Nov 11, 2026, 10:48 PMWhat I mean when I say "the pain is the point" is that the magic of physical yoga is that it teaches you how to remain in a blissful flow state while experiencing a significant amount of pain.
- Nov 11, 2026, 10:48 PM
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- Nov 11, 2026, 10:55 PM
I cannot overstate how much this has done for me in conjunction with bathing in single-digit temperatures. Being able to access the bliss state regardless of the contents of my mind. "There is a sensation, it has the quality of cold."
- Nov 11, 2026, 10:57 PM
The combination of this and detox is really doing a number on my body right now. After today's class, I looked as if someone had thrown a bucket of water at me.
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:03 PM
tl;dr: I might be looking like the drugs just kicked in, but I'm actually stone cold sober.
Gemischtwahnladenrwaschbaer@punkstodon.deNov 11, 2026, 10:50 PM@anarchiv Reminds me of that meme:
Dr: Are you feeling pain?
me: Only the normal amount...
Dr: The normal amount is zero!(or something like that)
- Gemischtwahnladenrwaschbaer@punkstodon.deNov 11, 2026, 10:51 PM
@anarchiv maybe it wasn't even a meme but some real advice, idk...
- Nov 11, 2026, 10:53 PM
@rwaschbaer I love it either way.
- Gemischtwahnladenrwaschbaer@punkstodon.deNov 11, 2026, 10:55 PM
@anarchiv Well, just thought that it would be somehow on point, if it was a real thing but I saw it and thought: meme, funny, carry on... 🤨
- Nov 11, 2026, 10:57 PM
@rwaschbaer I guess at the end of the day, "Is the normal amount of pain zero?" amounts to a spiritual question.
- Gemischtwahnladenrwaschbaer@punkstodon.deNov 11, 2026, 10:58 PM
@anarchiv Yep! Also, why only focus on physical pain? That I can somehow handle... 🤷
- Nov 11, 2026, 10:59 PM
@rwaschbaer Embrace the suck, eh?
- Gemischtwahnladenrwaschbaer@punkstodon.deNov 11, 2026, 11:00 PM
@anarchiv ...with all my shattered heart...
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:01 PM
@rwaschbaer I feel you, brother
- Gemischtwahnladenrwaschbaer@punkstodon.deNov 11, 2026, 10:57 PM
@anarchiv When you're over 30 and you wake up feeling no pain, you're dead... (german proverb)