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1/17 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
...read more11/23 A Living Buddha
This long year, 2020, deserves to be topped off with a salute to our Souls, highlighting the opportunity we have for awakening as a species! The trouble is we think we have plenty of time. Time for peace. Time for forgiveness. Time for the holy truth we have desired. But the time we seek is now. Take a moment to pause, breathe, and drop out of the running mind and into the living, breathing body.
...read more11/15 The Power of Words -- A Poem
THE POWER OF WORDS I came home like a flame with no wood to kiss When kind Words sat me down to reminisce About a time I would become so incensed I could almost wet myself in complicated bliss. “Don’t ask me why fury triggered me,” I said as I wiped dust from my cheek, “Ire inspired a weird ecstasy, a spike in my serenity. Tell me, Words, is this an occupational hazard? A writer’s
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Spirit of Hawaii -- YOGA IN PARADISE
Breathe. Balance. Blossom. Living Arts Journeys guide you to the Heart of Hawaii Island. Experience Quantum Healing, Hawaiian Sacred Sites, Yoga Dance and Gentle and Therapeutic Yoga with Dr. Marya Mann. CLICK HERE for YOGA IN HAWAII DETAILS
