Hi Scott

Welcome to CHEAL!

I have experienced the healing power of yoga myself, so it is great
to welcome an additional yoga teacher (we have at least one other) to CHEAL. Is
there a particular school of yoga that you teach, Scott?

> My current focus in my personal practice is in the aspect of
> mindfulness/awareness of the "now", and I'd love to hear from
> anyone who has had experience with mindfulness based practices?

I was first introduced to mindfulness-based practices via a Buddhist
group - the FWBO - in the late 1980s and still find myself falling
back on them whenever "life seems to be going all wrong" (as it has
a habit of doing!.

The classic manuals on the mindfulness of "Now" are of course
the "Power of Now" books and audiotapes of Eckhart Tolle:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=sunflowerheal-21&keyword\
=power+now+tolle&mode=blended
I have also been greatly inspired (both meanings of that word!) by
Tolle's treatise on "Stillness":
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=sunflowerheal-21&keyword\
=stillness+tolle&mode=blended
which has awakened me to the field of pure creative consciousness
that permeates the "Here and Now" - the field that "The Secret" (see recent
postings) taps into.

>I firmly believe the old Hawaiian (Huna) saying, "Think not that
> all wisdom is in your school"

Thanks for passing on this great peace (interesting mis-spelling I have done
here!) of wisdom, Scott!

Good luck with both your teaching work and your personal journey,
and thanks again for joining us!

Mike

--- In cheal@yahoogroups.com, Scott Rennie <scott@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone
>
> Thought I'd better introduce myself after lurking for a wee while.
My
> name is Scott and I'm a yoga teacher based in Scotland. My
approach to
> yoga is healing-based, and that brings me here to exchange
thoughts and
> ideas and hopefully add a little to the conversation. My approach
is
> very practical, having been through a little bit of stress in my
life
> (particularly some bouts of depression, going through a
divorce,and many
> occasions on a 12 year police career) I'm not just talking theory
here.
>
> My current focus in my personal practice is in the aspect of
> mindfulness/awareness of the "now", and I'd love to hear from
anyone who
> has had experience with mindfulness based practices?
>
> I like to take in broader wisdom than just that offered by yoga as
I
> firmly believe the old Hawaiian (Huna) saying, "Think not that all
> wisdom is in your school", so am looking forward to learning from
you all.
>
> Take care,
>
> Scott
> --
>
> Explore Yoga: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Living
> www.exploreyoga.co.uk