Musings From Jody

Three Things to Teach

Jody — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:52:59 +0000

Tao Te Ching (dow deh jing), The Book of the Way

I have just three things to teach:

simplicity, patience, compassion.

These three are your greatest treasures.

Simple in actions and in thoughts,

you return to the source of being.

Patient with both friends and enemies,

you accord with the way things are.

Compassionate toward yourself,

you reconcile all beings in the world.

– Lao-Tzu ~ 500 B.C.E.

Place of Most Creative Expression

Jody — Wed, 19 May 2010 00:41:57 +0000

Remember that the non-doing of deeply relaxed meditation
is my most creative expression.
It is during this space that I am
actively creating the future
I am stepping in to.

Inquisitive Turtle Expression

Jody — Tue, 18 May 2010 22:13:27 +0000

Pose Instruction…

Stand with knees bent, feet spread wide yet comfortable with knees directly over feet, toes wider than ankles
Palms on thighs just above knee, arm straight
Torso long and easy (natural spinal curve from tail to crown)
Relax the head so that it rests back into pillow of the neck while continuing to maintain easy length in torso from tail to top of heart (this is turtle with head in shell)
Gently extend neck evenly in all directions maintaining same position with rest of body (turtle extending head out of shell)
Move back and forth through this position until just before legs start to over fatigue

Focus of Breath & Embodiment during Pose:

In-breath extend the head out of the shell inquisitively observing the world around you, peering out
Out-breath relaxing muscles and allowing the head to come back in for quiet reflection
All movements done with the utmost care and awareness… nowhere to go, nothing to get, just inquisitiveness, observation, relaxing warm reflection

Welcome!

Jody — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:43:51 +0000

Welcome to “Musings from Jody!”