10.22.01
I am making a concerted effort to get in touch with Paramatma.
That's right, I've begun learning yoga.
"Hatha yoga is the most widely practiced form of yoga in America. It is the branch of yoga which concentrates on physical health and mental well-being. Hatha yoga uses bodily postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation (dyana) with the goal of bringing about a sound, healthy body and a clear, peaceful mind. There are nearly 200 hatha yoga postures, with hundreds of variations, which work to make the spine supple and to promote circulation in all the organs, glands, and tissues. Hatha yoga postures also stretch and align the body, promoting balance and flexibility."
(From the Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine)
More specifically, I am learning Kripalu yoga.
"Kripalu yoga uses hatha yoga positions but emphasizes the mental and emotional components of each asana. Its teachers believe that tension and long-held emotional problems can be released from the body by a deep and meditative approach to the yoga positions."
The teacher seems very nice and interesting, I felt very relaxed and calm after class, and I figure this is a much better way to blow off steam than having a full-on loony tune mental incident, at least for the moment.
Plus, it meets my course requirements for non-art semester hours offered through the University.
Stay sane, improve my overall well-being, and get academic credit all at the same time? You can't beat that with a stick.
Plus, I dig the monkey pose.
