All One And The Same

My early morning has been spent meditating at the Ramakrishna Temple in Jaipur and then I head over to the Mother Teresa House to volunteer.   One is sitting in the stillness of the Divine and the second is working in the presence of service through the Divine.  I have never been a religious person,…

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Equestrian Or Not…

I did a double take when I saw the article listing from eurodressage in my emotions search.  Deja Vu?  Horses are what led me to the eventual cosmic download of Selfseeds, it felt like touching in on a very familiar section of the living map I have lived.  The article is well thought out and…

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Nine Day Step Out Of The Routine

Nine day stepping out of the routine–traveling.  What did I notice in the exercise of travel?  The time was long enough that I needed to be mindful.  Fortunately, there was walking in the hills for the first two days and the following days, I went for a walk in the city of Calcutta morning and…

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Meditation In Motion

Even though I am sitting more in my current meditation practice, I find that walking, spinning on the bike, or jogging on the treadmill are useful states for meditation in motion–moving but in a non stressful way.  Somehow, it almost gives the body and mind enough of a job/purpose that it opens up the ability…

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Selfseeds Integrative “I” Band Inspiration Moment

Selfseeds Integrative “I” Band inspiration moment.  I have been using the “I” band while cycling almost daily, but I haven’t done any of my dance balance and symmetry exercises for a few months.  I am always looking at how to freshen or change up my fitness, range of motion, and flexibility routine, so the body…

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Living and Listening

Can we ever get enough advice on how to communicate effectively?  We all have so many different facets to our personalities that it is remarkable that we do as well as we do.  Living abroad constantly challenges the basics of communication, so I enjoyed reading the following article as a nice reminder of some of…

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Taking Action With Support

What a wonderful inspirational story of someone taking his experience, aptitude, and passion and offering it as support for transformation.  Win-win for the giver and the receivers.  Most of us need inspiration and guidance to overcome daunting personal challenges.  Former football pro helping fattest state get fit – CNN.com* Former football pro helping fattest state…

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How Simple Can Simple Be?

Experimenting with an eating plan to see if I can hear the body better from a point of basics and then add different food types to see what effects they have for me personally.  It isn’t always that one’s life slows down and simplifies enough to indulge in the simplicity of eating as well.  For…

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Mother Nature

Well wishes to the victims of Hurricane Sandy/Frakenstorm and to a safe, expedient recovery! Most of the time, nature is a remarkable aspect of living whether it is sitting in it, walking in it, viewing it, or contacting its’ essence in some mode.  Even Mother Nature in her extreme mode is stunning and awesome in…

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Let’s Hear It For The Invaluable Nature of Stretching

While spending hours a day in a cross legged position or legs folded to the side, I need to stretch.  The body isn’t designed to live in one position,  so thank goodness for the world of stretching.  It is amazing relief and a dessert to the body to receive a few minutes of focused stretching…

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