Family/Relationship

Intimate Relationships

Relationships can be challenging yet deeply rewarding. There is no better arena to learn about ourselves. In this moment, close the eyes and take a few deep breaths. Envision your partner, past or present, and welcome any feelings that arise. In the spirit of Valentine, combined with the teachings of yoga and meditation, breathe into all the places within that call out for attention. Be the sacred witness of it all, with no need to change or control anything. Relinquish thought, soften and just feel. The holy fire of love has the potential to burn all that is unfinished within us.

The Stages of Relationship(non linear) by Susan Campbell.

Note, bring the practice of meditation and yoga into each stages of relationship. In the places where there is friction, breathe, feel, soften and open to love. This is a very deep and powerful practice.

1. Romance – where it all begins, dreamlike quality, two months to two years. Reality seen through rose colored glasses. Requires lots of energy.

2. Power Struggle – differences are magnified, a pulling away, a need for space, learning to fight fairly, reclaim self or be swallowed in other.

3. Stability – weathered the power struggle, need for freedom and choice,  sense of loss and realization our dreams are not reality. Learn mutual respect or return to power struggle. Stage of rest.

4. Commitment – readiness for marriage if desired, wide awake making clear choices about self and partner, balance love, belonging, power and freedom.

5. Co-Creation – we have decided to be a team, striving for balance between the relationship and the outside world. Relationship requires nourishment. NOW IS THE TIME FOR CHILDREN, if you desire them.

For a more in depth description of each stage go to The Couple’s Journey.

To reignite the power of the first stage, visit Tantra Heart.

Raising Children in an Un-Conscious World

Along with committed intimate relationship, bringing children into the world is another deeply enriching process. New parents are brought to their knees, in prayer position, by the commitment and responsibility of caring for a new born. The shock of the first few months gives way to the ego melting challenge of putting our children’s needs ahead of our own. There are few human experiences that provide more growth, meaning and transformation, than being committed parents.

(Bailey Frantzich and Sedona Cohen pictured, Waldorf 4th grade play)

While the list below isn’t appropriate for all, over the years, these recommendations have stood the test of time. Of course, as parents, we do the best we can. While ten suggestions are offered below, there are really just two, follow your intuition and love is the greatest teacher. The rest provide additional support. Offered with great humility as parenthood is the holiest fire of them all, we’ll maybe it’s tied with intimate relationship :)

1. Become more consciousness, as our consciousness directly affects our children.

2. Love is the greatest teacher. Find the balance between loving and caring for our children and ourselves.

3. Breastfeed as long as possible. If colic is present, your child is most likely allergic to the foods mother is eating or the formula ingredients.

4. Explore the family bed otherwise known as co-sleeping. While it may take some time adjusting as we are so used to “our” space, there are few things more special than sleeping in the very same energy field as your child. Buy a big bed or join several together. One of the greatest gifts of this life.

5. Minimize exposure to TV when children are young as it has been proven to adversely affect creativity and imagination. In this day and age, being completely TV free is not easy but do your best. Choose media with less marketing and commercials.

6. Eat simple, organic, and close to earth. Reduce toxicity and enhance nutrition through raw and organic foods for health.

7. Develop spiritual practices that work for your families. Experiences that bring you closer to feeling, communication, nature and god as you know them. Make it fun. We have every right to develop our own unique relationship with the Great Spirit.

8. Keep children in the world or imagination, creativity and play as long as possible.

9. Regarding Western medicine: limit exposure to vaccines and antibiotics, while some may be beneficial, our over use of them is clearly not. Choose the vaccines you can’t live without via your own research. Forty years ago we had two or three, now there are more than thirty and it grows every year. In most cases it’s healthy to get sick as it helps us detoxify.

10. Bullying is something that affects 160,000 children nationally. There is a wonderful home study called Bully Proof, created by the Gracie’s who brought Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to the world. Educates children on how to avoid verbal and physical bullying. This is not an aggressive teaching but rather a conscious approach that builds confidence and self esteem. Visit Gracie Bully Proof.

Bonus: do your best and know ultimately it will unfold the way it needs to. Oh, I almost forgot, pray a lot :)

 

Take Action for Positive Change

A Call to Action… with love, courage, integrity and will.

Conscious Action… 10 holiday gift ideas :) some may seem selfish but in caring for ourselves, we support all creation. Everything is connected. Real and lasting change is an inside game. Change yourself, change the world.
1) meditate every morning – end with a prayer/intention
2) spend time in nature, away from all electronica and convention
3) give service with no expectation of receiving anything in return
4) share our talents and passions with the world
5) close the eyes, breath deeply and feel our emotions (throughout the day)
6) purchase fewer disposal things – hand make something this year
7) purchase gifts locally, supporting sustainable and family owned businesses – hey how about a True Nature Healing Arts 10 punch pass :)
8) exercise and eat healthy
9) relinquish the need to judge, control or change others: feel the emotions underneath the judgment and control
10) make a visioning board: a collage of our deepest intentions for the coming months and years, place it in a visible location.
When making resolutions, keep it simple and make a commitment for 90 days. If we break our commitment, give ourselves a hug and hop back on the horse ASAP.

10 holiday gift ideas :) some may seem selfish but in caring for ourselves, we support all creation. Everything is connected. Real and lasting change is an inside game. Change yourself, change the world.

1) meditate every morning – end with a prayer/intention

2) spend time in nature, away from all electronica and convention

3) give service with no expectation of receiving anything in return

4) share our talents and passions with the world

5) close the eyes, breath deeply and feel our emotions (throughout the day)

6) purchase fewer disposal things – hand make something this year

7) purchase gifts locally, supporting sustainable and family owned businesses – hey how about a True Nature Healing Arts 10 punch pass :)

8) exercise and eat healthy

9) relinquish the need to judge, control or change others: feel the emotions underneath the judgment and control

10) make a visioning board: a collage of our deepest intentions for the coming months and years, place it in a visible location.

When making resolutions, keep it simple and make a commitment for 90 days. If we break our commitment, give ourselves a hug and hop back on the horse ASAP.

Michael Moore’s 15 things we can do right now: link

Of course there are more than 15 and all of us can find our way to bring forth conscious change, growth and love though: sobriety, meditation, writing, “singing songs and carryin’ signs” (CSN), growing/selling/buying organic food, green building/energy efficiency, raising bees, supporting local independent/family owned businesses, trading goods and services with neighbors, letting go of codependency and what people may think of us, sharing our truth…

Turn Around The World Trade Organization. Join activists worldwide in demanding that the existing damaging WTO regime be fundamentally transformed!

Some wonderful resources:

The Co-Creators Handbook, published by the Hummingbird Community, just outside Taos, NM.

Find many resources about intentional communities at ic.org.

Buy and Grow Local Explore bartering – the trading of goods and services. We are all good at several things. Set up your own bartering club, here’s how.

 

Weekly Schedule: Yoga and More

TNHA  Class Schedule

MONDAY: Hatha Yoga with Susie Frantzich 8:30AM-10am

Muses with Tanja Black 10:30-12 noon

Ashtanga Inspired Yoga with Kristine Meyer 5:30PM-6:45PM

Restorative Yoga with Donna 7-8pm

TUESDAY: Hatha Yoga  with Susie Frantzich 6:30-7:45am

Music Together with Annie 9am-12noon

Yoga for Lunch with Susie or Kristine 12:15-1:15pm

Prenatal Yoga with Pixie 12:30-1:45pm

Yoga for Everyone  with Jeff Jackson 5:30-6:45pm

WEDNESDAY: HathaYoga with Susie Frantzich 8:30AM-10:00AM

Music Together with Annie 10:15-12noon

Sirens with Tanja Black 12:30-2pm

Meditation with Branden Cohen 7:30PM-8:30PM

THURSDAY: Hatha Yoga with Susie Frantzich 6:30-7:45am

Music Together with Annie 9:15-12noon

Yoga for Lunch with Kristine or Susie 12:15-1:15pm

Yoga for Everyone with Jeff Jackson 5:30-6:45pm

FRIDAY: Hatha Yoga with Susie Frantzich 8:30AM-10AM

Happy Hour Yoga 4:30-5:45pm

First Friday of each month…Open House 6PM (drumming, treatments, snacks)

SATURDAY: Yoga Flow with Donna Frayser/Kristine Meyer 8:30AM-9:45AM

Kundalini Yoga with Wendy Anderson 10:15AM-11:15AM

SUNDAY: Yoga Flow with Kristine Meyer 8:30AM-9:45AM

Buddhist Meditation and Philosophy with Doug Margel (Lama Dawa). 10-11:30AM.

Yoga with Grace with Wendy Kennedy 4:30PM-5:45PM


Yoga News and More at TNHA

Join Tanja Black with your children up to the age of 12 on Monday mornings from 10:30-12pm. Dance, explore creative movement in this joyful exploration using instruments, scarves and music. On Wednesdays from 12:30-2pm, join Tanya for Sirens, an ecstatic exploration of dance and energy movement, releasing and exploring your inner goddess.

Workshops/Gatherings: True Nature Healing Arts, Carbondale

5th Chakra Workshop w/ Kristine 4- 6pm: Saturday 2/6. Kristine is back with her popular Chakra workshop this time focusing on the throat chakra. Utilizing asana, pranayama, mudras, meditation and yoga nidra to take you on a journey through your energy centers. Learn more at feelgrounded.

Sacred Stories & Song with Paul Frantzich 6-7:15pm: Friday 2/12. Drum and guitar. Into life from the landscape of the human heart, Valentine’s Weekend. Story #1: The Selkie and Neil from Ireland. Story #2: The Dame Ragnell a great Arthurian Tale. Suggested Love Donation $10. Each dollar donated will deliver a meal to someone in need FeedThemWithMusic.com

Partner Yoga with Susie and Kristine 3-5pm: Saturday 2/13. During this loving and nurturing workshop, we will explore the healing powers of yoga and the spiritual practice of giving and receiving (metta) through partner asana, circle ceremony, and energy healing. Sounds good to me!

Nia Class with Julie Hart: The dance of body, mind, spirit and emotions. Blending elements of yoga, tai chi, martial arts and modern and ethnic dance.  In this wo hour extended-class, we will dance barefoot to some of the best world beat music around, and end our movement journey with a guided meditation. Saturday, February 20, 4 – 6 pm, $20.To register or for more information, check out sol-nia or call Julie on 303-333-3311

Movie Night: Life as a House with Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas and Hayden Christensen, Feb 20th, 7PM. A beautiful movie about life, death, family, love and truth. By donation. BYOP, bring your own popcorn.

Ecstatic Dance with Tanya 4-6pm: Saturday 2/27. For all with live drum. Dance as a form of ritual and healing in everyday life.

Contact Susie at 963-9900 with questions.

Class Description

Hatha Yoga with Susie Frantzich, opening and energizing using a wide variety of poses followed by deep relaxation.

Yoga for Everyone with Jeff Jackson, Iyengar-inspired class, holding postures, structural alignment, the use of props and anatomical instructions.

Yoga with Grace with Wendy Kennedy this class is inspired by Iyengar  teachings.  All levels welcome.

Kundalini Yoga with Wendy Anderson energize with breath, movement and mantra.

Restorative Yoga with  Donna, relax and restore the body, connecting to the soul with breath.

Yoga Flow with Kristine or Donna, connect the body and mind with a flowing practice and intention. All levels welcome!

Ashtanga inspired with Kristine, strengthen your practice with Ashtanga inspired movements and poses.

Yoga for Lunch with Kristine or Susie, spend your lunch time with this energizing 60 Min. practice.  All levels welcome!

Meditation with Branden Cohen breath work and chant. All levels welcome to this hour of relaxation, nourishment and connection.

Private Sessions

Private Yoga with your favorite Teacher, a private one on one session $70/hr or $90/ 90 minutes.

Thai Massage with  Bettina Strecher,  a combination of breath work, massage techniques, gentle assisted stretching, joint mobilization and meridian work $70 p/hr or $90 for 90 Min.

Yoga Therapy with Kristine Meyer, an application of the ancient science of yoga (mudras, pranayama, asana, yoga nidra & meditation) to facilitate healing at all levels.$70 p/hr $90 for 90Min.

 

Quotes

We are creation beings and in every moment, we have a choice, love or fear. BC

Oh Beloved, take me. Liberate my soul.

Fill me with your love and release me from the two worlds.

If I set my heart on anything but you let fire burn me from inside.

Oh Beloved, take away what I want.

Take away what I do. Take away what I need.

Take away everything that takes me from you.

Rumi

Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution for your consciousness. Eckhart Tolle

Anything, if we are willing to fully experience it, can bring us peace. Sri Bhagavan

Every day we are provided with many opportunities to deepen in consciousness and expand in love. By relinquishing the content of mind and connecting with our hearts (emotion), the most challenging situations can provide the greatest gifts. Branden Cohen

 

Workshops in Carbondale, CO

Workshops/Gatherings: True Nature Healing Arts, Carbondale

5th Chakra Workshop w/ Kristine 4- 6pm: Saturday 2/6. Kristine is back with her popular Chakra workshop this time focusing on the throat chakra. Utilizing asana, pranayama, mudras, meditation and yoga nidra to take you on a journey through your energy centers. Learn more at feelgrounded.

Sacred Stories & Song with Paul Frantzich 6-7:15pm: Friday 2/12. Drum and guitar. Into life from the landscape of the human heart, Valentine’s Weekend. Story #1: The Selkie and Neil from Ireland. Story #2: The Dame Ragnell a great Arthurian Tale. Suggested Love Donation $10. Each dollar donated will deliver a meal to someone in need FeedThemWithMusic.com

Partner Yoga with Susie and Kristine 3-5pm: Saturday 2/13. During this loving and nurturing workshop, we will explore the healing powers of yoga and the spiritual practice of giving and receiving (metta) through partner asana, circle ceremony, and energy healing. Sounds good to me!

Nia Class with Julie Hart: The dance of body, mind, spirit and emotions. Blending elements of yoga, tai chi, martial arts and modern and ethnic dance.  In this wo hour extended-class, we will dance barefoot to some of the best world beat music around, and end our movement journey with a guided meditation. Saturday, February 20, 4 – 6 pm, $20.To register or for more information, check out sol-nia or call Julie on 303-333-3311

Movie Night: Life as a House with Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas and Hayden Christensen, Feb 20th, 7PM. A beautiful movie about life, death, family, love and truth. By donation. BYOP, bring your own popcorn.

Ecstatic Dance with Tanya 4-6pm: Saturday 2/27. For all with live drum. Dance as a form of ritual and healing in everyday life.

Contact Susie at 963-9900 with questions.


 

Environment

Turn Around The World Trade Organization. Join activists worldwide in demanding that the existing damaging WTO regime be fundamentally transformed!

Bees: visit backyardhive to learn how to build a beehive and care for bees in your own back yard. Truly an amazing process. Corwin Bell also facilitates wonderful workshops.

Read Gunther Hawk’s book entitled “Toward Saving the Honeybee.” Beautifully written.

 

2012: The Shift of the Ages

A beautiful share by Drunvalo Mechizedek about the coming endtime.

Visit Reality Sandwich for a collection of wonderful articles the shift in consciousness we have entered.

The coming golden age: A short and positive video.

Zeitgeist: Addendum (video) beautifully describes the financial paradigm we have been living.

The Mayan calendar and the coming endtime: http://calleman.com/ and  http://www.mayanmajix.com/

Breakdown and Breakthrough, (article) November 2012. http://thepowerpath.com/monthly-forecasts/november-forecast.html

“Whatever happens, just remember that evolution only goes one way and spirit has it all figured out. We are truly moving into a time of extreme chaos, the false personality of the planet and its manufactured lack fighting for its life with the mind and the limited and outdated collective belief system as the general leading the army. It’s a good fight but in the end spirit always wins.”

In depth article on 2012 and the coming changes: http://www.metahistory.org/ENDTIME/Countdown2012.php

For an informative article on chemtrails written by Aajonus Vonderplanitz:http://www.mayanmajix.com/art2152.html

 

Finance

The Global Economy/Finance
As always, lots going on. The house of cards that is our monetary system continues to waiver. While the government is trying to keep optimism high, the residential and commercial real estate markets have yet to bottom out, unemployment is above 10%, a number representing those actually looking for work and finally, the value of the US dollar continues to fall against other world currencies.
The corporate elite, which includes the Federal Reserve, can only skim so much from the system before it weakens the whole beyond repair. Unfortunately, the multinational corporations do not have a sustainable and symbiotic relationship with the people or planet. Hopefully, if and when a new system arises, it will be more conscious.
Take Action: continue to assess and modify our lives so that we are living more sustainably with regards to food, transportation and household energy. Strive to break away from conventional wisdom, the herd mentality and group think presented by the mass media. Step out of the box, take action based upon intention and the heart. Relinquish fear by meeting fear and live a life filled with love and passion.

The Global Economy/Finance

Take Action: continue to assess and modify our lives so that we are living more sustainably with regards to food, transportation and household energy. Strive to break away from conventional wisdom, the herd mentality and group think presented by the mass media. Step out of the box, take action based upon intention and the heart. Relinquish fear by meeting fear and live a life filled with love and passion.

A review of The True Story Of The Bilderberg Group, by Daniel Estulin link By Carolyn Baker, 10-1-07

It is difficult to re-educate people who have been brought up on nationalism to the idea of relinquishing part of their sovereignty to a supra-national body.
—Bilderberg Group founder, Prince Bernhard

If you liked Moores’ movie, Capitalism and want to know how our system really works… The New World Order lead by the power elite families: Rothschilds and Rockefellers aren’t even trying to hide their Bilderberg plans anymore – towards a new global currency and government. This may be new info for some, not pretty but important to know. Awareness is the first step to conscious change. Not a quick view, in depth and well worth the time, check it out.  Fall of the Republic by Alex Jones

Award winning film producer Aaron Russo’s, America From Freedom to Facism. An excellent documentary on the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913.

The Economic Agenda,” by David Icke, really picks up steam in the middle and ends with solutions. http://www.consciousmedianetwork.com/members/dicke5.htm

“We are infinite consciousness, with no limits…. success is…. am I happy, am I love, how have I helped others?”Zeitgeist: Addendum
 

Evolution of Consciousness

A Call to Action… with love, courage, integrity and will. Michael Moore’s 15 things we can do right now: link

Of course there are more than 15 and all of us can find our way to bring forth conscious change, growth and love though: sobriety, meditation, writing, “singing songs and carryin’ signs” (CSN), growing/selling/buying organic food, green building/energy efficiency, raising bees, supporting local independent/family owned businesses, trading goods and services with neighbors, letting go of codependency and what people may think of us, sharing our truth…

Michael Brown’s: The Presence Process: a powerful and clear transmission of consciousness and healing. Three short videosIntroduction, Emotional Processing, and Greatest Challenges. The Presence Process is a wonderful read and self study.

James Redfields’ Celestine Prophecy: The guidance within evolves the world towards a heaven that is already here. To know this is to know our destiny. Click 9-insights to read the nine insights.

Five secrets to living a good life: http://www.bkconnection.com/thefivesecrets

 

Health

Healthy Living

Studies link genetically modified organisms (GMOs) with toxins, allergies, infertility, infant mortality, immune dysfunction, stunted growth, accelerated aging, and death. Whistleblowers were fired, threatened, and gagged. Warnings by FDA scientists were ignoredLink

How Mercury Produces Brain Damage: Five minute video from scientists at the University of Calgary faculty of medicine. This includes mercury from amalgam fillings, vaccines like the flu shot that have thimerosal and foods containing high fructose corn syrup and crystalline fructose.

A new study found that primates that received just ONE vaccination containing thimerosal, the mercury-preservative found in many vaccines including the new swine flu shot, had significant neurological impairment when compared with those who received a saline solution injection or no injection at all. Link

A great share by Dr. Dan Harper, MD, Solana Beach, CA, on health care reform and more. “In 1940, 1 in 65 people got cancer in their lifetime. Today, it sits at 1 out of every 1.5 people. In 1940, 1 in 16,000 children developed autism. This year, 1 in 89 developed autism. In 1940, 1 in 25 we slightly overweight and had a risk of type 2 diabetes. Today, one in four is obese (most considered morbidly) and have a risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.”

Crystalline Fructose: is granulated high fructose corn syrup. As people move away from HFCS because of it’s problems, we’ll begin to see more crystalline fructose. Along with Vitamin Water, FUZE, Mistic, SoBe, Snapple and W20 for Women have Crystalline Fructose. So along with mercury of HFCS, you also get arsenic, heavy metals, lead and chloride. Please read the labels as just about everything made for children from drinks to snacks has either HFCS or CF. For more detailed information visit: Fructose

Wounded Healer,” video. True medicine comes when we welcome this life and our challenges with an open heart.

Excellent interview with Aajonus Vonderplanits, creator of the primal raw food diet, about viruses and swine flu, “the only way a person can get swine flu is through injection,  i.e. flu shot or vaccine.” He also speaks about the creation of the AIDS virus at UCLA in the early 1960’s.

The silent killer lurking in your kitchen cabinets: MSG isn’t gone, they just changed the names on this dangerous food additive. article from Dr. Mercolas website.

New research shows FDA has known since 2005 about mercury being in HFCS (high fructose corn syrup). HFCS is in most snacks that children and adults eat and major ingredient of processed foods. Here is the recently published article: Mercury in HFCS.

Another major health issue is GMO’s (genetically modified organisms). 70-90% of corn, soy, cotton seed oil and canola oil are genetically modified. A higher up for Monsanto, a major producer of GMO seeds, worked in the FDA and facilitated the unregulated use of GMO in the USA. GMO’s lead to all kinds of health issues from allergies to foreign DNA becoming part of our GI tract and their use is has been banned in all of Europe. Watch The Truth About Genetically Modified Foods or go to Seeds of Deception

Male Reproductive Health: Why are male sperm counts down? Watch this informative video on why. A quote from the video:  ”A typical male today has 50% of the sperm count of his father and 85% of those are abnormal.”

Cell Phones; The European Parliament recently voted 522 to 16 to urge ministers across Europe to impose stricter limits for exposure to radiation from mobile and cordless phones, wi-fi and other radiation-generating devices — in part because children are particularly vulnerable to the risk.