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Tag Archives: yoga center
Searching For The Big O
This sounds a lot like morning services at my yoga center: At 7 a.m. each day, as the rest of America is eating Cheerios or trying to face gridlock without hyperventilating, about a dozen women, naked from the waist down, … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Orthodoxy, Rabbis, San Francisco, Sex
Tagged dozen women, hyperventilating, jewish couples, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, sexual adventure, venerable history, waist down, yoga center, zen community
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Orthodox Judaism Vs. Kundalini Yoga
In some ways, these two spiritual paths compliment each other. In other ways, they conflict. I have been studying and practicing Judaism for 20 years. I have been practicing Kundalini Yoga for two months. Here are the most significant differences … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Orthodoxy, Yoga
Tagged jewish meditation, man god, orthodox judaism, system of ethics, torah commands, yoga center
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Special Yoga Class For The Current Astrological Pattern
I’ve always thought astrology a bunch of nonsense. I don’t deny its validity, I just don’t believe. It all seems very strange to me. Guru Singh was teaching a special Friday night class. I was of mixed mind. On the … Continue reading
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Tagged jewish thing, lunar eclipse, saturn uranus, shabbat dinner, soggy mess, solar eclipse, yoga center, yoga class
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My Enemies List
As I walk around on Shabbat, I make a point of greeting every male Jew. I’m too modest to talk to female strangers (unless they are young and hot and seemingly eager to talk to me). When certain people refuse … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Yoga
Tagged long time sun, male jew, refreshing cup, shabbat, yoga center
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I’m Changing My Life
I’m not happy with where I am with my life. My economic model, for one thing, is broken. Therefore, I am changing. I am pushing myself to do things that are not comfortable to me. For one thing, I’m doing … Continue reading
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Tagged bad habit, hot dates, meditative yoga, social failure, yoga center, yoga practices
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Yoga Makes Me Feel On Top Of The World
I just went up to the Hollywood Hills for this shot: Amalek emails: "OK, how flexible are you to begin with? How advanced is your class? What is the fit there?" I am completely inflexible. I take all manner of … Continue reading
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Tagged girlfriends, hollywood hills, quot, top of the world, yoga center
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Is Yoga For Fags?
Chaim Amalek emails: "I sense a new enthusiasm that is likely to pull you away from the rabbinate and Judaism. Also, yoga and women are for fags." Khunrum emails: "Amalek, I applaud whatever comes next, be it Yoga or Alexander, … Continue reading
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Tagged ashram, quot quot, rabbinate, rebbe, temple sinai, yoga center
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