Friday Discussion: The Double Standard
Here’s the podcast I mentioned on Friday about the biases that we have when we have direct access to our own thoughts through introspection, but not other peoples:
Read moreFriday Discussion: Yoga & Buddhism
This was prompted by a conversation on the topic with Dainuri. My contention that there are major differences between Yoga and Buddhism (with Zen Buddhism sitting a little bit in…
Read moreKapalabhati Workshop
This Friday March 5 at 8:00am PT, instead of the usual Pranayama session we will have a 30 minute mini-workshop on Kapalabhati. It’s a free workshop and no need for…
Read moreFriday Discussion: To Choose or Not to Choose
The Yoga Sūtra begins by juxtaposing two, mutually incompatible approaches to information. On the one hand we can simply accept our experiences as a fact about us and the world.…
Read moreFriday Discussion: śraddhā
According to Yoga Sūtra I.20, the practice of yoga involves śraddhā: faith, trust, optimism. This trust or faith is never about how things are. It is always about how things…
Read moreFriday Discussion: Minimizing Pain, Maximizing Joy
Here’s a podcast about Stoicism, a philosophy similar to yoga (hat tip Meghan): https://www.happyscribe.com/public/hidden-brain/minimizing-pain-maximizing-joy Yes this is the dichotomy of control, although in my own works, I broken it into…
Read moreLed Primary and Pranayama Friday 25 Dec and Jan 1 one hour later than usual
For the next 2 Fridays, December 25 and January 1, we will start the led Primary class at 7:30am PT instead of the usual 6:30am. Pranayama will also move to start at 9:00am…
Read morePutting Your Head on “Top” of Your Spine
This is a workshop with Mitchell. Saturday, November 21 8am – 9:15am PT (Pacific time) Contact Mitchell (smitchellgold@yahoo.com) to Register This is a soft, self-exploratory class investigating your head, the tissue which…
Read moreChai Recipe
This recipe is a modified version of Anne Finstad’s original recipe which she brought back from Mysore, India in 2004. Here’s a pdf of the Chai recipe. Ingredients: Water –…
Read moreAnatomy & Primary Series: ‘Mechanism of Breath’ Workshop with Mitchell
Saturday, November 14th8am – 9:15am PT (Pacific Time)Contact Mitchell (smitchellgold@yahoo.com) to Register This class will investigate the mechanism of breathing, and use this understanding to dive more deeply into the…
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