tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470133328098495854.post7075517385515714838..comments2023-05-30T08:08:31.661-04:00Comments on Prescribing Yoga: Meditation and the brainUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470133328098495854.post-29732493508344764592010-02-26T10:46:05.812-05:002010-02-26T10:46:05.812-05:00or expecting a bit of discomfort
Perhaps it is no...or expecting a bit of discomfort<br /><br />Perhaps it is not having an expectation of painlessness that is salutary. <br /><br />Pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03496770933995203393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470133328098495854.post-82975430993924244692010-02-26T09:19:21.839-05:002010-02-26T09:19:21.839-05:00podcasts on neuroplasticity
http://www.whyy.org/9...podcasts on neuroplasticity<br /><br />http://www.whyy.org/91FM/voices.html<br />see 2/22/10 show<br /><br />http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2009/ricard/Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732256818118326056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470133328098495854.post-5405172319075563352010-02-26T06:53:51.374-05:002010-02-26T06:53:51.374-05:00Hey Grimmly, great questions and yes I think volun...Hey Grimmly, great questions and yes I think voluntary discomfort rather than pain is a good way of thinking about this. I wonder if the type of meditation (Vipassana vs Zen) matters, or if it's simply the practice of withstanding long and repeated periods of discomfort.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17823984280967331260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470133328098495854.post-44540948060017438362010-02-26T05:51:41.444-05:002010-02-26T05:51:41.444-05:00I love reading your blog. It's fun learning ab...I love reading your blog. It's fun learning about new medical discoveries related to our practice every day. Good job!robertohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03567207789649720195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470133328098495854.post-78421950563490511612010-02-26T02:25:34.648-05:002010-02-26T02:25:34.648-05:00Interesting, good news for the Ashtangi's ; ) ...Interesting, good news for the Ashtangi's ; ) wonder if we can read that as voluntary discomfort rather than full on pain, doesn't sound so bad. Ties in with some Vipassana techniques perhaps, that shift the focus of the meditation to the pain/discomfort, or is it something about the Zen approach of totally disregarding the pain along with any other thought or emotion that comes up during practice.Grimmlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00301656317399292135noreply@blogger.com