Surya worshiper

We made a flower crown, pastel mountainside, fuzzy caterpillar...

and played in the strong Boulder, CO Surya.

Surya "the Supreme Light"

The SUN

Colors: Copper, Red

Metals: Gold or Brass

Gemstone: Ruby

Direction: East

Season: Summer

Food: Wheat

Body: the Eyes

Surya represents the soul, willpower, fame, vitality, courage, kings, fathers, and authority. Surya Namaskar, the sun salute, is the devotional flow of ten successive yogic postures practiced at sunrise (108 times) in devotion to Surya, the Hindu Sun God.

reseal grout lines...

... rotate mattresses, defrost freezer, shampoo rugs, clean porch ceilings ...

Martha Stewart's Spring Cleaning Checklist

This is not for the faint of heart. It is a true scrub-down, refresh.

Even if you're too fancy to get down, use this as a guide in delegating the work. 

April Showers bring May flowers! 

Bless this Bhavan

Sound is the highest priority in Sanskrit. 

The healing effect of the sequential flow of sounds in the Sanskrit language is said to not only balance the mind and the body, but even extend further to create harmony in the collective consciousness of society as a whole. 

In Sanskrit the sound and the meaning are not considered as two different entities but as one and the same. The sounds of Sanskrit carry the qualities of the meaning on the very level of their vibrational frequency. This means that even without understanding the meaning, chanting or listening to Sanskrit verses could generate a very beautiful effect on the mind and on the body.

Sanskrit has been used since time immemorial for the purpose of solving and avoiding problems in life, for healing various aspects of the energy body and the physiology, and to elevate the human consciousness towards unfolding its full potential.

- Youval Eliav enjoylearningsanskrit.com

Ela : Earth

Eta : Luminous

Iyla : Moonlight

Navita : New

Niyati : Destiny

Shanti : Peace

Tara : Star

A house's name stays with the address for a lifetime. Our house-build has just barely begun, but I'm not sure the current "Cherry Tree" is the one. Some of the sankrit words I am toying with are above, but until the house is complete - just as waiting until a baby is born! - only then do you know what name will fit.

I do my best, and God does the rest

KUBERA MUDRA

Touch your thumb to your index and middle finger. The ring and pinky fingers fold onto your palm. Or, I like them loose.

Thumb tip: the Will

Pointer finger tip: "I am"

Middle finger tip: "I use"

The fingers of Mars' force, Jupiter's resplendence, and Saturn's passageways are joining powers. Take this Mudra as you focus on your heart's desire and make your intention clear. Imagine your dream in all its colors. You may use this Mudra in Savasana; Kubera will give you inner repose, confidence and serenity.

I also like that this Mudra is similar to a SNAP! Another great gesture for making things happen!!

manifest your heart's desire

To make a dream come true:

1. Plant Seed

2. Feed* 

3. Watch Grow

*love, attention, imagination

what did we do all day?

The Magical Years of Childhood

 ...It takes years for the human being to fully participate in this earthly life. Just as the child's body does not have the same proportions as the adult's, the child's consciousness is not that of a "little adult."
... Waldorf education actively protects the first magical dream-like phases of consciousness which are natural to the child until around the age of seven. This runs contrary to the majority of programs and influences acting on the child today which try to prematurely "awaken" the child to the adult conceptions of time, space and cognitive thought. 
...While it is possible to teach some four year olds to read and write, such early gains are easily matched by the child who waits until age seven, and what is lost is the imaginative, magical element of the young child. Indeed, according to Steiner, the awakening and hardening influence of cognitive work before the age of seven directly influences a child's developing organs and can result in various illnesses in later life. 
...There is tremendous pressure to hasten children's entry into the adult world. But an understanding of the process of development and a trust in its unfoldment in their individual child can give parents confidence to resist hurrying their child and to enjoy him or her at each stage.
-Rahima Baldwin Dancy

what COLOR is your day, dove?

Today is a SILVER day. Houseguests have departed and loose ends are being tied. It has been a slate and shiny afternoon of story time, spaceships and sweet-and-sour soup. All transpiring in a heather gray floral sweatsuit.

PS: The Boulder Library café is almost complete!

this is Sunday

Diner coffee, new shoes, long nap, neighborhood walk...

poetry reading.

hop it to the kangaroo

G is a jumpy girl - She is never ill and always full of energy and life...

'Rebounding' benefits are endless. So get a little spring in your step!

here for fun

Living with a little one is living with someone 

who will casually look up at you and simply say

"I'm Happy".

or, "Goldie Happy".

TGIF

FUN at Shabbat Sing -

and now a perfect time to REST this drizzly Friday.

the compassionate, creative, freethinking diet

The EARTH without ART would be EH.

All life on earth is interconnected physically, spiritually and cosmically;

Access your creativity and find your dharma with a vegetarian lifestyle.

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Tinker Art Studio in North Boulder is our outlet of choice.

Longmont Life; Farmers' Market

Mushrooms, flowers, tomatoes, tamales, chicks, honey, hot sauce, almond cookies, goats' milk lotion ... it's Springtime in Longmont, Colorado!