tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post881980872929746686..comments2024-03-24T23:13:15.572-07:00Comments on Mind Deep: Taking Good CareMarguerite Manteau-Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-81187760843379802802010-04-26T08:21:00.806-07:002010-04-26T08:21:00.806-07:00Thank you Nate! Looks like a great routine . . . I...Thank you Nate! Looks like a great routine . . . I usually do the dog pose before I start meditating. I found it makes a big difference, particularly when I meditate early in the morning and my body is still stiff from not having moved around yet. It allows for the meditation to go deeper. Of course, I also swim or walk every day. And like you, start my day with a healthy breakfast of oatmeal, raisins, and almonds, with milk. The body, such a wondrous thing, to be used wisely. It serves us so well, while it is healthy still!Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-57326678521782918842010-04-26T07:16:59.360-07:002010-04-26T07:16:59.360-07:00Hi Marguerite!
I like to do yoga along with my me...Hi Marguerite!<br /><br />I like to do yoga along with my meditation practice. It's something I just recently started and would like to do more of. Just some simple breathing and stretching exercises that allow me to be more mindful of my body. I find it very helpful.<br /><br />I also do 'regular' exercise, such as lifting weights, body-weight exercises and cardio. <br /><br />Finally, I really do try to eat healthy. I start out my day with a healthy breakfast, such as grains and fruit, which gives me a good boost of energy to get going.Natenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-45764911443693026632010-04-24T20:00:20.916-07:002010-04-24T20:00:20.916-07:00Thank you, D stargazer. I share from what I know t...Thank you, D stargazer. I share from what I know to be true for me. That it often, if not always, happens to be congruent with the Buddha's teachings, is the very reason I feel so at home there. :)Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-12635616416557705622010-04-24T17:05:48.324-07:002010-04-24T17:05:48.324-07:00Aerobic exercise (bicycle). Free weights. See frie...Aerobic exercise (bicycle). Free weights. See friends regularly. Garden. Pranayama every day before meditation. Eat a healthy diet that agrees with this body and is as raw and organic as possible. No television. Chinese herbal medicine, periodically. Donate blood periodically.Try not to spend too much time in front of the computer;-)<br /><br />The topic of health is much ignored in Buddhist circles, and when addressed is almost as an embarrassment, a concession to our attachments and weaknesses. Buddhists tend to lean toward the pre-enlightened ascetic ideal, in my experience, former self included. The humanity of the Buddha, and the practitioner, often are addressed as an afterthought, if at all.<br /><br />Your blog often takes the 180 degrees opposite approach and comes as a breath of fresh air in this regard. Also,love the quotes from the Pali Cannon.<br /><br />Gratitude,<br /><br />D stargazerDiegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451906098608703006noreply@blogger.com