Yoga, Meditation, & Kirtan by Douglas Johnson
This is an introduction to meditation I taught at the Mahāpatha Popup just before leaving for California in August. It covers what I see as the basics of Zazen or seated meditation which are: posture, breath, and awareness, as well as walking meditation or Kinhin.
Please think of these instructions are a starting point and by no means exhaustive. I’ve been meditating for over 20 years now and the practice continues to unfold for me. The title of Suzuki Roshi’s book ‘Zen Mind Beginners Mind’ is…
As promised here is the link to the article I read in class from 1/11/16 – 1/17/16. Enjoy!
http://fiveelementhealing.net/winter-the-season-of-water-element/
When I was in California this summer studying with my Yin yoga and Chakra meditation teacher Paul Grilley he alluded to the fact that he had just wrapped up filming a video series for Pranamaya on ‘a functional approach to yoga’. The concept of a functional approach to teaching yoga was not a new one for those of us who, like me, had studied with Paul for many years, but it was still exciting news.
Since that time I have not heard any news of the video, until now. Pranamaya just posted an interview style podcast with Paul about his functional approach to yoga as a teaser for the soon to be released video. I am looking forward to seeing the video and to continuing my studies with Paul and Suzee in 2016 as we delve into Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.
If you are curious about finding out what a functional approach to yoga is here’s the link to the podcast: https://www.pranamaya.com/blog/regular-posts/paul-grilley-discusses-the-functional-approach-to-yoga-podcast/
As promised here is the article I read in Yin class the week of 11/16 – 11/22 2015 on WINTER THE SEASON OF WATER by Neil Gumenick.
Here is the link to the article I shared in class the week of September 25th – October 1st 2015 called “CYCLES: AUTUMN THE SEASON OF METAL ENERGY” by Neil Gumenick.