Hacking Yoga

Hacking Yoga Developing a Developers Practice for Productivity and Health

Who? Roger Williams @halfacat Sales Geek Yoga Student/Teacher Attention Deﬁci... Lets Ride bikes

Why? Integration/Balance Getting older - RSI Open vs. Closed Alternative to Pharmacare #fatoff!!! http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/oberazzi/318947873/

WTF? http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/lhl/241180672/ http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/akalat/2242940421/ Hacking + Yoga = ???

Restart and Reboot Close your eyes http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/ﬂickerbulb/1603743023/

Hacking: a very brief history http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/tarynmarie/218965633/ 1960’s shows up in CompSci Dept’s Richard Stallman Eric Raymond Outliers Trivia - both born in mid 1950’s

Richard Stallman Hacking is: "exploring the limits of what is possible” Yoga is “to control”, “to yoke”, or “to unite” the mind, body, and world http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/davespilbrow/3200031698/

Eric Raymond The Hacker Attitude http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/jblndl/471539849/

The Hacker Attitude 1. The world is full of fascinating problems waiting to be solved. http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/clintjcl/2658538283/

The Hacker Attitude 1. The world is full of fascinating problems waiting to be solved. Yoga Attitude - take action without concern for results - Karma Yoga http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/clintjcl/2658538283/ http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/22280677@N07/3003916131/

The Hacker Attitude 2. No problem should ever have to be solved twice. http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/cw_ye/2952033606/

The Hacker Attitude 2. No problem should ever have to be solved twice. Yoga Attitude - Focus on the present -Dharana http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/cw_ye/2952033606/ http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/wtlphotos/2139923706/

The Hacker Attitude 3. Boredom and drudgery are evil. http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/uomoelettrico/2585602948/

The Hacker Attitude 3. Boredom and drudgery are evil. Yoga Attitude - observe and commit to practice - Niyama http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/uomoelettrico/2585602948/ http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/_imax/1176075516/

The Hacker Attitude 4. Freedom is good. http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/16038409@N02/2327138220/

The Hacker Attitude 4. Freedom is good. Yoga Attitude - Liberation of mind FTW! - Samadhi http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/16038409@N02/2327138220/ http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/roland/3525986871/

The Hacker Attitude 5. Attitude is no substitute for competence. http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/malcolmtredinnick/362911850/

The Hacker Attitude 5. Attitude is no substitute for competence. Yoga attitude - Ditto - Roger http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/malcolmtredinnick/362911850/ http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/malcolmtredinnick/362911850/

Yoga: an even briefer history Over 5000 years old Stonehenge - 2500BC http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/tonyarmstrong/3798049788/

Yoga Sutras 1.2 - "Yoga is the ability to direct the mind exclusively toward an object and sustain that direction without any distraction.” - approx 200BC http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/robabroad/648464475/

Modern Yoga Workout focused http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/alli_cat/411591760/

“hello, world” Mountain Pose - Tadasana http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/coda/142856948/sizes/o/

“hello, world” Breath Control - Pranayama http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/werkunz/3680331543/

Bring it together Physical Practice - Asana Breath Control - Pranyama Meditation - Dhyana http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/scootzsx/3870559168/

Going further Take a class Develop your own practice Read - Yoga Sutras http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/s_y_s/2305290082/

Hacking Yoga

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