But I'll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you'll come to understand that you're connected with everything

--- Alan Watts

Daily Tarot 

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”

~ Viktor E. Frankl

Time for Tuscany

It´s a privilige to teach, breathe and share my yoga in this beautiful area once again.
Blessed be the Universe

Restore & Revitalize 2013

Going into Silence

s t i l l n e s s

But I'll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you'll come to understand that you're connected with everything

 - alan watts

tree in solitude nesodden 2010

S P R I N G

It´s happening again.
The Spiral Of Life
We have already passed Spring Equinox and the days are getting longer.
But I have to admit that I still feel like a hibernating Mama Bear.
It`s time for cleansing out old winterdust with heaps of meditation and breathingwork.
Plant the seeds you wan`t to grow in your inner garden.
And nourish the ones who`s already there.

Keep your heart planted in the dirt.



there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I'm too tough for him,
I say, stay in there, I'm not going
to let anybody see

charles Bukowski

Tussilago Farfara

A certain darkness is needed to see the stars

Osho

Sognsvann Stillness

X-mas Light - Winter Solstice

Wish you all a peaceful holiday.
Celebrate light and connection.
Stay close to your center.
Be a Love Warrior
In the midst of this madness.
Heal yourself inside out.
Own your truth.
Love unconditionally
Believe
Receive
And enjoy the silence.

Yours Sincerely Maria

retro postcard

So, believe in yourself. Feel yourself. Incorporate that inner child, make those choices, go for it, have a good day.

Tom Kaypacha Lescher


Mercury, also known as the Divine Trickster, goes direct  today November 10.
Time to move forward again.


Click here for the latest Pele Report :
Astrology Forecast for November 6, 2013

In Love everysingleday -  Maria

 me manifesting at Ängsbacka 2010

"When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn."


~Harriet Beecher Stowe

Soft Vrikshasana - India Mandrem Beach 2011

Aleph

Life, Love & Death

Contasts creates creativity.

From vibrant NYC to peaceful Ängsbacka.
For me, it means moving from outside pulsation to inner pulsation.
I can hear my heart a little more clearly in Nature.
Who doesen´t?

Life. Love. Death.

It`s just the beginning.

Let your heart explode.

Ängsbacka

“Nature is the best thing we’ve got.”

Peter Beard

 

my roots at Crete 2013

 

 

Hokusai Says’

I wanna share this amazing poem with you.
I´m off to Mother Crete for a month.
And magical Triopetra.
Embrace July.

Hokusai says Look carefully.
He says pay attention, notice.
He says keep looking, stay curious.
He says there is no end to seeing.
He says Look Forward to getting old.
He says keep changing, you just get more who you really are.
He says get stuck, accept it, repeat yourself as long as it’s interesting.
He says keep doing what you love.
He says keep praying.
He says every one of us is a child, every one of us is ancient, every one of us has a body.
He says every one of us is frightened.
He says every one of us has to find a way to live with fear.
He says everything is alive – shells, buildings, people, fish, mountains, trees.
Wood is alive.
Water is alive
Everything has its own life.
Everything lives inside us.
He says live with the world inside you.
He says it doesn’t matter if you draw, or write books.
It doesn’t matter if you saw wood, or catch fish.
It doesn’t matter if you sit at home and stare at the ants on your verandah or the shadows of the trees and grasses in your garden.
It matters that you care.
It matters that you feel.
It matters that you notice.
It matters that life lives through you.
Contentment is Life living through you.
Joy is life living through you.
Satisfaction and strength is life living through you.
Peace is life living through you.
He says don’t be afraid.
Don’t be afraid.
Look, feel, let life take you by the hand.
Let life live through you.

Roger Keyes

for you

my altar in june

every moment is a new adventure

Be s t i l l

This Spring is like a very narrow birth.
In many ways.
Nature is slow. Buds are bursting - and waiting.
To cold.
Waiting.
Our bodies may be feeling the same way.
Not ready.
As sloths, always taking their time.
Relaxed.

I saw a brilliant film the other day: Megane (or Glasses)
An unexpected pause from reality.

Taeko, a stressed, young proffessor, arrives on an island in the south of Japan for a vacation.
On this paradisical island little else matters beyond the recharging of spiritual batteries and the enjoyment of eating.
And of course" twilighting" -
They are referring to the art of slowing down, steeping ourselves in a place, doing nothing, and giving ourselves up to enjoying the present moment.
The movie is about the talent to be here.
It is quirky, and playful.
Taeko slowly learns to accept and then love the islands unique way of living.

Simply Being.

Take your time. On your mat. In your life. Dare to be different.


"There's nothing to do, nowhere to go, and the quality of your inner silence permeates everything you do"

Osho Zen: The Diamond Thunderbolt

twilighting - Tulum Sunrise

What If...

What if.....

What if religion was each other
If our practice was our life
If prayer was our words

What if the temple was the Earth
If forests were our church
If holy water - the rivers, lakes, and oceans

What if meditation was our relationships
If the Teacher was life
If wisdom was self-knowledge
If love was the center of our being.

Ganga White




horses and nature - summer in skåne 2012
click for larger view

Movement never lies- it is a barometer telling the state of the soul's weather

~ Martha Graham

This video makes me wanna move, cry and be still at the same time.

You can also watch it here:
movement never lies

m o m e n t s

Rest in the pause between breaths.
Pause in the rest between thoughts.

Bask in the space between words.
Stop in the stillness between time.

--Julie Rappaport


Leaving for 2 weeks at precious Triòpetra
Celebrating the Moment(s)
Some posts along the way may sneak in.

summerfeets