This morning, I received the Daily Dharma from The Tricycle Community in my inbox. It read: Some people have the idea that practicing Zen or any religion is becoming God or Buddha, or even “becoming a good person.” But if you are grasping to become “enlightened,” it’s like putting icing over a mold of cow … Continue reading Waiting it out
I used to be afraid of spiders. And then I heard how many First Nations communities view spider through the folklore of Grandmother Spider: the master weaver, connector of living things and bringer of light. Photo by Phil Kallahar on Pexels.com We recently moved to a new home. Standing in front of the house as … Continue reading Grandmother Spider
The day of the solar eclipse, I had an inspired idea. "I should go to barre class!" My initial plan for that day was outdoor meditation, perhaps accompanied by mantra. I weighed the two options. "Let's be bold. Let's do barre class." A tiny inner voice reminded me of the old wisdom of not practicing … Continue reading Knowing When to Lower the Barre
I remember sitting in the waiting room of the small clinic that provided biofeedback and psychology services for those with traumatic brain injury. They'd worked with Olympic athletes. I plucked one of the many pamphlets from the small table next to my chair. It read: "After brain injury, 90% of marriages end in divorce." Well, … Continue reading How TBIs affect your life is TBD
*This post was written 2 days ago, after the eclipse. I didn't get to posting it then. Mercury and I were having tea and lost track of Saturn 😉 This morning on my front step, I completed my meditation by chanting the short form of the heart sutra mantra 9 times. Om gate gate paragate … Continue reading Allowing the self to arise
Over the course of a day or a week or a month or even a year—a lifetime?— we hear messages connecting dots. I like to gather up a few that appear to be the same colour or texture. These past few weeks have brought some new dots and returned some old ones. Themes of responsibility … Continue reading Finding my Process
I've been enjoying a wider qigong practice this past year. Often, during the practice, it is mentioned to scoop up Earth qi and offer it to the heavens and then scoop up Heaven qi and bring it down to Earth. This is done through the central channel of our body. I've been loving this practice: … Continue reading We are like trees
There are 12 signs in astrology. We can learn about our influences at birth by looking at which sign Chiron was in. Each sign defines an area of your life. Since we’ve learned a bit about Chiron and what he represents (The Wounded Healer), we can look at which sign he arrived in at your … Continue reading What does Chiron Return in Pisces mean?
There are 12 signs in astrology. We can learn about our influences at birth by looking at which sign Chiron was in. Each sign defines an area of your life. Since we’ve learned a bit about Chiron and what he represents (The Wounded Healer), we can look at which sign he arrived in at your … Continue reading What does Chiron Return in Aquarius mean?
There are 12 signs in astrology. We can learn about our influences at birth by looking at which sign Chiron was in. Each sign defines an area of your life. Since we’ve learned a bit about Chiron and what he represents (The Wounded Healer), we can look at which sign he arrived in at your … Continue reading What does Chiron Return in Capricorn mean?
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