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Getting to the heart of things
“If we want there to be peace in the world, we have to be brave enough to soften what is rigid in our hearts, to find the soft spot and stay with it.” -Pema Chödrön More than a month has gone by since I blogged that Phyzz was asked to help stretch the audience between talks at Pema Chodron’s [...]
Posted: August 19th, 2009 under books, events.
Tags: buddhism, depression, meditation, milarepa, nalanda west, pema chodron, tibetan buddhism
Comments: 2
Good Morning, YO!
UPDATE – Click here for link to RSVP! Wow. I was delighted by the turnout this morning at local organic supplement and superfoods bar Healeo for the first Morning YO! Hump Day Stretch and Smoothie sesh! A little over 20 people showed up and I led them in a half-hour routine of grounding, stretching balancing, [...]
Posted: July 8th, 2009 under articles, beginnings, books, events, food, philosophy, shout-outs, videos.
Tags: capitol hill, healeo, morning yo, smoothie, stretch and a smoothie, stretch class, thoughtshot
Comments: 3
Enlighten Up – Movie Trailers – Preview – NYTimes.com
Today I received an invitation to attend a special private screening of a new film called Enlighten Up by Kate Churchill. The film documents Nick Rosen’s journey through a 6-month immersion into yoga, from absolute newbie. Watching the previews fills me with warmth, hope, and the first thought, “why on earth hasn’t anyone done this [...]
Posted: May 4th, 2009 under beginnings, books, films, philosophy, videos.
Tags: enlighten up, enlightenment, films, movies, newbies
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Mini-size Your Problems with Tilt-Shift Perspective
This post is belatedly inspired by a post back in January on my favorite local blog about this book that showcases a technique called Tilt-shift photography (hat tip to JoshMahar). Folks who know me and my tomboyish ways well might be surprised to learn that I actually played with dolls when I was little. Thinking [...]
Posted: April 25th, 2009 under books, philosophy.
Tags: comfort, mini seattle, tilt-shift
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On Inspiration: Excerpt from AUM 1936 (from the Signs of Agni Yoga series)
I’ve had this book for many years now, and continue to be mystified by it. I picked it up on a whim at a local new age bookstore.It is filled with 600 numbered musings on various metaphysical topics, and I like to keep it lying about and crack it open occasionally and read a random [...]
Posted: February 26th, 2009 under books, philosophy, sanskrit.
Tags: aum, books, inspiration, om
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