Posts by Selfseeds
Supplements: Yes Or No While Living (In Poverty)
Local Food Currently living in a situation where my nutritional intake is radically different than how I lived in California has me looking at the supplement question again.  At home even though I lived on fresh, green food, low sugar, low processed foods, yogurt, nuts, fruit, eggs, and omega-3 capsules, I experimented with supplements.  Did…
Read MoreStretching As A Self Talk
Perspective on stretching from a person who has had injuries, uses my body for a living (training horses and dancing) , and now sits for long periods of time (6-8 hours in meditation)–but not an expert. Â I have experimented with not stretching before working out, different types of stretches, varying the length of the stretch,…
Read MoreMusic Enhances Movement and Motivation While Living/Traveling Abroad
While walking to the grocery store or hiking out in the local hills, I have discovered a new appreciation for music. Â In the past, I would walk with the ambient noise around me, but in India there is a lot of horn honking, car sounds, city sounds, that I am not used to from mostly…
Read MoreIs There Anything Emotions Don’t Effect?
“There are two classes of emotions. One class needs to be expressed, talked about. … The other class of emotions include anger, strong attachment, and strong desire; there is no natural end to these.” His Holiness the Dalai Lama Those words pretty well some up the powerful effects of emotions. Â Could anyone ever doubt that…
Read MoreOne-tasking as the Bridge
It is true that not everyone is inclined to turn their life upside down, head to an ashram in India, and start meditating 6-8 hours a day. Â Less than a year ago, I was a non-meditator, so what changed? Â Having everything and still feeling unsatisfied. Â There has to be more to life than just doing…
Read MoreInspirational People: Steve Jobs
Having grown up in the San Francisco’ Bay Area, Apple/Steve Jobs were not a new or unfamiliar awareness from my childhood years. Â The Silicon Valley’s remarkable brain power and innovation have always been a known presence. Â I can remember when the first personal computer was launched–the glowing apple emblem. Â Some of my friends had one.…
Read MoreSuccessful Partners: Consciousness in Being
While searching through my other blog http://waltzinghorses.blogspot.com/ I found this article that I had written some time ago for a riding publication.   As I was reading it, I was stirred by how relevant feel and timing are for all partnerships whether with a moment in time, an object, nature, or others.  See what you think. Successful…
Read MoreGreat Gadgetry Available
There is a lot of amazing gadgetry that is hitting all aspects of holistic living. Â It may or may not be your style, but it is a fast paced field for health minded people. Â Inspiration? Â Could be. Â Motivation? Most likely. Â Efficiency? Absolutely. Â Have fun while keeping fit? Â Why not. Â Lots of other great gadgets…
Read MoreBeing and Doing
When I saw this photo, I was struck how it epitomizes the too often duality in our lives: Â being and doing. Â How we struggle to find the balance. Â The struggle is in our personal story. We are raised with the spirit of doing and often neglect the soul of doing–being. Â As we become restless with…
Read More1893 Selfseeds
I was so struck that I was reading a lecture by Swami Vivekananda addressed to the World’s Parliament of Religions, Chicago September 11th, 1893 Â and he is describing a Selfseed! “The seed is put in the ground, and earth and air and water are placed around it. Â Does the seed become the earth, or the…
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