Tuesday, October 21, 2003


the truth of who we are

"yoga is a way of moving into stillness in order to experience the truth of who you are."

and the second you read that, you know immediately it is the eloquent voice of erich schiffmann, one of my favorite yoga teachers. this beautiful and concise statement -- so erich! -- is quickly dropped into a very nice article on beginning yoga.

the author may not yet realize it, but she has herself what i would call a serious sadhana (yoga practice) on her hands. she has gone beyond the vanity and competitiveness of a beginner. jana porter's about to walk into the stillness of who she really is.

(although i have to say that the pose photographed for this article isn't half-lotus, but looks like a variation on gomukhasana or cow-face pose!)

meanwhile, we here at bccy are concerned for u.k. prime minister tony blair. it seems his doctors blame his recent irregular heartbeat incident on too much coffee.

of course, there is dispute as to whether coffee actually contributes to arrhythmia in healthy people. a review of the literature suggests that even drinking up to 6 cups of coffee actually doesn't incite irregular heartbeat. (see question 3.)

we'll take this moment to point blair to one of our favorite websites, too much coffee man. then we will remind him that really, he should stick to between 3 to 5 6-oz. cups a day, preferably 3. despite how much he wants those little guys to swim. . .

i think more likely his temporary heart trouble is due to stress. he's had a hard year. may we at bccy suggest he consider developing a personal daily yoga and meditation practice?

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