dickiev

Thanks a lot for the information on yoga nidra. It sounds very interesting. I feel like I really need to start practicing meditation on a regular basis, but it's hard to know where to start. It seems to me a lot of people who are into meditation have come to it through some trauma in their daily lives that they are trying to deal with. I'm not going to say that my life is perfect, but I'm genuinely happy with how things are going -- I'm just a roll-with-the-punches, grounded person naturally. Sometimes I think because of that the idea of mediation is harder for me. Does that make any sense?? My practice is the closest I get to any type of meditation for the time being but I will definitely check out the nidra CD's at Amazon. Thanks again!

Oh, just curious, what kind of restaurant do you work in?

Funny. I had the same experience when I started taking yoga classes. I had been doing it at home and thought I had a good grasp on how it was supposed to be. Then I went to class and I was like, man, I must not have been doing this right before...it's harder than I thought!! Needless to say, the growth in my practice has been vast just since I started taking classes in July compared to all of those years I was attempting it at home alone. I am interested in sitting meditation tho. In fact, I think the first week in January I am going to attend the local Zen fellowship and have them introduce me to zazen. Again, I've read a lot about proper zazen techniques but I want to have an experienced teacher show me so I know I'm doing it correctly.

So, I'm interested, since cooking is another one of my passions...how do you like being a chef? And do you hope to open your own restaurant one day? Oh, and what do you think of Anthony Bourdain? I read parts of Kitchen Confidential and definitely have a vibe on him.