finish my mid-term project for Yoga Therapy training … at the same time, homework on yoga philosophy. I need sleep.
Found a surprising striking 
synchronicity with Pain Management & the Artist’s perspective post from 2 days ago. As I was reading Judith’s articles on yoga philosophy to help me with the latest homework (BTW, Judith has “Office Hours” – her new online learning with her lovely daughter, Lizzie. check it out if interested on yoga beyond the mat:), this is so exactly what the artist is demonstrating in an over the top extreme way – isn’t it interesting that I come across this passage after posting that MOMA exhibit, “Artist is Present”:
I read an interesting story lately about a Zen monk who was giving his first talk to a small group of beginning American Zen students. The monk spoke very little English and the students spoke no Japanese. The monk gave his presentation simply by standing in front of each student; he would not talk, smile, move or in any way avoid deep contact with the student. Some students were moved to tears. This deep acknowledgment of the God-sense or Self within us all is at the heart of svadhyaya.
Scientists continue to discover the powerful connections of energy that exist on all levels of the Universe. And these connections are not only between cells in the body, but between widely distanced events which only a few years ago would be considered separate.
– Judith H. Lasater on “Svadhyaya”
