Breath is a strange thing, by simply breathing certain ways I have been able to induce changes in consciousness that can best be described as “out of body” – this seems to be an old trick. I see references to breath control in Muslim Sufi works (Ala al-Dawla Simnani’s techniques for example, or the Naqshbandi […]
Philosophy
“The trick is to keep breathing 1” Something that helps with dead-lifts and dumbell squats
So, I learned this trick from one of Pavel Tstastoline’s (a.k.a. the evil Russian) books on weightlifting. This technique lies behind many “hard style” Iron Shirt techniques in Chinese Gung Fu, and also forms the basis of some Hatha Yoga techniques as well. Basically it is Breath compression. By using a heavy lifter’s belt whilst […]
Life, grasp it or it slips… I just found out that fravia+ died..
I just found out that Fjalar Ravia (a man fondly known as Fravia and fravia+ to many on the net) recently died. How I came to know this, and what this means to me, I’ll go into. Recently I have been a busy beaver. Jumped into a new gym routine; an intense Dead lift + […]
Henry Miller on Expatriates and America
I am now reading The Air Conditioned Nightmare, by Henry Miller Interesting observations by Mr Miller 50 years ago. “..America is no place for an artist: to be an artist is to be a moral leper, an economic misfit, a social liability. A corn-fed hog enjoys a better life than a creative writer, painter or […]