{"id":9284,"date":"2015-04-19T10:06:27","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T17:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/?p=9284"},"modified":"2015-04-20T16:04:45","modified_gmt":"2015-04-20T23:04:45","slug":"how-to-fly-a-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/yoga\/how-to-fly-a-horse\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fly a Horse?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom.cisco.com\/feature\/1558161\/Kevin-Ashton-Father-of-the-Internet-of-Things-Network-Trailblazer\">Kevin Ashton<\/a> talked about Suzuki&#8217;s Beginner&#8217;s Mind in an interview which got me to look into this book.  It is a coincidence, realizing that in earlier years, he was involved in London-based Japanese noodle restaurant called &#8220;Wagamama&#8221;.  Wagamama means something like a spoiled self-centered brat in Japanese and &#8230; it&#8217;s a label that might have stuck in every Japanese&#8217; teen years. As an adult, it is a word that immediately evokes a feeling of shame and guilt, if you were to act in any way, &#8220;wagamama&#8221;&#8230; it&#8217;s interesting to note that someone not from the computer science, electrical engineering field is considered a technology pioneer &#8230; Something new that works elegantly is really about intuition, ingenuity and &#8230; hard work.<br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=waga009-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=0385538596&#038;asins=0385538596&#038;linkId=RJR2YPCIZIVJ6VFB&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>My girlfriend gave me their cookbook for my last birthday &#8211; another coincidence &#8211; everything in it is very basic and easy and kind of goes along with the eatery idea I had awhile ago except someone took action to start something using the same idea vs. someone (me) did not and did something else that&#8217;s also creative but not in a commercial way&#8230;It&#8217;s one thing to have ideas but it&#8217;s another thing to actually take action and do something with that great idea&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=waga009-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=1435129431&#038;asins=1435129431&#038;linkId=OP43BCBUH4H33FP4&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe> <iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=waga009-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=1852839988&#038;asins=1852839988&#038;linkId=PMZL5W2HAHB2N6D4&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe> <iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=waga009-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=185626646X&#038;asins=185626646X&#038;linkId=RLDWG4DRQWWKS3SP&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><br \/>\nWhat does udon noodles have anything to do with yoga?  Well, notice how we keep saying doing a &#8220;pretzel&#8221; pose in yoga?  It&#8217;s really a noodle pose &#8211; not pretzel &#8211; you are pliable but NOT HARD like a brittle and dry pretzel &#8211; let&#8217;s be more like a soft noodle in our shapes &#8211; going with the flow of your broth, swimming in its savory essence &#8230; supple &#8230;fluid, al dente but still, tension-free and sofftttt:) (Of course, we do need to challenge ourselves and strengthen our muscles and stress &#8211; weight bearing &#8211; the joints\/bones in the practice but here, I am referring to the yin-restorative practices of release, nourish and digest &#8211; the integration of yin practices into the mostly yang lives we lead&#8230; do I make any sense or am I just making people hungry?)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/udongirl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/udongirl.jpg\" alt=\"udongirl\" width=\"337\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9306\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/udongirl.jpg 337w, http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/udongirl-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/a>Omar Dogan, artist, Udon Entertainment<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/udon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/udon.jpg\" alt=\"udon\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9325\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/udon.jpg 640w, http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/udon-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/udon-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/udonprezel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/udonprezel.jpg\" alt=\"udonprezel\" width=\"465\" height=\"408\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9286\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/udonprezel.jpg 465w, http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/udonprezel-300x263.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/udonprezel-342x300.jpg 342w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>vs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/pretzel2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/pretzel2.jpg\" alt=\"pretzel2\" width=\"460\" height=\"306\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9303\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/pretzel2.jpg 460w, http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/pretzel2-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/pretzel2-451x300.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>although these dark chocolate covered pretzel crisps are addictive !<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/prezelchoco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/prezelchoco.jpg\" alt=\"prezelchoco\" width=\"500\" height=\"426\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/prezelchoco.jpg 500w, http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/prezelchoco-300x256.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/prezelchoco-352x300.jpg 352w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Think food analogies for yoga is not a good idea &#8211; I am now craving&#8230; got to go get a bowl of udon then have a dessert of chocolate covered pretzel crisps&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Ashton talked about Suzuki&#8217;s Beginner&#8217;s Mind in an interview which got me to look into this book. 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