I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. — Thich Nhat Hanh * Our dear friend Tina talked to us today about how much she loves the Kai Chi Do movement called “Holding Center while the World Goes Round”. The truly magical […]
Category: Thoughts
Thanksgiving: The Yoga of Gratitude
The rare moment is not the moment when there is something worth looking at, but the moment when we are capable of seeing. – Joseph Wood Krutch * Flowers are coming to us. I was talking a few weeks ago about how much I enjoy having fresh flowers in the house. So Charles bought me […]
Environ-Mental Health: fixing the cracks in our consciousness
The chimney is getting a makeover today. It’s mental health feng shui. We’re catching up on home repairs. The cracks in the chimney finally came to the surface of my consciousness. It’s been crumbling for months. I remember glancing up when I walked the dogs, and seeing the cracks, and it was like only my […]
Action Cures Procrastination
Move and the way will open. — Zen proverb * We talk to so many people who avoid their spiritual practices when they are feeling lousy. Then they regret not doing them, and feel guilty and then feel worse and feeling worse is more immobilizing and…they’re stuck in the struggle. Call it spiritual procrastination. Procrastination […]
Where kids see connection
I was talking to a friend today, who works as a Montessori teacher. She’s not familiar with Kai Chi Do so I was explaining that Kai Chi Do builds our feeling of connection. And she said, I just have to tell you: Last week I was sitting with a five year old boy and out […]