Meditation Retreat

this weekend i went to pingree park out of ft. collins for a meditation retreat.

pouder river on my drive up. there is heavy run off right now

this is the class room where our classes where

on the hike saturday afternoon

gen losel on the left is the teacher and on the right was a monk from ft. collins

i saw a moose too but didn't get pictures!

this is the dorm we stayed in

bunny

rain the whole drive home down the mountain!

it was a very peaceful time and my meditation practice definitely grew!

be a vulture

so i look up animal totems from time to time. . . when i was in the northwest we saw a LOT of vultures. . . culturally vultures get a bad wrap but here's what i found on the internet.

The vulture is a very powerful totem. Its cycle of power is year-round. Vulture it can show you how to use energy powerfully and efficiently. It glides effortlessly on the winds, soaring to extraordinary heights while using little or no energy. The Vulture skillfully employs already existing air currents against the pull of gravity, symbolizing the distribution of energy so that gravity (or cares) do not weigh it (you) down.

i love the wings, it's how you can tell a vulture from a hawk, those finger like feathers. . . maat here has vulture wings. . .

sports page poem

@ work yesterday, i made this collage out of the sports page (and a khols catalog & w few pictures from the westward)

sun, ocean, bubbles, flowers, family & rainbows

a very soul nourishing trip home. . . it was amazing.
i got plans. . . ideas. . . to hopefully be able to visit more.

retail therapy

shiny purple danskos
new feather earrings from the event i helped market today. . .

mother's day

the reason. . . palmer and i on a date to his favorite restaurant, steve's snappin dogs

these are some therapy dogs from a hospice for an event i did on friday. the one in the back's name is abby. . . our hair matched!
flowers designed by my buddy sarah from babylon floral gorgeous!
we wet to the avalokiteshvara buddhist center yesterday morning for the prayer for world peace. . . it was amazing and filled up my spirit. i will be going back. it was perfect.
beautiful new robe from sol
this is a view @ city park. i was riding my bike to therapy. . . i've been getting a lot of therapy recently. it's a good thing, since someday i'll be a therapist. get to unpack all my stuff now so i'll be able to be a good body centered psychologist.