“There can be no rebirth without a dark night of the soul, a total annihilation of all that you believed in and thought that you were.”

 ~ Hazrat Inayat Khan

this beauty made my day -thank you

w o r d

As you proceed through life, following your own path, birds will shit on you. Don’t bother to brush it off. Getting a comedic view of your situation gives you spiritual distance. Having a sense of humor saves you.”

 

~ Joseph Campbell

joymagnet on the inside, Oslo July 2013

Going to Wonderland

Time to fly.

This time New York.
I will spend some time replenishing the philosophical part of me.
Through pulsating impressions from a buzzing and vibrant city.
Contasts.
I like that.
Moving slowly.

Be open. Be decadent. Be restful.

NYC 2011

Playlist Summer 2013

Celebrate Connection & Love Playlist 2013

Introduction By Russell Simmons
Azawade  The Touré-Raichel Collective
10 Laws  East Forest
Light  Dr. Toast
Govinda  Atman
Mi Mujer  Nicolas Jaar
Harvest Moon  Poolside
John Mayer - I'm On Fire (Battle Studies Bonus Track)
Little Buddha (Featuring Abih)  See New Project
Temple Prayer  MC Yogi
Give Love  MC Yogi
Guru Mantra (feat. Marti Nikko)  DJ Drez03-22 23:25
Mother India  Fun-Da-Mental
Third Eye  Glen Velez
Summer Days (feat. Bajka)
Earthgarden  Nada
Ane Brun True Colours (cover Cyndi Lauper)
Summertime Sadness  Lana Del Rey
Try  The xx
Eva Cassidy - Fields of Gold 
Flying  Garth Stevenson
Grandmothersphere  East Forest
Letting Yourself Be Loved - Lew Epstein
The End of Suffering - Thich Nhat Hanh  - Graceful Passages
Abundance  Lisbeth Scott
Power of Prayer (so Purkh)  Nirinjan Kaur Khalsa
Baba Hanuman (Live)  Krishna Das Krishna Das



Restorative & Kidney Love

Power of Prayer (so Purkh)  Nirinjan Kaur Khalsa
Abundance  Lisbeth Scott Om Sweet Om
Purnamadah  Shantala The Love Window
Bija  Todd Norian Bija
Oneness Blessing  Nahuel Schrajis The Oneness Blessing
Oneness Blessing (Instrumental)  Nahuel Schrajis The Oneness Blessing
Woodlands Heart  Kaia Inner Quiet
Flying  Garth Stevenson
The End of Suffering - Thich Nhat Hanh  Graceful Passages
Letting Yourself Be Loved - Lew Epstein  Graceful Passages
Ohroo  Biomusique The 10,000 Steps
Grandmothersphere  East Forest Love Bomb
Eva Cassidy - Fields of Gold 

Photo: Sabina Fattah

Bye bye Crete I Love You

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

Midsummer & celebrate light

For us who live in Scandinavia we are reaching Midsummer, the peak celebration of the summertime when the days are longer than the nights. In the north, the sun never sets.
Nature is lush green and bursting with chlorophyll, it is definatly a time of celebrating the fullness of life.

Go outside. Pick some flowers. Contemplate. Let nature embrace you.
Honouring this very moment. Count your blessings.

Forever Grateful

Maria

Bonfire at Ängsbacka 2013

 

 

Freedom is a state of mind

---- Krishnamurti


Summer in Norway.
Naked feet in the grass.
Strawberries.
Never ending light.
Nature is lush and green.
Exploding in beauty.
I can eat my dinner outside and maybe catch some sunrays
Birds singing.
That`s so much love I almost can`t embrace it all.
I feel so close to Earth I wanna kiss her.
I feel alive and free.
Can I please conserve this sparkling ether on a bottle?
Sniffing during winter?

Free.

What is freedom?
What does it mean for you?
Do we need boundaries to create more freedom or space into our bodies? Our beings.
I ask you.

Do we we really want to be free?


Read more about Freedom from Krishnamurti here.



Alive at Ängsbacka 2013

for you

my altar in june

She took a leap of faith and grew her wings on the way down

~ David Brinkley

mountain herbs Crete 2012

L O V E

In the end what matters most is,
How well did you live,
How well did you love,
How well did you learn to let go?

Buddha

a present moment: birdlove in london summer2012

Rommelyoga playlists spring 2012 ♥

I know! 
Better late than never.  More in progress.
I bow to you ♥

Springtime 2012

Prana (Sahana Vavatu)  Craig Kohland & Shaman's Dream
Third Eye - Glen Velez
Emotional Clockwork - Matthew Schoening
Last Dance (Enliven Deep Acoustics & Kenny Leaven Remix) - Chapeau Claque
Duality - Tumbara
Om Shanti - Zilverzurf
Ajnabee Feat. (feat. Go-Ray)  EarthRise SoundSystem
Radiant Pleasure - Layne Redmond
The Proclaimer -  Layne Redmond
Miniature 8 -  Matthew Robert Cooper
To Hugo - Clogs
Sparkwood and Twentyone - Aix Em Klemm
1000 Suns - Rara Avis
Backbends For Opening The Heart  -  Ben Leimbach & Jai Uttal
Wandering - Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai


Shake the Dust.

Intro - The xx
Throwed Snow Cones - Ernest Gonzales
Emotional Clockwork - Matthew Schoening
Shake It (Shaikh It) - Adham Shaikh
The Proclaimer - Layne Redmond
Duality -Tumbara
Om Shantih Shantih Shantih - Robert Musso
Radiant Pleasure - Layne Redmond
Om Shanti - Zilverzurf
Oh, Why - Balam Acab Wander
10,000 Steps - Biomusique
Ohroo - Biomusique
Wandering - Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai
1000 Suns - Rara Avis



retro sunflower summer 2008

what is perfect about right n o w ?

practice

The longest relationship we have in our lives is with ourselves - take time to cultivate and strengthen it!

me as bird

c o u r a g e

bravery, boldness, fearlessness.... your choice
what Wikipedia says: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courage

courage in a calender

in between - in transit

Transitions.
Pause.
In between.
Changes.

This song is nurturing for everything in between.
Take your time.
Rest.

sigur ros rembihnútur

You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself.

 ~Alan Alda




moment of wilderness on a train May 2012

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

Green Morning

a little bit of greens everyday.............