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Category Archives: Yoga
Let’s Do Some Yoga
Dr. Gabrielle Pelleci is an extraordinary young woman I encountered on Facebook. http://enerje.com http://myspace.com/gpelicci http://www.youtube.com/user/gpelicci http://underwaterwriting.blogspot.com
Posted in Gabrielle Pelicci, Yoga
Tagged gabrielle, www youtube, Yoga, young woman
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Respect!
Hot Shiksa calls. I squeal: "You poked me on Facebook! This is a whole new direction for our relationship. We’re finally making our feelings concrete. It’s not just words. Now it’s down to poking. We’re making things holy." Hot Shiksa: … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Personal, Sex, Yoga
Tagged god and state, iphone, low blow, lustful desires, peace with god, shiksa
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My Feelings
Friday afternoon, I had two beautiful women paying attention to me. One, however, was about to call Kavel. "How can you call Kavel when I’m talking about my feelings?" I wailed to Kris. She smiled and gave herself to me … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Yoga
Tagged female attention, great men, happiest man in the world, long black hair, sweet smile, talking to girls
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That Great Smell In The Bathroom
At yoga this morning, I ran into author Tony Rafael (The Mexican Mafia). He’s working on a new book about the Mexican drug cartels and their cooperation with the Mexican Mafia (American born Hispanics who control gang activity in Los … Continue reading
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Tagged crone, gang activity, hispanic descent, mexican drug cartels, Mexican Mafia, split pea soup
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Is Kundalini Yoga Sex Yoga?
The other night I was doing yoga and we were told to lie on our stomachs and raise our butts in the air and then crash our pelvises to the floor and repeat. I am not ashamed to admit that … Continue reading
It’s Better Than Sleeping Alone
Tuesday. 9:30 pm. My yoga teacher reminds us of the next morning’s celebration of Yogi Bhajan‘s 80th birthday. It begins at 2:40 with Japji. I’m not the kind of guy who likes to miss Japji. I am so excited by … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, guru dev, guru guru wahe guru, japji, yoga classes, yoga mat, yoga teacher, yogi bhajan
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What Are You Doing To Celebrate Yogi Bhajan’s Birthday Wednesday?
Here’s one possibilty I’m considering: 2:40 am Japji 3:00 am. Eleven minutes of international world peace meditation followed by a short yoga set. 3:30 am. Two and a half hours of long Ek Ong Kars. Wikipedia
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Why Do People Keep Calling ‘Kundalini Yoga’ The Sex Yoga?
It is very trying for the Moral Leader to keep dealing with dirty minds. "Kundalini" has nothing to do with sex. It is about balancing the body, mind and spirit. It is about attaching yourself to God. It’s about stretching … Continue reading
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Tagged body mind and spirit, dirty minds, groovy tunes, moral leader, wearing spandex
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Yoga Mincha
I remember I was at a Friday night dinner and we all went around the table introducing ourselves. This chiropractor introduced himself as "Dr….". Physicians and PhDs at the table did not introduce themselves as "Dr…" I’d never heard anyone … Continue reading
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Tagged davening, jewish retreat center, new element, psalms 150, shabbat morning service, traditional liturgy
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Is She Taiwanese?
I asked a friend tonight at yoga about a girl: "Is she Taiwenese?" "I don’t know," he said. "I don’t ask people for their racial classifications." "Big mistake, dude," I said in front of a dozen people. "Always find out … Continue reading
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Tagged big mistake, quot, racial classification, racial classifications, Yoga
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