Life philosophy
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Tourist guides say there is not much to see and to call Waiohinu a “town” is being generous. But there are incredible vistas from which to view the ocean when driving the hilly roads above this once thriving sugar cane community. Its claim to fame is that Mark Twain once planted a Monkeypod tree there. Some
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I’m sharing this piece written by David Rosenberg. I met Dave, one of the original founders and President of the Kauai Writers Conference, at the Kauai Writers Conference in May. I highly recommend this writers event for your opportunity to attend sessions by authors, agents and other writers. In 2016, the conference will offer workshops
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My teacher speaks in clusters of daring “The way in is the way out.” It’s her graceful word rising from years looking at the blank slate over the Pacific, her lungs breathing deeply of this rolling mist. Her wisdom “the way in is the way out,” comes to me from her bloodline far to the
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“Because breath is life, the art of judicious, thoughtful ungreedy breathing is a prayer of gratitude we offer to life itself.” B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on Life.
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Deeper awareness in my breath. Bending low is my safety net. Let it mold me like the palm branch in strong wind Formed to bend – not break.
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Collection of 18 articles covering yoga practice. The latest, dealing with social responsibility, published today (Feb. 21) by DoYouYoga.com. Link for today: http://www.doyouyoga.com/why-yoga-should-bring-us-to-social-action/ Link to all articles: http://notesbygo.blogspot.com/2014/08/yoga-inspiration-18-semi-devotionals.html
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GREGORY ORMSON Misfit Hearts by Russell Thorburn (Rocky Shore Books, 2012) 90 pp. $16.00 (paper) ISBN 978-0-9823319-6-5. In Thorburn’s five poetry works, I explore the poetic credo arising from his well-structured presentation of human tempest. In Thorburn’s first work, Approximate Desire, I saluted him for bringing both gravity and grace to us with words that moved me
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. 