Rainbowhill

21:57 31st Jan 2012

Notes: 719

Reblogged from hm7

tea-bicycleandglasses:

Tweeting

(Source: urhajos)

19:49

Notes: 2001

Reblogged from samedesire

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charnsuka:

“There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. If it kills you, it kills you. A man must constantly exceed his level.”

— Bruce Lee

19:37

Notes: 4

Reblogged from dobetternow

// I started writing this message…

dobetternow:

tomorrow is the first day of NO EXCUSES! get off your ass and get things (work, etc) done so you can go out into the world and be a no-excuses, kick-ass awesome YOU! :D

in runlojorun’s ask box.

But then I realized that once I sent it, I wouldn’t be able to copy-paste it into other people’s ask boxes. And then I realized that I wanted to copy it into EVERYONE’s ask box.

So here it is. Enjoy it. And go be kick ass.

Doing this right now! Being kick-ass awesome.

18:53

Notes: 1

Tags: Patanjali yoga

When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and your discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.

— Patanjali

19:49 29th Jan 2012

Notes: 1

Some day you will die.

Lying on your sick bed about to breathe your last,
you will be assailed by every kind of pain,

Your mind will be filled with fears and anxieties
and you will not know where to go or what to do,

Only then you will realize you have not practiced well.

The skandhas/aggregates (matter, sensations, conceptions, impulses and consciousness)
and the four elements in you will quickly disintegrate,
and your consciousness will be pulled
wherever your ancient, twisted karma leads it.

Impermanence does not hesitate.

Death will not wait.

You will not be able to extend your life by even a second.

How many thousands times more will you have to pass through the gates of birth and death.

If these words are challenging,
even insulting,
let them be an encouragement for you to change

Practice heroically

Do not accumulate unnecessary possessions.

Don’t give up.

Still your mind,
end wrong perceptions,
concentrate and do not
run after the objects of your senses.

Practice diligently.

Be determined not to let your days and months pass by wastefully.

—

Courage - by Guishan Lingyou

Words of encouragement by Zen Master Guishan Lingyou (771–854) sent from the daughter of Mas Oyama to a family friend.

(Source: rainbowhill)

13:17

Notes: 2

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This is the vegan carrot cake I had for my birthday. It’s heavy and moist, almost like a pudding.

10:00

Notes: 789

Reblogged from realityisrippingattheseams

Tags: life death birthday cake

realityisrippingattheseams:

I need this in my life

The story of my life is the story of my relationship with death.

Today I celebrate one year further from birth, and one year closer to death.

08:52

Notes: 9

Reblogged from bmbanford

Inspired Aspiration: My Take: "Does Yoga Count As Cardio?"

bmbanford:

As a seasoned yogi, I felt the need to respond to the article “Does Yoga Count As Cardio?” by Ben Greenfield, which was posted today (1/27/12) on the HuffPost Healthy Living.

Likewise.

Don’t forget that despite the obvious benefits to your outlook on life, and the fact that there is not a single cell in the body that is not reached by yoga, fat burns in oxygen. When you look at all the other benefits…

I’ll cut the rant short to respond specifically to the misleading claims Ben Greenfield (@GetFitGuy) makes in the Huff Post article.

In direct response to the claim (here in 2005 and again in 2007) that there is little, if any, cardiovascular benefit, one could point to the study in 2009 that found 30 minutes of surya-namaskar performed 12 times by 6 well-trained yogis resulted in heart rates of 80% HRmax and an energy expenditure of 230 calories for an average 60kg individual, conferring considerable cardiovascular benefit. The first study in 2005 describes a “30-minute hatha yoga routine of supine lying, sitting, and standing asanas”. The second study in 2007 found no benefit to this 30 minutes of “lying”, “sitting” and “standing” conceded that “yoga practice incorporating sun salutation postures exceeding the minimum bout of 10 minutes may contribute some portion of sufficiently intense physical activity to improve cardio-respiratory fitness in unfit or sedentary individuals”.

As you can see lying, sitting and standing won’t contribute much to your workout, but launching back into chaturanga and floating up from your downward-dog will. If you’re unfit even 10 minutes of salute-to-the-sun confers a cardiovascular benefit.

The results of third study (2006) quoted in the Huff Post article indicates “that there may be different fitness benefits for different styles of yoga practice”. Not everyone practices yoga with just the cardiovascular benefits in mind. If you are focussing on total calorific expenditure versus total calorific intake you’re probably missing the point of yoga all together.

Here are some other benefits of yoga:

I could go on, but I think you get the point. If you are just starting out, or considering taking up yoga, I don’t think you should dismiss it as having little cardiovascular benefit based on the opinion of one Huff Post journalist. Talk to others that do yoga. Observe the people you know that have done yoga for a while and how they interact with others, how at peace they are with their circumstances.

Visit a class and ask the teacher about it. But more than that, give it a go. Even 10 minutes of salute-to-the-sun each morning will give you positive cardiovascular benefits if you’ve never done it before.