Streaming Consciousness

Live Ukulele at Oceanfront Yoga on Sunday Feb. 5th, 2012

2012-01-30T12:56:00.001-08:00

Live ukulele music!!!
at Oceanfront Yoga, Sunday February 5th, 2012
8am, Kamaole Nalu Resort, 2450 S. Kihei Rd.
please park on street or public lot across from Kamaole Nalu.

Enjoy Yoga, the Ocean and live solo ukulele music from Barrett Haselwood, who has played around the world and now lives on Maui. Soothing acoustic ukulele versions of Beatles, Bossa nova and more.
For more information visit www.johannawaters.com or call 808-214-0129.
Aloha and Namaste

airport yoga room

2012-01-30T12:53:00.000-08:00

http://belmont-ca.patch.com/articles/world-s-first-airport-yoga-room-opens-at-sfo-8b00d77e

Yoga Poetry

2012-01-29T23:07:00.000-08:00

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.

Live ukulele music at Oceanfront Yoga, Sunday Jan. 22nd, 2012

2012-01-16T15:07:00.000-08:00

Live ukulele music!!!
at Oceanfront Yoga, Sunday Jan. 22nd, 2012
8am, Kamaole Nalu Resort, 2450 S. Kihei Rd.
please park on street or public lot across from Kamaole Nalu.

Enjoy Yoga, the Ocean and live solo ukulele music from Barrett Haselwood, who has played around the world and now lives on Maui.

Any questions feel free to contact Johanna at 808-214-0129

Are you thinking your too old for yoga? Check this out

2012-01-13T15:17:00.000-08:00

Yoga Poetry

2012-01-06T19:50:00.000-08:00

Not the intense moment
By T.S. Eliot

Not the intense moment
Isolated, with no before and after,
But a lifetime burning in every moment
And not the lifetime of one man only
But of old stones that cannot be deciphered.
There is a time for the evening under starlight,
A time for the evening under lamplight
(The evening with the photograph album).
Love is most nearly itself
When here and now cease to matter.
Old men ought to be explorers
here or there does not matter
We must be still and still moving
Into another intensity
For a further union, a deeper communion
through the dark cold and empty desolation,
the wave cry, the wind cry, the vast waters
Of petrel and the porpoise. In my end is my beginning.

cool movie - watch it! (if you haven't already)

2012-01-05T00:22:00.000-08:00

Save $ on yoga classes

2012-01-04T15:52:00.000-08:00

Ask for a referral coupon when you come to class!

"Bring a Friend" Referral coupons

Here's what you do.....
Fill out your name on the coupon and your friend's name
when your friend comes to class you both get $5.00 off!

Mat rentals available

2012-01-02T15:57:00.000-08:00

Don't want to travel with your mat? Not enough room in your luggage?
Mat rentals are available by special request or reservation. Drop off and pick up at one of the three Oceanfront yoga classes (thurs., fri., sun.)
$10.00 per month
$30 deposit
please wash and AIR dry your mat rental or add a $5 cleaning fee.
Call for more info. or to make a mat rental reservation.
808-214-0129

2011-12-18T20:17:00.000-08:00

“Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.”

Metta Meditation

2011-12-16T18:33:00.001-08:00

Metta meditation or Loving-kindness meditation
- there are many translations or deliveries of metta, one simple one is the following:

May I be safe and free from danger
May I have physical happiness
May I have mental happiness
May I have ease of well being

May you be safe and free from danger
May you have physical happiness
May you have mental happiness
May you have ease of well being.

Yoga Poetry

2011-12-07T10:32:00.000-08:00

A Promise
by Steven Leonard
(Excerpts from" A Promise")

i promise to be imperfect

if you swear to do the same

this is a pact that could never be broken

.........

pipe up

tell me how you feel
--------

pipe up and tell me what you see

if we help each other

sometimes forgetting is okay

i see your china has a chip

the tea seems to taste better because of it

Words of Wisdom

2011-12-05T11:23:00.000-08:00

Top Five Regrets of the Dying

Posted on November 22, 2011 by nik

Top Five Regrets of the Dying
By Bronnie Ware

For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives.
People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learned never to underestimate someone’s capacity for growth. Some changes were phenomenal. Each experienced a variety of emotions, as expected, denial, fear, anger, remorse, more denial and eventually acceptance. Every single patient found their peace before they departed though, every one of them.
When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced again and again. Here are the most common five:

1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me
This was the most common regret of all. When people realize that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people have had not honored even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made.

It is very important to try and honor at least some of your dreams along the way.

From the moment that you lose your health, it is too late. Health brings a freedom very few realize, until they no longer have it.

2. I wish I didn’t work so hard
This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children’s youth and their partner’s companionship.

Women also spoke of this regret. But as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence.
By simplifying your lifestyle and making conscious choices along the way, it is possible to not need the income that you think you do. And by creating more space in your life, you become happier and more open to new opportunities, ones more suited to your new lifestyle.

3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings
Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result.

As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming.

We cannot control the reactions of others. However, although people may initially react when you change the way you are by speaking honestly, in the end it raises the relationship to a whole new and healthier level. Either that or it releases the unhealthy relationship from your life. Either way, you win.

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends
Often they would not truly realize the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying.

It is common for anyone in a busy lifestyle to let friendships slip. But when you are faced with your approaching death, the physical details of life fall away. People do want to get their financial affairs in order if possible. But it is not money or status that holds the true importance for them. They want to get things in order more for the benefit of those they love. Usually though, they are too ill and weary to ever manage this task. It is all comes down to love and relationships in the end. That is all that remains in the final weeks, love and relationships.

5. I wish that I had let myself be happier
This is a surprisingly common one.

Many did not realize until the end that happiness is a choice.

They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called ‘comfort’ of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were content. When deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again.
When you are on your deathbed, what others think of you is a long way from your mind. How wonderful to be able to let go and smile again, long before you are dying.

Upcountry recommendations

2011-12-02T16:36:00.000-08:00

Looking to see some mountainside. Check out Ali'i Kula Lavender farm to see beautiful plants, vistas, gifts and refreshments. A great place for all ages. Serene upcountry beauty. aklmaui.com

Happy Giving Thanks

2011-11-23T16:57:00.001-08:00

Five Contemplations
from Thich Nhat Hanh

(read aloud by one person before beginning to eat)

This food is the gift of the universe - the Earth, the sky, and much hard work.

May we eat in mindfulness so as to be worthy to receive it.

May we transform our unskillful states of mind and learn to eat with moderation.

May we take only foods that nourish us and prevent illness.

We accept this food to realize the path of understanding and love.

Yoga referral - Makawao Yoga

2011-11-21T22:50:00.001-08:00

A great studio upcountry for yoga is Makawao Yoga. There are many classes to choose from, all levels including kids yoga, teen yoga meditation and more. Check out www.makawaoyoga.com for more info.

Yoga classes and massages available during Holidays!

2011-11-19T14:07:00.000-08:00

Yes, Yoga class will be held on Thurs. Thanksgiving day and Friday the 25th at the usual 8am time. There are massage appts. available as well. Also class will be held on Sunday xmas day and New years day. Please park on the street for yoga class or the public lot across from Kamaole Nalu as the Kamaole Nalu parking lot does not have guest parking. Mahalo!

health food bar on the west side - "choice"

2011-11-18T21:47:00.000-08:00

A great place for healthy food on Maui="Choice"
local fresh green organic
choicemaui.com

mandala yoga mat flow

2011-11-16T18:15:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hoOwJM5YVHM

Public Access Trails Hawaii (PATH)

2011-11-16T09:07:00.000-08:00

through trails, urban paths and bikeways.

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Inner Peace, swiped from facebook

2011-11-09T20:18:00.001-08:00

Inner Peace:

If you can start the day without caffeine,If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it, If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time, If you can take criticism and blame without resentment, If you can conquer tension without medical help, If you can relax without alcohol, If you can sleep without the aid of drugs., then... You Are Probably The Family Dog!