{"id":1342,"date":"2014-09-10T15:40:56","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T19:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1342"},"modified":"2014-09-10T15:40:56","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T19:40:56","slug":"left-brain-right-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1342","title":{"rendered":"Left Brain &#8211; Right Brain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eoin Finn, founder and leader of Blissology yoga, shared the following graphic with our group last week as he prepared his teachings on the FLUID BODY:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Left-Brain-Right-Brain.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1343\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Left-Brain-Right-Brain.jpg?resize=300%2C260\" alt=\"Left Brain Right Brain\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Left-Brain-Right-Brain.jpg?resize=300%2C260 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Left-Brain-Right-Brain.jpg?resize=345%2C300 345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Left-Brain-Right-Brain.jpg?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, as an artist and an engineer, a feeler and a thinker, an instructor and an outdoor adventurer, I often live in both brains.<\/p>\n<p>I have found professional success living in both.<\/p>\n<p>But, I have floated down powdered mountain slopes,\u00a0ridden\u00a0through powerful ocean surf, flown with wings above majestic peaks, pedaled through landscapes near and far, and today, taught my first yoga class.<\/p>\n<p>I have tasted the hands of Divine\u00a0experience through fluid movement, and <em><strong>feelings<\/strong><\/em> of wonder and Oneness&#8230; \u00a0a peaceful and dignified connection to everyone and everything around me.<\/p>\n<p>I can live in my left brain.<\/p>\n<p>I thrive in my right brain. It&#8217;s hard to switch.\u00a0With my right brain experiences, I feel a relentless and overwhelming pull\u00a0towards feelings of freedom, happiness, bliss and enlightenment.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, how do I move now from the joy and inspiration of teaching yoga an hour ago, to the required work of determining the structural feasibility of a complex of historic Vermont barns built a century ago?<\/p>\n<p>By taking one joyful step at a time.<\/p>\n<p>Live, learn, and live some more&#8230; in both brains!<\/p>\n<p>My next yoga class tomorrow morning is going to be awesome!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1342\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1342&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1342&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1342\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-1342\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1342&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eoin Finn, founder and leader of Blissology yoga, shared the following graphic with our group last week as he prepared his teachings on the FLUID BODY: &nbsp; Of course, as an artist and an engineer, a feeler and a thinker, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1342\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1342\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1342&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1342&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1342\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-1342\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1342&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[11,12],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Xnru-lE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1279,"url":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1279","url_meta":{"origin":1342,"position":0},"title":"Another Path Begins: Teaching at HOTV Yoga Studio","date":"September 2, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"After a dozen years of attending yoga workshops and teacher-trainings, usually in the background accompanying my wife, I am finally beginning to teach yoga myself at the Heart of the Village Yoga Studio. 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