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Donna Forsythe, Celebrant. Thank you for visiting my website! I began my career as a Celebrant after the passing of Marriage Equality in Pennsylvania. While I have been an officiant for some time, it wasn't until marriage was made legal for all Pennsylvania residents that I felt compelled to provide this service to couples. It is now my pleasure to officiate both weddings and vow renewals, as well as baby welcomings and end of life celebrations in the Lehigh Valley area and surrounding counties. Secular ...
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Cloud Hands: We That Pass, Love What Abides
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Mike Garofalo writes about Mind-Body Arts, Philosophy, Nature, and the Eight Ways. Monday, May 18, 2015. We That Pass, Love What Abides. We that change,. And we that pass,. Haiku and Short Poems by Mike Garofalo. Michael P. Garofalo. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Who is Mike Garofalo? Tai Chi Chuan - Cloud Hands. An Old Philosopher's Notebooks. Chi Kung - Valley Spirit Qigong. Mike's Mind-Body Fitness Classes. Eight Animal Frolics Chi Kung. Taoist Studies and Practices. Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu.
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Cloud Hands: Take Nothing for Granted
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Mike Garofalo writes about Mind-Body Arts, Philosophy, Nature, and the Eight Ways. Wednesday, August 05, 2015. Take Nothing for Granted. Laetus in praesens animus quod ultra est oderit curare et amara lento temperet risu. Nihil est ab omni parte beatum. Joyful let the soul be in the present, let it disdain to trouble about what is beyond and temper bitterness with a laugh. Nothing is blessed forever.". The clearest sign of wisdom is continued cheerfulness.". Jen Jensen, Bowing to Receive the Mountain.
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Cloud Hands: Chapter 4, Daodejing, Laozi
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Mike Garofalo writes about Mind-Body Arts, Philosophy, Nature, and the Eight Ways. Friday, August 07, 2015. Chapter 4, Daodejing, Laozi. Tao is like an empty vessel,. Yet use will not drain it. Never needing to be filled,. It is the deep and unfathomable source. Of the ten thousand things. Let your wheels move only along old ruts. It only seems as if it were there. I know not its name. It existed before the ten thousand things. I call it Tao.". Translated by Kari Hohne. 2009, Chapter 4. 1996, Chapter 4.
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Cloud Hands: Taiji Meditation Postures
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Mike Garofalo writes about Mind-Body Arts, Philosophy, Nature, and the Eight Ways. Saturday, August 08, 2015. Resources, Bibliography, Links, Methods, Quotations, Comments. Davidine Siaw-Voon Sim and David Gaffney, Chen Style Taijiquan. 2002, p. 106. Secrets to Living Younger Longer. VSCL Good coverage of standing meditation and Animal Frolics exercises. Warriors of Stillness: Meditative Traditions in the Chinese Martial Arts. Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body. Inside Zhan Zhuang: First Edition.
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Cloud Hands: Chen Taijiquan Short 18 Movement Form
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Mike Garofalo writes about Mind-Body Arts, Philosophy, Nature, and the Eight Ways. Thursday, August 06, 2015. Chen Taijiquan Short 18 Movement Form. I have enjoyed practicing this short Chen Taijiquan form for the past seven years. It was developed by Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei. Chen Taijiquan Short 18 Movement Form Webpage. Of the Chen Taijiquan 18 Movement Short Form. Chen Taijiquan Old Frame First Form Laojia Yilu. Chen Style Tai Chi Essential 18 Postures with Patrick Martin. Michael P. Garofalo. Dao D...
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Cloud Hands: Who Speaks to Me
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Mike Garofalo writes about Mind-Body Arts, Philosophy, Nature, and the Eight Ways. Tuesday, August 04, 2015. Who Speaks to Me. Yuan-Wu, The House of Lin-Chi, "The Five Houses of Zen," translated by Thomas Cleary, Shambhala Press, 1997, p. 58. However used to think, you know, in the woods walking, and as a kid playing the the woods, that there was a kind of immanence. Present, a feeling of place almost conscious . like God. It evoked that.". The beauty of the trees,. The softness of the air,. Tai Chi Chua...
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Cloud Hands: Concentration and Gazing in Yoga Practice
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Mike Garofalo writes about Mind-Body Arts, Philosophy, Nature, and the Eight Ways. Monday, August 10, 2015. Concentration and Gazing in Yoga Practice. दृष्टि. Dṛṣṭi), or focused gaze, is a means for developing concentrated intention. It relates to the fifth limb of yoga ( pratyahara. Concerning sense withdrawal as well as the sixth limb dharana. Relating to concentration.". While doing various yoga postures the eyes gaze at and concentrate on eight specific parts of the body:. Middle of the thumb. Michae...
