– Could not capture the craziness – Times Square at nightfall.
The streets are packed with people – walking to Carnegie Hall from 39th Ave …
it’s a circus.
– Broadway’s longest running musical, The Phantom … ongoing for over 25 years? Amazing, still packed.
Rose is a rose is a rose… shadow of a rose peeks out on Manhattan’s skyline.
– MOMA, NYC
– Night Fishing at Antibes, Pablo Picasso
This documentary’s local, San Francisco/Bay Area showing is at 8pm Tuesday evening … but if you are unable to watch it, just stream it later…Sacred Journey …with Bruce Feiler. Sounds fascinating!
A “pilgrimage”… for me, it’s been about visiting the family grave in Japan and paying our respect to our ancestors. We exist today, thanks to our forebears. We’ve evolved into what we are today and within each of us is the long long lineage from generations before.
Where do you make your pilgrimage to? Where do you want to make the next pilgrimage to? It need not be exotic distant lands – For some, every time, we step into the forest; every time we climb a mountain or dive into the ocean…or watch a sunrise… and sunset … it’s a pilgrimage of sorts.
– Californian Beach
– Manhattan prayer time…
– restoration taking place…
– Where am I ? NYC …fortune cookie time:)
– YES, I do.
Just wanted to thank you for caring for yourself enough by choosing to show up to my class this year – I know that sometimes you don’t always get that Ahhhhh-moment throughout due to my penchant for trying out new music or changing or not changing something, or maybe not enough props or volume not being quite right or being too cold or hot (let me know) … any hosts of reasons BUT please know that consistent practice in a group setting complements all other styles of yoga and exercise to enhance our mind-body wellness. With that faith, allowing me to be your guide this year – it’s been an honor. Any loyal student who has come to my class more than just few times – thank you for going with the flow of perfect imperfections – a true teachings of Zen, I say with sense of humor intact – Arigato:)
Oh, by the way,I want to appeal to you that my classes are weekly “regular” classes; NOT a workshop. Thus, please do not compare my classes to a special 2-3 hours long workshops. Still hoping it serves as a mini-retreat and a respite. While some things are permanent and stays the same, more “regular” students may prefer an occasional change in the playlist offering or the sequence reflecting the season or the natural cycles. Otherwise, let’s be honest, it can get boring or stale and more unconscious auto-pilot. True, in Bikram or in Ashtanga, there’s no sounds/music and it’s the same blueprint repeatedly – but YOU are different each time you are on the mat – you are the unique one, noticing your own differences relative to the sameness of the practice – So if you come once then come again, the first class may seem a little different the second time or it may be virtually identical – so kindly keep those things in mind. Again – It’s not a workshop and … I am trying to work with the Feng Shui of the particular place (including the speaker system).
Irritations may come up; annoyance and anxieties may come up:
breath in – ” …you…”:
Breath out – “…decide… ”
to have an
Open-mind,
Open-heart,
Open – expansive – spacious … serenity does not come because there’s no noise – because it’s so quiet. Inner calm is not derived because there’s no distractions or disturbances. In fact, there may be toxins brewing and chaos erupting in the most silent monastic retreat – if your innermost is not at peace. On the contrary, a real sense of serenity and peace may overtake you even if you were in the noisiest, loudest, even a scariest place – You are empowered to change your internal landscape – that’s the practice. That’s the intention.
