice of quieting the mind.”
Patanjali
NATARAJASANA
Dancer pose
Balancing postures teach the mind to be grounded,
present in the moment and in the pose.
If you have your mind on everyday matters,
you won’t be able to balance and hold the pose.
Balance postures require our complete focus.
Being able to keep a quiet mind while balancing will bring us
in a more meditative state of mind,
and over time, will help us to approach life with calm awareness.
December 12, 2012
December 11, 2012
TeenyTinyOm waking up for yoga !
“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Don’t go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want.
Don’t go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the doorsill
where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and open.
Don’t go back to sleep.”
Rumi
December 10, 2012
December 7, 2012
December 6, 2012
Two Buddhist Monks were on a journey, one was a senior monk, the other a junior monk. During their journey they approached a raging river and on the river bank stood a young lady. She was clearly concerned about how she would get to the other side of the river without drowning.
The junior monk walked straight past her without giving it a thought and he crossed the river. The senior monk picked up the woman and carried her across the river. He placed her down, they parted ways with woman and on they went with the journey.
As the journey went on, the senior monk could see some concern on the junior monk’s mind, he asked what was wrong. The junior monk replied, “how could you carry her like that? You know we can’t touch women, it’s against our way of life”. The senior monk answered, “I left the woman at the rivers edge a long way back, why are you still carrying her?”
December 4, 2012
December 3, 2012
