Breath and Breathing . . . simply breathe and thrive with beginner’s mind

After a month long period of working on creating a new spiritual zen and yoga program, focusing on teaching gentle breath awareness has been wonderful . . . and mainly because awe and wonder come as always in remembering and entering into the beginner’s mind, as we are continually supposed to as zen teachers. Personally,Continue reading “Breath and Breathing . . . simply breathe and thrive with beginner’s mind”

How I Fit Zen Meditation into my Day | Connect, De-stress, Sit

Zen is in the living—your day becomes a daily process of meditation, awareness and awakening . . . when you live simply. Before we get into how I fit meditation into my day with zen . . . let’s get very real about something: we have a daily choice to search for what is goodContinue reading “How I Fit Zen Meditation into my Day | Connect, De-stress, Sit”

The Zen of Getting Reverence into the Life in my Day

Getting reverence into our day, or as I say it “into the life in my day” is the way we radiate out the qualities and values of living with zen to all others [including animals], plants and planet. Zen has been called “the religion without a god” which respects the divinity within all . .Continue reading “The Zen of Getting Reverence into the Life in my Day”

Breath and Breathing . . . a simple step to thriving

  Personally, I love the concepts of Buddha Nature, Nirvana or the Bliss State, the stillness of the Ultimate Mind of the Divine which accepts us totally—and the Mother of the Breath which breathes all of us and breathes life force energy into us. One breath, One mind. We can live for quite a longContinue reading “Breath and Breathing . . . a simple step to thriving”

How Do I Get “zen-love” Into My Day . . ?

Whenever I’m taking the time to focus my attention on “Zen-love-ing up My Day”, people around me notice and I’m always being asked : ” . . . WHAT do you do?”  The effects are that obvious!   “Zenity” is my term for the beneficial effects that a zen practice and a regular routine haveContinue reading “How Do I Get “zen-love” Into My Day . . ?”