The years continue to swish by. It almost feels like someone has waved their magic wand and – poof! – here we are in the present moment. Where does the time go? Sometimes I feel like it is hiding around some corner waiting to step out and surprise me. Maybe that is what I am wishing for, extra time for extra moments in my life.

As I continue to clear out my home and business of things that no longer “fit”, I see that many lifetimes have passed. Not just in mine, but in others around me as well. Funny how we view life as we move through all its stages. When we are children we see anyone over 30 as “old”; when we are in our 30’s, people in their 60’s seem “old”; then we are in our 50’s, and we look upon those in their 90’s as such. (more…)

How does a child learn to be infatuated with perfection?

I was very much a perfectionist growing up and know what a difficult habit it is to shift towards allowing things to happen without judging myself so hard. I made it a point to be aware of this so that I could circumvent this behavior with my own child.

He is now 5 years old and signs of perfectionism are beginning to show in his behavior. For example, he recently had a school exercise to complete. Part 1 was to write the word “like” with his eyes open, then write it again with his eyes closed. Amazingly, he did a fantastic job with his eyes closed, although the letters were not in a straight line and the dot for the letter “i” was not directly above the letter.
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Have you ever practiced relaxation during a thunderstorm?

Yesterday afternoon I was lying on my floor, stretching my lower back, listening to the sound of distant thunder. I have always enjoyed this sound – its depth and complexity are as intriguing as its connection to danger. Beyond the sound is a strong feeling of humility for me, experiencing this demonstration of true power.

After being lost in the thunder for a few minutes I remembered the task I had set out to do. Loosening the muscles around my lumbar spine, pelvis and sacrum. This had become an hourly activity over the past few days, thanks to my cranky old back troubles that have reared up unexpectedly. (more…)

Mer-Folk In the Great Lakes

I am going to take a leap into a realm that I have recently been visiting. The leap is not that I have been experiencing the life of others, in a realm that we don’t often think about. The leap is about sharing it.

And sharing is what these gentle mer-folk have been doing with me.

While in the waters of Hawaii, I had many experiences of interaction with dolphins and whales. These were physically tangible experiences. I saw, heard, and even touched them occasionally. I could feel the energetic vibrations of their sonar, I could listen to the messages within the vibrations, and I could hear their thoughts.
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I recently spoke with someone who has been trying to deal with problems of the past. Unfortunately, the way this person is trying to deal with it is by ignoring it. He seems to live by the mantra of “live in the now”, each time shoving the problems back down. Except that the problems seem to be fighting back in the way of panic attacks and adrenal fatigue.

Being a good friend and a yoga teacher with a little bit of human insight, I have tried to help him by getting him to look at his situation in an objective manner so he will be better able to deal with it and put it behind him. But each time I try, he always says to me “Okay Miss Yogi, what happened to living in THIS moment?”
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Over the last few months, my life has taken an interesting turn, one that has been a roller coaster ride of emotions. I recently lost a good friend. Now, before you start thinking that this person died, I want to clarify that she didn’t. She just decided that she did not want to be my friend anymore. It hurt. In fact, it hurt terribly, I actually think that it hurt more than if she had died. At least if it were a death, it would not have been a choice she made, but a circumstance. What hurt me the most was that she “chose” not to be my friend anymore. Now, while many of our mutual friends felt it was a problem with her, others thought it was a problem with me. I am not sure how she felt but my thoughts are it was both of us.

The way the friendship ended, “JUST LIKE THAT”, (more…)

Change is always necessary for everyone.

There are different paths of change that we can choose. As with everything, there are better paths than others. I believe that when we get stuck in one direction, that’s when things fall apart.

When we change or shift, it will emanate around us. But it does begin with ourselves.

The most important point is not to go on the path of anger. I have seen it too often, where it just manifests or festers within oneself. Not in anyone else, but only within oneself.

If we begin with compassion for ourselves, seeing our own truth — which is the hardest to face — the layers of the onion begin to peel away.

We could build our defense and protection over many years. Yes, it is time to move on…but the move should be toward the realization of oneself and not what seems logical in our minds.
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The sound I effortlessly found emitting from myself as I settled in to listen to Julie Dittmar and Matt Kahn give this presentation on the absence on the spiritual path was that of an extended “Ahhhh.” It feels so good to enter into the energy these two teachers emit and know that permission has been given to relax and simply “be.”

I first encountered Spiritual Teacher Matt and Yoga Teacher Julie at the 2011 YogaHub Conference. I found Matt’s teaching so different and so powerful that I sought him out afterwards for some of the one-on-one sessions he offers called “Direct Transmissions” — which can be done via (more…)

Imagine waking up each morning with only a few things to be aware of…

As a dolphin you are aware, through telepathic and feeling ‘sensors’, of the other members of your pod swimming around you. You are aware of the ‘plan’ for the pod that reveals itself as each moment presents itself. You are aware that when required, you will decide to rise to the surface of the water and take a breath.

And actually, while you were sleeping, you were also in a state of awareness. You were being guided in the water by your friends and family, literally gliding beside you. The part of you that had some physical consciousness was linked with the ‘awake’ parts of the pod, so that as you rested, you also moved in constant companionship, safe and protected, at the side of others.

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Talking about the Unseen

What is it about the dolphins that we find so irresistible?

They look so beautiful, they glide with such effortless grace, and they demonstrate their freedom simply by living wild in the sea. Dolphins live a life unencumbered by things or by written laws…the choices they make are based on that which is required by the moment.

How they communicate the truth of the moment to one another is the basis for the ease of living they indulge in. Dolphins feel everything. They feel each other’s need for food, for play and for rest. They feel the need of the collective, the pod, to greet a new friend, to swim to a new bay, to shy away from uncomfortable groups of people, to avoid loud noises, or to support a pod member in labour.

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