We are children of the universe
March 9th, 2012
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Mindful shower
September 30th, 2011
Looking for more focus in life I try to be more present during various activities. Lately I found yet another exercise which requires more attention than it usually gets: taking shower 
It struck me that the way I take shower is always the same, almost automatic. The result is that my mind is totally unoccupied, so it uses free resources to jump around from one thought to another and it is very difficult to become mindful. Focusing attention becomes a lot easier if I break the routine and change order of soaping my body and later the order I rinse off the soap.
This makes plain taking shower a completely new experience. A mindful experience.
It takes exact the same amount of time and I can learn something about my body, for example how does it feel to feel drops of water on different body parts.
Happy focusing
Born to Run
September 26th, 2011
Lately I had a pleasure to read “Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen” by Christopher McDougall. I must admit I did not like the book at first, perhaps because I am use to more technical books, manuals and similar. I had expectation (I actually don’t know why ) that this book will teach me something, give some tips, etc. And instead it was more entertaining, full of interesting stories and in the background one could spot things I was initially looking for.
However the longer I read the more interesting it was, so all in all I was satisfied, entertained and also got some pointers where to look for more specific information regarding effortless and injury-free running (i.e. evolution running, POSE, chi running).
