tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post684560272914180703..comments2024-03-29T06:40:17.919-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Yoga for CreativityJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39087525429918983082010-08-11T22:47:17.019-04:002010-08-11T22:47:17.019-04:00Gina,
I'm so glad its working for you!! congra...Gina,<br />I'm so glad its working for you!! congrats!!! <br />~janJan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61185550205896666522010-08-11T12:31:07.635-04:002010-08-11T12:31:07.635-04:00I have to thank you again. This year I became int...I have to thank you again. This year I became interested in writing mysteries. In April I started a short story and every other week I putt it on hold. Today, I finished my 1st draft of "Sex Lust and Murder" because Saturday I took the writer's challenge.MyFitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00321966772578961954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24743704695640858592010-08-06T09:07:38.323-04:002010-08-06T09:07:38.323-04:00It will be great to pair these suggestions with th...It will be great to pair these suggestions with the writing challenge--thanks Jan and Lisa! Now I'm off to yoga class....Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9329371797833562742010-08-05T18:49:12.040-04:002010-08-05T18:49:12.040-04:00..because you move too fast to slow down?..because you move too fast to slow down?Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17498476223799599632010-08-05T11:46:08.840-04:002010-08-05T11:46:08.840-04:00AH. What a lovely lovely post. And poses. I know i...AH. What a lovely lovely post. And poses. I know it's a good thing. It makes sense. My friends love it. Why don't I do it?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70559393740695021982010-08-05T11:30:36.924-04:002010-08-05T11:30:36.924-04:00Greetings! It was lovely to have Jan at the recent...Greetings! It was lovely to have Jan at the recent retreat day held at my yoga center, and quite good news to hear she's making some progress on getting 'unstuck'.<br />As a former designer/visual artist, I've employed any number of techniques to get me where I wanted to be in terms of connecting to an idea then creating the space where I could 'make it so', as well as figuring out which medium might best express what was trying to get out.<br />In college, a bit of alcohol, punk rock cranked loud, + late late nights helped drown out the 'monkey mind' and get me deeper access... but that kind of wear and tear on the body wasn't going to keep me going in the long run.<br />Finding a yoga practice I could stick with was revelatory; but I do truly understand that to each his/her own in terms of what unlocks the creative process (as well as what gets it bound up in the first place).<br />In class, I use Sanskrit terminology when applicable- I LOVE languages. And I use a lot of plain English, nothing cutesy (I'm too old for Bunny Pose, frankly...). I have also let the concepts presented in yogic philosophy grow on me until I have felt I understood what I was then trying to present. Seems to be working pretty well so far; test drive before buying/selling, as it were! The 'chakra' system has been very helpful for me and other students and groups I work with, because it is so very visual, and lends itself well to those who are more visual, tactile learners. Ultimately, depending on emphasis, it can be applied to learners of all kinds.<br />So thanks again, Jan, for letting me babble away about yoga and for posting some of that here. Tchuss! I am off to the wilds of western Mass.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947630541504260203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64334421601203755512010-08-05T11:29:51.807-04:002010-08-05T11:29:51.807-04:00I THINK yoga is just an exercise and then when I d...I THINK yoga is just an exercise and then when I do it - dang, if I don't feel different afterwards. I should try to make it a part of my life but I have a natural inclination to want to move fast, not slow.Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29607067224202190132010-08-05T10:45:47.469-04:002010-08-05T10:45:47.469-04:00Gene,
I've had all sorts of yoga instructors t...Gene,<br />I've had all sorts of yoga instructors that ranges from its mostly just an exercise leader to those that are more heady. The also have different names for the same poses, which throws me from time to time.<br /><br />Back when I used to write about health I was always hoping there would be western research to back up the Yoga concepts -- now its everywhere. <br /><br />Being skeptical about everything, chakras were always a little "iffy" to me. But I had an experience that made me a believer.<br /><br />~janJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90291752643838189272010-08-05T10:42:25.903-04:002010-08-05T10:42:25.903-04:00Terry,
I had to take Solitare OFF my computer beca...Terry,<br />I had to take Solitare OFF my computer because I'd start and NEVER stop. You must have willpower that I don't have. (especially when it comes to cards) I do Pilates, too, which is great for the body, but doesn't do the same thing for my mind. ~<br /><br />~janJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21359083909299966112010-08-05T09:34:02.713-04:002010-08-05T09:34:02.713-04:00I used to take Pilates classes. But I still like p...I used to take Pilates classes. But I still like playing solitaire to unwind before writing. :-)<br /><br />Terry<br /><a href="http://terryodell.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br /><a href="http://www.terryodell.com" rel="nofollow">Romance with a Twist--of Mystery</a>Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35317733439813278752010-08-05T08:56:06.391-04:002010-08-05T08:56:06.391-04:00The language of yoga poses a problem for me. It id...The language of yoga poses a problem for me. It identifies and heavily involves concepts that have not taken precedence in Western thought. But just because words and ideas are unfamiliar, doesn't mean they should be discounted, and yoga is a first-rate example of healthy ideas sometimes cloaked (to me) in unnecessary flummery. I learned yoga long ago from a man who never described what we in his class were doing in non-Western or mystical terms. Perhaps that is my loss. But it allowed me to begin the practice at a time when I would not have considered it because of what I then thought was "mumbo jumbo." Since then, I haven't found a yogi to match his plain-spoken way of encouraging breathing and stretching, but I still try to practice yoga precepts constantly, and your post encourages me to again practice some poses. Thanks!Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15819894275573778906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47022569259223166292010-08-05T08:51:29.722-04:002010-08-05T08:51:29.722-04:00Hi Edith,
I had an amazing breakthrough after the ...Hi Edith,<br />I had an amazing breakthrough after the yoga retreat. And I think we all get "stuck" in different ways, and at different times, so I'm a believer. <br /><br /><br />~janJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18093065105253201132010-08-05T08:29:46.499-04:002010-08-05T08:29:46.499-04:00This makes a lot of sense. I'm going to put th...This makes a lot of sense. I'm going to put the sun salutation on my pre-writing schedule. I've just started a weekly Kundalini class where we do breath of fire frequently, too. Cool stuff.<br /><br />EdithEdith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.com