Friday, October 03, 2003


double beauty, double humor

well-known sanskrit teacher manorama's new kirtan cd possibly pushes the boundary of beauty into a new dimension. her voice is so lovely; this cd is highly recommended.

when i heard it for the first time during yoga last night i just stopped, nearly frozen with electric delight in bound warrior.

her precise singing doesn't sound schoolmarm-ish or affected, as some others who pride themselves on sanskrit pronounciation do -- rather her perfect syllables seemed like pearly soap bubbles drifting throught the air.

don't miss the record release party coming to jivamukti in 2 weeks.

beauty two: costa rica la minita. today brings a great article on bill mcalpin, who makes this charming coffee possible.

what's up with our otherwise sensible canadian friends?

and finally of course the kind of tale i always take deep personal delight in, that of the slightly-macho baby-boomin' guy who is abashed to discover (whimpering) that yoga is really exercise and really hard exercise at that!

a lot of supposedly "buff" gym-going guys in my office who pooh-poohed yoga didn't last the first class when i used to run the corporate yoga program. they got their egos kicked so hard most never came back. . . which was a shame.

one in particular said: "god this is much harder than a 5k run." you betcha! and we were taking a "foundation"-level vinyasa class, one for absolute beginners. . no bound warrior for 10 or 15 breaths there. . .

(for those who find bound warrior pure pie, try my favorite variation -- pick that back foot up off the floor to transition to a bound half-moon pose!)

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