I'm a 53 year old architect, originally from Puerto Rico, living and working in Shanghai, China. I practice ashtanga yoga and Buddhist meditation. I also observe calorie restriction while seeking optimal nutrition. We call that CRON.
The market is sooooo nice!
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Love the avocado from the market, best on fresh bread! Yummy lunch! The
Palo Alto farmer's market is the best and the most $$$ one among all the
farmer's...
Zen of the Earth
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*Image is of the St. Croix River, looking towards Wisconsin.
This morning, I gave my first Sunday morning talk at my home sangha, Clouds in Water Zen Cente...
Yoga is the martial art of the soul
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[Image taken from here]
I just found the above poster when I was trolling the internet. It's so
true: In yoga, there is no external opponent to overcome, ...
Six in a row
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Well that’s six in a row since Monday’s Moon day. It’s been so nice to be
able to practice in some decent heat,not just in the Shala, but at home
too, now ...
John Friend On Taking Over the World (rare video)
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This video has come to our attention via several tipsters and we have
reason to believe it is legit and worthy of viewing in light of recent
events and par...
Lawn Chair Yoga - Happy Memorial Weekend
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*YogaDawg's Lawn Chair Yoga* - Get off your lawn chair and let it do yoga!
*Opening Poses*
Mountain Pose
Plank Pose
Upward Facing Dog
Do...
The birthday lunch
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*For me an extra sausage please: *Asparagus only.
Yes, I was strong yesterday. We could eat à la carte what is good in
general. On the menu was not one me...
Reflections on "Yoga Service"
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Tree of Life Tribal by Odari on Deviant Art
Right now I'm thinking a lot about "yoga service." I just came back from
the Yoga Service Council Conference on ...
Hands-On Assists for Warrior 1 Pose
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One great pose, three great assists. Heather, Kaitlyn, Mariah & Miriam are
graduating Sunday wit...
Reunion
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Hello there! It's been a while, hasn't it?
I won't fall back on the 'busy' excuse because the truth is, if I wanted
to, I could have made time for the blog...
The Most Astounding Fact
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When I think small and limited it never serves me; it never feels right. I
think it is important to remember who we are and where we come from, and it
...
Until Next Week
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Next Wednesday to be exact. Leaving for Maine early tomorrow morning to
make the most of this holiday weekend. I unplug up there (unless a snapshot
of some...
Obsession with weight loss
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The other day my parents’ friends visited and I had to socialize with them.
One of the males offered me some sweets, which I politely declined because
I d...
Tuesday March 22nd
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Just got back yesterday after a weekend in the “City of Brotherly Love.” I had never spent any time in Philly before so I didn’t really know what to expect, ...
Survival eating
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80-hour work weeks and lots of lonely night shifts explain my severe lack
of recent blog activity — sorry! Only one more month of being an intern. I
recent...
A lesson learned from cramp
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I had an epiphany moment this morning! It was my first proper practice for
2 weeks following my US trip, so I felt nice and flexible, however, as I
dropped...
meh
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Getting tired of feeling tired. Where's my stamina gone?! Individual poses
are OK - apart from balances, they sucked last night.
Got into and out of Bhuja...
Mudras to Manifest Energy
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My last post talked about what Mudras are and what they represent. There
are many mudras and variations in each country for usage and meaning. Ive
put toge...
post workshop blues – and it was an awesome workshop
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I’m nursing a cold right now. A nasty one. My head feels woozy from meds.
But, I’m looking forward to getting the Sacral Web from the post office
tomorrow ...
Daily Rhythm
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Read one line in a book (*The End of Illness - Dr. David B. Agur)* on the
airplane to India that totally changed my perspective on an issue I'd been
strugg...
Practicing Yoga in the ER
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Last night, I did something very stupid. An old window in our attic was
stuck — probably from the sudden heat in Portland — and I tried to nudge
the edge o...
Crosspost!
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A fun morning talk with fellow Ashtangi Jill Manning at '
citymousetrailingspouse':
http://citymousetrailingspouse.wordpress.com/interview-with-an-ashtangi/
Teaching my first Vinyasa Krama class
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Actually not my first class, I've been teaching M. for sometime now, was
particularly proud the other day when I got home and found (it was her day
off) th...
magical times
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i’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about sharing my private thoughts.
i’ve noticed that stuff i don’t keep to myself loses it’s magic. so much
has ch...
Oh so predictable.
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Despite a little bit of me (maybe a large bit of me) hoping that heading to
Mysore for 2 months would lead to me blogging super-regularly, dissecting
my ex...
Why Take Moon Day off from Asana practice?
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Why No Practice on Moon Days?
*As Tim Miller writes:*
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"Both full and new moon days are observed as yoga holidays in the Ashtanga
Yoga tradition. What i...
Asthanga Yoga, the Trickster
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I have been seduced by the charm, the flashy movement, the gorgeous poses,
and the community. Maybe it's the need to be social. Maybe it's the asana
madnes...
More photos of our Seed To Soul Retreat
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we all knew how to move with springiness and resiliency when we were
children...
When we know the truth, we know it in our bones.
The model of our ...
Sunrise in Zanzibar
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Made it to Zanzibar for the second time. This time managed to venture
beyond Stone town, did a spice tour and ended at the beach. Low season
means the beac...
How I seem to have reformed my backbend
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It’s a whole new backbend! Well, sort of, at least. Certainly, my backbends
have improved by leaps and bounds lately. From not knowing where to go next
aft...
Apocalypse Chic & Ashtanga-Con
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Denver airport is so spacious; it always brings me back to this old space
in the web. About ten insideowl posts have been written in this airport
since D...
Make Kony Famous?
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via boingboing African voices respond to hyper-popular Kony 2012 viral
campaign By Xeni Jardin at 11:55 am Thursday, Mar 8 (Updated with
additions, March 1...
Opening is there.
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Something about the derailment of my practice last year had not really
settled until recently.
Something about my relationship to change had been incomplete...
A Day Out ~ up to vatayanasana
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Well there's not much danger of missing anything here, as I'm hardly likely
to be diligent in my updates....
In my mind I've divided this trip into three t...
Good byes
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The past couple of days have been given over to good byes. We are being
picked up at 7:30 PM for our wild ride down the Mysore Highway to Bangalore
airport...
Made of Stone
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Yesterday was a lousy day but then I got my visa which is a very good thing.
Everything is in the perspective. I was stuck in my mind with something
el...
I think this blog has outlived its usefulness
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As a positive form of self expression that is. I know it has, actually, and
I'm a little embarrassed about it. What can you do when you make mistakes
in li...
Happy New Year!
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It has been a wonderful journey and I thank you for being a part of it.
Each soul that we meet along the way brings different colors into our lives
whi...
Happy Holidays!
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Warmest wishes of joy and love of the holiday season -- long into the
upcoming New Year.
*Narragansett, RI
Christmas, December 2011*
Shanti.
Two weeks and counting…
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Okay, I can’t resist posting. Two weeks from today, Anna and I will be on
our way to Mysore. I’m thinking that at exactly this time, we’ll be over
the ocea...
Pausing to say "Hello"
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Hello.
As you might have noticed, I've been on an extended, unannounced holiday
from this blog. It was totally unplanned - a few days' break led to a few ...
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And our latest contributor, Marissa Dana, is a Boston-based Holistic Health
& Wellness Coach and a certified yoga and AcroYoga instructor. Her purpose
in t...
New Website, Blog & Facebook
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Greetings! There has been a major overhaul on all my communications
recently. This blog will be taken down soon and taking it's place is a new
blog, faceb...
dusting the cobwebs away
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Here is a bit of a practice update.
Kapotasana- last time I blogged about this, I was cutting out the
additional prep that had snuck into home practice. I ...
What I learnt in class today
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That it’s not called Durvasana but Durvasasana (beautifully demonstrated by
Saisha). That once you stick your leg behind your head and get on your
feet, yo...
feel lucky?
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Why yes… yes, I do. Good thing, too. Because research has shown that people
who do consider themselves lucky tend to attract more of said luck (the
good ki...
TIA, migraine, David Swenson and David Keil.
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A week before Christmas I woke up in the morning and decided not to go to
Mysore. I do not remember what was the exact cause, but this unfortunately
happen...
What was I thinking?
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Why on earth did I sign up for pre-7am notifications of my "not correct"?
In an environment designed to change the way I do things? Take things that
feel g...
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