Thanks Brett. :) Very helpful! I will be facilitating a group of seniors (55-79), and you make a great point. Part of the discomfort or cramping can be tension, and its part of the sitting practice to recognize it, sit with it as it dissolves. Your comments really help ~ k
--- On Tue, 2/8/11, Brett Corbin <[email protected]> wrote: From: Brett Corbin <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: Aging and zazen To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 4:20 PM Kristy, I do not use a safu in my chair, my chair is one of those chairs that is very comfortable. I have had times where I have had certain parts of my body start to cramp, and I would adjust a bit and that would make it better, but for me alot of my cramping was due to tension in my body, I have found by cultivating calmness and peace that my body naturally relaxes and I do not seem to have cramping as much. I think for me the most important thing is to find what position makes you the most comfortable, and then go with that. Brett http://www.pbase.com/brett1963 --- On Tue, 2/8/11, Kristy McClain <[email protected]> wrote: From: Kristy McClain <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: Aging and zazen To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 3:09 PM Thanks Brett and Anthony. Question? Are you placing a safu on the chair when you sit? Has it changed how long you can sit without cramping? Thanks again. :) Kristy --- On Tue, 2/8/11, Brett Corbin <[email protected]> wrote: From: Brett Corbin <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: Aging and zazen To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 3:53 PM Hi Kristy, I use a chair to do my meditation, the chair I use enables me to sit with my back striaght, feet flat on the ground, with my neck striaght, with my head level. I have done both sitting and in my chair, I have found that either way is good, but I guess it depends on the person. Brett http://www.pbase.com/brett1963 --- On Tue, 2/8/11, Kristy McClain <[email protected]> wrote: From: Kristy McClain <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: Aging and zazen To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 12:45 PM Bill, Anthony, I wondered if you, or others here, can recommend equipment or furniture (chairs /benches and such), that has worked well for people who can no longer, (or never have) been able to use a safu in a traditional sitting posture. For those with less flexability, or have arthritis, back /joint pain, and the rest. I am wondering if using a safu on the chair is necessary to achieve the proper zazen state, and how it affects the duration of time and frequency of the sitting practice. I suppose I'm asking about the quality of the zazen experience for them There has always so much insistence on posture. Any thoughts? Thanks, Kristy ____________________________________________________________________________________ It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/
