Posts Tagged ‘meditation’
I recently returned from my fourth annual teaching tour and birthday celebration in Bali, Indonesia. This year, many opportunities arose for me to dance and perform outside of my hoop (as in the actual purple hula hoop that usually joins me for such international adventures). In addition to leading and co-facilitating a Bhakti Boogie® Yoga [...]
It’s becoming ever more clear to me that I can’t trust much of what my mind says. That I would benefit from asking myself “Is this True?” when the mind stuff says “Oh, you can do that later” or “There’s still time”. Basically, these are the sneaky declarations which lead to procrastination. They get seasoned [...]
I am thrilled to be featured as a “visionary sharing the wonder and wisdom of sacred dance” in the Fall 2012 issue of Conscious Dancer magazine. To me, sacred means being embodied and having a direct connection to spirit at the same time. What does sacred dance mean to you? Comment below. Read the full [...]
A few weeks ago there was an intense windstorm here in Big Sur. There was no rain involved, however, noisy 60 mile per hour winds had me wondering what the landscape would look like in the morning. The cyclical crescendos of the wind(s) woke me at 3:30am where I noticed anxiety in my heart. It [...]
by Christina Zipperlen, Guest Blogger on www.jocelyngordon.com It was just some tiny cells in my mom’s breast that had forgotten their purpose…but oh did they have power to transform our lives! Suddenly my mom started filling our house with flowers, crystals and gems. And we also heard her say weird things like ‘you need to [...]
Love and Thanks to Dj Fyah Luv (pictured above meditating in Bhutan), this week’s Guest Blogger and co-facilitator of the March 10 – 16, 2012, Bhakti Boogie® ~ Dance Meditation Immersion at Michael Franti’s Soulshine Retreat Center in Ubud, Bali Indonesia. **************************************************************************** A-U-M. In the beginning was the the word. Word. Aum is said to [...]
One morning last April, I rose with a very clear awareness ~ “I’m getting a divorce.” Despite the abrupt and clear message, it was a decision three years in the making. Three years of contemplation, communication, confusion, contentment and confusion again on the subject of marriage and the dissolution of a marriage. Years that included [...]
Three years ago, I “broke up” with my long-term, dedicated group of massage clients. I also bid adieu to my yoga mamas and stopped teaching my successful, fun and rewarding Prenatal Yoga classes. It was challenging letting go, completing relationships and ending a cycle. I’d been the family massage therapist since beginning a Reflexology apprenticeship [...]
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