Comments for Swami O'Bryan's http://swamiobryans.com Advantaging humanity one breath at a time Sun, 05 Jun 2011 03:09:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Response (Not Mine) In Thread Where Church Group Asks For Ways To Stop Prostitutes Soliciting On Craig’s List In Their Community! by DeAnne http://swamiobryans.com/2011/06/post-to-a-church-group-asking-for-ways-to-stop-prostitutes-soliciting-on-craigs-list-in-their-community/comment-page-1/#comment-576 DeAnne Sun, 05 Jun 2011 03:09:11 +0000 http://swamiobryans.com/?p=828#comment-576 Excellent response! Excellent response!

]]> Comment on You Are Enough! by lisa http://swamiobryans.com/2011/05/you-are-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-533 lisa Sun, 22 May 2011 05:27:35 +0000 http://swamiobryans.com/?p=802#comment-533 hi dear swami, desire enough you become that, recognizing the desiring of the other that you are enough gives soulful space. you are greatly cared for because you care greatly. hi dear swami,
desire enough you become that, recognizing the desiring of the other that you are enough gives soulful space. you are greatly cared for because you care greatly.

]]> Comment on Why Do Yoga? by swami http://swamiobryans.com/2010/07/why-do-yoga/comment-page-1/#comment-158 swami Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:35:03 +0000 http://swamiobryans.com/?p=545#comment-158 For me the primary focus is always the breath. This also ties in with the "Crossing the Intersection post. Once you get a resonant breathing rhythm going you've got the protection that you need to go anywhere in your body. My feeling is that this rhythm will key you to when you are going too far into a pose and headed towards an injury (muscle pull, strain, etc.) You are focused on your body when you are breathing the pose. A direct answer to your question is the cue you have given me in the sentence. Focus where there is action and sensation. You mention "stretching calves." That's where you go. Still breathe. Going into plank, your body could be shaking for two reasons. One you are getting muscles to work in ways they don't normally do. Another is that your body is literally shaking out stress or what you're body has stored from fight/flight response. After having survived an attack from a predator, animals spontaneously shake different areas of their bodies to release the adrenalin they relied on to escape. Watch any documentary on African wildlife and you'll see examples of this. You are not doing anything wrong. You are building strength and endurance and also opening/freeing/clearing channel of energy. Focus the energy flow with your breath. Also consider that what you are feeling in terms of energy flow is just a little bit of what is flowing through you. Does that help? For me the primary focus is always the breath. This also ties in with the “Crossing the Intersection post.

Once you get a resonant breathing rhythm going you’ve got the protection that you need to go anywhere in your body. My feeling is that this rhythm will key you to when you are going too far into a pose and headed towards an injury (muscle pull, strain, etc.) You are focused on your body when you are breathing the pose.

A direct answer to your question is the cue you have given me in the sentence. Focus where there is action and sensation. You mention “stretching calves.” That’s where you go. Still breathe.

Going into plank, your body could be shaking for two reasons. One you are getting muscles to work in ways they don’t normally do. Another is that your body is literally shaking out stress or what you’re body has stored from fight/flight response. After having survived an attack from a predator, animals spontaneously shake different areas of their bodies to release the adrenalin they relied on to escape. Watch any documentary on African wildlife and you’ll see examples of this.

You are not doing anything wrong. You are building strength and endurance and also opening/freeing/clearing channel of energy. Focus the energy flow with your breath. Also consider that what you are feeling in terms of energy flow is just a little bit of what is flowing through you.

Does that help?

]]> Comment on Why Do Yoga? by Wendy Gorrie http://swamiobryans.com/2010/07/why-do-yoga/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Wendy Gorrie Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:06:21 +0000 http://swamiobryans.com/?p=545#comment-157 What is the correct focus while holding the down dog? Do I focus on my feet, stretching calves, or do I focus on my hands and shoulders? When I lower my hips to the plank position, why does my whole body shake? I can't hold the plank without all my muscles trembling, and no longer than 10 seconds. What am I doing wrong? Can you tell me how to focus the energy flow? What is the correct focus while holding the down dog? Do I focus on my feet, stretching calves, or do I focus on my hands and shoulders? When I lower my hips to the plank position, why does my whole body shake? I can’t hold the plank without all my muscles trembling, and no longer than 10 seconds. What am I doing wrong? Can you tell me how to focus the energy flow?

]]> Comment on Crossing the Intersection by Wendy Gorrie http://swamiobryans.com/2009/10/breathing-practical-use/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Wendy Gorrie Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:59:05 +0000 http://swamiobryans.com/?p=209#comment-156 Wow! I remember you referring to an accident in your past, but reading the narrative is like watching it happen. Nicely done. I am interested. My boy and I attend a Aikido class, which I so enjoyed, but have not had a chance to repeat. I want to practice those moves that are important so they become reflex, but also those moves that will protect me while traveling and weaponless when I am attacked. Wow! I remember you referring to an accident in your past, but reading the narrative is like watching it happen. Nicely done. I am interested. My boy and I attend a Aikido class, which I so enjoyed, but have not had a chance to repeat. I want to practice those moves that are important so they become reflex, but also those moves that will protect me while traveling and weaponless when I am attacked.

]]> Comment on Encouragement! by raya http://swamiobryans.com/2010/11/encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-129 raya Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:16:48 +0000 http://swamiobryans.com/?p=671#comment-129 Blessings to you and condolences. And blessings to Renee on her new journey. It feels like a miracle is occurring in buying the house. May it be so.....Raya Blessings to you and condolences. And blessings to Renee on her new journey. It feels like a miracle is occurring in buying the house. May it be so…..Raya

]]> Comment on Thinking For Yourself by Delia http://swamiobryans.com/2010/10/thinking-for-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Delia Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:23:58 +0000 http://swamiobryans.com/?p=669#comment-125 What about grabbing AT yourself? What about grabbing AT yourself?

]]> Comment on Thoughts on Fear/Entropy and Courage/Syntropy by dick fischbeck http://swamiobryans.com/2010/06/thoughts-on-fearentropy-and-couragesyntropy/comment-page-1/#comment-103 dick fischbeck Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:32:08 +0000 http://swamiobryans.com/?p=498#comment-103 The Synergetics Dictionary is online here: http://www.rwgrayprojects.com/SynergeticsDictionary/status.html The Synergetics Dictionary is online here:

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]]> Comment on Through the Portal by Sharon http://swamiobryans.com/2010/05/through-the-portal/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Sharon Wed, 26 May 2010 00:47:37 +0000 http://swamiobryans.com/2010/05/through-the-portal/#comment-73 Maurice. I didn't realize that you've been going through an ordeal. We are praying for you.... Maurice. I didn’t realize that you’ve been going through an ordeal.
We are praying for you….

]]> Comment on Prayer to Mary, Redux by Judy http://swamiobryans.com/2010/05/prayer-to-mary-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Judy Sun, 16 May 2010 04:21:52 +0000 http://swamiobryans.com/2010/05/prayer-to-mary-redux/#comment-66 Peace be with you, Maurice. Peace be with you, Maurice.

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