Skip to main content

Yoga

Image
By
Yoga means union or connection. It is an ancient practice that involves poses and postures and breath work as a means to "going inside" in a manner that promotes peace, a deeper relationship with oneself and an inner strength that is difficult for me to characterize but seems to be a seed of the ability to connect to others. Connection with the "divine" is among the possibilities with this practice when it is nurtured and pursued with consistency, intensity and with a longing for more than "just a physical experience".

While I am a novice in this practice, I can see the expansive possibilities which can evolve out of a devoted yoga practice. It seems to be a "way in" that can open the door to connection that I crave so much and see as vital to health and well-being. Connection with the outer world is important but I now see that connection with one's inner world makes the other both possible but more readily accessible.

Comments

Michael McCafferty said…
Yoga is great, not just for the inner benefits, but it is also great physical conditioning...
January 6, 2012 at 1:36 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

$$$

By
I received my bills this week. $ 32,000 for the Liberation Procedure. $1200 for MRV. Amazingly, my insurance(Blue Cross) covered all but $5000 of the total. I feel so fortunate that it was largely covered. I have sat on Utilization Review Committees(when I worked at Scripps) and thought the insurance company would deny coverage based on the experimental nature of the procedure. Luckily for me, I was wrong! I guess they just cannot deny need for treatment of blocked blood vessels.
2 comments
Read more

New Direction

By
I have used this website for several purposes. First, I used it to discover the magic of the internet and the power of cyber-connection. I realized my love of writing and found my voice. Next, I documented my own personal healing which was a combination of the miracle of technological advance with the development of a new perception of an old malady. I then documented my "comeback" and return to health and well-being and the wide variety of learning and experiences which facilitated my steady progress. Next, I used the site to help me create a vision of the doctor I wanted to be and the practice I wished to offer. More recently, I have continued to clarify my thoughts and feelings on the essential components of healing. Now, I wish to again re-focus and concentrate on what I believe from my deepest knowing to be the new paradigm in medicine. I have worked in and studied our "broken" system and love it for the miracles it has brought and continues to bring. However, ...
2 comments
Read more

Connecting to the World

By
This is a picture from the Eucalyptus Grove At UCSD -- my dogs' favorite walk. Upon our return from our adventure, I read this from Buddhist psychologist, Rick Hanson. I really resonate with this aspect of connection. Connecting is in 3 directions -- inside with oneself, with others and with the world. When we strengthen one direction, we simultaneously strengthen our general connection. This is guidance to connect more deeply with the world. What makes you feel connected? I'd like to know.   Are we really so separate? The Practice   Love the world. Why?   Your brain evolved in three stages (to simplify a complex process): Reptile - Brainstem, focused on AVOIDING harm Mammal - Limbic system, focused on APPROACHING rewards Primate - Cortex, focused on ATTACHING to "us" With a fun use (to me, at least) of animal themes, the first JOT in this series -  pet the lizard  - was about how to soothe the most ancient structures of the...
6 comments
Read more