A musical memory lane post for you if you were in college in the 90's

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A musical memory lane post for you if you were in college in the 90's

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Sitting with Nate last night, being very 'old-married-couple' and listening to Pandora's Joe Purdy/Innocence Mission station, two songs came on, one by Dido and one by the Cowboy Junkies. This prompted a short musical run down memory lane. Dido and the Cowboy Junkies - two sounds that fueled my collage and post college years. I remembered how just listening to music was a pastime. It was in my first year of college that email became part of everyone's consciousness, very few people had cell phones, and no one had a smart phone or 'life companion." There was no such thing as Facebook. Friends still called each other and met at pre-determined times and locations so listening to music - that we purchases and listened to on CD or the radio was a constant. Do you remember? Being here, just sitting, remembering the memories that Cowboy Junkies and Dido conjured up is so relaxing. Time really gives great perspective.

Tonight, my soul is saying to me, just wait and see.

The next time you are in class or have some free time, listen to the music and create space for your soul to speak to you.

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Fall Recommendations for Health

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Fall Recommendations for Health

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Though its still warm and lovely now, Fall is Vata season which poses a few challenges to the system, especially during the transition time. Here is a quick outline to help keeps your Vata and Fall calm, cool, and collected. Food Focus (cooked/roasted/stewed/braised) Fruit

  • cooked apples
  • avocados
  • bananas
  • dates
  • figs
  • grapefruit
  • grapes
  • lemons/limes
  • mangos
  • tangerines
  • soaked raisins

Veggies

  • roasted beets
  • roasted carrots
  • sweet potatoes
  • onions
  • chilies

Grains

  • basmati
  • oats
  • quinoa

Legumes

  • kidney beans
  • mung beans
  • miso

Nuts

  • all are good

Dairy

  • butter
  • soft cheese
  • cream
  • ghee
  • kefit
  • warm milk
  • sour cream
  • yogurt

Animals (local, organic, know-your-farmer animals are best)

  • beef
  • buffalo
  • chicken
  • duck
  • eggs
  • fish
  • oysters

Oils

  • almond
  • ghee
  • olive

Sweeteners

  • honey
  • maple Syrup

Teas/Herbs

  • ginger
  • licorice
  • cumin
  • coriander
  • fennel
  • ashwaganda - stability for the nervous system

Lifestyle Focus

  • warm
  • grounding
  • stability
  • intention
  • fluidity
  • self-nourishment
  • wear hats and scarves
  • establishing a daily routine dinacharya including asana, meditation, and abhyanga self-oil massage using warming oils

Scents

  • vetiver
  • geranium
  • citrus

Resources Banyanbotanicals.com or all the Ayurvedic products you'll ever need including wonderful abyanga oils. My friend Carin Cundey in Bend gives the most wonderful, out of this world, Bliss Therapy treatments, now is a good time to book one. How to Do Abhyanga Unknown

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Patience: Part 2

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Patience: Part 2

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What did I discover about inconspicuous patience over the last few weeks? Personally, that I don't have a lot of it! But, was I able to see momentary workings of patience. Yes. What I noticed was that the act of patience never came in straight moments of peace, stillness, quietness, but with the moments of chaos like letting Brendan climb all over me at the table while he's reaching for his cup of milk that we put out of reach so he wouldn't spill and then cleaning up the inevitable spill while listening and responding to Nate ask questions and share about his recent trip to Fred Meyer, all while trying to write about patience. The urge to yell ... Stop! just to get a moment back to myself to do what I moments earlier set out to do was great, but it was in that moment that I also found patience. The true test of patience is in these moments: child crying, dog getting a flea bath, husband talking, food cooking, dishes doing, chatter, chatter, chatter. We are constantly bombarded, yes? We are we not also constantly given opportunities? Patience is our ability to be with it, to ride the current with peaceful joy and Grace again and again until at one moment we feel the gift that Patience brings - Peace, Pleasure and then do it again.

May you find the peace that comes from being patience. May you always trust.

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Patience

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Patience

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The thing about some great artists that I really appreciate is their extraordinary patience. (Evidenced by this from Dave Mathews). Patience is not something I'm great at, do you relate? Nate's good at it - great in fact. But I am impatient and have much desire. Desire often unfulfilled in the time frame I wish it to be. But, as I grow up, I recognize how important patience is for the obvious reasons and I crave the peace that comes from it, for the not so obvious reasons. This week I invite you to join me in cultivating inconspicuous patience. I'll let you know what I discover next post. Stay tuned in.

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