Zen Life

  Starting a new chapter I am getting excited, I feel the end is almost here for living in the desert ( at least in the summer months) I am taking baby steps to achieve this dream of mine - to be out of here for the summer months I am starting to wind down my job. I have started to do more research on where I would like to live- I love the beach so, trying to make it a reality. The issue is where???? Where can I live that is not going to break the bank?? Would like to stay in CA if I can. Close to my doctors, and family Each week I will take a day or two to check out beaches in Southern CA This week I start my Search at Seal Beach…. Not sure where I will wind up yet Time will tell It will all come together Till then I am working on making my dream a reality

  Owning your own business  Gives you some freedom and independence  But with that said, it's not for everyone. It takes lots of hard work and patience to achieve success. For most it does not happen overnight, for most, it can take up to two years for owners to start seeing real  money coming in. At times I wanted to give up. But so happy I did not. Once the ball starts rolling clients, will notice you. You will start to get a following and referrals will start coming in.  Always stay on top of your game.  Treat each day like your first day. Do not take any clients for granted  Never forget the hard times- Be thankful for what you have  Do something different than what your competitors offer.  Be yourself - People can spot a phony a mile away  Change with the times  Know that you cant please each person, sometimes you just have to let a client go- or suck it up.  Clients, Vendors, staff, and Landlords can drive you insane. Bre...

  Kundalini Yoga and what it means to me  The Definition of Kundalini in the Dictionary  Kundalini yoga ( kuṇḍalinī-yoga ) derives from kundalini , defined in tantra as energy that lies within the body, frequently at the navel or the base of the spine. In normative tantric systems, kundalini is considered to be dormant until it is activated (as by the practice of yoga ) and channeled upward through the central channel in a process of spiritual perfection. Other schools, such as Kashmir Shaivism , teach that there are multiple kundalini energies in different parts of the body which are active and do not require awakening. Kundalini is believed by adherents to be power associated with the divine feminine , Shakti . [1] [2] [3] [4] Kundalini yoga as a school of yoga is influenced by Shaktism and Tantra schools of Hinduism . [5] It derives its name through a focus on awakening kundalini energy through regular practice of mantra , tantra, yantra , yoga, laya, haṭha, medi...

  Freedom  Lately, I feel trapped  Let me out I say Go Go Go  Work Work Work  Tired, on edge, stressed  I want my Freedom Back !!! I am rewriting my chapter. Starting Over. Taking one day at a time Living in the moment  Letting go of the past  Not worrying about the future, as it may never come  Saying No  I have a few people in my life that are energy suckers, letting them go. As they are just so draining  Back to doing what makes me happy  Spending Time with Zach and Valentina  Writing Photography  Hiking  Yoga  Reading  Traveling  In Doing this I will be Free to do what I want!!!! In Doing this I will once again live a simple, non-complicated Zen Life    

  What Yoga means to me  I have been practicing yoga on and off for 20 years  The last 4 years I have really gotten into it, along with Meditation, I practice Dailey  4 years ago I was diagnosed  with breast cancer, to me it was a death sentence. I had never been so scared in my life. Thoughts of  Suicide entered my mind. I even went as far as looking up the easiest way to put me out of my misery. After all I had been through in life, now cancer!!!  What did I do in life that was so bad to deserve this?? I literally did not want to go on…. I was in a state of deep depression. In desperation to help myself, I went on to the computer and searched Meetup Wellness Groups. Gather Movement and Wellness in La Quinta had a Sunday Morning class called  Sacred Sundays with Paul. Sounded interesting so I signed up.  On that Sunday in late March I drove into the parking lot. Through  the front door and up the steps, into a welcoming space. I took of...

 I start each day with a Meditation - then I slowly rise up.  Grab a cup of coffee- write my intensions for the day. -  Each day I have a purpose - even if its just one thing.  Do some form of exercise - Yoga, Nature walks, and swimming are my go to.  By 9:00 I am ready to start my day - what ever that may be.  I have learned to focus- just on one thing at a time. Not have my mind jump from one thing to another  I have learned that I can not sit at the computer for hrs. at a time . Doing so - my mind gets mushy and not sharp. So every 2 to 3 hrs I take a break - do 10 min of yoga, or some form of exercise .   I have learned and accepted I can not go go go like I used to. I try to end my day out in the field by 1:00. Home to rest for an hour. Either take a nap, or just meditate. My Body and Mind need to rest and rejuvenate.  After I am fully rested - I will do office work - Answer emails - text and calls. By 5:00 - 6:00 the latest I am do...

 My Older Self  A few years ago - my yoga instructor Jen, had a special meditation practice. She took us to a place, and asked us to envision what our older self was like.  My older self has long brown and gray hair with a slim figure. She is dressed in black yoga pants - black tank top, with a burgundy long sweater, with no shoes.  She lives in a small home - on a cliff - overlooking the ocean down below . Her home is bright and airy, with photos hanging on the walls of places she has been to. The home smells of fresh lavender, the sound of waves crashing below.   She invites me in - we sit on her cream colored sofa and drink hot tea and eat cookies. Since that meditation - I frequently will take myself back to this place. A place of peace, calmness, and wisdom.  This morning I took myself back to this place, to ask my older self wiser self , what to do about work and life. She sat me down on the sofa overlooking the ocean. I felt so at peace. All of my wo...