Wholistic Body Mind Times
 Suzanne Lewis welcomes you to Wholistic Body Mind Times, your quarterly Whole Health Publication. Our intentions are to be a resource locally to globally, empowering individuals on their journey to maximum self health whether they are seekers, practitioners, artisans, consumers or facilitators. This community features a marketplace and seasonal online journal. It takes the whole community to empower a human being to be in integrity with the Family of Life and Light. In Joy. Summer, 2010 Editorials
8/1 Birthing Unity and What It Has Shifted Within Us All:
by Aluna Joy
Center of the Sun ~ AUGUST 2010 Birthing Unity and What It Has Shifted Within Us All Aluna Joy Yaxk'in, PO Box 1988, Sedona, AZ 86339 ~ www.AlunaJoy.com COPYRIGHT © 2010... Permission is granted to copy and redistribute this newsletter on the condition that the content remains complete, full credit is given to the author(s), and that it ... 8/1 The Lion's Gate and the Authentic Expression of "You"!: by Celia Fenn Print this Page Send to a Friend The New Year, The Lion's Gate and the Authentic Expression of "You"! a message from Celia Fenn Monday, 26 July, 2010 (posted 27 July, 2010) 3489 views, 1 comment - login or register to comment Well, Happy New Year everyone! Yes indeed...it is New Year! Many of the Cycles of Time that are based on more ... Bill Chisholm Letter to the Editor: by Bill Chisholm July 22, 2010 Bill Chisholm 19073E Hwy 30 Buhl, Idaho 83316 chisholm3@mindspring.com 543-4418 Editor, Surely by now it must be clear to those that have eyes to see, ears to hear and minds that can think, that we are seriously off course. That reality should have entered the realm of “self-evident truth. Our thinking is flawed, ... Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins: by John Hopkins John Hopkins University Hospital Update - AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY ('TRY', BEING THE KEY WORD) TO ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY ... Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins : 1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer ... David Spangler's Overview of Gulf Spill: by David Spangler--the Leveys Insightful... David's Desk is my opportunity to share thoughts and tools for the spiritual journey. These letters are my personal insights and opinions and do not necessarily reflect the sentiments or thoughts of any other person in Lorian or of Lorian as a whole. If you wish to share this letter with others, please feel free to do so; ... Exxon over Idahoans and their land and water: by Rep. Tom Trail Constituents: This is an update on the proposed shipments of four mega loads of oil refining equipment by ConocoPhillips and 204 loads by Exxon over Highway 12 through Montana and on to Alberta. A hearing will be held in Lewiston on August 23rd to see whether the loads can proceed. I did hear from Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger, ... From The Inside Out: by Bill Chisholm From The Inside Out getting it, under our skin by Bill Chisholm This was going to be a treatise on education, but the ramifications and the realities of our education system mirrors the culture and vice versa, thus an expanded focus. It is still on education, or perhaps better said on learning, on our perceptions of ... Life as Art: by the Levey's Life as Art "Living a contemplative life is a practice of making one's life a work of art. It can be said that the choices in a meditator's life are quite simple: · Do those things that contribute to your awareness · Refrain from those things that don't. Living with greater awareness and the kindness that ... Spiritual Addiction: by http://www.lovespaceship.com Aluna Joy Spiritual Addiction From http://www.lovespaceship.com With over 20 years of spiritual work we have had the opportunity to witness many people confuse true spirituality with psychic visions, ecstatic experiences, mediumship misperceptions, dumping of emotions in the name of letting go, development of bigger spiritual egos, etc. These ... Stop the Highway to Hell: by Columbia and Snake River Project Don't let the Obama administration hand over the Columbia & Snake River corridor to Exxon. Dear Suzanne, The Columbia and Snake Rivers are slated to become the conveyor belt for one of the world's largest intentional environmental disasters. Send the message below urging Obama administration officials and members of Congress to stop ... Summer's Beauty: by Suzanne Lewis Summer the Season of Love, Family and Good Relations ... THE WORLD WILL NOT END IN 2012: by Carlos Barrios /Aluna Joy THE WORLD WILL NOT END IN 2012 By Carlos Barrios Carlos Barrios was born into a Spanish family on El Altiplano, the highlands of . His home was in Huehue tenango, also the dwelling place of the Maya Mam tribe. With other Maya and other indigenous tradition keepers, the Mam carry part of the old ways on Turtle Island ( North America ). ... Thoughts on Liberty from Jefferson to Chisholm: by Bill Chisholm "Of liberty I would say that, in the whole plenitude of its extent, it is unobstructed action according to our will. But rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add “within the limits of the law,” because law is often but the tyrant’s will, and ... WBM TIMES: by Suzanne Lewis WBM TIMES SUMMER 2010 EDITORIAL Technology Now Heal the Earth’s Hemorrhaging Quickly, Soundly Suzanne Lewis, Editor WBM TIMES Quickening---often the body’s signal mechanism that something has to give, to birth, to be whole. Just before the flashflood up at our cabin last week the earth undulated, the ancient trees swirled leaning to ... We are the ones we've been waiting for.": by The Elders, Oraibi, Arizona Hopi Nation contributed by the Leveys "You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour. Now you must go back and tell the people that this is the Hour. And there are things to be considered: Where are you living? What are you doing? What are your relationships? Are you in right relation? Where is your water? Know your garden. It is time ... Summer, 2010 Features
A Short History of BP:
by M. KAMIAR
June 16, 2010 Beyond Petroleum, Beyond Pollution, Beyond Politics A Short History of BP By M. KAMIAR British Petroleum is the UK’s largest corporation. It is among the largest private-sector energy corporations in the world. It is a vertically integrated cartel that operates oil and natural-gas exploration, marketing, and ... As the Sun Awakens, NASA Keeps a Wary Eye on Space Weather: by Dr. Tony Phillips | Credit: Science@NASA As the Sun Awakens, NASA Keeps a Wary Eye on Space Weather Play Audio Download Audio Join Mailing List June 4, 2010: Earth and space are about to come into contact in a way that's new to human history. To make preparations, authorities in Washington DC are holding a meeting: The Space Weather Enterprise Forum at the National Press Club on ... Peacemaking With All Relations: by Suzanne Lewis PEACEMAKING WITH ALL RELATIONS by Suzanne Lewis
FYI...I wrote this in 1999, at the turn of the millenium. Ten years later, I feel it is pertinent.
In 1981, I had the good fortune of meeting the medicine woman Brooke Medicine Eagle. Brooke, like many teachers to come in my life, is a mixed-blood healer. Thus, what she shared ...
Summer, 2010 Personal Medicine
favorite quotes about fear, truth and wisdom.:
by Aluna Joy
Some of my favorite quotes about fear, truth and wisdom. Fearful people make bad decisions ~ author unknown. You have to let it all go, Neo. Fear, doubt, and disbelief. Free your mind. ~ Morpheus Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. Bertrand ... Good Old Advice: by n/a ONE . Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully . > > > > TWO . Marry a man/woman you love to talk to . As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other . > > > > THREE . Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want . > > > > FOUR . When you say, ... Listening Generously - Krysta NPR: by Rachel Naomi Remen --Krysta NPR Listening Generously Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen's lifelong struggle with a debilitating illness has shaped the way she practices medicine, and her views about illness and well being. As a best-selling author, counselor to other physicians, and a pioneer in integrative medicine, she speaks about the art of listening to patients, the difference ... Present Moment: by Rhonda Britten June's Focus - Present Moment Instead of talking about the fear-based future or past, which is where comparing and competition lives, as often as possible only speak about the freedom-centered present. Also actions only happen in the present. The present moment is where life happens. ~Rhonda Britten ... The Ethics of Eating Barbara Kingsolver: by Krista's NPR Journal The Ethics of Eating Barbara Kingsolver on the longings and lessons of a year in which she primarily ate what she could grow herself. Her book about that experience, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is now a staple in our cultural reappraisal of the ethics of eating. And food, she says, is a moral arena in which the ethical choice is often the ... The Spirituality of Parenting: by Krysta NPR The Spirituality of Parenting "We want our children to be gracious and grateful, we want them to have courage in difficult times, we want them to have a sense of joy and purpose. That's what it means to nurture their spiritual life." The spiritual life, Rabbi Sandy Sasso says, begins not in abstractions, but in concrete everyday experiences. ... Summer, 2010 East Meets West
Great Opportunities Abound Summer 2010:
by Aluna Joy
Please forward and share with your networks Great Opportunities Abound this Summer for Awakening and Healing! This summer (mid-June to mid-August) the Star Elders say that there will be dynamic change and awakening. Many astrologers share that the next couple of years are going to be unpredictable as planetary alignments intensify ... Huge energy wave coming our way: by Dr. Meg Blackburn Greetings! From Dr. Meg Huge energy wave coming our way Online Messages June 14th, 2010 Online Messages June 14, 2010 Greetings to each of you! The energies have been creating effects up and down lately ranging from periods of intensity to times of complete calm. There have continued to be dimensional overlaps with may ... The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell,: by The Leveys-Jalal al-Din Rumi "The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell, don't go back to sleep! You have to ask for what you really want, don't go back to sleep! You know, there are those who go back and forth over the threshold where the two worlds meet, and the door, it's always open, and it's round, don't go back ... The Greatest Danger: by Joanna Macey/the Leveys Helen Keller: "Radical problems call for radical solutions. Conventional politicians are too softheaded to create radical solutions and too fainthearted to implement them if they could, whereas political revolutionaries, no matter how well meaning, ultimately offer only bloodshed followed by another round of repression." HELEN KELLER ... U.S. Tour 2010 Schedule Thich Nhat Hahn: by Gary Richardson U.S. Tour 2010 Schedule Mindfulness Retreats: July 15 - 18 The Wonderful Manifestation, Rebuilding the Connection in Vietnamese Deer Park Monastery Escondido, CA July 21 - 25 The World We Become Deer Park Monastery Escondido, CA August 4 - 8 Happiness is the Way Blue Cliff Monastery Walker Valley, NY August 20 - 25 ... Summer, 2010 Community
Beginners Mind Fall Retreat Request:
by Michele Tae
Dear Friends, In September we will hold our annual fall retreat in McCall. Our teacher is Dharmacharya Chan Huy from Ottawa, Canada. He is a great friend of our Sangha. Please help Beginners Mind to raise funds to pay for Chan Huy's airfare to Boise. If we can pay for his airfare in advance we can keep the cost of the retreat LOW ... Gov. Butch Otter, ITD (IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPT): by Rifka It has been recently announced that Gov. Butch Otter, ITD (IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPT) and EXXON/MOBIL/IMPERIAL OIL are planning to truck 350,000 pound drills from Korea, up Idaho's Scenic Byway, Highway 12, thru Montana, to the tar sands pit of Alberta, Canada. HIghway 12 is a wild river corridor, with a narrow two lane road right ... July 25 Goddessfest in Boise: by Golden Thread Grove Church Goddess Fest When: Sat., July 25, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sun., July 26, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 2009 Price: FREE admission www.goddessfest.net The annual event is hosted by the Golden Thread Grove Church, ATC with the support of Crone’s Cupboard. The weekend celebration of diversity, Mother Earth and positive awareness is full of workshops, ... Open Path, one of the oldest Dharma groups in Boise, is asking for help: by M'Tae Open Path, one of the oldest Dharma groups in Boise, is asking for help in working on their retreat center at Aldape Summit - near Robie Creek. I went to this site some years ago and it is a beautiful mountain location with a wonderful Stupa. If you are interested, contact Paul Lingard at 761-0764 for information. Together we create the ... Summer, 2010 Poetry & Philosophy
"In the end, we will conserve only what we love,:
by Baba Dioum, Senegalese conservationist
"In the end, we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught." — Baba Dioum, Senegalese conservationist ... Einstein"by raising my voice I can help the greatest of all causes": by Einstein - the Leveys "A human being is part of the whole called by us the Universe. We experiences ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be ... I dreamt-oh marvelous error!-: by Antonio Machado, trans. By Robert Bly "Last night, as I was sleeping I dreamt-oh marvelous error!- That I had a beehive Here inside my heart. And the golden bees Were making white combs And sweet honey From my old failures." - Antonio Machado, trans. By Robert Bly ... Kids Who See Ghosts: by Dr. Caron Goode/Dr. Meg Blackburn Greetings! From Dr. Meg Recommending a NEW book on The Children of Now You know that I am an advocate for the Children of Now. Many of you ask what is new and how you can find out more. I wanted to let you know how excited I am about this great new book. Today, June 8th, my friend, Dr. Caron Goode, is officially releasing her ... Margaret Wheatley 2006 in Einstein's Business: Engaging Soul, Imagination, and Excellence in the Workplace.: by Margaret Wheatley/the Leveys "Over the past years, nudged by the science, I have come to know personally that the journey of newness is filled with the black potholes of chaos. The science has restrained me from trying to negotiate my way out of dark times with a quick fix. But even though I know the role of chaos, I still don't like it. It's terrifying when the world I ... Morning After The Rain: by Bill Chisholm Morning After The Rain By Bill Chisholm On this beautiful morning post days of warm rain, in my tub beneath a tortoise shell sky, the fragrance of flowers wild and domestic wafting through calm air, the songs of birds providing background music, I am moved by the power and love of the Mother Earth, that despite our abuse, our arrogance, ... One Little Drop of Oil: by Mahalie Hill (11 years old) One Little Drop of Oil Mahalie Hill May 23, 2001 The mother Oil Big goopy and thick Disperses into many Who are ready To be discovered By a drill We live under the crust Of the beautiful earth We are pure fossil fuel Fuel from respected ancient ones The plants and animals Of the Mesozoic era ... The Old Wisdom: by Jane Goodall The Old Wisdom by Jane Goodall When the night wind makes the pine trees creak And the pale clouds glide across the dark sky, Go out my child, go out and seek Your soul: The Eternal I. For all the grasses rustling at your feet And every flaming star that glitters high Above you, close up and meet In you: The ... What Love means to a 4-8 year old .: by 4-8 year olds Subject: What love means What Love means to a 4-8 year old . Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes.. A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love mean?' The answers they got were broader and deeper than ... You Are a Drop: by Jalal-ud-Din Rumi You Are a Drop You are a drop: Divine being is the ocean. While you still live, hold steadily before you the vision of the whole and you will be the whole. - Jalal-ud-Din Rumi ... Summer, 2010 Starline
7/26 Revelations Cosmic Times:
by Allison Rae
Revelations The Moon has had her way with me. Last night's Aquarius full moon released the energy building since the Capricorn lunar eclipse a month ago. My life is already vastly different now than it was then. How's yours? The total solar eclipse on the new moon two weeks ago initiated us into deeper levels of Cancerian love, ... Bonampak ~ Life... Boot Camp: by Aluna Joy Bonampak ~ Life... Boot Camp for Living Masters. March 22, 2010 ~ through Aluna Joy I apologize for sending so many newsletters this month, but it was clear that I was to share the messages, which we received during our Equinox pilgrimage in the Maya lands, close to this year's summer solstice. The Star Elders say that the new energy, ... Cosmic Time 7.4.10 - Freedom's Light: by Allison Rae Cosmic Time 7.4.10 - Freedom's Light Light is everything in the world to men's eyes Light thirsts after light yes, the soul, twin to the stars moves through space to find, be made eternal by light and grasp, trembling, the sun a torch handed on from runner to runner through the millennia. - Gunvor Hofmo Each year at ... Judy Joyce, April - August Forecast: by Judy Joyce Judy Joyce, April - August Forecast Hello Everyone - Happy Spring! This newsletter contains: Part I: Astrology Forecast ~ April through August 2010 Part II: Personal Astrology Reports ~ Available by E-Mail Part I: Astrology Forecast ~ April through August 2010 MAKING CHOICES ~ APRIL & MAY 2010 ... Summer for Awakening and Healing: by Aluna Joy Great Opportunities Abound this Summer for Awakening and Healing! This summer (mid-June to mid-August) the Star Elders say that there will be dynamic change and awakening. Many astrologers share that the next couple of years are going to be unpredictable as planetary alignments intensify as we near the Mayan calendar end date. When ... |