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Gift from Dream
Yesterday on my way out, I saw some people standing on the sidewalk cutting my flowers. Not again! In spring time I caught a lady cutting my flowers, made quite a distinctive memory. When I was closer, realized it’s our neighbors trimming their own flowers. Whew! Trouble avoided, fight or flight, confrontation or call the…
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Narcissus
Recently I got quite an opportunity to get up early, so I got a chance to see the fresh night, the version of night I rarely got to see. Today, it was 5:00 AM when I stepped out in the yard, it was pitch dark. The neighborhood was all dark and quiet. Nighttime like this sharpens…
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Slip Out of Time
Have you ever slipped out of time? The moment you are zoned out, forget about your trouble, your plan, yourself and whereabouts… just soak in for whatever you’re doing. This morning, when I stepped out to the yard, the morning sun had just started to climb up on the neighbor’s tree. It’s a poplar tree, half…
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Moonlight Yoga
The moonlight has magic, so mesmerizing, makes the yard so intimate. I had an urge to do a yoga flow under the moonlight. When I started the flow, my moves seem ignited by the pure moonlight. The moon is so bright, almost like daylight, washing out all the darkness. The shadows are so sharp; the edge is so…
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Grinding Rock in the Sierra
We went to Indian Grinding Rock State Park, ancestral grounds of Central Sierra Miwok and where the largest grinding rock in North America lies. Chaw’se, is the Miwok word for “grinding rock”. The “grinding rock” is marbleized limestone with 1,185 mortar holes, which is the largest collection of bedrock mortars anywhere in North America. The Miwok used the…
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It’s Already There
Today is Full Moon Day, lunar August 15th, to Chinese, it’s like Thanksgiving in the western world. It’s harvest moon, we celebrate our harvest by eating moon cakes with the family. Moon cake is round like the full moon, resembles the fullness of family, a returning towards the family, a complete circle. No edge, no…
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A Timeless Moment
I taught an amazing Yoga class today. It’s my usual weekly yoga class; although some of my regular patrons didn’t even show up. I was prepared for my sequencing, intermediate challenging; I noticed some people were struggling with their balance. I cheered them up and moved on. At the end, even I was tired. After…
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Full Moon Walk in the Mountains
I took my first full moon walk at Joseph Grant park. It was from 8-10pm, led by two rangers. We were half an hour late, fortunately we caught up with the group just before dark. There were about 15 people, from kids to seniors, some with fancy night vision light (which l learned is a…
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Eastern Sierra – God’s Playground
Here is where it feels home to me! Where the highest point in continental America meets the lowest; the natural erosion shaped boulders in different sizes spread in the Owens Valley in the most random way, we’re talking size of a house or even bigger, with the backdrop of High Sierra peaks chiseled by ice…
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Conversation with Your Body
After my morning yoga, I started to realize that yoga is the way to open a conversation with my body. From quieting my mind, cleansing my breathing, a channel has been opened up so I can hear what my body is trying to say, and by stretching, releasing, and strengthening, I can talk back to…