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I’ve been extracted. I know it sounds funny But like a alien Spaceship invasion I’ve been sucked out of my world And dropped almost abruptly Into a new place where Accents are so strong I can not understand A language that appears To be my own. I’ve been abducted From all that I know In order to entertain Southern hospitality Farms and extreme heat And there are times When the little bits still Left of myself miss The smog, mice And frequent hollerings Of a mad taxi driver “Move the Fuck out the way” Honk, Honk-- loudly With banishes That are not the sound These aliens make Where they drive snail slow In an attempt to get somewhere. But I recognize demon speeds I even know how to avoid them Or make them happen And it doesn’t bother me I can make it home safe there. But here Where the clouds Sun red as Pluto, moon, stars are always Beautiful and close and the rain Pounds like waterfalls and then Crickets I am clean and hot again And unsure I will ever make it Home The roads go on for ev...
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Music and Yoga

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Once after teaching a Vinyasa yoga class, I was directed by a fellow yoga teacher to consider the volume of my music during class. I was surprised that the teacher found the music too loud. This is not to speak of whether it was or wasn’t, it was too loud for her, but I’d never personally thought of the volume at all, except during the quieter times a class provides, times of introspection. I was accustom to plugging in my ipod and “rocking out”. The idea that music should be loud, only played softly or played at all during a yoga class is one to consider. It is not uncommon for many teachers to throw out musical accompaniment in order to usher students through directions and into, what maybe for some, a deeper connection to their practice. However, many yoga teachers strive to guide with the use of music and as this becomes a guide, I find it more important to consider the music we are plugging in and then adjust the volume. No one can say whether yoga is more effective with or with...
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“Alice in Wonderland"

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Recently I spoke about the veils in my blog “Circumcision of the Heart.” These, in brief, are the layers of our experience in the body, which is not who we really are. However, these veils still exist as we identify with the ego, the stories we tell ourselves in order to be apart of the collective experience. Having a practice to acknowledge these veils allows them to drop, like shackles or skin follicle. Underneath them, like the skin, there is another layer, something new to discover.  Recently after a veil unfolding, I peeked inside of some historic guilt that lingered. I thought for sure that I was at the bottom of this feeling. I'd been guilty for quite some time off and on. And then I realized, just when I was getting ready to congradulate myself, like " Alice and Wonderland," there was no real bottom.  I also realized that there was  no rush and there was no getting it all done. There is, however, an opportunity for us to continue to create space in thi...
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