new year wisdom

in the tibetan tradition..

the day before the new year begins

one cleans the house..

the barn.. the desk..studio...purse..

cupboards are emptied of olde food, medicines ~

wooden spoons and cutting boards are oiled anew ~ 

papers are burned..
olde candles half burned are lit to their end..
silver polished..stacks re-stacked..
the clarity of home and hearth
are reflected
in the mirror of the mind ~

may it be just so!

so teach us to number our days,

that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom..

                              psalms 90:12

change is constant ~ no class 3 january

forgive the intrusion of confusion..
there is NO yoga class on
saturday, the 3rd of january 2015

regular schedule resumes
epiphany ~
tuesday,  january 6 8AM

empty

if you can empty your own boat
crossing the river of the world,
no one will oppose you,
no one will seek to harm you.
             ~ chuang tzu

holidaze schedule in a nut shell

what kind of nut, you ask?

tuesdays ~
Decembre 23 & 30  8AM

saturdays ~
Decembre 27 & January 3 2015  9AM

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBRE 31ST
!!  10 AM  !!
regular asana class followed by -
Japanese bell ceremony
bring bells ~
2-hour sesshin

solstice blessings..here comes the sun!

Almond blossom, sent to teach us
That the spring days soon will reach us ~
                  Sir Edwin Arnold, Almond Blossom

2015 heart sutra sits..

2015!
40 years of guiding yoga classes ~ 2015
no realizations just yet..
- right around the corner!

heart sutra
for the new year..
~ mark your calendars ~

SUNDAY JANUARY 18
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15
4-6 pm
by donation

that's as far as we've gotten
into the new year..
be blessed!

bull’s eye

heart sutra

could’ve been the coyote’s lament -

that wistful cry of the loon..

wind carried this arrow of loneliness

mid-rib 

full center

on the mark

my heart..

the heart of any who wait by the door

shivered..and asked..

who is calling?

who is coming home?

                             

sunset decembre 17 1273

rumi died this day..
the anniversary of his death is called his urs  ~ 
wedding night w/ the beloved ~
he felt that the union w/ the presence
of the one he calls the beloved ..or the friend..
was as natural as breathing..
union w/ that companion
transpires throughout and animates the universe..

i'll say..
his tomb is in konya..turkey..
visited by thousands yearly..

above the door this is written:

i belong to the beloved,
have seen the two worlds as one,
and that one call to and know,
first, last, outer, inner,
only that breath breathing human being.

how alive is he to all of us ~
who read him ..a balm for the heart..

this..from his rubaiyat.. today ..

someone who received 
half a loaf of bread from heaven
and because of her soul's attainment
was given a little nest,
someone who neither desires anybody
nor is desired by anyone -
may she live happily,
for she owns a happy universe.
             translated by kabir helminski

holidaze yoga schedule - new year's eve bell ceremony

ROHATSU - december 8
buddha & buddies sitting the morning star awake!

'tis the season..
as the sun moves northward..
we will be generating joy to the world, eh?

remember :
heart sutra sit
sunday december 14th
4-6 pm
by donation

dunja's class schedule :
yes!
TUESDAY,
12/23  8am

no classes -
wednesday, the 24th - friday, the 26th
yes!
SATURDAY,
12/27   9am

yes!
TUESDAY
12/30  8am
YES!
wednesday
12/31 
*10 AM*
special class w/ bell ceremony
plan on a 2-hour sesshin..
(yes, i know how to spell session..)
1 & 1/2 hour asana & 1/2 hour bell ceremony
please bring a bell (there will be a few extras) and a small piece of paper with your  affirmations for the new year and /or regrets from the year past. we will ring our bells 108 times and each person will have an opportunity to place their prayer in the burning bowl. 
all will be burned at the end of the ceremony. we will set up chairs for those who have knees & hips..we will sit for a wee while in stillness..what a way to ring in 2015!

no classes -
wednesday evening (12/31) 7pm - friday, january 2 2015
yes!
SATURDAY,
1/3  9am

whew!

glad tidings and good cheer