Comments on: Making space.

By: Birdy Diamond

Birdy Diamond — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:23:20 +0000

*offers you mulled cider*

thnx for sharing this – wonderful wisdom, beautifully said
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By: Kathleen Avins

Kathleen Avins — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:06:42 +0000

Oh, thank you for this, Havi. I’ve been having such a hard time making space for my doctoral work, but I’m not sure it had really occurred to me before now that if I practice making space for myself in multiple times and places, the rest of it may become that much easier. I don’t have to wait any longer. Right here, right now, I am creating space for me.

Right…here…and…right…now.
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By: jon

jon — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:48:32 +0000

Hi Brooks,

Despite your kind warning I read the first paragraph anyway. It reminded me of the how the word “space” was defined in architecture school. It was similar to the way you describe it above. I could never wrap my head around it. I’m just too . . . Cartesian. I can’t conceptualize space beyond X, Y, and Z coordinates. Folks say I’m missing something, and they’re probably right. But there’s a lovely sense of clarity that comes from seeing the world as objects in space and time ruled by the laws of physics and not much else.

From time to time I like to do the following. . . I guess you could call it a meditation. I think about what it takes to catch a ball moving through the air. Think of all of the calculations that you have to do subconsciously at incredible speed. Velocity, acceleration, gravity, air resistance, atmospheric distortion, tricks of perspective and depth, the complex geometry of objects coming towards you rather than across your field of vision. It’s unfathomably complex and yet so easy. It’s just objects in space and time, but it brings me a lot of joy.

By: Katrina

Katrina — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:01:50 +0000

Havi, this is so lovely.

I will be contemplating the ideas around *really* seeing and appreciating the elements of my practice through separation this week. Making space for each action to be noticed and experienced fully. Wow…

Thank you Pirate Havi for letting Yoga Havi share this sincerity with us.
Good on you Yoga Havi for letting Pirate Havi have the space for a disclaimer.
(See Pirate Havi, she loves you! And so do we but we also love Yoga Havi too so everything will be okay if you ever need to take a nap.

Kxxxx

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:16:13 +0000

The bit about separateness creating more space for wholeness is very intriguing to me. I hadn’t ever thought of things in quite this way, but I can see that more distinctions, containers and boundaries would be very useful.

Thanks as always for such juicy food for thought!
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By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:42:41 +0000

*offers a peg leg and an eye patch*

;)

By: Andy Dolph

Andy Dolph — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:19:35 +0000

you know, it’s funny. This doesn’t strike me as particularly yoga teachery, just true.

Thanks so much for sharing it!

Andy
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By: Mahala Mazerov

Mahala Mazerov — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:27:46 +0000

I love it when you go all yoga-y. :-)
Big hug with space all around.
Mahala

By: Elana

Elana — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:48:26 +0000

Oh Havi! The Sexy Robot dance song is just, quite simply, the best.

Have a hot cider on me! : )

By: claire

claire — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:22:19 +0000

“Being this … sincere … is hard on me. It’s especially hard for Pirate Me. Let’s tread gently.”

This statement is fascinating to me. I do not mean to be at all stomp-y, but is this a difference you perceive between you in real life and your web persona? Or between you as a teacher in person and your online Fluent-selfitude? Or perhaps it’s not a difference at all but rather a feeling of exposure when sharing ideas without interspersed quips?

Hmm. It’s your use of “sincere” that has me curious. Pirates have oaths and codes they follow too. Forthrightness is perhaps not one of them, but you typically strike me as sincere in your posts. Armor-free perhaps?

*slides over a tasty hot mulled beverage for you*
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