Do you meditate?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

I used to every morning - tryig to get back into the routine.

[Ellen Forradalom]

1. I medicate

more than I meditate

[jdots]

3. yes when i paint

sometimes it gets alittle too out there so i have an alarm go off

[PNsC]

17. About 50/50 for me right now <sigh>

I hope when this is over I can up the one and stop the other.

[BigMcLargehuge]

2. I do

it's an integral part of good swordsmanship and helps develop the mind of no mind. I also do it to relax and recharge in lieu of a powernap.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

4. You weild the blades?

[BigMcLargehuge]

8. I do

Kuhapdo and Kumdo

Kuhapdo is a Korean variant of Iado, the art of the draw.
Kumdo is the korean variant of Kendo, the art of the painful bamboo welt

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

9. Stephanie - while training for acting at UConn practiced a sort of

martial art for actors called the Suzuki method - all about body control (think of the way the Queen moved in Ran - very stylized and controled) - but they would quickly change poses or do these laborious walk routines to the rhythmic whacking of a kendo stick on the floor - fascinating stuff

[BigMcLargehuge]

10. I played violin in grade school

to the Suzuki Method... though I think it's a different Suzuki, unless the rythmic shinai rapping was to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

12. Tadashi Suzuki

http://www.csusm.edu/theater/suzuki.html

"The Suzuki Method of Actor Training (not to be confused with the violin training technique) was developed by Tadashi Suzuki, Artistic Director of the Suzuki Company of Toga. His method of training actors has been taught in the United States since the early eighties. Some programs which employ this method in their training of actors include the Juilliard School, Columbia, University of Washington, and others. This technique has gained a broader audience in professional theater circles including the Royal Shakespeare Company among many. Outside of Mr. Suzuki some of the main proponents and teachers of this method have been Americans. This method has been reviewed and written about in major theater journals and publications dealing seriously with issues surrounding the state of American theater and the training of American actors. The Suzuki Method of Actor Training develops the actor's inner physical sensibilities, builds the will, stamina and concentration. The workshop activities include a series of exercises centered around the use of the feet in relation to one's center. These exercises are designed to throw the body off center while maintaining a consistent level of energy and not swaying the upper body. The energy necessary to accomplish this task is considerable and constitutes a primary focus of this work. In the course of doing these exercises the body becomes more centered, and thus changes the manner in which the actor views his/herself within their body. This change is also related to how the actor views their work onstage. Issues such as engrained habits become more apparent as do strengths and weaknesses. By developing the body awareness of the corporal center, and a consistent level of energy, primary elements of the actor's awareness are heightened. The best and most consistent evidence of this work is apparent onstage reflected through an increasingly centered and controlled actor."

[noonwitch]

18. My violin teacher hated the suzuki method

She felt it stripped all of the feeling out of music. She said some of the exercises were good for building manual dexterity, but otherwise, she didn't like it.

My exercise books were:

Wolfhart 1 and 2
Sevcik
Shraidack
The Carl Flesh Scale system
Kreutzer exercises (everyone knows the 2nd one in the book-it's the tune Jack Benny was always messing up)

[redqueen]

5. Not anymore

Used to... hard to find the time.

[miss_kitty]

6. I mediate

to lazy to start a copycat thread

[JimmyJazz]

13. Too bad others aren't so lazy!!!

:P

[kick-ass-bob]

7. I try to - but haven't worked it into my day too well recently.

we do every Sunday at church for a couple minutes though...

[JimmyJazz]

11. I meditate when I go trail running - I'm too type A to

sit in one place for any length of time. I NEVER wear headphones when I run - it's a very, very dangerous thing to do - so I have no choice but to focus and meditate.

:hi:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

14. Hey I do the same thing.

My best meditation happens when I run!

:yourock:

[JimmyJazz]

16. Do you run trails or on the road? I hate running on the road -

I run like a sewing machine - pretty much up and down in one spot, but I can handle the trails. I like the agility needed in trail running as well. Except for that one time when I accidentally ended up on a horse trail and spent the run agilely avoiding horse manure..ah, but I digress

[sangh0]

15. There's nothing wrong with meditating while active

There is a general perception that meditation is something that's done while at rest. While it may be the most common (and easiest) way to meditate, rest is not required, so enjoy your practice.