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Gregory Ormson’s O-Rings – this is a place for work shaped by breath, motion, land, and listening. My life moves through many forms: writer, drummer and musician, motorcycle rider, teacher, yogi, but the practice between them is singlular and consistent . . . pay attention.
I am keenly interested in the polarities between inclusion and exclusion; and how a human being learns to belong to time, to landscape, to themselves and to the body’s own knowing.
My life and writing travels between northern lakes and desert roads, between discipline and improvisation, between the quiet labor of the page and the hot energy of the open road. Whether I am teaching, turning a sentence, striking a drum or chord, or riding into long weather, I strive to understand life’s coherence in a difficult and demanding time.
Hoisting a Guinness tonight at Fibber Magees in Chandler with linguist, musician extraordinaire, entertainer, TED talker, THROME smasher, writer, and Cutting Edge Entertainment 35x World Champion Sword Swallower, Daniel Meyer.
Dan and I have been friends since we traveled together through India in 1979 as part of an eight person music group sponsored by the Lutheran Church. Its been quite a few years since we’ve met up and now he lives in the Phoenix area. Happy for this reunion.
Hi Terri, so sorry to hear about losing your favorite pet friend. It’s sad losing pets, and I know a few people (including you) that have lost them this year. There really are no words to take away the sting of death; I think it’s okay to lean into grief until it becomes good grief. Ok to lean into stress until it becomes eu-stress, or good stress.
The best you can do is remember your experience with your companion of 15 years. That’s a long-time companion.
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Greg , Terri here you heard about losing my daughter , and how yoga helped me through it , Moved to big bear calif 6 months ago.Two saturdays ago i lost my 15 year old dobie rot, She went everywhere with me , she understood what i said she was my best friend ever , I have 4 more dogs but . There nothing like she was . I got her at the pound in kailua kona she was going to get put down.
There are no resources up here for help I’m struggling to get thru this , The home i’m building i can’t even go over there i felt like i could had spent time with her in the meantime she was with me but i’ve been cleaning up after construction crew that time lost with her , She had no signs of a problem except sleeping a lot , I took her out of my car she collapsed is at with her for about 10 minutes then got her in the house the vets say she had a rare heart tumor with fluid leaking and didn’t want drain it saying it would happen again so she was put down , I’m second guessing myself and feel like i should had given her another chance . Any words of wisdom to help me thru this no groups nothing in big bear . after my house is finished i have to sell it not liking it here , Hope i get over this Terri Ahia
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GREGORY ORMSON'S Notes, Articles, Blogs, Vlogs Gregory Ormson writes from the ecotone, the vibrant intersections of landscape, spirituality, and physical presence. His essays and poems have appeared in literary journals, anthologies, and print magazines. Author of *Yoga Song* and other works, Ormson blends lyrical observation with grounded reflection drawn from his Midwestern roots and global travels. He lives in Arizona and Wisconsin, seeking stillness where stories emerge like bears. 
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