The J-Spot

It wasn’t long ago that I began performing better handstands. I blogged about all the crazy things I told myself while trying to uncover the secret to perfect balance. Now, when I shift my weight from one shoulder to the other, it occurs to me… There are a lot of things we do without knowing how. I once read a post by my old friend, now a yoga teacher, Barbara Burgess , that said, walking was just controlled falling, and standing still was a downright miracle . Everything’s a miracle, really. Until it’s not. And then it is again, if you let it. Do you know, we’re just really throwing our weight around? And in so many ways, unknown. LOL. You don’t know how you learned to walk. You don’t know how you learned to talk. You have absolutely no idea how you’re pushing blood through your vessels or turning food into carbon dioxide and oxygen… Okay. If you do, I’m sorry. We’re not all as smart as you! The point is, learning is scary. Most of us don’t want to know how to B reathe . Who has ...

     I will normally start my day off with a three mile jog along Anna Maria Island, if I don't opt to go for the full six mile loop up the center of the island and then back down the surf's edge. I'm the guy in the split-toed tabi shoes you've seen weekly for the past few years sprinting (but these days trudging) along the gulf coast. I have been a serious writer for the better part of a decade, yet ask me and I will tell you that I take nothing seriously.      Ever since I can remember, I have always loved the outdoors. I can't tell you how many times I almost didn't go for my jog, and then in some moment during it, had a short experience of God's beauty all over again. The sun rising over the water's edge as a great song ques up in my headphones, or a tree so gigantic, that I wonder how I never knew it was always there; those things are so remarkable that you cannot help but be in the moment and be thankful.       Bradenton, Florida...

     If you control your physical body (as in, you do not make any unnecessary  movements throughout your day), fifteen percent of your destiny will be in  your hands.      Controlling your physical body is what yoga is about.   When you consciously breath and move your limbs, you are in control. yes or no?       When you punch a hole in the wall out of anger, both your physical and mental  faculties are not under your control. yes or no?      If you JUST control your physical body you will gain control of fifteen  percent of your destiny, according to Sadghuru .      Fifteen percent is a good start on a return. Yes or no?      Start by controlling just your physical body. Don't twitch, don't tick,  don't open your mouth too quickly to answer questions, and don't scratch every  itch. Now you will all start scratching. LOL.      Fo...