love this joke

The Psychiatrist & The Proctologist

Best friends graduated from medical school at the same time and decided that, in spite of two different specialties, they would open a practice together to share office space and personnel.

Dr. Smith was the psychiatrist and Dr. Jones was the proctologist;  they put up a sign reading: "Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones: Hysterias and Posteriors". The town council was livid and insisted they change it.

So, the docs changed it to read: "Schizoids and Hemorrhoids". This was also not acceptable, so they again changed the sign.   "Catatonics and High Colonics" - No go.   Next, they tried "Manic Depressives and Anal Retentives" - thumbs down again..   Then came "Minds and Behinds" - still no good.   Another attempt resulted in "Lost Souls and Butt Holes" - unacceptable again!   So they tried "Analysis and Anal Cysts" - not a chance.   "Nuts and Butts" - no way.   "Freaks and Cheeks" - still no good.   "Loons and Moons" - forget it.   Almost at their wit's end, the docs finally came up with: "Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones - Specializing in Odds and Ends".  Everyone loved it.

15 years aniversary of the bioenergetics pic

they are not protesting, but singing a traditional latin holiday song

food was made with Satya spices

show after dinner

acting and singing

warming up

puja to satya

pierre and nara

devi erika

latinamericans opened the dance floor

after that all went wild

Satya spices for everyone

peaceful rest after dancing.

How to Pray: a healing practice

There is a beautiful ancient tradition to assist our healing and growth, and bring fulfillment to our life through these prayers.

We need time, commitment and sincerity in this task.  We will surely be challenged, upgraded and given the space to see our fundamentals more clearly.

The realization that the core of your being is your soul,  the realization that you were born and you will die, and during that time you will pay karma, learn lessons and seek to be better, the realization that you were born with talents and unique gifts that you need to honor, the realization that your past is a key to your future, that any moment you have lived fully form a background for your next step, and that a clear and aware path creates fulfillment in your life.

Prayer to the expander

The divine expander

The expander, the one that knows what is divine and can access divinity in any prayer. It is a deep security in oneself, because you realize you are a son or daughter of a caring, loving and compassionate god. You can supply that sense of security and expansion to others, and you are confident in your social interactions.

If you are not in touch with that divine part of you, you feel insecure and look for external ways to achieve that security or that expansion.  You  have a hard time nourishing yourself as a divine being--to know what you need in order to feel safe and relaxed.

Prayer to the protector

The divine protector

You have the ability to protect your life force, your center.  You can discern information, you can identify yourself and your life with truth. You can connect and obey your higher purpose and divinity. You can connect to people and events.  You move softly with grace, and have the valor to face any difficulty.

When we don’t connect to that part of ourselves we suffer from disconnection, we compare ourselves to others and use all our energy to fail in our relationships. We feel inept and fearful.

Prayer to the I am

The divine seed

You have an infinite seed that is carried from life to life.  It is your most innate power and strength. It is untouchable and indestructible. You have an inner light that can achieve anything you decide to do or manifest. That natural creative intellect of yours is expressive and expansive, unique to you like your fingerprints.  If you have neglected this part of you, you easily get depressed and have a sense of no-self.  Others easily influence you:  you get pessimistic, weak and cannot commit. You have a hard time being in your skin in a relaxed and natural way.  You start thinking and thinking over everything and over everybody. Slowly this attitude will isolate you.

Prayer: A Human gift

The misconception of prayers

How many times have I heard, “I don’t know how to pray?” What should I say?

How is this really done?

It is sad to see a man or a woman without the realization that their thoughts, intentions and actions are the actual living prayers to their own life, to their own destiny.

The misconception of seeing a god outside of us has lead us to the position of a beggar, a position of inferiority, fear and guilt. How far can we get from that divine force that preserves with immense care the justice, peace and harmony of our existence? How unfair we can get when our narrow mind sees the prayer as a religious rite instead of a humble self-responsibility of our inner capacities?

Any one can be grateful and graceful

At any time we can stop for a moment and contemplate our daily routine not as a battle of survival, nor as a competition with time and people, but as an abundant resource of plentitude, inspiration and love. We have the ability to generate a juicy perspective in our minds that will nourish every cell of our body with love, harmony and health. Prayer keeps you wealthy, keeps you inspired, positive and fulfilled, with an attitude of cooperation and enthusiasm.

We can also deliver our ideas, opinions and inspirations to others in a way that is neutral, involving instead of excluding, receptive instead of defensive, or creative instead of destructive. This position is a prayer to life, a prayer of respect and honor.

We are a prayer

The perfection of our existence - it does not matter how futile, painful or meaningless we think it is - it is still a creation of the creator. We unfortunately cannot comprehend the details of our learning process, and adopt the bad habit of judging. However, if we are able to accept and surrender in front of our preferences and aversions, we enter naturally into a state of constant prayer of gratitude towards our life, towards our body, towards our experiences and towards all of the moments we fulfill with noble intentions.

Activating your inner resources through prayer

We are created as a holographic representation of the universe. The divine play has a trinity of energies: the energy of creation, the energy of preservation and the energy of destruction. Their interplay moves all of the dynamics of all existing beings, in all realms and in all dimensions. We are made as a perfect image of the whole, with similar capacities, virtues and sensibilities.

Through the purity of your intentions, concentration and innocent meditation, these three properties of the universe become available to you, to serve you so you may serve others.

We are the whole universe

Once we realize that we contain all of the forces of the universe, we start developing a sense of honoring and wondering about ourselves and our lives. Until we realize the immensity that lies within ourselves, we will maintain a narrow perception of our potentials and possibilities. We will tend to minimize our creativity, and ultimately follow a flat way of living.

I would like to invite you to develop the humble habit of connecting and praying to various aspects of yourself. Here are some examples you may want to adopt.

Our Birth in Unity/Abwoon d'bwashmaya

The below translation of The Lord's Prayer from Aramaic to English  is taken from the book, Prayers of the Cosmos by Neil Douglas-Klotz. 

I remember going to Niagara falls with my friend kristina for long 10 to 15 days retreat with sufi masters. We did that for 10 years, during the retreats, many mystic body prayers were practiced. The original version of the lord's prayers was without doughs the one that resonate the most with me.
The prayers were danced in Aramaic, the original language that Jesus spoke.

Here is the English translation by Neill Douglas. King James V version: Our Father which art in heaven