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Coming out of Jet Lag Fog

“More and more of us feel like emergency-room physicians, permanently on call, required to heal ourselves but unable to find the prescription for all the clutter on our desk.”

– Pico Iyer, The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere

Jet Lag means being up at 3 am for no good reason so … thought this celebrated travel writer can enlighten me:

“In the age of speed, I began to think, nothing could be more invigorating than going slow.  In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention.

And in an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting still.

You can go on vacation to Paris or Hawaii or New Orleans three months from now, and you ‘ll have a tremendous time, I ‘m sure.  But if you want to come back feeling new – alive and full of fresh hope and in love with the world – I think the place to visit may be Nowhere.”

I’m home – my other home.  It’s also a bit of Gertrude Stein speak: ” There’s no there there … ” – Home is wherever there’s people you care about – here or there.

 

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World Cup !

Did you know?

“The World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world, exceeding even the Olympic games; the cumulative audience of all matches of the 2006 World Cup was estimated to be 26.29 billion with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the final match, a ninth of the entire population of the planet.”

Per wikipedia

And YES, there’s such practice as Yoga for Soccer Players.  With their intense Yang practice, the antidote for “sustenance” and longevity – that is, injury prevention … is … the Yin-centric yoga practice to balance out the regimen.  Happy to share !

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Yoga

“Burn fat & strengthen muscles in 40 minutes”

Says the caption.

On route to Blue Bottle Tokyo – actually ran out of time and never got there – but here’s a billboard ad for a hot yoga studio down the street. It’s a good entry point for yoga.

I am lucky that I have been able to explore the full range of offerings… there’s so much to this practice!

It’s sometimes unfortunate that this image turns off or does not allow them to expand their clientele.  Some who could really be well served may never show up to this studio – That is, those who do not look like that image – young woman with perfect body doing a tree pose – many may not find this poster captivating when yoga can benefit those who do not already look like this white bikini clad yogini.

YogaWorks in LA was successful because they offered a full range of classes and services and their marketing really drove in that point.  They would have men, women, young and old doing different styles of yoga – thus, no wonder, the place was thriving… I remember taking Vinyasa and Viniyoga (yoga therapeutics) classes there – all excellent. I learned so much.  It’s about holistic health and wholeness for the whole person whatever the size or age. Hope more people visit the local yoga studios ! Don’t be intimidated by this image – everyone can do it.