Comments on: The Secret http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/ a simmering pot of yoga, cooking, parenting and whatever else bubbles up Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:00:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: GlamSpirit :: If You Dream It, It Will Come http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-3927 GlamSpirit :: If You Dream It, It Will Come Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:21:08 +0000 http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-3927 [...] - Joy - How do You Find Them? by Total-Health-Yoga The Power and Wisdom of Intention by TempleGreen The Secret by [...] [...] – Joy – How do You Find Them? by Total-Health-Yoga The Power and Wisdom of Intention by TempleGreen The Secret by [...]

]]> By: Literary Bohemian http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-1202 Literary Bohemian Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:31:23 +0000 http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-1202 Yogamum-- Kewl. Thank you for sharing that with me. There's nothing quite like the kind of vibrations I get from doing Yoga. I knew there would be many benefits from this daily practice, but I suppose a person never really knows how it FEELS until they start. I'm so happy I've found your blog so I can talk to someone about Yoga. no one else I know does it, sadly. Yogamum– Kewl. Thank you for sharing that with me. There’s nothing quite like the kind of vibrations I get from doing Yoga. I knew there would be many benefits from this daily practice, but I suppose a person never really knows how it FEELS until they start.

I’m so happy I’ve found your blog so I can talk to someone about Yoga. no one else I know does it, sadly.

]]> By: yogamum http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-1200 yogamum Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:01:19 +0000 http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-1200 LitBo -- Absolutely! I think I noticed most the first few years I was practicing, when I would come home from a class to the hectic energy of a home with two small kids. I could just feel my energy struggling to stay with that yoga "high" and getting dragged into something else -- not that the energy at home was "bad," just different from what I'd stirred up doing yoga. The good news is as you continue to practice, the yoga energy stays with you longer and longer and the transitions become easier, you're not affected as much by the negative stuff. In my experience, anyway. LitBo — Absolutely! I think I noticed most the first few years I was practicing, when I would come home from a class to the hectic energy of a home with two small kids. I could just feel my energy struggling to stay with that yoga “high” and getting dragged into something else — not that the energy at home was “bad,” just different from what I’d stirred up doing yoga. The good news is as you continue to practice, the yoga energy stays with you longer and longer and the transitions become easier, you’re not affected as much by the negative stuff. In my experience, anyway.

]]> By: Literary Bohemian http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-1197 Literary Bohemian Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:49:16 +0000 http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-1197 YogaMum--- I understand the appropriateness of of questioning authority and who profits (although I saw the Secret for free on YouTube). It wasn't your post that bothered me so much as some of the comments made afterwards. But, as I said, it allowed me to notice a distinct energy movement from the high of yoga to something heavier. Pretty kewl. Have you ever noticed anything like that in your Yoga practice? YogaMum— I understand the appropriateness of of questioning authority and who profits (although I saw the Secret for free on YouTube). It wasn’t your post that bothered me so much as some of the comments made afterwards. But, as I said, it allowed me to notice a distinct energy movement from the high of yoga to something heavier. Pretty kewl. Have you ever noticed anything like that in your Yoga practice?

]]> By: yogamum http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-1195 yogamum Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:58:17 +0000 http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-1195 What a great way to look at it, LitBo! While, as I said, I do think "The Secret" has a valuable, positive message to contribute, I also think it is absolutely appropriate to try to examine a few questions -- Who is profiting? How are they creating the impression of authority? Who is their target audience and who is left out? Just good old cultural critique... What a great way to look at it, LitBo!

While, as I said, I do think “The Secret” has a valuable, positive message to contribute, I also think it is absolutely appropriate to try to examine a few questions — Who is profiting? How are they creating the impression of authority? Who is their target audience and who is left out? Just good old cultural critique…

]]> By: Literary Bohemian http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-1194 Literary Bohemian Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:11:10 +0000 http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-1194 I guess that the sinking feeling is because when I sat down to read your blog, I'd just finished doing Yoga and was feeling healthy and expansive vibrations richochete throughout my being. So, when I read the comments for this post, I literally felt my own vibrational levels sinking onto a different level. What's kewl though is that after just four days of practicing Yoga, I've already begun to feel a new vibrational energy level. I don't think I would have noticed it without coming here today so, thank you! How exciting.... I guess that the sinking feeling is because when I sat down to read your blog, I’d just finished doing Yoga and was feeling healthy and expansive vibrations richochete throughout my being. So, when I read the comments for this post, I literally felt my own vibrational levels sinking onto a different level.

What’s kewl though is that after just four days of practicing Yoga, I’ve already begun to feel a new vibrational energy level. I don’t think I would have noticed it without coming here today so, thank you! How exciting….

]]> By: Literary Bohemian http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-1193 Literary Bohemian Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:06:03 +0000 http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-1193 Wow. I'm really surprized at all the judgement calls and negativity, especially in the comments section. I usually really enjoy reading the posts here but I authentically got a sort of sinking feeling after reading through all this today. I hope we can all stay focused on nurturing ourselves and one another rather than cutting other people and their beleifs down. Wow. I’m really surprized at all the judgement calls and negativity, especially in the comments section. I usually really enjoy reading the posts here but I authentically got a sort of sinking feeling after reading through all this today.

I hope we can all stay focused on nurturing ourselves and one another rather than cutting other people and their beleifs down.

]]> By: Veronica http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-1192 Veronica Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:10:00 +0000 http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-1192 You are absolutely right- the marketing for this film is brilliant. I think I heard about it 2 years ago, but I think that was just people talking about it. I did see it and I have to admit that I was truly motivated by it, but I had some religious questions about it and such. One thing that I did see in it was thae fact that they would talk about how positive you have to be in your everyday thoughts. My husband blows it off and everytime it comes up he laughs and says that he is going to "visualize" himself to be sick every time he hears about it. I did try to get him to sit down and watch it, but after seeing all the teachers talk, he would just comment on how ridiculous this was and I just lost 5.00. I really think that its all about what you want to see out of this movie versus how open minded you are. Veronica You are absolutely right- the marketing for this film is brilliant. I think I heard about it 2 years ago, but I think that was just people talking about it. I did see it and I have to admit that I was truly motivated by it, but I had some religious questions about it and such.
One thing that I did see in it was thae fact that they would talk about how positive you have to be in your everyday thoughts. My husband blows it off and everytime it comes up he laughs and says that he is going to “visualize” himself to be sick every time he hears about it. I did try to get him to sit down and watch it, but after seeing all the teachers talk, he would just comment on how ridiculous this was and I just lost 5.00.
I really think that its all about what you want to see out of this movie versus how open minded you are.

Veronica

]]> By: yogamum http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-1191 yogamum Mon, 26 Feb 2007 03:06:02 +0000 http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-1191 I agree with that, Zazazu -- it's not a bad thing to make a positive message available to the masses! Like I said, I think "The Secret" is brilliantly packaged and I have no doubt it will inspire people in their lives. If I can give up being the oh-so-cool enlightened yogi for a minute, I'll admit that it has reaffirmed my focus on positive thinking! I agree with that, Zazazu — it’s not a bad thing to make a positive message available to the masses! Like I said, I think “The Secret” is brilliantly packaged and I have no doubt it will inspire people in their lives. If I can give up being the oh-so-cool enlightened yogi for a minute, I’ll admit that it has reaffirmed my focus on positive thinking!

]]> By: Susie J http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-1190 Susie J Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:43:53 +0000 http://yogamum.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/the-secret/#comment-1190 That Chicken Soup guy has always made me chuckle. In his books, he has a message, "We NEED your stories. Please send them to us." Does he spread abundance to them? Do they receive royalties from their stories? I hope so. But I agree with zazazu. Postive thinking, is positive thinking, no matter where it comes from. That Chicken Soup guy has always made me chuckle. In his books, he has a message, “We NEED your stories. Please send them to us.” Does he spread abundance to them? Do they receive royalties from their stories? I hope so. But I agree with zazazu. Postive thinking, is positive thinking, no matter where it comes from.

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