In Bali, everything is sacred. It is especially important to honor important events and stages in life – from birth to death – with ceremony. Each stage is recognized by the family and community. From the time of conception, a person’s progress is encouraged, blessed, and celebrated in the temple with priests and offerings, including conception, birth, maturity, marriage, and death. A newborn baby will go through eight ceremonies in order to be integrated into the Hindu community.  Bali family traditions originate from Indian ceremonies, and have been modified to include local shamanic practices. Hinduism came to Indonesia around the 2nd century CE…

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To live a long and healthy life, one of the most important steps is to keep your intestines clean. Certain foods clog up our body and lead to weight gain. Certain foods clog up our body and lead to weight gain. An expanded belly can be caused by visceral fat that accumulates in and around the internal organs. We also know that most adults hold from 5 to 20 pounds of indigestible waste (POOP) in the belly. Yikes! I’m betting this will NOT be my most popular post – ha ha! But please read on – – it’s vitally important.  Our food…

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The New Year has exploded in life. It all started with the destruction of evil in the Ogoh-Ogoh parade, followed by Nyepi, the silent day. These events kicked off a series of happy surprises in our community: Weddings, the arrival of twins, a new house, baby goats, a new calf, and freeing so many animals into safety! Here’s a brief video of the high points. It all started March 2nd with the demon parade of the scary Ogoh-Ogoh through the streets. This is the last hurrah for evil and all the wrongs in the world. Then the demons are burned to…

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Why do creation stories somehow match across the globe? How can distant cultures share the same myth of dragons, snakes, giant Gods, virgins, and the tree of life? NOTHING is clear about our history, and I’m ready to revise everything I learned in school. How should we interpret these strangely parallel tales? Are the stories real? Or myths? What’s your take on them? Every culture has its sacred historical texts. These are important roots of our ancestry. Perhaps just now we are learning how to read them. Our mythical stories cannot be read literally – that’s far too pedantic. However,…

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Can you feel the new vibration on the planet? Our available frequencies are expanding every day. How can we increase our perceptive range and utilize them? We live in times of increasing truth and huge disinformation. Yet what we see, hear, smell, taste, and feel are largely determined by training and our expectations. When we can’t believe what’s outside us, it’s a HINT to go inside and find answers within. Perhaps now is the time for humanity to cultivate our true inner knowing, our 6th sense.  How attuned are you to nature? Do your physical eyes see everything that’s there…

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Hello to everyone. I want to share the big news about Lama D’s classes. A few months ago he started a small study group on Social Networking to discuss Buddhism. Within a year it has grown to 12,500 students, and a full-time job! His followers are all Bhutanese, living in many countries all over the world. He teaches the classes in Dzongkha, the language of Bhutan. WeChat is the most popular social networking app in Bhutan. He teaches from our healing center in Bali. The groups are called “Tharpi Sabuen” which means “Seeds for Enlightenment”. This is a term that…

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The day I met Rudi, he was standing quietly in the kitchen doorway. There was something different about this man. His eyes twinkled with intense energy, as if it wasn’t quite contained in his small, rotund body. We approached the door, and I remember clinging to the corner elbow of my husband’s jacket out of fear to meet someone so expansive, yet so humble. He was bigger than life, standing right before my eyes. He just said hello politely and invited us into the class. I was 23 years old. It was 1972. After the meditation class we had dinner…

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Bone Marrow may be your #1 TOP secret to health and longevity. Deep inside your bones is a busy factory of life. The marrow regenerates DNA. It produces blood cells and stem cells. What makes the bone marrow so special? And how can we harness this miracle to improve health and wellness? Summary:  Bone marrow creates DNA and new cells. It produces three general types of cells: Red blood cells carry oxygen to your tissues. White blood cells of many kinds like Lymphocytes build immunity to protect and defend you. Stem cells are generic cells that are sent to heal…

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Are you taking enough time to rest? Listen to this expanded music playlist beyond words. Music helps us embrace the moment with JOY. Do you sometimes feel your nervous system melting away? Change is stressful. Maybe it’s OK to relax. Can you trust? Can you be vulnerable? Do you have the strength to let go of the old self you knew? Who knows what kind of wings you will have? The caterpillar doesn’t know it’s about to transform, it’s just flooded with a cascade of hormones. Do you think a teenager understands puberty? Not at all. Sometimes it’s ok to…

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Shall we play a game? In a small bowl mix together a few teaspoons sugar, a handful of any flour, and a splash of vegetable oil. Add a bit of water and stir. Let your slurry sit in a warm place for a few hours. It will harden into the most perfect rubbery superglue. These three foods accumulate as sticky mucus in your digestion, especially if you’re stressed, creating a kind of auto-immune inflammation response in which your body tries to defend itself from YOU. The problem is global, and the solution is radical. Are you ready to give up…

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