PoiPriestess

Photos and links to the original blog entries for  July 2006. Direct access to the articles is available using the archives link on the top of this page as well. July 3, 2006 July 4, 2009 July 6, 2006 July 7, 2006 July 8, 2006 July 10, 2006 July 11, 2006 July 12, 2006 July [...]

Photos and links to the original blog entries for  August 2006. Direct access to the articles is available using the archives link on the top of this page as well. August 1, 2006 August 2, 2006 August 3, 2006 August 6, 2006 August 9, 2006 August 14, 2006 August 16, 2006 August 16, 2006 August 17, 2006 August [...]

You done good Ma. I’m changing the world, if only on a “small” scale right now (over 1030 students so far and growing). I have done the thing you and dad advised against — when I was young I wanted to be both an engineer and a teacher and unintentionally, I have become both. I [...]

The lushness of flowers blooming in the spring and summer reminds me of the gift of life and how amazing the spirit of growth is. It is especially powerful with fragrant flowers, like jasmine, freesia and stargazer lilies. I am particularly fond of the stargazer lily because lily’s last a long time from the date [...]

I like how Goenka conveys this in his silent mediation retreats. I think I finally got it when I was a few days into the retreat, realizing that it is completely natural and okay for the mind to wander from the practice as long as we remember to always start again. I also enjoyed playing [...]

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Like the Flowology Mindset(TM) summed up here in this comic book page. Even cooler is the amazing photo by Charles Russo who came by to take a photo for the Guardian. I hope this means all the positive vibes from my students after my email about a Best of the Bay Reader’s Choice award might [...]

When we’re teaching classes at the Temple, part of our instruction includes helping students remain patient in their practice, understanding that learning a move happens through time, not all in a single instant. We often suggest to students who say, “I can’t do this!” that they might find it easier to learn the moves if [...]

I first saw a WWJD button on the playa in 2003 and I had no idea what it meant. Someone more educated than I informed me it was asking the question, “What would Jesus do?” I believe Jesus was a bodhitsattva which I understand to be an enlightened individual who chooses to postpone entry into [...]

I emailed my good friend Mark Lewis the pictures of the makeup from the Fire Arts Exposition from yesterday and we got into a great discussion about using this experience as a way to market my ideas. He asked me to consider how I might represent my work in symbols on my head. At the [...]