Nadine's Blog

Of what surrounds me…

Whatever it is I am saying, I always
need a leaf or a flower, if not an entire field.

As for sky, I am so wildly
in love with each day’s inventions, cool blue
or cat gray or full
of the ships of clouds, I simply can’t
say whatever it is I am saying without
at least one skyful.

That leaves water, a
creek or a well, river or ocean, it has to be
there, for the heart to be there,

for the pen to be poised.
For the idea to come.
-Mary Oliver

A few Mary Oliver poems online:
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/m_r/oliver/online_poems.htm

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I have walked through many lives,
some of them my own,
and I am not who I was,
though some principle of being
abides, from which I struggle
not to stray.
When I look behind,
as I am compelled to look
before I can gather strength
to proceed on my journey,
I see milestones dwindling
toward the horizon
and the slow fires trailing
from the abandoned camp-sites,
over which scavenger angels
wheel on heavy wings.
Oh, I have made myself a tribe
out of my true affections,
and my tribe is scattered!
How shall the heart be reconciled
to its feast of losses?
In a rising wind
the manic dust of my friends,
those who fell along the way,
bitterly stings my face.
Yet I turn, I turn,
exulting somewhat,
with my will intact to go
wherever I need to go,
and every stone on the road
precious to me.
In my darkest night,
when the moon was covered
and I roamed through wreckage,
a nimbus-clouded voice
directed me:
“live in the layers
not in the litter.”
Though I lack the art
to decipher it,
no doubt the next chapter
in my book of transformations
is already written.
I am not done with my changes.

-Stanley Kunitz

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“Our life is an apprenticeship to the truth
that around every circle another can be drawn;
that there is no end in nature, but every end is a beginning,
and under every deep a lower deep opens”.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

For the past 8 years, the Shasta Yoga Center,
created and guided by the vision of gifted yoga teacher Amy Cooper,
has been committed to cultivating community…
“Amy Cooper is my magician of choice. She inspires and sparks students
in her kind, wise, loving and encouraging way to appreciate
and celebrate the ancient and timeless teachings of yoga.” -Jack Moore

The center is inspired by the practice of awakening
and engaging the authentic Self,
supporting the role each individual plays in affecting change…

With moving to its new location at 315A S. Mt Shasta blvd in Mt Shasta,
The Shasta Yoga Center will be exploring new & old ways of mindful practice
with added classes & events exploring
Movement, Dance, Sound, Music, Poetry, Meditation and more….
For more information:
http://shastayogacenter.com/

The Shasta Yoga Center is also offering Teacher Training
for Advanced Studies in yoga. Check out the 2011 schedule:
http://www.vajrapaniyoga.com/

“We are the water and the jar that pours…”-Rumi

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What I want to say is
the past is the past
and the present is what your life is.
and you are capable
of choosing what that will be,
darling citizen.

So come to the pond,
or the river of your imagination,
or the harbor of your longing,

and put your lips to the world.
and live
your life.
-Mary Oliver

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art•ist |ˈärtist| noun
• A person who practices any of the various creative arts.
ORIGIN early 16th century (denoting a master of the liberal arts):
from French artiste, from Italian artista, from arte art, from Latin art-.

Doug von Koss is such a person….
He speaks from the heart through the thousand poems he knows.
Under his direction we sing in ways we never have before
making inspired harmonies brought forth through
sacred words and ancient chants……..

Doug finds the creative nugget in each of us,
inspiring beauty, joy and soulful inspiration
that follow wherever he goes,
all combined to make this
Gratitude Goulash
…
Take down your biggest pot,
bigger than you think you need.
Slice, dice or cut into manageable pieces
the desiccated remains
of all your life’s
calamitous events.
Look around for missed ingredients.
Add clean water, local honey and vinegar.
Bring this mess to a rolling boil then
simmer on a back burner for several days.
When your kitchen smells good,
ask a close friend to come over.

Get out two old bowls,
they need not match.
Just before serving add a dollop of success
and a smidgen of failure.
Then be very liberal with paprika.

Leslie Tift & Tom Scott’s passion for music,
whether singing, writing or playing,
is a life long journey that has just been captured on their new CD,
a labor of love celebrating this acoustic musical duo’s inspired talents…

Their commitment to their craft is reflected in the richness of Leslie’s voice,
Tom’s poetry and musical skills
and the gathering of a talented group of musicians
for the recording of this CD.

Below a taste of Tom’s lyrics, from his song
“Like a Pebble in My Shoe”
“I can read it like the writing on the wall
I can hear it on the wire if  it’s there at all
I can smell it with my nose to the wind
Bear the weight like original sin
Guess I knew it like the back of my hand
Or a dream that I’ve had over and over again
It’s as real as a pebble in my shoe
there’s no denying it babe it’s me and you…“

Join us for the CD Release Concert,
SATURDAY AUGUST 28 at The WAYSIDE  GRILL in MT SHASTA,
starting at 7:30 or so,
in fact having dinner there might just be the ticket (!……..)
Opening the evening of  joyful celebration will feature
a new gifted and enthusiastic musical group “Champion Club”.

For more information about Tom & Leslie, how to purchase their new CD
or where they will be playing next, go to
http://tomandleslie.wordpress.com/

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David Joaquin is a talented Artist
whose work has been greatly influenced by the ways of the Native People.
Using his Art, he has committed  to recording  Ritual, Ceremony
and Everyday Life that honor and respect all living things.
Through his passion for bringing authenticity to his paintings,
he often uses ground semi precious stones and naturally colored earth
as pigment, which add an uncommon depth to his work.

To join David in the Celebration of Spirit,
I have been asked to create some new Stone Letters and Talking Sticks…

The Opening of our new show “CELEBRATING SPIRIT”
will be at THE GALLERY in MT SHASTA
on SATURDAY  AUGUST 14, from 4 to 7
with new pieces created especially for this event.

For more information about David and his work visit his website:
www.twohawkstudio.com

Visit The Gallery’s website for more details about the Artists and the Show
www.thegalleryinmtshasta.com/

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There is a wonderful place at the foot of Mt Shasta,
some might think of it as a sanctuary,
called Shasta Cove Dogs,
where dogs live play and love their humans Peg & Todd
who share their hearts & home with them.

There, the world is seen and joyfully experienced
through Emma, Henry, Hank, Tux, Sally and Jasper
whether playing eating sitting sleeping or loving,
all done with wild abandon….

Some of these wonderful dogs have special needs and/or
serious health issues but it never affects their love of life……

Below the link to this blessed world.
www.shastacovedogs.com

“…There are love dogs
no one knows the name of.
Give your life to be one of them.”
-Rumi

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