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Atisha the Thrice Great

Who is Atisha and why are we inviting you to explore his seven points of mind training this January at our weekend meditation retreat, January 20 -22, 2023? Atisha is most commonly known for bringing Buddhism to Tibet and for his Heart Meditation, where we breath in the suffering of others into our hearts holding it there until it transforms into compassion on the exhale.

We will take a deep dive into these seven point together this January. You will deepen your understanding of meditation and have these tools to take home with you. Applying them on the daily to bring more awareness, understanding and compassion into your being - for yourself and for all beings. Join Us!

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On Meditation and Integration

integration is the key to embodying all the work that we do to heal and become more aware. Through meditation and self inquiry we can integrate our understandings through our beings rather than our minds. Experiencing integration is a key intention for our January meditation retreat as we use meditation, inquiry and medicine to understand our experiences of who we are and who we are NOT.

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What is Compassionate Inquiry?

Compassionate Inquiry is a form of inquiry work developed by Dr. Gabor Maté to help people come out of their past adaptive behaviors and patterns, which no longer serve them —to heal and ultimately come into acceptance and presence.

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Moving into the unknown – reflections on emptiness.

Understanding Mind and No Mind - moving from the the Known to the Unknown is an unwinding, a homecoming. Our October meditation retreat is an invitation to understand the relationship between Mind and No Mind through meditation, inquiry and ceremony. Jump in.

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Celebrate!

Grateful for the late snow this past April and May and for the rains this week! Our mountain is green and lush right now.

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Integrating 2020 - its been a wild ride.

2020 has been a wild ride for me and I am just now finding some clarity. From the Yogi Bhajan Kundalini yoga crisis in late January to the virus to the social and political upheaval to trying something new and away from all this - I am just now back and rewriting my book to reflect what I have learned just now. Second edition coming November 1. Sending love to all and I would love to hear about how you are intgrating during his time.

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14 Osho Quotes on Love For Valentine's Day!

As an Osho Sannyasin I am often bemused when people who don’t know Osho refer to him as the “sex guru”. Osho was an enlightened Master who was all about Love. Here are 14 quotes to give you taste of his Love- and a few on sex too!

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On Taking A Spiritual Name

People are sometimes curious about why I took a spiritual name. Since I am now using Deva Arani “full time” rather then just for my spiritual community I thought to share a little about why I took this name and what it means to me.

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