Ashtanga yoga – Page 18 – marichulambino.com

Proof of Life

These are today’s newspapers. As proof that the pose was executed today. And that this is not just a file copy, it’s hot off the camera! Haven’t practised for a month, tried once last week, ligaments still feel raw from that, like they’ve been turned inside out. This is kurmasana again (turtle pose); needed proof it was executed today (don’t ask).

i don’t really execute in front of people like this; just for the photographer. Last summer, tried it but only

the prep of it at first; then got back to the office at 12:00 noon, executed a “lower and flatter” version and had it photographed, and posted it in the blog.

This photo here doesn’t have good light, it was

cloudy, hadn’t planned

on having this photographed today.

Looking at it now — should have placed the newspapers at the side of the legs or feet but

couldn’t see the frame of the camera and wasn’t sure it would be inside the frame that way; so, placed them at the center.

This pose is my

offering. (long story)

This asana is dedicated to the Wise One. Alternative title: “Trying to Make Heads & Tails of the Headlines”.

Resumed my yoga practice last Tuesday, missed it today. My more-or-less regular yoga practice

led to “mindful eating” today of…thick, stuffed-with-white cheese crust!

My own studies show that because i eat “mindfully” – my definition of that being, i know what i like to eat – i weigh right compared to the people around me; or compared to people who ate even when they were not hungry or were not supposed to be hungry; or people who ate because they were anxious or depressed. My own studies also show that there was a good correlation between practising yoga and my “mindful eating”; while the correlation between that (eating) and my other physical activities like running is that: running makes me devour anything and everything until i look like i ate an elephant.

“mindful eating” of thick crust over thin, stuffed with white cheese over plain and empty, tasty and melting over lean and dry, can compete with the usual approaches to weight loss, such as dieting, counting calories, and limiting portion sizes. It supports the campaign against hunger and starvation.

Those who work hard everyday should make sure they are properly nourished. At least, i’m vegetarian, or trying to be vegetarian. Unjustified self-deprivation, without any related purpose, will lead to ill-temperedness, which your family, friends, colleagues, students, would not like. Follow the basic food pyramid structure (you can replace the meat with tofu or beans, etc., or make adjustments, of course, if your physician has prescribed dietary restrictions) and be thankful to god that you can.