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Newsletter: May, 2001
"You have to follow your heart. There's no
other way to live...." -- Winona Beamer
Aloha from Hale Pule:
Thanks so much for taking a look at this web site. It has been
quite a
growing experience putting it together and has been possible
only by the
dedication of Dana Stoltz Gray and her commitment to Yoga. She
has
learned much more about web page design than she ever imagined!
This space is for quarterly updates and thoughts. I hope you
enjoy it! Moving
to Maui was a leap of faith and a process of Self discovery; as
is each day,
no matter where I live.
The folks who came for retreat between August 2000 and February
2001 saw the gardens just being developed. Today, there are
gardenias, lilies, lavender, iris, anthiriums, and many more
plants and flowers. The vegetables and herbs are prolific and
the orchard is planted and coming along. There are
papaya, mango, avocado, banana, fig, lemon, lime, cherimoya,
sapote, berries, and pomegranate. I started a new venture in
growing dahlias, so the property should be brilliant with large
flowers by mid summer.
I sometimes wonder why retreat sounds so good? When we become
distracted by the outside world we sometimes forget, or lose
touch with,
ourselves. It then becomes difficult to feel like we are enough
in the world.
This is a time when the practices are most important and it is
the most
difficult time to continue them. The Yoga Sutras describe the
obstacles to
practice as disease, lethargy, doubt, laziness, worldly desire,
carelessness,
delusion, nonachievement of a stage, and instability. It is
said in Yoga that the above can cause disturbed breathing,
tremors, depression, and pain. When challenged by these
obstacles, it may be helpful to read or talk to someone who has
overcome such difficulties, focus on your breath or on an
object that brings peace. Chanting OM or just gazing at the OM
symbol, outside or in the mind's eye, is often an effective
solution. During
these difficult times, it is especially important to continue
with your Yoga
practice and to maintain the following: enthusiasm, courage,
patience, gentlepersistence, reading, devotion, and consistency.
Retreat is a quiet, safe place which will allow you to focus on
restoring these
characteristics to your practice -- a time to develop trust,
balance, and
spiritual awakening. I invite you to join me in retreat, a
private session, or a
public class. I invite you to experience being alive.
Namaste,
myra
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