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September 23, 2006
om shanti...peace
saturday morning is here, hearing the pitter patter of the rain outside our window. there's something so comforting about hearing rain living here in hawaii. it's a nice little excuse to stay bundled up underneath the covers, get in a few extra zzzz's instead of rush out to go play with mother nature (or start working) as soon as the sun rises. i don't know what it is about the sun here, but i always feel like you should be outside doing if the sun is shining.
back into my balance again. it's such a wonderful space to be in. i've been so open to life beyond surfing these past few weeks after my near fatal crash with single fin. don't get me wrong, i've still been surfing, but now with the intention of "not having to conquer the world", as single fin would put it. i don't always have to go big, i'm learning.
living here in hawaii has been a truly spiritual experience on so many levels. yes, we have our gripes about being on an island and its limitations within it...the crowded traffic, the conservatism, unsafe drivers, expensive housing market, blah, blah, blah. hawaii is considered the "piko", belly button of the world. everyone is on some sort of spiritual path here, it seems. trying to find themselves, trying to heal from the past, seeking, searching for some sort of peace. and yet, i'm learning that the answers are deep within...we just have to be still.
i've had some amazing experiences with hawaiian healing this past week. we took a ho'oponopono class over the week-end. it's a hawaiian form of healing that allows you to start each day fresh & new. in it's essence, it means "to make things right." there is so much value in cleansing and letting go of the old, to begin fresh & new. i received my first lomilomi massage at the beach by some random wild spirited hawaiian. it was an incredible experience. breathing as if you were the waves coming in and out of the shore, completely letting go & trusting.
so the cleanse is going well...on a deep level. acknowledging what is real & being okay with it. (thanks kay, for joining me in on my cleanse) i'm doing my yoga workshop this week-end. riding my beach cruiser more and more, spending less time in the car. getting in touch with nature, keeping it simple. hope you are all well.
love & namaste,
soul sista'
Posted by soul sista' at September 23, 2006 10:52 AM