writers on writing

The Atlantic has a great archive where they have asked writers to write about their favorite-ever passages from books they love. There are some inspiring reads on here!

(Found here)

"The body is not a thing, it is a situation: it is our grasp on the world and our sketch of our project."

-- Simone de Beauvoir

Choros

This is magic. 
Choros from Michael Langan on Vimeo.

move.repeat.move.repeat.move.repeat.move.repeat 

Katrien De Blauwer

More from Katrien De Blauwer's Movement Series.

“I’m here to tell you:

you can be your own authority.

(from theparisreview)

Your story.

All yoga postures are there to help us notice how we are as we act and we can use the practice to change from working/feeling/responding from our own histories to creating new, more helpful patterns, which ultimately gives you choice.

"If we take yoga seriously we will practice it alot. It makes sense, then, that what we practice has a positive effect on the body.

We repeat patterns not to limit us in life, but as the musician practices their scales, we practice basic patterns so we can move freely in life. Working with fundamental patterns in yoga helps to clarify how we move and what habits we have built up.

We need to learn to distribute patterns evenly throughout our bodies. Poorly distributed forces create stresses and strains at joins, which invariably lead to pain of discomfort and increased likelihood of layering protective patterns over causative ones. When we take this approach, yoga becomes an inquiry into the way we engage through our bodies. It helps us to notice when we do unhelpful things, and, once noticed, we can gently set about letting them go." --Peter Blackaby

Working with your own narrative is essential. That is where solutions are. YOUR solutions.
Now take the rest of your life and practice.

(Found here)

Narrative

ˈnarətɪv'

noun

noun: narrative; plural noun: narratives

1. 1.

   a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

   • the narrated part of a literary work, as distinct from dialogue.

     
     
   • the practice or art of telling stories.

     
     
   • a representation of a particular situation or process in such a way as to reflect or conform to an overarching set of aims or values.

     
     

adjective

adjective: narrative

1. 1.

   in the form of or concerned with narration.

   "a narrative poem"