by admin | Dec 29, 2022 | 75 Breaths, Featured, The Spirit of 76, WOJM-SM
Yesterday, I engaged in my 75 breaths challenge at different times during the day: (i) before I fell asleep, (ii) after I woke up, and (iii) while taking an afternoon walk. As I’ve noted, I have this interplay between my wanting to concentrate or focus my mind and my...
by admin | Dec 28, 2022 | 75 Breaths, Featured, The Spirit of 76, WOJM-SM
Today, I used the Savasana at the end of the 6 am Bikram Blend Class to count my abdominal breaths, starting at 75 and stopping at zero. I experienced how a “counting-type mediation” can bring the mind into “stillness.” What a pleasant reminder. Alistair Shearer, in...
by admin | Dec 27, 2022 | 75 Breaths, Featured, The Spirit of 76, WOJM-SM
I’ve always found it hard to “keep a beat” – counting breaths or moving with the rhythms of music. As I tried to keep up with the cadence in the noon Drip’t class (12/26/2022), I could sense my concentration practice kicking in, keeping my mind from wandering. Wait!...
by admin | Dec 26, 2022 | 75 Breaths, Featured, The Spirit of 76, WOJM-SM
“Stomach. Stomach. Stomach. Compression of the abdominal wall. Compression of the abdominal muscle.” These “instructions” are part of Pranayama Deep Breathing, which begins the hot yoga (26+2) series. What are some of the “claimed benefits?” Breathing like this (i)...
by admin | Dec 25, 2022 | 75 Breaths, Featured, The Spirit of 76, WOJM-SM
I practiced my 75 abdominal breathing at home, in hot yoga, and during my 75-minute weekly walk. At home, I’m getting better at counting my breaths from 75 to zero without losing count. Keeping my mind focused is challenging. In my hot yoga class, I was reminded of...
by admin | Dec 24, 2022 | 75 Breaths, Featured, The Spirit of 76, WOJM-SM
Today, I’m catching up on my posts. Each day, I try to post my experience from the day before. For example, on Day 17, I took my abdominal breathing practice into the hot yoga room. As I went through the 26 postures plus 2 breathing exercises, when I could “remember,”...
