Style or posture does not matter, its Energetics and Intent that is Tai Chi.
If were not careful, all the rest is either a nice therapeutic dance, or just fists and feet.
~Kiachu
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Sunday, October 15, 2006
10-15-2006 Quote for today
Learning to interpret and use what you receive is something most us need to learn how to do. ~Kiachu
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Quote for today - 9-21-2006
TO PENETRATE THE MYSTERIES, to bless with a good conscious, to be great and yet empty, to return to stillness and be forgiving, to be compassionate and to deliver all people, to do good deeds and help people reach the other shore - these are the great benefits of our Path of cultivation. To calm people in stormy times, to help them understand the nature of things, to maintain purity, to nourish all things, to respect all life, and to answer the needs of those whose beliefs come from the heart - these are the services the Order can offer.
- from a Chinese Stelae, 781 A.D.
- from a Chinese Stelae, 781 A.D.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Quote for today - September 12, 2006
The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination is locked up in the safe.
~Peter De Vries
~Peter De Vries
Thursday, June 22, 2006
The Man and the Sandpiper
Once there was a man who wished to find the way to attain his goals. So he prayed to the Almighty for help.
That night the man had a dream in which he was a little sandpiper on a wave-swept shore. As he stepped nimbly in and out with the wave tips, his sandpiper heart beat with a happy wisdom that his human mind had never known.
When the man awoke, he sought out the seashore to study the sandpiper. Returning to his life, he experienced increasing happiness and success.
On occasion the man would return to the seashore to study under the inspiration of the long-legged little sandpiper. Eventually his quest touched upon inner aspects of being.
Gradually the man was imbued with spiritual presence. Compassion flowed from him. Things he touched flourished. And when he laid himself down for his final earthly sleep, his spirit, resembling a little, long-legged bird of purest light, rose in glory into the heavenly shining.
That night the man had a dream in which he was a little sandpiper on a wave-swept shore. As he stepped nimbly in and out with the wave tips, his sandpiper heart beat with a happy wisdom that his human mind had never known.
When the man awoke, he sought out the seashore to study the sandpiper. Returning to his life, he experienced increasing happiness and success.
On occasion the man would return to the seashore to study under the inspiration of the long-legged little sandpiper. Eventually his quest touched upon inner aspects of being.
Gradually the man was imbued with spiritual presence. Compassion flowed from him. Things he touched flourished. And when he laid himself down for his final earthly sleep, his spirit, resembling a little, long-legged bird of purest light, rose in glory into the heavenly shining.
Friday, June 16, 2006
The obstacle is the path
Obstacles do not obstruct the path.
To cross them is to advance on the path.
To cross them is to advance on the path.
Monday, June 12, 2006
Meditation
By amending our mistakes, we get wisdom.
By defending our faults, we betray an unsound mind.
By defending our faults, we betray an unsound mind.
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Meditation
He who treads the Path in earnest
Sees not the mistakes of the world;
If we find fault with others
We ourselves are also in the wrong.
Sees not the mistakes of the world;
If we find fault with others
We ourselves are also in the wrong.
Sunday, June 04, 2006
-Dhammapada, 188-192
They go to many a refuge,
to mountains, forests,
parks, trees, and shrines:
people threatened with danger.
That's not the secure refuge,
that's not the highest refuge,
that's not the refuge,
having gone to which,
you gain release
from all suffering and stress.
But when, having gone for refuge
to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha,
you see with right discernment
the four Noble Truths —
stress,
the cause of stress,
the transcending of stress,
and the Noble Eightfold Path,
the way to the stilling of stress:
That's the secure refuge,
that, the highest refuge,
that is the refuge,
having gone to which,
you gain release
from all suffering and stress.
to mountains, forests,
parks, trees, and shrines:
people threatened with danger.
That's not the secure refuge,
that's not the highest refuge,
that's not the refuge,
having gone to which,
you gain release
from all suffering and stress.
But when, having gone for refuge
to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha,
you see with right discernment
the four Noble Truths —
stress,
the cause of stress,
the transcending of stress,
and the Noble Eightfold Path,
the way to the stilling of stress:
That's the secure refuge,
that, the highest refuge,
that is the refuge,
having gone to which,
you gain release
from all suffering and stress.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Poem - Mind
Mind is the master planner that molds and makes
And man is mind and forever more he takes,
The tools of thought and shaping what he wills
Brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills
He thinks in secret and it comes to pass
His environment is but his looking glass!!!
James Allen
And man is mind and forever more he takes,
The tools of thought and shaping what he wills
Brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills
He thinks in secret and it comes to pass
His environment is but his looking glass!!!
James Allen
Saturday, May 20, 2006
The Genesis of Butterflies
Victor Hugo
The dawn is smiling on the dew that covers
The tearful roses; lo, the little lovers
That kiss the buds, and all the flutterings
In jasmine bloom, and privet, of white wings,
That go and come, and fly, and peep and hide,
With muffled music, murmured far and wide!
Ah, Spring time, when we think of all the lays
That dreamy lovers send to dreamy mays,
Of the fond hearts within a billet bound,
Of all the soft silk paper that pens wound,
The messages of love that mortals write
Filled with intoxication of delight,
Written in April, and before the May time
Shredded and flown, play things for the wind's play-time,
We dream that all white butterflies above,
Who seek through clouds or waters souls to love,
And leave their lady mistress in despair,
To flit to flowers, as kinder and more fair,
Are but torn love-letters, that through the skies
Flutter, and float, and change to Butterflies.
The dawn is smiling on the dew that covers
The tearful roses; lo, the little lovers
That kiss the buds, and all the flutterings
In jasmine bloom, and privet, of white wings,
That go and come, and fly, and peep and hide,
With muffled music, murmured far and wide!
Ah, Spring time, when we think of all the lays
That dreamy lovers send to dreamy mays,
Of the fond hearts within a billet bound,
Of all the soft silk paper that pens wound,
The messages of love that mortals write
Filled with intoxication of delight,
Written in April, and before the May time
Shredded and flown, play things for the wind's play-time,
We dream that all white butterflies above,
Who seek through clouds or waters souls to love,
And leave their lady mistress in despair,
To flit to flowers, as kinder and more fair,
Are but torn love-letters, that through the skies
Flutter, and float, and change to Butterflies.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
5-17-2006 Quote for today
Is a man's real possession his memory or his dreams?
Both can make him rich, both can make him poor.
-Kiachu Shen Ku
Both can make him rich, both can make him poor.
-Kiachu Shen Ku
Monday, May 08, 2006
Poem - Letting Go
Author Unknown
To let go doesn't mean to stop caring;
It means I can't do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off...
It's the realization that I can't control another...
To let go is not to enable,
but to allow learning from natural consequences.
To let go is to admit powerlessness,
which means the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try and change or blame another,
I can only change myself.
To let go is not to care for, but to care about.
To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge,
but to allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes,
but to allow others to affect their own outcomes.
To let go is not to be protective,
It is to permit another to face reality.
To let go is not to deny, but to accept.
To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue,
but to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.
To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires,
but to take each day as it comes and cherish the moment.
To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone,
but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To let go is not to regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future.
To let go is to fear less and love more.
To let go doesn't mean to stop caring;
It means I can't do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off...
It's the realization that I can't control another...
To let go is not to enable,
but to allow learning from natural consequences.
To let go is to admit powerlessness,
which means the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try and change or blame another,
I can only change myself.
To let go is not to care for, but to care about.
To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge,
but to allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes,
but to allow others to affect their own outcomes.
To let go is not to be protective,
It is to permit another to face reality.
To let go is not to deny, but to accept.
To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue,
but to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.
To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires,
but to take each day as it comes and cherish the moment.
To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone,
but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To let go is not to regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future.
To let go is to fear less and love more.
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
5-2-2006 Quote for today
A pebble tossed into the pond of life, provides ripples that come and go. Tossing in a pebble occasionally will provide a shimmer or two of enlightenment that may otherwise have been overlooked. As the ripples move outward, the influences of that pebble and our reaction and interpretations to them can expand our experiences and move energy to other areas of our experience.
Just as with the pond, each of us affect and can be affected by the energies of those around us, both those on the earth plane, and those in other dimensions.
Peace,
Kiachu Shen Ku
Just as with the pond, each of us affect and can be affected by the energies of those around us, both those on the earth plane, and those in other dimensions.
Peace,
Kiachu Shen Ku
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Poem
Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves
of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.
There is a symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds,
the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for the spring.
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature, the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter.
The lasting pleasures of contact with the natural world are available to anyone who will place himself under the influence of earth, sea and sky and their amazing life.
-Rachel Carson (1907-1964)
of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.
There is a symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds,
the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for the spring.
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature, the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter.
The lasting pleasures of contact with the natural world are available to anyone who will place himself under the influence of earth, sea and sky and their amazing life.
-Rachel Carson (1907-1964)
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Even Trees Awake to a Breakfast of Light
Even trees awake to a breakfast of light.
In hungry excitement they elevate their leaves,
Great green choirs with ten thousand open mouths,
Hosanna-ing the sun from silent boughs.
Trees know glory with neither sound nor sight,
Yet spread their limbs with phototropic ease.
No one knows the inwardness of trees;
Imagination, though, rapport allows:
Nor sickness, fire, drought, nor age, nor blight
Erodes their silent worship of delight.
In hungry excitement they elevate their leaves,
Great green choirs with ten thousand open mouths,
Hosanna-ing the sun from silent boughs.
Trees know glory with neither sound nor sight,
Yet spread their limbs with phototropic ease.
No one knows the inwardness of trees;
Imagination, though, rapport allows:
Nor sickness, fire, drought, nor age, nor blight
Erodes their silent worship of delight.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
4-19-2006 Quote for today
I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.
-E. E. Cummings
-E. E. Cummings
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Poem
The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you,
Don’t go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want.
Don’t go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the door sill,
Don’t go back to sleep.
The door is round and open.
Don’t go back to sleep.
-Rumi
Don’t go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want.
Don’t go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the door sill,
Don’t go back to sleep.
The door is round and open.
Don’t go back to sleep.
-Rumi
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
4-4-2006 Quote for today
If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees.
-Hal Borland
-Hal Borland
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Trees - Joyce Kilmer
(For Mrs. Henry Mills Alden)
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
Monday, March 20, 2006
3-20-2006 Quote for today
Enlightenment is like the
moon reflected on the water.
The moon does not get wet,
nor is the water broken.
Although its light is wide and great,
the moon is reflected even
in a puddle an inch wide.
The whole moon and the entire sky
are reflected in dewdrops on the grass,
or even in one drop of water.
- Dogen (1200-1253)
moon reflected on the water.
The moon does not get wet,
nor is the water broken.
Although its light is wide and great,
the moon is reflected even
in a puddle an inch wide.
The whole moon and the entire sky
are reflected in dewdrops on the grass,
or even in one drop of water.
- Dogen (1200-1253)
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
3-15-2006 Quote for today
All things must change to something new, to something strange.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Poem - Forgiveness
do we ever truly forgive
and allow ourselves
some measure of reprieve
open ourselves
to the unconditional love
that surrounds us
the universe knows no bounds
yet will never
hinder
our attempts to bind ourselves
forgetting the space
in love
where we are meant to reside
from: Mar marciful
and allow ourselves
some measure of reprieve
open ourselves
to the unconditional love
that surrounds us
the universe knows no bounds
yet will never
hinder
our attempts to bind ourselves
forgetting the space
in love
where we are meant to reside
from: Mar marciful
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
3-1-2006 Quote for today
We are all made up of all the influences that came before; our reactions to them, and to our interpretations of right or wrong. It’s all a matter of what ones base line intent and level of mindfulness is.
Kiachu Shen Ku
Kiachu Shen Ku
Monday, February 13, 2006
2-13-2006 Quote for today
A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled.
-James A. Baldwin
-James A. Baldwin
Sunday, February 12, 2006
2-12-2006 Quote for today
Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help. -Thomas Fuller
Saturday, February 11, 2006
2-11-2006 Quote for today
A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.
-Albert Einstein
-Albert Einstein
Friday, February 10, 2006
2-10-2006 Quote for today
Wisdom is the power that enables us to use knowledge for the benefit of ourselves and others.
-Thomas J. Watson
-Thomas J. Watson
Thursday, February 09, 2006
2-9-2006 Quote for today
Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.
-William James
-William James
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
2-7-2006 Quote for today
To have that sense of one's intrinsic worth which constitutes self-respect is potentially to have everything.
– Joan Didion
– Joan Didion
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Monday, February 06, 2006
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Zen Story - Something Missing
A priest was in charge of the garden within a famous Zen temple. He had been given the job because he loved the flowers, shrubs, and trees. Next to the temple there was another, smaller temple where there lived a very old Zen master. One day, when the priest was expecting some special guests, he took extra care in tending to the garden. He pulled the weeds, trimmed the shrubs, combed the moss, and spent a long time meticulously raking up and carefully arranging all the dry autumn leaves. As he worked, the old master watched him with interest from across the wall that separated the temples.
When he had finished, the priest stood back to admire his work. "Isn't it beautiful," he called out to the old master. "Yes," replied the old man, "but there is something missing. Help me over this wall and I'll put it right for you."
After hesitating, the priest lifted the old fellow over and set him down. Slowly, the master walked to the tree near the center of the garden, grabbed it by the trunk, and shook it. Leaves showered down all over the garden. "There," said the old man, "you can put me back now."
When he had finished, the priest stood back to admire his work. "Isn't it beautiful," he called out to the old master. "Yes," replied the old man, "but there is something missing. Help me over this wall and I'll put it right for you."
After hesitating, the priest lifted the old fellow over and set him down. Slowly, the master walked to the tree near the center of the garden, grabbed it by the trunk, and shook it. Leaves showered down all over the garden. "There," said the old man, "you can put me back now."
Saturday, February 04, 2006
Friday, February 03, 2006
2-3-2006 Quote for today
The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves.
-John Dryden
-John Dryden
Thursday, February 02, 2006
2-2-2006 Quote for today
He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest.
-Dylan Thomas
-Dylan Thomas
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
2-1-2006 Quote for today
Everything - mountains, rivers, plants, trees - should be your teacher.
— Morihei Ueshiba
— Morihei Ueshiba
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
1-31-2006 Quote for today
Night's deepest gloom is but a calm; that soothes the weary mind: The labored days restoring balm; the comfort of mankind.
-Leigh Hunt
-Leigh Hunt
Monday, January 30, 2006
1-30-2006 Quote for today
Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer.
-Barbara De Angelis
-Barbara De Angelis
Zen Story - Ritual
When the spiritual teacher and his disciples began their evening meditation, a cat who lived in the monastery made such noise that it distracted them. One day the teacher ordered that the cat be tied up during the evening practice. Years later, when the teacher died, the cat continued to be tied up during the meditation session. And when the cat eventually died, another cat was brought to the monastery and tied up. Centuries later, learned descendants of the spiritual teacher wrote scholarly treatises about the religious significance of tying up a cat for meditation practice.
Sunday, January 29, 2006
1-29-2006 Quote for today
The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to fulfilling your dreams.
-Og Mandino
-Og Mandino
Saturday, January 28, 2006
1-28-2006 Quote for today
In your thirst for knowledge, be sure not to drown in all the information.
-Anthony J. D'Angelo
-Anthony J. D'Angelo
Friday, January 27, 2006
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Zen Story - Rehearsal
A dramatic ballad singer studied under a strict teacher who insisted that he rehearse day after day, month after month the same passage from the same song, without being permitted to go any further. Finally, overwhelmed by frustration and despair, the young man ran off to find another profession. One night, stopping at an inn, he stumbled upon a recitation contest. Having nothing to lose, he entered the competition and, of course, sang the one passage that he knew so well. When he had finished, the sponsor of the contest highly praised his performance. Despite the student's embarrassed objections, the sponsor refused to believe that he had just heard a beginner perform. "Tell me," the sponsor said, "who is your instructor? He must be a great master." The student later became known as the great performer Koshiji.
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
1-24-2006 Quote for today
As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the soul will not emerge.
-Henry Van Dyke
-Henry Van Dyke
Monday, January 23, 2006
1-23-2006 Quote for today
Living in dreams of yesterday, we find ourselves still dreaming of impossible future conquests.
-Charles Lindbergh
-Charles Lindbergh
Sunday, January 22, 2006
1-22-2006 Quote for today
Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.
-John Lubbock
-John Lubbock
Saturday, January 21, 2006
1-21-2006 Quote for today
You may not always be able to avoid difficult situations, you can modify the extent to which you suffer by how you choose to respond to the situation.
-The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living (HH Dalai Lama)
-The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living (HH Dalai Lama)
Friday, January 20, 2006
1-20-2006 Quote for today
Only the dreamer shall understand realities, though in truth his dreaming must be not out of proportion to his waking.
-Margaret Fuller
-Margaret Fuller
Thursday, January 19, 2006
1-19-2006 Quote for today
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
-Juvenal
-Juvenal
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Zen story - Reality Is Now
A Japanese warrior was captured by his enemies and thrown into prison. That night he was unable to sleep because he feared that the next day he would be interrogated, tortured, and executed. Then the words of his Zen master came to him, "Tomorrow is not real. It is an illusion. The only reality is now." Heeding these words, the warrior became peaceful and fell asleep.
1-19-2006 Quote for today
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
-Annie Dillard
-Annie Dillard
1-18-2006 Quote for today
You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within you, as desire for drink is within the drunkard or love is within the lover.
-Henri Matisse
-Henri Matisse
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
1-17-2006 Quote for today
We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.
-Marcel Proust
-Marcel Proust
Monday, January 16, 2006
Sunday, January 15, 2006
1-15-2006 Quote for today
Love is the emplem of eternity; it confounds all notions of time; effaces all memory of begining, all fear of an end.
-Madame de Stael
-Madame de Stael
Saturday, January 14, 2006
Friday, January 13, 2006
Thursday, January 12, 2006
1-12-2006 Quote for today
The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well.
-Hippocrates
-Hippocrates
A Winter Night - Sara Teasdale
My window-pane is starred with frost,
The world is bitter cold to-night,
The moon is cruel and the wind
Is like a two-edged sword to smite.
God pity all the homeless ones,
The beggars pacing to and fro.
God pity all the poor to-night
Who walk the lamp-lit streets of snow.
My room is like a bit of June,
Warm and close-curtained fold on fold,
But somewhere, like a homeless child,
My heart is crying in the cold.
The world is bitter cold to-night,
The moon is cruel and the wind
Is like a two-edged sword to smite.
God pity all the homeless ones,
The beggars pacing to and fro.
God pity all the poor to-night
Who walk the lamp-lit streets of snow.
My room is like a bit of June,
Warm and close-curtained fold on fold,
But somewhere, like a homeless child,
My heart is crying in the cold.
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
1-11-2006 Quote for today
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute.
-Gil Stern
-Gil Stern
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
1-10-2005 Quote for today
In accomplishing one's goals, one should be like a starving or parched person craving for food and drink. If one has talent but lacks the desire to improve oneself, this means one has no goals.
Monday, January 09, 2006
1-9-2006 Quote for today
There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but only one view.
-Harry Millner
-Harry Millner
Sunday, January 08, 2006
Saturday, January 07, 2006
1-7-2006 Quote for today
A sense of curiosity is nature's original school of education.
-Smiley Blanton
-Smiley Blanton
Friday, January 06, 2006
1-6-2006 Quote for today
Be careful what you set your heart upon, for it will surely be yours.
-James A. Baldwin
-James A. Baldwin
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Guided Imagery
Guided imagery is a well recognized, mind-body intervention aimed at easing stress, and promoting a sense of peace and tranquility at a stressful or difficult time in someone's life. It is a simple process of incorporating the "power of the mind" to assist the body to heal, maintain health or relax by way of an inner communication involving all senses, (i.e. visual, touch, smell, sight, sound). It forms a balance between the mind, body and spirit.
Relaxation is essential for imagery to be successful as it allows the mind to be open and receptive to new information. Not only does it reduce muscle tension, but also enhances the production of images and triggers the unconscious, which stimulates the emotions.
Research suggests that the physiological impact of relaxation may be the result of its effects on cortisol, a hormone released by the body in response to stress. Although the release of cortisol is helpful during the "fight or flight" response, its continual, prolonged release in response to daily stresses can inhibit the immune system and slow tissue repair.
It has been shown that when the mind is still, it is clear and more open to suggestions. It is then able to cooperate in positive images and suggestions that may enhance physical and emotional healing. Therefore, imagery is most successful when the mind and body are quiet and still. Imagery induces an "altered state" that enables messages to travel more easily from our minds to our bodies.
Relaxation is essential for imagery to be successful as it allows the mind to be open and receptive to new information. Not only does it reduce muscle tension, but also enhances the production of images and triggers the unconscious, which stimulates the emotions.
Research suggests that the physiological impact of relaxation may be the result of its effects on cortisol, a hormone released by the body in response to stress. Although the release of cortisol is helpful during the "fight or flight" response, its continual, prolonged release in response to daily stresses can inhibit the immune system and slow tissue repair.
It has been shown that when the mind is still, it is clear and more open to suggestions. It is then able to cooperate in positive images and suggestions that may enhance physical and emotional healing. Therefore, imagery is most successful when the mind and body are quiet and still. Imagery induces an "altered state" that enables messages to travel more easily from our minds to our bodies.
1-4-2006 Quote for today
A great thing can only be done by a great person; and they do it without effort.
-John Ruskin
-John Ruskin
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Stress in our lives
Life will always have its series of ups and downs. Being busy, always on the go, rushing, feeling that we are burning the candle at both ends.
We ask ourselves, can we ever slow down? How can we really get the point of appreciating the everyday blessings?
Stress is an inevitable part of life . It is the way a person physically and emotionally responds to changes. It can be the motivating and productive force of a person. Burning the candle at both ends, or continual stress, however, can be detrimental and destructive to one's health.
A common complaint by many is that they feel consumed with rushing and being hurried all the time.
We forget what it is to relax, slow down and truly enjoy the beautty and simplicity of the present moment.
Often, we are preparing so much for tomorrow, we realize, that the most important part of life, today, is often missed!
So much of our own stress is self induced.
We ask ourselves, can we ever slow down? How can we really get the point of appreciating the everyday blessings?
Stress is an inevitable part of life . It is the way a person physically and emotionally responds to changes. It can be the motivating and productive force of a person. Burning the candle at both ends, or continual stress, however, can be detrimental and destructive to one's health.
A common complaint by many is that they feel consumed with rushing and being hurried all the time.
We forget what it is to relax, slow down and truly enjoy the beautty and simplicity of the present moment.
Often, we are preparing so much for tomorrow, we realize, that the most important part of life, today, is often missed!
So much of our own stress is self induced.
Monday, January 02, 2006
1-2-2006 Quote for today
Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do the best.
– Marva Collins
– Marva Collins
Sunday, January 01, 2006
1-1-2006 Quote for today
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.
-Benjamin Franklin
-Benjamin Franklin
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