1. Looking for a Zen monastery hereabouts. Found one place, though not a monastery, just about 3 or 4 blocks away.
2. Serious sitting: 6 hours, 3 hours. yowch! you can change the arrangement of your legs to make
it more comfortable.
3. One author wrote that she gained the ability to sit in the full lotus position by sitting that way whenever she was not standing or walking. That means she read, brushed her teeth, folded her laundry, chopped vegetables, etc., sitting in the full lotus position. This relaxed young lad makes it
look easy. I'll keep him as my model. Thanks to http://www.wingmakers.co.nz/Yoga.html
4. My own sitting schedule to start will be 5 minutes every day, 5 days a week.
5. Another intriguing practice is counting your breaths...all day every day. 1-10, repeat....that'll
be fun while walking. I used to do that back when I was more engaged in this kind of thing.
I could attain this cross legged position about 40 years ago, but my hips won't allow it any more.... and I'm now on the list for a hip transplant, er, I mean a hip replacement, yippee! And as long as I'm still breathing there's no need for me to count my breaths.
ReplyDeleteHolding you in the light! One of my nephews had both hips replaced so he could golf again. Maybe yours will put you back in the community chorus line. Hope so. good luck with the whole deal. I am working on the half lotus right now, and it's so painful i can't keep track of my breath, which was the point of the whole thing. so I'm working out various strategies. I do love sitting on the floor to meditate. that feels really good! doesn't matter if I'm doing it right or well or anything. just that I'm doing!
DeleteI quite like your express posts! My family complains if I don't put up a proper post with words and pictures at least once a week. My brother is offended if there is not at least one picture of my older dog every week. Very high standards!
ReplyDeleteI love your posts, but I don't get around to everyone every day. the xpress is about all i can handle at the moment. and I do appreciate it that some of you enjoy it! thanks so much for reading and leaving a comment! I don't have a dog, so that weeds out the standards here....:) have a wonderful evening!!
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