JUST A TOUCH

John Lacey just left my house at 4:30 this morning, on his way to Arlington, Orygun.

He came to spend a long weekend with me.

When he left he hugged me ! WOW ! WOW INDEED !

It seems that even with me being in Remission, people still don't touch me; but then, as I observe the World in general, people don't touch. So ?

So What ?

There are Chemists who spend their whole lives trying to find out what's in a lump of sugar.
I want to know one thing. What is color ?

                                    ~Pablo Picasso

~ Falling into Life...Catching Impermanence ~

One of the things I have realized (I think) is that we all fall, and fall often.We are also always caught , by the same hands, each time. Think about it and it May dawn on you too

冬

Winter The Dao of Storage

藏之道

The three months of winter are called closing and storing.
Water freezes earth cracks. Do not disturb the yang at all.
Early to bed, late to rise. (One) must await the daylight.
Make that which is of the heart/mind as though hidden,
as though concealed,  as though (one) has a secret intention,
already obtained. Leave the cold, seek warmth. 
Do not leak the
skin (sweat).  Urgently hold onto the chi.
This is the winter compliance of chi
and the cultivation of the Dao of storage.
To oppose these principles injures the kidneys.
(Consequently) spring will bring paralysis and fainting
(and) there will be little to offer one's sprouting.
(Nei Jing Chapter 2)

by Katie Keane

Many of us think of feeling internally as noticing a mood, an emotional state, usually when it's extreme - such as feeling heightened stress or euphoria - and we may also feel the physical effects of these states (faster heartbeat, sweating, tension, body "rushes", etc).

But can we feel the inside of our bodies when we are calm?

There is so much to feeling our internal landscape - tissues, organs, fluids, and the space in between - In LBY, learning to feel inside is foundational, and we start this process with the breath....

Winter is nearly here, a time of shorter days and focusing inward. According to Traditional Chinese medicine, it is the season of the element water, and the corresponding organs, the kidneys.  Taoist master Bruce Frantzis recently offered this advice:

 "December is coming, do anything you can to build up your kidneys during the winter season and get a lot of rest. The winter is the time of the regeneration of your body for the rest of the year. And I hope the forces of universe bring this opportunity into your life."

We can use Longevity Breathing Yoga to relax and open our breathing so that each breath provides a gentle massage to the kidneys.  Taking  even a few a few minutes daily to practice the following simple warm-ups and posture can provide significant benefit.