please do not republish without consent. thank you. coach in MahaMudra by James Q Martin now,click HEREfor a tremendous asset to your own Practice of Meditation and Yoga… *** Just as a writer learns the spontaneous freedom of expression only after years of often grueling study, and just as the simple grace of a dancer […]
today,after bowing to two Bald Eaglesholding firm on the naked ancient cottonwood branchesover the whirling Mother River Animasand afterhaving a Swainson’s Hawk drilled his beauty into meafter i chanted him the Sacred Mantra as he sat royally high overheadatop a playing field light at the fairgrounds, an Osprey circled with dazzling spiralsseemingly unmoved by the […]
“New Drew”…my zen calligraphy image of HP Yoga® is thrown in Amitabha Buddha red light against the wall of our WF Temple H(om)e Zendo in Durango, Colorado. The Prayer Flags seen in the upper right hand corner are from my treasured Kinlani Sangha. “Mantrais so thatwe rememberto dowhatever it is that we are ‘doing’for Go(o)d. […]
ilg in meditation. photo by k. faulstich “The most essential point of the meditation posture is to keep the back straight, like “an arrow” or “a pile of golden coins.” The “inner energy,” or prana , will then flow easily through the subtle channels of the body, and your mind will find its true state […]
The cells of our body are dying, the neurons in our brain are decaying, even the expressions on our face are always changing, depending on our mood. What we call our basic character is only a “mindstream,” nothing more. Today we feel good because things are going well; tomorrow we feel the opposite. Where did […]
photo; my Beloved Ananda (Joy)…with Patrick Stewart in the movie; SAFEHOUSE *** Oh man, is Ananda ever gonna kill me for doing this…shhhh…maybe she won’t find out… okay, so the other day i was knee deep in last year’s home video footage of Dewa, trying toget a home DVD done in time for Thanksgiving…i grabbed […]
click to enlarge the image: Thanks Steve…for what you do,for keeping the ‘do’ inhow you live your lifeandhow you sweat out loudyet with such wisely paced compassion and fierce grace! You’re always in my thoughts.Namaste.– your Devoted Warrior Jerry ACA COACH RESPONDS: Precious Tribal Brother,if ilg is indeed ‘all-ways’ in your thoughts,then, please!… switch the […]
Dear Steve, I am a 56 year old woman who is trying to lose weight and get fit. I try to walk three times a week but with my very busy work schedule don’t always get to it; but know that I have to do something about my weight. I am feeling very fat and […]
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