Three Doors to Freedom

Frozen Yoga & McMindfulness

Insightful observations by Dr. Miles Neale on the drawbacks of the current trend toward mindfulness and yoga as mere self-help techniques. Whilst he applauds the spread of contemplative practices into the mainstream (especially for teens), Dr. Neale skillfully points out that essential "nutrients" are missing. Devoid of the rich trainings in ethics, wisdom and compassion that their respective traditions authentically embody, yoga and mindfulness become pale anaemic shadows of their real selves. Much better than nothing, but like frozen food is to fresh, the real thing is much more nourishing.

Wholeness (from Systems Theory)

"The essential properties of an organism, or living system, are properties of the whole, which none of the parts have. They arise from the interactions and relationships among the parts. These properties are destroyed when the system is dissected, either physically or theoretically, into isolated elements. Although we can discern individual parts in any system, these parts are not isolated, and the nature of the whole is always different from the mere sum of its parts."

        ~ Fritzjof Capra, physicist and systems theorist: The Web of Life.