Clog WikiLeaks?

Article on Wikileaks

Today we discussed the subject of WikiLeaks for a decent amount of time. Is Julian Assange a  righteous whistleblower or a glorified gossiper? Check out the above article.

J-Roll down with yoga.

I found it interesting the winner of multiple gold gloves, 2007 NL MVP, and winner of a World Series says regular stretching is boring but enjoys yoga. His wife also practices which may have helped him open up to the idea.

Rollins on Yoga

WTV?

What is virtuous? A tougher question than I originally thought. Me Professor Laurie Greene disagreed on a few different aspects of what is virtuous today. Though we saw eye to eye on others. Hmmm how to express this next part....You see she seemed to think that people who give mass amounts of money to good causes were doing this to gain some recognition. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was the main choice in class today. I don't think they are necessarily looking for a greater recognition in their life. Since I mean it's Bill friggen Gates. Does the man need more coverage than he already has. Perhaps so. The point was brought up that maybe he is using this to get his name more coverage there for Microsoft more coverage. Presenting the Microsoft company in a better light. i.e. Look we give money to good causes. Buy our product. I really don't know Bill or Melinda personally so I can not say either way. Though it does seem like human nature to be recognized for great accomplishments. There are your few anonomous donors in the world, but for the most part people like being recognized for the hard work they do. So perhaps it is a mixture of the two; creating a foundation to get your other rich friends to cough up some dough and to say hey look at me I am doing good in the world. I can and am making a difference. Recognize me for being a great human being. Oprah Winfrey much....

MEDitation

I believe meditation is good for the soul.......maybe I'm  wrong. Who knows? Just taking a moment, a nice quiet moment to sit back and completely clear your mind. Let the stress go. Let the worries go. Let all the connections to all other human beings completely go. Like a metaphysical escape of the body. Let your mind completely escape. Almost like a reset button on your stress levels. They practice yoga and meditation in a main prison in India. During class many people felt that could not trandcend successfully to American prisons. That American prisoners were to small minded and would not be willing to accept these Eastern traditions. I argue that it has never been tried. Perhaps it has. Perhaps it has already failed here in the U.S. but I'll look more into that later. Being secluded for most of the day, hell being secluded for most of your life; meditation could provide you a little escape from the despair that surrounds you. MEDitation, medicine for the mind.

Is it true?

The other day in class my professor, who is a female, stated the following abou women:

When a woman asks if I am thirsty, she is not looking for a response of yes or no, but for me to ask if she is thirsty. This is the reason men and women are so different. Much like the "Does this dress make me look fat?"This is just a woman's way of askng "Do you love me?" "Am I wanted?"

This seems strange. At least strange to us men.Men are straight forward. If I ask another man, "Are you thirsty?" What I mean is "Are you thirsty?" this is opposed to women asking "Are you thirsty?" and really meaning "Talk to me" I'd love to hear other women's oppinions on the manner........





As long as there is breath in the body, there is life.
When breath departs, so too does life.
Therefore, regulate the breath.

- Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Ch.2:S.3

Just figured out how to....

install a little button on my Google chrome web browser allowing me to blog any website I find interesting by just a click of a button. What untimely fashion.

LOL

Something Different

There is a retreat April 8th-12th. Who wants to go? This laughter business still interests me. Though I believe in the end it is just that, a business. The start up kit is $149.00 and I can't imagine these retreats run at a small going rate. In any case seems like it would be fun to go on a retreat to laugh all week with a ton of different people. LOL.


"The last time I opened my chakra so I could feel my peace, I got thrown right out of the pub." ~Terri Guillemets

You know what?

I think I'd like to try more ashtanga yoga. I mean they all seem a bit out there, at least from what I have seen, but damn does it seem like a good work out. Just keeps flowing, one position after the next. Really provides a good sweat and deep breathing. Not a big fan of kissing other people's feet though, maybe I can just shake the guys hand if I was ever so lucky to meet the head master or guru. Not sure  what his actual title is. I speak of the position that Pathabi Jois held, and now his grandson does. The guruji title, not sure on the spelling on that one. In any case that practice seems cool though I would def need work on my down dog before I became an Ashtanga head. Though coming into this whole yoga adventure I could not touch my toes now I can at least accomplish this. Though a small accomplishment a step in the right direction none the less. I can also sit in full lotus now, and push my self up on my hands while in lotus. I forget what practice that was in. we attempted in class one day where I had sub-par results to say the least. After a decent amount more attempts I'm getting there though. Perhaps it was ashtanga.

What I've found about Yoga so far...am I right who knows?

Yoga. What a strange strange word. Seems to mean so many different things. Religious? Possibly. Hindu's seem to recently think so. At least the group The Hindu American Foundation think so. Possibly you reside on the other side of the spectrum, just in it to get a toned body, or maybe to get some reps. Pretty much looking for another way to work out? Asana practice "yoga"(I'll be using the quotation marks from here on out because the single word means so many different things......a.......................lot.............seriously.............a......ton......

BIKRAM

Recently we as a class took part in practicing bikram yoga. Usually practiced in a room with a temp. of around 105 degrees I don't think it was quite the same in the typical chilly Stockton classroom. It was still an excellent session of yoga that left me feeling invigorated and energized afterwards. I t was interesting to work with a stiff knee since it goes against most other workouts that warn against stiffening your knees to avoid injury. Even with out the heat a broke out in a sweat throughout the session. I hope to continue to stretch my body out and to be able to place my forehead on my knees without having to bend my knees.My favorite part of the session was the breathing exercises that took place in the end which provided me a feeling of focused relaxation for the remainder of the day.

 A photographer gets people to pose for him. A yoga instructor gets people to pose for themselves. 

T. Guillemets