Running Green: Tuesday Quote of the Week

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Tuesday Quote of the Week

"Yoga is not the search for something, as though something is missing. Yoga is the celebration of life as it is freely given."

~Mark Whitwell

4 comments:

FoodFitnessFreshair said...: Celebration of free life...very nicely put. I love inspirational quotes like these. Thanks for sharing!; September 21, 2010 at 11:49 AM
Vern said...: Yes! Yoga should be practiced joyfully! It really is a celebration of life!

I found the first half of this quote equally profound. Many feel like they're searching for something, leading them into yoga. What yoga teaches us is that there's nothing missing to search for. It's already there!

I'm glad you enjoyed the quote as much as I did, Grace!; September 21, 2010 at 1:21 PM
Jimmy Spinelli said...: Hey Vern, this is Jimmy from Inperspire. We have been doing a good job exercising, but now I am ready to start yoga, I feel that it is good to mix things up, and I could use some help with stress and flexibility.

Thanks for the quote.; September 21, 2010 at 11:32 PM
Vern said...: Jimmy, that's great. I think you'll be glad you did.

I love to run. I started out by just running, because that's what I liked best. I gradually evolved into having a holistic view of fitness. By taking a total-body approach to fitness, my running is stronger, and I'm less susceptible to injury. Adding some weight and core training were valuable. Yoga was the final key, making a complete program, and putting it all into balance.

And I'm just talking about the physical benefit so far. The mental and spiritual aspects of yoga can be even more profound!

Thanks for visiting!; September 22, 2010 at 4:12 AM

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Welcome To Running Green

Running is one of my great passions. I had a dream to run a marathon race. Running Green began for my motivation, as a training journal, to track progress towards my 26.2-mile goal.

Running Green evolved into an outlet for other passions, evironmental activism, yoga, health, fitness and nutrition. It serves as a soapbox on these topics, and as an outlet for other thoughts that may beg for words.

On May 1, 2010, I realized my marathon goal, completing the Gusher Marathon in Beaumont, Texas.

Running is the ultimate Green sport. It is a perfect fit for a sustainable lifestyle; it requires very little investment of resources, is dependent only on my own legs, and keeps me fit virtually for free. I have some modest running gear, but all I really need is a pair of shoes. Running puts me in places where I can enjoy nature. I don't have to use a car; I can run out the door and go wherever my legs will take me. I drive or bicycle to nearby parks for a few of my runs, but most runs start from my front door.

Yoga is an equally green pursuit, requiring no resources other than my body, mind and spirit. It serves as a perfect complement to my running, providing recovery to sore, tight muscles, and adding balance to my overall activity. Yoga is my yin to running's yang.

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