feline fun!

in nine live times, 
you'll never know as much about your cat
as your cat knows about you.
                      ~ m. de montaigne

cats! yoga! cookies!
what else is there?
generosity!
a wing and a prayer
will donate all the 20 $ bills
to cat's meow -

sunday, november 1st
there are 2  one-hour  classes..back to back..$20 each
one @ 3 pm..one @ 4:30 pm
with treats and adoping in betwixt!

stretch with the masters of stretch..
if you already have a house full of cats..
come and make new friends..
cat and otherwise..

an adventure in whiskers..
this could be very, very FUN!

please pre-register:
meowanacortes.org

CATTOOS AVAILABLE!

sky fly!

when the sky flies away, the bird flies away.
when the bird flies away, the sky flies away.
when you speak about the investigation of flying,
it is right here.
this is the point of steadfast sitting.
even if you go myriad miles,
it is right here.
                   ~ dogen

wednesday yoga w/ jeri - december 2

the happiness center will be the new venue
for jeri lancaster's yoga class..
on wednesdays rather than mondays..
beginning december 2nd @ 7pm..
give her a jingle:
360 299 2519
for any queries..


switch roles
zen master raven
robert aiken

gray wolf asked, 
"why do we always do 
everything exactly the same way?
raven said:
"steady on."
gray wolf said:
"maybe we should switch roles sometimes.
somebody else could be the teacher
and you could just be one of the students."
raven said:
"it's happening."

a wing..timeline..CATS!

as you know..
a wing is folding her wings..
taking flight..

the shala is open and the schedule
of classes are as usual..
all classes are up and running
until the end of november..
my last class is thanksgiving,
november 26 @ 8 am..

the sojourn to japan has capsized..
this changes the fundraiser notion on thanksgiving..
in the spirit of generosity,
i would like to split the thanksgiving cornucopia
between my dentistry..ah! the price of  crown..
and a worthy recipient..
please send suggestions to my e-mail...
or place them in the basket when you attend class...
ours is a generative practice!


YOGA WITH CATS!  November 1
you must register with the cat's meow
meowanacortes.org/yoga
there are 2 classes to choose from..
3 pm & 4:30 pm
come to both!
~ all proceeds go to the cat's meow ~

as anyone who has been around cats
for any length of time well knows,
cats have enormous patience
with the limitations of the human kind.
                    - cleveland amory

PLEASE NOTE;
ANY CLASSES LEFT ON THE BOOKS
AT THE END OF NOVEMBER ARE STILL
VIABLE WHEN I RETURN..
CLASSES NEVER EXPIRE..
I WILL,  HOWEVER ~
COME SOON!

shaking and waking

let all the strains of joy mingle in my last song -
the joy that makes the earth flow over 
in riotous excess of the grass,
the joy that sets the twin sisters, life and death,
dancing over the wide world, 
the joy that sweeps in with the tempest,
shaking and waking all life with laughter,
the joy that sits still with its tears
on the open red lotus of pain,
and the joy that throws everything it has
upon the dust, and knows not a word.
                          -r. tagore
                             gitanjali

the whole world is your own..

if you want peace of mind,
do not find fault with others.

rather learn to see your own faults -
learn to make the whole world your own.

no one is a stranger, my child
the whole world is your own.
                   - sri sarada devi



what the sayer of praise
is really praising is herself
by saying implicitly
my eyes are clear
likewise someone who criticizes
is criticizing herself
i cannot see very well
with my eyes so inflamed
awe is the salve that will heal our eyes -
and keen constant listening..
                 rumi

when i move -
a candleflame flickers
in tibet..
        william stafford

you are the world
and the world is you -
        j. krishnamurti

idon'tknow

i am usually willing to jump across the chasm
of idon'tknow into the great unknown..

growing up ^
taking the step on the thousand mile path..
a spiral trail that twirls on the tip of an ascending rod..

breathe
deep sighs that buoy up ^
restoring by sheer height
the crack of any broken heart..
each inhale < heals the letting go of each exhale > ..

carrying baskets of mending, pieces of patch
the in-between-ness..the synapse..the abyss..
the gap..the interval..

these stitches leap the bridge to wholeness..
  a second coming
  of our own true self..
  the original face..
step up ^ step up ^

celebrating the solitude of solo flying
each to each own .. always..
an unchaperoned journey ~
o how the shimmering halo
above the crown lights the way !

wrapped up in the dance of life
- a gift for the gods and goddesses -
the play of life..lila..spins  like a top...
the unknown squirms loose
from comfort farm mulch
uncovering its presence all along

how are you to do it?
you have simply to jump straight in and not to think,
"where shall i fall? what will happen to me?"
it is the hesitation of the mind that prevents you -
you must simply let yourself go.
              ~ the mother

this then ... not the end
but the very beginning.....

if you don't know where you're going
any road will take you there ~
                    george harrison