For the LOVE of Dog

Dog is just GOD spelled backwards ya know. Know wonder they are called mans best friend. Meet my four legged children  Sven , our foster pup Lola, and Sonia.  I have always fed my dogs the highest quality organic allergen free food or so I thought.  Sven has always had food sensitivities and digestive issues. It took me almost two years to find the right food for him and then they changed the recipe. I  found another food but still from time to time digetive upset. Digestive upset aka Diarrhea is not the best ever as you can imagine with a Great Dane. I have pondered the idea over the years about switching them to a vegetarian diet, have done the research but never made the leap. I wanted to make sure it wasn't for my own selfish reasons and beliefs. That was until last-night when I was up at 2 am with sick dogs. All of them vomiting . I thought god was punishing me for not having children LOL . It was like my kids were all sick with an intestinal flu. So I sat with it and asked myself is it the Full Moon , their food? Then it became very clear it was their food. They had just fasted on Friday and Saturday morning I opened a new bag of food for them. They didn't over eat or rush eating. All three of them sick has to be the new bag of food. So I lovingly prepared them dinner tonight brown rice, pumpkin, carrots ,and nutritional yeast. I have never seen them enjoy food so much.  So we will see how they feel in the next few days check in with the Vet and go fro there. I want the best possible diet for them and life so today they are vegetarian  today but tomorrow we will see? I can't help to think why would I give them something to eat that I would never ingest?

House In Chihuahua / the modern cave

I have always dreamed of going into to solitude or meditating in a cave.

House In Chihuahua / the modern cave

Guru Mantra

As promised in last nights class here is the Guru Mantra. There is a nice mp3 file on the link as well as translation. Om Shanti Love ! 


 xoLorie

 

Sri Dharma Mittra

GURU BRAHMA,                                       
GURU VISHNU,                                                              
GURU DEVO MAHESHWARAH
GURU SAAKSHAAT PARA-BRAHMA,
TASMAI SHRI GURUVE NAMAH.
For the Mp3 File to chant and listen go here.
http://www.eaglespace.com/spirit/gurumantra.php

A New Year The Real YOU

May this year bestow upon you all the divine blessings and determination to align yourself with your goals.
Reflect and use your discrimination wisely on what it is you want to achieve this year. How can I best serve all? We can best serve all by being aligned with our true self not the little i but the big I . I am Divine. It is said to be a sin when we are not aligned with what we know in our hearts we should be doing. In fact we are wasting our time in this precious human birth. So this requires Tapas ,one of the Niyamas. Tapas is Austerity the great purifier. Tapas is lighting your own fire under your own seat. It is not pleasant for the mind it is when the alarm goes off for your meditation and you get up rather than hitting the snooze. Choosing a green juice instead of morning coffee. Moving us past our comforts. Of course the end result is much more everlasting than any of the comforts in fact it leads us to ultimate liberation or Moksha. Here a few important hints in keeping your determination and inspiration to be aligned with your supreme self.

1. Sangha - Or spiritual community. It is important to be surrounded in the right environment. Spend time with holy beings. You are who you hang with.

2. Svadhyaya - Study of the self or scriptural study. Here are a few of my favorite books right now that I am reflecting upon.

                                                             Bliss Divine  By: Swami Sivanada

You can read most of the works of Swami Sivananda FREE dlshq.org/


3. Retreats - Retreats are not only inspiring but allow you to immerse yourself in your Sadhana or spiritual Practices. We will be taking our annual retreat  January 15-17 to Kripalu www.kripalu.org with Sri Dharma Mittra. No better way to start the New Year off . Dharmaji's retreats are not to be missed. When registering with Kripalu tell them you are with the CNY group and receive 20% off your housing costs.  I also will be leading our annual Retreat to Costa Rica March 18-25 at the beautyfull Samasati Nature Retreat www.samasati.com/


Good Luck! Om Shanti Om
Love,
Lorie

Creating Your Health Newsletter

Happy New Year to all! May all the blessings of radiant health, peace, love and spiritual knowledge be bestowed upon you abudantly in this  year. Chrisitne Matteson is a fellow Yogini who writes an amazing newsletter called "Creating Your Health." Please suscribe to her newsletter. This months features an interview with me on the true path of yoga. Enjoy! Om Shanti Love xoxoLorie

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Creating Your Health

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In October, 2009, I began taking yoga classes on a regular basis @ CNY yoga. The first time I studied yoga was at the Zen Center in Rochester, NY over 20 years ago. Throughout these two decades, ...