Category: Beautiful Rituals

Amazing Workshop @Mt. Shasta coming up !

Post author By Kay T. Ananda
Post date November 17, 2016

My lovely friend, founder of Shastina Herbal of Mt. Shasta, Y-san thought it would be so nice to spread the word on this rare visit by Andreas Lehmann and Miyuki Ninomiya, from Germany and Kyoto, Japan, respectively. They will be traveling to bring together a group of Lyre making students who will be spending the needed time to construct this musical instrument at the base of Mt. Shasta. Upon completion of this instrument, the couple will hold a weekend long workshop where guests and participants are treated to a symphony of Lyra and other sounds reputed to have healing qualities. It’s all about the energy of vibrations that reaches you at the cellular level. If this resonates with you –

if it SOUNDS like something that strikes a “chord” with you

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and if you are looking for something special to treat yourself to Thanksgiving weekend … perhaps it’s not too late to contact her for a spot.

I WISH I could go – the fact that the instruments are to be constructed at Mt. Shasta is so enticing … If nothing holds you back, just go:)

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Beautiful People Beautiful Rituals

Om Mani Padme Hum

Post author By Kay T. Ananda
Post date September 18, 2016

* adding this as someone asked – good question. As I am no authority, Dalai Lama to the rescue… who by the way, reminds me of someone’s uncle.

Mantra … prayers … it’s all good because of good intentions in which the process quiets the mind. What does it mean though, all those mantras said to have this or that benefits? When you pray – does it not have a tendency to go into “Dear God, May I pass this test.” or “Dear God, I will be good but in exchange, can you make me win or this or that” “Dear God, please I want this I want that” etc. It’s a pure mirror of our desires, struggles and how we wish for stroke of good luck and miracles. Prayers reflect desires. Mantra is perhaps a little different. It seems more about purifying ourselves, to be less attached to desires and greed, to liberate from the shackles of endless desires to be less stuck with burdens of possessions that take hold on us. This is so cute … Love this.

September is a Childhood Cancer Awareness month.
Here’s a piece I wrote a while back – I am praying that the kids undergoing such a diagnosis survive though – That’s what I pray for – that each living person has the opportunity to come into his/her own and live out the given life to the fullest to the end …My thoughts are kind of like this having attended a funeral/memorial Sunday of my former boss. Youngest of 7 children (!), lost his father at age 14, still managed to graduate college and … he came to this country from Japan with just $7 he can call his own; he leaves this life with good fortune of being surrounded by his loving wife of 50 + years, 3 successful children; 6+ grandchildren – He lived a full life. In the end, it’s all about relationships, isn’t it? Relationship with Self to establish first and then relationships with all. It’s a bit early (I hope!) but makes you think about how you want your funeral & memorial to look like – do hope it will be a CELEBRATION of a life well lived!

As Judith recites –

May we live like the lotus
at home in muddy water.

& Oh, boy, is it muddy!

And some would say – No Mud, No Lotus.

Beautiful Rituals

Post author By Kay T. Ananda
Post date July 10, 2016

– from Niroga Yoga Therapy Teacher Training …presentation from the “Cardiovascular System” module. Just got a news about someone too young to die from a heart attack – heart health, everyone. Take care.

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Ignorance can be compared to
a dark room in which you sleep.
No matter how long the room has been dark,
an hour or a million years,
the moment the lamp of awareness is lit
the entire room becomes luminous.

You are that luminosity.
You are that clear light.

– Tenzin Wangyal Ripoche

The above quote was shared by Judith. Love studying with her.

Some teachers bring you from darkness to light.
You don’t have to be “stuck” in the self-imposed darkness.