the heart of the matter-valentine's 2015

stuff your eyes with wonder ..

live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds.

                        ~ ray bradbury

there has been some kind of whirly-gig 

with my balance and the gravitational pull and push..

1000 miles an hour, you know ~

after the rib stumble..

and the next two tumbles..

i am paying attention!

withdrawal can be the very best way 

of stepping forward 

and done well, a beautiful freeing act of mercy.

withdrawal is often not what it looks like - 

a disappearance -

no, to withdraw.. 

can be to appear again in the world

in a very real way and begin the process

of renewing the primary, 

essential invitation again.

to remove ourselves...

is often the real and radically

courageous break for freedom.

we make ourselves available 

for the simple purification

of seeing ourselves (and others) 

and the world more elementally

and therefore more clearly again.

we withdraw not to disappear, 

but to find another ground from which to see; 

a solid ground from which to step, 

and from which to speak again,

in a different way, 

a clear...embodied voice.... 

                                         consolations - david whyte

~ withdrawing ~

everything seems to be falling (excuse the pun) into place 

for me to find my traveling boots and set out yet again..

what a run we've had at the studio this stint..

2 years in march!

a new floor..such a beauty..

( and leaving the place better than when we found it!)

6 practice classes per week -

praises and gratitude 

to jeri lancaster for her monday night offering

big benefit for yoga behind bars..

ora mae's elegant quote book ~

sallie's picnic table ..

blankets and blocks..

monthly heart sutra sits ~ om gate gate!

a trunkful of money for the elephant sanctuary ~

thank you, thank you for your brilliance..

your presence and your generous hearts..

(~many heartfelt thanks to ricky knue 

who kept the classes steady and graced

on my last romp around the planet ~)

my dream is to keep the studio a 'flying.. 

though i simply don't know how to go about this ~

i welcome any ideas, suggestions & wisdom

with a wide heart & mind 

regarding a wing's transformation..

my vision is to return 6 months of the year

and share practice w/ those interested..

help! please!

in finding a new flight pattern..higher ground..shared space..

i would have liked very much to 

sit face to face with each of you,

a cuppa in front of us..

sharing the news and the new horizon..

kindly accept this note as just that ~

please know that i am devoted to the practice

of waking up..devoted to the dharma treasures..

devoted to you - the practictioners..

let us practice strong these next few months!

let us remember & actualize our clear light luminosity!

those of you with class series..

you'll be able to clear the books

as i am here thru the end of april..

if you are unable to attend classes, please!

feel free to pass your classes on to family and friends..

the series never expires so perhaps 

we'll meet on the mat when i return.. 

i am - as always - boundlessly grateful

for the breath we breathe in the same vicinity ~

lovers gather and give each other shade,

relief from the direct sun.

stay close by that community

'til you become light like the moon,

then like the sun.

                           ~rumi

i am selling many things..

- giving much away - 

gathering funds..emptying out..

please let me know if you need or want anything..

i must surely have it somewhere!

o how i long to keep the world

from narrowing in on me

and to look at things bigly and kindly.

                 ~william morris

  

~ love is the heart of the matter~