daylies

a modern eightfold path

because

right living begins with the needs of our own body

today

• meditate
• ruminate

• bathe
• groom

• stretch
• exercise

• eat
• sleep

app goal

imagine the above pane was eight buttons in a grid. then in the pane’s footnotes are three toggles that define what the buttons do. in mode “today” each button logs if we’ve done it today or not. in mode “history” each is a link to a calendar view of pushing each respective button. in “learn” each is a link to an essay on the topic

the rest of this page are outlines for the still-unwritten essays

meditate

see sub-page: practicing meditation

ruminate

see sub-page: 3x5 index cards

bathe

see sub-page: bafroom time

groom

see sub-page: bafroom time

stretch

• motion is lotion
• can not relax our way to good health
• secret technique: live on floor
  • how to stand up
• focus on hips and shoulders
• the theory of minimal stretch
  • circles bent over a chair
  • circles on a pull up bar
  • hip thrust on bed
  • take a knee
  • wing flaps
  • shower time is lizard time
    • sit on a ball
    • roll around on a ball
    • fit self into corner
• the theory of western yoga
  • squat
  • downward dog

exercise

most exercise is good exercise, but today let’s talk about:

the art of spinning

• flow & musubi
• martial v. performance
• neuroscience of using a tool
• don’t try to be fast, be precise
• left & right hands learn different
  • try light/shadow
• music
• weapons

eat

• everyday
  • ritual
  • family time
  • family responsibility
    • cost
    • effort
• theories of health
  • eat anything we want so long as we make it ourself
    • exception: fox & bacon
  • we’re all gonna die anyway
• nutrition
  • frequency & time of meals
  • size of portions
  • calories
  • protiens
    • beef and water conservation
  • fats, carbs, & sweets
  • fiber
  • vegetables, vitamins, & variety

sleep

see sub-page: sleep