This Mary Oliver poem about stillness and ignition caught my attention. Beautiful!

What I Have Learned So Far

By Mary Oliver
(1935 – )

Meditation is old and honorable, so why should I
not sit, every morning of my life, on the hillside,
looking into the shining world? Because, properly
attended to, delight, as well as havoc, is suggestion.
Can one be passionate about the just, the
ideal, the sublime, and the holy, and yet commit
to no labor in its cause? I don’t think so.

All summations have a beginning, all effect has a
story, all kindness begins with the sown seed.
Thought buds toward radiance. The gospel of
light is the crossroads of — indolence, or action.

Be ignited, or be gone.

Craniosacral therapy helps resolve pain and anxiety

The beauty of craniosacral therapy is that it supports our innate self-regulating ability by assisting deep rooted patterns to resolve and heal. We are accessing our embryological blue print which begins to function at the moment of conception and is with us all our life. Many of our core patterns are laid down during our in utero, birth and preverbal time. Using the light touch and collaborative intention clients give themselves the opportunity to free up energy that is bound in tension fields. These tension fields create pain patterns in the tissues. Working slowly and gently health and balance is restored.

Physical and emotional imprinting from the birth process

During my pre and perinatal professional training we are exposing the effects of early trauma on our physical body and healing the resulting nervous system activation. We have explored the importance of the attachment and bonding process in Module One. In Module Two we experienced our conception and inutero experience and the imprinting those processes have left in our cellular memory. This module we navigated the birth process and the variety of presentations that we may have experienced in a vaginal delivery. This work is so powerful and so inspiring and so profoundly healing. I am in awe. Thank you Myrna Martin!

www.myrnamartin.net

A dear friend sent these wise words for living an abundant life.

I am not a Buddhist and yet these guidelines resonate. What do you think?

Six right livelihood guidelines:

Consume mindfully.

Eat with awareness and gratitude.
Pause before buying and see if breathing is enough.
Pay attention to the effects of media you consume.
Pause. Breathe. Listen.

When you feel compelled to speak in a meeting or conversation, pause.
Breathe before entering your home, pleace of work, or school.
Listen to the people you encounter. They are buddhas.
Practice gratitude.

Notice what you have
Be equally grateful for opportunities and challenges.
Share joy, not negativity.
Cultivate compassion and loving kindness.

Notice where help is needed and be quick to help
Consider others’ perspectives deeply.
Work for peace at many levels.
Discover wisdom

Cultivate “don’t know” mind (= curiosity).
Find connections between Buddhist teachings and your life.
Be open to what arises in every moment.
Accept constant change.

Headaches? Craniosacral therapy can help

Craniosacral therapy (CST) is a reliable solution for those who suffer from headaches particularly vascular type headaches. Sometimes the blood draining from the head via the jugular vein can be partially obstructed, particularly where it exits the cranium at the jugular foramen just behind the ear. Misalignment of the temporal and occipital bones can cause the vein to be squeezed and thus stop the free flow of blood resulting in headache and feeling of fullness and pressure. CST gently encourages the sutures and related structures and tissues to rebalance thus restoring normal blood flow.

What do biodynamic craniosacral therapy, embryology and yoga have in common?

It turns out... lots! Last Friday evening I had a wonderful opportunity to address a room full of yoga teachers in training out at UBC. The Yoga Wheel training is a comprehensive one and includes a curiosity for the inner workings of the prenatal time. We were able to explore some of the basic concepts of BCST as well as take a look at the richness embodied in our early embryonic stages of development. We particularly explored how the growing embryo organizes around the stillness of the midline. Thanks Lidija!