Be helpless
Posted: July 18, 2013 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: Arts, happiness, healing, kindness, life, love, Mystic, Omaha, passion, Poem, Poetry, Prose, Rumi 10 Comments… dumbfounded,
Unable to say yes or no.
Then a stretcher will come from grace
to gather us up.
We are too dull-eyed to see that beauty.
If we say we can, we’re lying.
If we say No, we don’t see it,
That No will behead us
And shut tight our window onto spirit.
So let us rather not be sure of anything,
Beside ourselves, and only that, so
Miraculous beings come running to help.
Crazed, lying in a zero circle, mute,
We shall be saying finally,
With tremendous eloquence, Lead us.
When we have totally surrendered to that beauty,
We shall be a mighty kindness.
― Rumi
Notes:
Please be my guest on August 3rd as the Omaha Healing Arts Center celebrates Rumi. This should truly be a night to remember!
Con Amor
Posted: July 3, 2013 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: blogging, exercise, healing, health, hipster, life, love, lululemon, marathon, meditation, musings, running, trail running, whole foods, Wounds, yoga 10 CommentsThe human race tends to remember the abuses to which it has been subjected rather than the endearments. What’s left of kisses? Wounds, however, leave scars-
To expose my wounds to people I care about (maybe this is you) … The icky surgery details, the puffing out my chest ego stuff, the personal growth “stuff” I’m working on that I have yet to master, is über vulnerable. Letting others see my “ugly side” tends to trigger all my core fears of being rejected, abandoned and the withdrawal of their love. However, to bear witness to another persons wounds? I consider this a privilege, an opportunity to deepen our relationship beyond the idealistic views we might have of each other.
It’s not your duty as a reader to baby my “scars.” Although when we expose our vulnerable side to those we care about, we have a choice: We can poke pitchforks into each other’s wounds or we can choose to help heal the wounds of those we love.
Notes:
When we have been vulnerable enough to expose our wounds, when we own these painful wounds. When we ask those we care about to be gentle with our wounds and they say “Yeah dude I can totally do that.” … Love is truly in the air!
(I) Remember
Posted: July 2, 2013 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: blogging, compassion, exercise, happiness, healing, health, hipster, hope, life, love, lululemon, marathon, meditation, musings, natural, Omaha, passion, pilates, running, whole foods, WOD, Wounds, yoga 8 CommentsAfter nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world-
I don’t think I’ve been gentle enough around other people’s vulnerable, exposed wounds. Mainly because my short coming for all these years is that I have a tendency to get all self-righteous, to make myself “superior” to people once I’ve seen them in a vulnerable position. I make myself “right” and others “wrong” and then my ego convinces me that I shouldn’t have to walk on eggshells around someone else’s wounds, I should step all over them. I used do this all the time when I would first learn of someone’s weakness while competing … Seeing a runner ahead on the trail struggling to finish the last few miles, pulling away from the pack during a mountain bike race, watching someone struggle with an advance pose during yoga class, knowing I could do better, I would show them how its “done” or whatever that is supposed to mean.
Sometimes though, walking gently around someone’s raw wound(s) is the perfect opportunity to practice compassion and to demonstrate love. Not only towards ourselves but to other kind folks as well.
This Dear Reader, is my wound to work on. Maybe one of you could put arnica oil on it for me? Just being compassionate with this side of myself, the side I’m not so proud of, is a good start. Slowly over the years the lights have flickered on… No longer am I blind to how I created my own suffering for so long.
Notes:
May you find this post in light, probably on a tablet or whatever the kids call them these days. Take care and be well!
The Waking
Posted: June 27, 2013 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: Arts, healing, Legacy Pilates and More, life, Literature, love, meditation, nebraska, Omaha, passion, pilates, Poems, Poetry, Prose, Reiki, Theodore Roethke, yoga 3 CommentsI wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
I learn by going where I have to go.
We think by feeling. What is there to know?
I hear my being dance from ear to ear.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Of those so close beside me, which are you?
God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there,
And learn by going where I have to go.
Light takes the Tree; but who can tell us how?
The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Great Nature has another thing to do
To you and me, so take the lively air,
And, lovely, learn by going where to go.
This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.
What falls away is always. And is near.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I learn by going where I have to go.
Theodore Roethke, The Collected Poems
Notes:
I would like to share with you a special, inspiring event this coming Saturday at Legacy Pilates Yoga and More. Come join me as we rejuvenate our mind, body and spirit in good ‘ole Omaha, Nebraska! If you are interested in attending please leave a comment below and I will get you all the info you could ever want. Take care today and please be well!
True Nature
Posted: November 13, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: crossfit, exercise, fitness, happiness, healing, health, hipster, life, love, lululemon, marathon, motivation, passion, perspective, pilates, running, sex, walking, whole foods, WOD, yoga 3 CommentsSex is dirty only if it’s done right-
**We are purposely skimming the surface of this topic. If you want the science behind these simple ideas? You are completely in the wrong place.**
Quick note: When our bodies hurt, we don’t feel particularly Sexy and the last thing we want is further discomfort. Not only for ourselves but for our partner as well. Few things in life are worse than having a mind that is ready to experiment and play … With a body that is frail and subject to break at any moment. So how do we overlook our pain(s) for the promise of a fun-filled evening, breakfast, second breakfast, lunch?!?
“Runner High” … We have all heard of this euphoric state and the pure pleasure many feel when they gently enter into it. Take a deep breath and revel in the comfort that you do not have to run a marathon, 5k, Mud-Run (these are pleasurable and erotic for different reasons …) or be a serious athlete to benefit from a “Runner High“. When we feel calm and blissful after a hearty laugh or many other pleasant experiences we passionately enjoy? Magical little chemicals are at work in our bodies giving us our high.
If you find yourself in a loving relationship, using the connection you have as a source of comfort will slowly melt the pain away. If you are on your own, it’s time to get creative!
What are some ways we can get creative to help melt our pains away? We’ll toss in a few to get the discussion started:
— Leave a love note on the bathroom mirror for your special someone to see in the morning (Dirty – Erotic … They all work).
— Go to a mushy movie early one evening or pull one up on Netflix (Hugh Grant, Collin Farrell), get comfy and proceed to touch and kiss passionately. Get lost in one another and forget about the horrid movie in the first place.
The Plan-
Link of the Day: Mighty Fine Art
The Workout-
Rock – Paper – Scissors
Limber up as you see fit followed by:
Hollow Rocks for 5 Minutes
Side Planks for 5 Minutes
Hinge Walk Out – Perfect Push Up for 5 Minutes
**5 Minutes is a unique amount of time to each and every one of us, some may like 10? Others 9 … **
Notes:
Never underestimate the healing power of touch (Insert cheeky message here _______) … ENJOY!!!
CultFit 