Archive for September, 2009
Interpersonal, emotional and creative intelligence
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009Modern life essentially puts us each at war with our own brain stem, as we suppress the prerational, subconscious side of ourselves in favor of rationalistic obsession. Our educational system currently favors those whose gifts are in analytic, left-brain activities, like reading and mathematics. Psychologists acknowledge that there arc many forms of intelligence, including inter¬personal, [...]
Make Peace with Your Brain Stem
Saturday, September 5th, 2009Our lifestyle today could be likened to a vo-vo that is continuously on the move, up and down, over and over again. It you have played with a yo-yo much, you know that either a certain amount of time the string becomes kinked and the vo-vo no longer runs smoothly. Every once in a while, [...]
Technological society & Dahn Yoga Wiki
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009When thinking about the definition of health, we should think about more than just the mechanical functionality of our bodies. We should consider the quality of our actual being and the content of our moment-by-moment experience. Our technological society has, in many ways, given us a more comfortable existence, but it has also separated us [...]
Active Lifestyle
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009In spite of his advanced years, he never gave up his active lifestyle, sustaining a full schedule of speaking engagements and leisurely sports activities. One key habit, I think, was that he walked regularly, and always with a spring in his step. His gait and demeanor were so youthful that he soon garnered the nick¬name [...]