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1/29 Power & Origins of Ritual | Feb. 6 Event

Pathways to Bliss – Enhance your Somatic, Cognitive and Spiritual Alignment FREE Online Event | February 6th Yoga Ceremony | The Power of Rites How to help the world and our families through these extraordinary times is a hot topic of debate. Should we volunteer, work extra hours, tutor children, make paintings or a dance, write our congresspeople, write a poem or book, or run for public office? Must we run away from it all?
...read more1/25 Anti-Viral Paradise | DIY Protection

ANTI-VIRAL PARADISE | DIY PROTECTION Legend tells of four Thieves during the Black Death plague in the Middle Ages who robbed the dead but never contracted the disease. When finally caught, they revealed they had rubbed their bodies with an essential oil mixture to avoid the plague, which we now know as Thieves Oil. True or not, the legendary blend of essential oils has endured for centuries, and with good reason. Leading-edge research shows the
...read more1/17 Martin Luther King | The Sweet Spot

“You can kill the dreamer, but you can’t kill the dream.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Aloha, Friends! He bequeathed to us such heroic passion for justice that everyone who is conscious loves Martin Luther King, Jr. As he is being celebrated on Monday for his vision and goodness, I recall reading his blunt assessment of society: “We must learn to live together as brothers and sisters or perish together as fools.” A gifted pastor
...read more1/11 Letter to Doug | Slavery | Embody Peace

Aloha Doug and Friends! Something I never thought I’d be hearing on the U.S. news in my lifetime is this: “The Capital has been secured.” A right-wing white supremacist mob rioting in the people’s temple to democracy. An insurrection. A low point in our human history. But also, it is a contrast we need to see, to create something fresh, a turning point. Doug wrote to us right before the siege on the democratic electoral
...read more1/4 LOVE BOUQUET FOR 2021

What is the Renaissance you seek? Six Blossoms for 2021 —- “All the world’s movements, apparent chaos, and suffering I now know happen in the Splendid Unison: Our tambourines are striking the same thigh.” — Hafiz —- Aloha, Dear One! Happy New Year, or Hau’oli (Happy) Makahiki (year) Hou (new)! Humanity is fragile but love and learning have the power to strengthen, protect, and guide us. You are so precious to me, and to many
...read more12/26 It's About Thyme | You are the Gift!

“An exchange between two people, or reciprocity, keeps the gift-giving in a closed-loop, but gifts shared with a circle of friends or with Creation as a whole, spark a special kind of magic in the gift.” Oh, Blessed Christmastime! While wrapping a gift this year – a live French Thyme plant for my partner – I was eager for Christmas morning when he would open it. I could give thanks for all the days, hours,
...read more12/18 Solstice Gifts of Spirit | Yummy Yoga

Give yourself to love. Let me hear your laughter, Stop your worries, create more fun, Fly among our neighbors, the stars, And cherish the One who gives life, Our Sun. We are all in an ancient relationship with the Sun. Winter Solstice is a time when the Sun seems to “stand still.” Standing still is a powerful metaphor for the collection of expanding energies available in this season, and a reminder of how learning to
...read more12/9 The Bright Night of the Soul | NEW Online Yoga class

Are you ready to go deeper? Do you want to experience lucid movement that builds a core inside you, one that cannot be shaken by the whims and worldly winds we face in these surreal times? Have you discovered the bright Light glowing when the Dark Night of the Soul comes near? This Light is the bridge to your joy and empowerment. You don’t have to do it alone. You only need to go inside,
...read more12/2 Unbroken Wholeness in Yoga for your Soul

Unbroken News, not Breaking News! Aloha, my friends! At one time I thought I was broken, and the brokenness continued until I realized I was unbroken wholeness. After that, I might interact with fragmented parts of the world or myself, but my calm wholesome center gave me guidance, rather than my feeling fragmented and trying to be whole or healthy from that fragmented place. The Old Time’s paradigm of fragmented body parts and fragmented thinking
...read more11/27 Yoga for Your Radiant Soul -- A FREE Gift!

In less than 24 hours, you can learn 3 New Ways to Feel your Wholesome Well-Being.. YOGA FOR YOUR RADIANT SOUL | November 28, 2020, 10 am HST (12 PM PST, 2 PM CST, 4 PM EST) FEEL-GOOD MOVEMENT FOR A REJUVENATED BODY AND ILLUMINATED SOUL WITH MARYA MANN, Ph. D. “Anyone who knows this shines like the sun.” — Taittiri-Ya Upanishad Gentle Moving Experiences to meet every day with renewed strength, empowerment, clarity, and
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