http://sophieherbert.com/blog1 Sophie's Blog on SophieSundar.com Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:17:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Considering that in life which is genuine and uncontrived. Connections, Comradeship, Cores. All that is a not fantastical task, like transforming the overstuffed, white city pigeon into spotless snow-colored dove. All that never begs of molding, meddling, manipulating; like the constantly unsatisfied who reshapes, reshapes, exhausts the same lump of clay. All that is so pure ... http://sophieherbert.com/blog1/2008/09/11/a-morning-piece/ Below is a little piece, inspired by misperception. After developing it, one of the 196 Yoga Sutras came to mind. Yoga Sutra 1.8 (on the vritti, or definition of mind, of misperception or mistaken knowledge. The five vritti: evaluation, misperception, conceptualization, sleep, memory.) Viparyaya mithyajnanam atad-rupa-pratistham Misperception is mistaken knowledge, founded on an appearance ... http://sophieherbert.com/blog1/2008/08/07/misperception/ There is an interesting article about yoga on the cover page of today's Wall Street Journal. If you'd like to read Yoga Bears: It's No Stretch to Say Traders Are Taking Deep Breaths, visit their site. http://sophieherbert.com/blog1/2008/07/24/wall-street-journal-on-yoga/ Because I love Jal Neti and recently bought a new ceramic neti pot, I've decided to rerun a post from a few months back. Please enjoy reading about this wonderful shat karma. Here I am, setting up to do jal neti in Chamrajanagar, Karnataka, India. Jal neti, or nasal irrigation, is ... http://sophieherbert.com/blog1/2008/07/19/jal-netic-revisited/ Weeks ago, I resolved to elaborate on my experiments with Macrobiotics. First, I apologize for not doing so sooner. Allow me to preface this entry by stating: Macrobiotics certainly did not fail me. I most likely failed to accurately pursue macrobiotics. It might have been more beneficial had I more thoroughly ... http://sophieherbert.com/blog1/2008/07/16/experiments-in-macrobiotics-part-ii-well-overdue/ Here is something a friend of mine recently passed along. I thought I'd share it. Clarity Statements 1. These are the ways my childhood affected me. 2. These are the problems that I cause myself. 3. This is how I work on myself. 4. This is who I am. 5. This is ... http://sophieherbert.com/blog1/2008/07/14/good-questions/ I am happy to announce the opening of my photography exhibit at Stain in Brooklyn! The show, which features 41 images from India, officially opened last night. The opening party will be this Thursday, July 10th, starting at 7pm! Stay after 9 and here live jazz music by The Tom ... http://sophieherbert.com/blog1/2008/07/08/photography-show-in-brooklyn/ Monday: Energy 4 Orphans community class with Maggie Converse 8:30pm - being held at East Yoga (thank you to them for their kindness and generosity by letting us use the space!) *fundraiser for Energy4Orphans.org, $10 suggested donation Tuesday: 7:00am Express Open Level @ East ... http://sophieherbert.com/blog1/2008/07/08/yoga-schedule/ If you're in the United States, I hope you've had an enjoyable long weekend. I spent a bit of time on the North Fork of Long Island with my family, which was lovely. Before leaving the city on Friday, I taught a morning class at East Yoga in Alphabet City. En ... http://sophieherbert.com/blog1/2008/07/06/a-new-york-article/ “Without firm foundations a house cannot stand. Without the practice of the principles of yama and niyama (social and self discipline), which lay down firm foundations for building character, there cannot be an integrated personality. Practice of asanas without the backing of yama and niyama is mere acrobatics.” - B.K.S. ... http://sophieherbert.com/blog1/2008/07/03/respecting-your-limits-2/