Comments on: Practice report, question, Lin Chi http://donutszenmom.com/2007/07/22/practice-report-question-lin-chi/ ashtanga yoga. zen. life. words. Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:04:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: donutszenmom http://donutszenmom.com/2007/07/22/practice-report-question-lin-chi/comment-page-1/#comment-781 donutszenmom Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:01:15 +0000 http://donutszenmom.wordpress.com/2007/07/22/practice-report-question-lin-chi/#comment-781 Yeah, I'm gonna rest tomorrow. See how I am? As soon as I am enjoying something, I want to overdo it. But if I have another crappy Tuesday like I did last week when I didn't practice, then I'm gonna rethink the rest thing... Yeah, I’m gonna rest tomorrow. See how I am? As soon as I am enjoying something, I want to overdo it.

But if I have another crappy Tuesday like I did last week when I didn’t practice, then I’m gonna rethink the rest thing…

]]> By: laksmi http://donutszenmom.com/2007/07/22/practice-report-question-lin-chi/comment-page-1/#comment-780 laksmi Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:54:31 +0000 http://donutszenmom.wordpress.com/2007/07/22/practice-report-question-lin-chi/#comment-780 too much practice! Rest on the seventh day--any asana practice counts as practice. too much practice! Rest on the seventh day–any asana practice counts as practice.

]]> By: (0v0) http://donutszenmom.com/2007/07/22/practice-report-question-lin-chi/comment-page-1/#comment-779 (0v0) Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:06:02 +0000 http://donutszenmom.wordpress.com/2007/07/22/practice-report-question-lin-chi/#comment-779 I count it as practice, but not as ashtanga practice. (Officious hair-splitting.) Which is not to say that my Saturday flow class habit, which I have maintained throughout, doesn't draw disapproval here and there. It's so important to rest and recover, as part of the process of finding and respecting our own rhythms. But every rhythm is different. For me, Friday practice I tend to move very slowly, and stay slow for the rest of the day. As a result, on Saturday I wake up wired and actually use the improv to relax and tame that energy so I can devote the rest of that day to relationships and writing. For me, a bit of movement is key to triggering relaxation and calmness. And the respite from astanga routine makes it easy, and playful, and a nice release from expectations. I count it as practice, but not as ashtanga practice. (Officious hair-splitting.)

Which is not to say that my Saturday flow class habit, which I have maintained throughout, doesn’t draw disapproval here and there.

It’s so important to rest and recover, as part of the process of finding and respecting our own rhythms. But every rhythm is different. For me, Friday practice I tend to move very slowly, and stay slow for the rest of the day. As a result, on Saturday I wake up wired and actually use the improv to relax and tame that energy so I can devote the rest of that day to relationships and writing. For me, a bit of movement is key to triggering relaxation and calmness. And the respite from astanga routine makes it easy, and playful, and a nice release from expectations.

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