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16 December 2005

All About Om. The meaning of this sacred syllable -- and how to practice om yoga meditation. →[More:]

post by: matteo at: 09:51 | 11 comments

How to Yoga

posted by matteo 16 December | 09:51

Om, Om on the range, where the deer and the antelope play...

The only Yogi worth listening to

posted by jonmc 16 December | 09:58

not so fast, Buster:

The Model Yogini

posted by matteo 16 December | 10:15

worth looking at, and maybe she could fetch my beer and make my breakfast, but listen...;>

But this Yogi is smarter than the average...well y'know

posted by jonmc 16 December | 10:18

OM FG

posted by seanyboy 16 December | 12:32

My first and only exposure to yoga was bikram. Not exactly the wisest of choices, but it was interesting. The 'om' thing, however, sounds much less traumatic.

posted by Frisbee Girl 16 December | 14:55

Fris: the word yoga means discipine, or study of. There are many kinds of yoga: hatha yoga, which you do with your body (Bikram, Iyengar, etc.); dhyana yoga, which is meditation; dharma yoga, which is yoga through action (think monks), etc etc.

posted by Specklet 16 December | 16:02

Speck, I wasn't dissing yoga, but the bikram branch was punishment for my body and psyche, pure and simple. Something challenging yet restorative sounds more worthwhile.

posted by Frisbee Girl 16 December | 16:18

Oh no, I gotcha. Just quibbling over semantics.

posted by Specklet 16 December | 16:43

*hugs Frisbee Girl and Specklet*

posted by matteo 16 December | 16:47

That was a quibble? My skin must be thicker than I thought.

*enthusiastically whuffles Specklet and matteo*

You guyth thmell thimply thpectacular!

posted by Frisbee Girl 16 December | 16:56

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