I love this Buddhist teaching. It saves me a lot of wasted energy. And I have used it over the past few days to open to the path my country has chosen into the future. But a really inspiring conversation with a friend recently gave me pause as he was very energized by the idea of resistance in the face of what may be coming for us all.
So it got me thinking about how important our words are and how I might consider both aspects of resistance. Continue reading “suffering = pain x resistance”
Here’s my solution to all of us who rarely read email newsletters. I want to keep up on your stuff but… time, ya know? It’s hard to make the time. So, my thought is if you think “I wonder what’s up with Suni” that you can stop here and get caught up without wading through social media.
My biggest news is music!!!
I’m having fun pulling writings from the past 10 years or so together into a book. It’s still a ways off but this list just hasn’t found its place yet. I’m not sure when I wrote it or honestly, if I wrote the whole thing but I’m sure the last half is all me. 😋
However, the list does reflect truths that I think are so important in our changed world. Continue reading “Some rules of life- 2 views”
Why do I teach meditation- Here’s how the discussion went at a gathering of a new meditation group
Are there questions from the group?
Don’t you love it. I have given you no info, yet I ask for questions? Ha!
Okay, how many meditated in the past week for 3 minutes or more?
Excellent.
How many of you even thought about meditation for at least a half a second? Excellent!
If you have done nothing in regards to meditation yet you came to the gathering tonight… excellent!!! You all are excellent. Good job.
Are you eclipse excited or just “meh” about the whole thing?
I am excited, of course… the wonder and beauty of nature always trips my triggers. But I’m not as jazzed about physically seeing the event as I am realizing that it’s the energy of the eclipse that can affect us, whether we see it personally or enjoy the view from NASA photos.
Continue reading “Shadow and light”
“ I heard you quit drinking. I didn’t know you had a problem.”
I know people mean well, when they say something like this to me. Or maybe they’re fishing to hear some grisly story of my hidden life, passed out under a bridge? I mean, most people might imagine that to choose a life without booze, I must be badly broken? 😉 Continue reading “What’s the problem?”
I’m teaching breathwork classes again. I was reminded that in the classes that students have a wide range of experience with breath. There are those who have studied breathwork deeply and want to come just to see what else they can learn or to enjoy the shared experience. I also meet people who are unable to take one deep breath. The class is (was) structured for a beginning level practitioner but this experience with such a wide range of students nudged me back to the blog, as the place to share more ideas than I can in a short workshop. This is first in a series on breathing well and why it’s so important. Continue reading “Don’t forget to breathe! part 1”
In these changed times, it can seem hard to hold on to your positivity, your vision for your happy, healthy future. I understand… I truly do. I’m in the middle of a health wake-up call and I realized today that taking positive action feels a bit like walking a tightrope. What do I have time and money for? How can I change my already crammed schedule to make time for these new practices to build health? Do I have time to make dreams come true AND to shore up my wellness so that I can be an active part of those dreams.
“I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.”
— Audre Lorde Continue reading “Simple self care in challenging times.”
My own lessons often provide the best fodder for sharing. In the past few days, I’ve said or been told repeatedly about the power of words. So… guess it’s share time?
The words we say out loud are one category… “I’m fine,” “Oh that’s okay, I don’t mind,” or the ever popular, “It doesn’t matter to me.” Sometimes what we say aloud is exactly what we’re thinking. Those are the truthful times. Congratulations on those. Continue reading “The power of words- said aloud or repeated in your mind again and again and again and…”
I haven’t blogged much about sound likely because I’ve been exploring so much. When I’m learning and exploring, it’s hard for me to stop and say, “Here’s what I know” because the knowing is growing.
I have arrived on a level with sound when I know I have enough to share and words to explain what a I know… perhaps.
Continue reading “Sounds to heal”
