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reconnecting
I'm not even sure how to encapsulate my experiences with magickal studies over the years; the ups and downs and how I came to where I am on this path. It seems unfathomable to me to be able to articulate it all, but suffice it to say that for a while, I'd abandoned my rituals and practices,......Read More

Posted on: 2009-09-04 15:28:13 | Rating:

| Views: 32 | Comments: 1 | Tags: magick rituals Mystery School spiritual studies

Blade Runner, why I think it is the perfect film
I don't usually do blogs about films but seeing that this is a subject that has been a central passion throughout my life since childhood, it seems like something I ought to be talking about. Lately I've been reconnecting to one of my all time favorite films, Blade Runner. The next......Read More

Posted on: 2009-09-02 15:41:50 | Rating:

| Views: 41 | Comments: 2 | Tags: Blade Runner sci-fi films cinema movies films

living asthanga yoga...a new journey
I recently heard yoga teacher Shiva Rea saying in an interview that she was no longer interested in practicing yoga or teaching yoga. At first this seemed rather shocking because her classes and workshops are always packed and she sells millions of instructional DVDs, many of which I own......Read More

Posted on: 2009-09-01 14:46:14 | Rating:

| Views: 42 | Comments: 1 | Tags: asthanga yoga yogic life veganism holistic healing

practice...and all is coming
Those were the sage words of the founder of Asthanga yoga, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, and according to his students it was something he would say often, along with "Without yoga, what use?" or the wonderful "With yoga, all is possible." Ever since I first saw these quotes in......Read More

Posted on: 2009-08-28 16:52:29 | Rating:

| Views: 22 | Comments: 1 | Tags: yoga nutrition veganism Asthanga

the yin and the yang of the day
It's amazing how having all the knowledge in the world about something still doesn't mean you'll necessarily do the things that you know are in your best interests. But I am finally coming to a place in my life where I can see those patterns and moments with humor and reflection rather than......Read More

Posted on: 2009-08-25 13:06:07 | Rating:

| Views: 12 | Comments: 0 | Tags: back issues yoga holistic healing

one lovely constant
During my lunch break, I was listening to a lovely hypnotherapy MP3 done by my mentor and hypnotherapist, which involves creating and spending time within a "special place" where you can recharge, let go of stress and tension, heal and come out of the 15 minute session totally......Read More

Posted on: 2009-08-24 17:59:11 | Rating:

| Views: 31 | Comments: 0 | Tags: yoga asthanga hatha Kundalini power yoga

Sabrosa Purr...a real rock band with balls Explicit Content
It's been ages since I felt a visceral connection to a rock band's music, probably since the early days of the Pumpkins, when they were the neighborhood darlings of Boystown and East Lakebiew, the house band at Metro, wa lking distance from my studio apartment. The obvious brilliance of......Read More

Posted on: 2009-08-12 16:11:42 | Rating:

| Views: 28 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Sabrosa Purr rock music indie music alternative music

are the Sheeple waking up??? Explicit Content
How delighted I was to come into work this morning and see online headlines about the recent rash of anti-Obama posters that apparently originated right here in Los Angeles...how proud I am! I have been surrounded by idiots who drank the Kool-Aid and walked around like little Manchurian......Read More

Posted on: 2009-08-05 12:02:13 | Rating:

| Views: 30 | Comments: 3 | Tags: Obama poster civil disobedience Sheeple

a physical rebirth!
I haven't been posting many blogs, particularly about physical pursuits because honestly, there haven't been many. Where running and yoga used to be constants I eventually became tired of bounding away on a treadmill like a hamster in a wheel and even my beloved Kundalini and Power......Read More

Posted on: 2009-08-03 20:09:16 | Rating:

| Views: 24 | Comments: 1 | Tags: yoga hatha kundalini ecstasy meditation healing

learning to live
It's not so easy, this new way of life...even something as simple as grocery shopping is a whole new experience. Tossing out the rigidity and obessesiveness with dieting, food and nutrition I've lived with since I was about 10 years old is liberating...and strange. Taking the TIME to sit down,......Read More