YREKKA

in a motel
on the way
from Orcas
to San Rafael

early morning
cold swim
and playing with
the grils

ORCAS, travelling is interesting, getting a little old, people want change and don't want to change

people with strokes:
want change

though even there
some want to just wait for magic
to transform them

children with special needs,
parents want to see them have a rich
life

people in pain:
sometimes they are open to
learning an amazing way of
reawakening themselves,
sometimes not

people doing
"okay"
almost always
want to stay
in whatever rut/ comfort/ pattern
they've found for themselves

And is that true?
Posted  a couple of years later.
Is it true
is it true
is it true?

And what if I'm in a rut
of complaining about other people being in a rut?

life is good.

ARCATA, beautiful, wet, not the place for me, but beautiful

the land, grand


on a sunny day, farmer's market is a delight


one twin, Ana


other twin, Gabriella


dance and spirit


Arcata is
fine
dance is fine
people are fun
weather is wet
wet
wet

and too wet and grey
for me

and it was wonderful to be there

SONOMA: Love is Big

Left Atlanta on March 24,
my son's birthday.

Here's the plane wing
over the clouds.

Sometimes it's so nice
to be above the clouds.

Kind of like when we come home to our real selves
and don't identify with the
petty thoughts/ complaints/ demands/ beliefs
that can keep us so mired
in
a messy world
of our own making.

Came to Sonoma,
but spent most of the time
completing the basic training
of the ANAT BANIEL METHOD.

Did the ten segments,
each nine days,
with my son, Brendan.


Wonderful wonderful group
of people.
Wonderful experience.

Meanwhile back in Sonoma
the kind lady who was housing
me
didn't want to partake of the lessons,
which was sad for me,
not being able to give,
and sad for her,
in my opinion,
since she didn't get the sweet
grand gains
of a series of lessons.

Some people seem
to fear a change
even if it
would be a sweetening of their lives.

Again, my opinion.

And of course:
sometimes I'm like that.

However:
on the birthday,
yesterday,
April 13,
up to a new house,
right away someone took
received
gained from
enjoyed a
lesson.

And,
they made me
a raw birthday
cake.




And I got to sleep outdoors,
second time since back to Sonoma,
the first being wild wonderful
Brettt with three t's b-day
party (his April 6 a week before
mine)

His party:
up at Sugarloaf.





And sweet presents:
calls from Brendan and my daughter Wenonah
and my former intimate friend
and now
becoming sweet friend
again,
Marlie.


We had a few rough spots,
but my loving that she has
a new man who treats her really
well
this she can finally believe.

Love is big.
It's not owning,
it's wanting the best for the other.

My opinion.

Good?

I think so.

every day, new wonderful, possibilities

check the links before,
people knowing how fitness
can be built in real ways,

all that's missing is working with
pick
axe
shovel
hoe
scythe
sledge hammer
wrecking bar
and other fun stuff:

real work, too for real strength

Man in Nature, swim run jump happy fitness

another man in woods, getting cool and strong


Ciao,
Chris

doing dumb. insensitive things

i've done it
you've done it
we've all done it.

saying, writing
doing something
dumb and insensitive
hurtful

ah, me
ah, my
the human thing

what next?

apologize

figure out the fear
and insecurity
and foolish assumptions
that go the behavior going.

apologize again.


forgive yourself,
and maybe the other
will
maybe not

so be
it.

ATLANTA: failure yes, failure no

I set out to travel
and to give as many lessons
as possible
in whatever place I was in.

Then I realized I had to make
some money
so offered free
lessons the first week
and then,
to charge.

Not many taking me
up
on it.

Oh, well,
this is my job to fascinate
intrigue
inspire
more to join
the learning and miraculous
possibilities.http://www2.blogger.com/img/blank.gif


Meanwhile
with the special needs
wonderful child
Bentley-Grace
lots of lessons,
lots of progress,
lots of learning.


Good.

ATLANTA , SATURDAY NIGHT: Who wuduv thought

that my raw foods thing
might be the hit
of a party

here in Atlanta
Fredda and Lee invited two
couples over
and I was expecting to kind
of slink in the corner
and do my raw thing
with as little fuss
as possible

down next to me
sits a tall beauty, Holly,
studying nutrition
and whose just heard a lecture
by David Wolf,
one of the leading rawies
but she's been hesitant
about the giving up animal products
part of most raw foods

and i'm merrily eating my
raw buffalo meat
and raw milk cheese
and she and i are off to the races

and then
our table has plenty other sweet stuff
to talk about,
finding the story
of Fredda and Lee's meeting
and the
story
of how Holly and Henry meet.

then to the living room,
and i'm mainly keeping low
profile
listening
saying a little bit,

but eating and
nutrition
come around again,
and everyone's open
and having fun discussing it


and

and the guy in the other couple
Mark, of Mark and Maria,
is fascinated by the raw idea,
since he's changing how he eats
and having a wonderful
time

and so, we
are having a raw food party
next Saturday night

who wuduv
thought



and still wondering/////???

coming back to Atlanta if
don't make a batch of money by
the time I leave

we'll see

ATLANTA: a day of meeting and walking and good

Bentley-Grace and I with one of my smoothies she actually approved of,
maybe because she set up what was going into it


sometimes
we just need those kind of days
were we trust that the littlest
things we
do
with ease and spontaneity
will bring along exactly
what we need in our life

today:
some fun play/ learning/ with weights

a late late breakfast around eleven
then heading into
the "town' /village area of Buckhead
Atlanta

on the way
met a woman, Page, with two kids in
a stroller,
new to Atlanta,
nice kids near in age to the Hicks
kids where I'm staying

and she needed a bike pump
and we got to talking
about:
being now
and
how to let go of troubles
and
what it's like in Atlanta


nice stuff

then over to the gym
to have a friendly
are fairly deep
conversation with the owner,
Andrew

and then home
for a nap
of all things,
but since i'd been up since 4
it felt fine

and then
a long
and slow
and patience building walk
with Bentley-Grace in her chair
and river the dog on a leash

over to see Paige again
and have her daughter met
Bentley-Grace
and
Paige not home
after about half an hour
to get the three blocks,

but her parents there,
and they were interesting in
the Neurological Work
and kind and sweet with Bentley-Grace
and then Page
and her kids came

and so on
and so on

nice day
nice people
some more people learning about the work
and one or two willing to come
along
and experience
it


good

ATLANTA: cold spell, third time around

now it's Wednesday
and the Atlanta snow,
not a common show,
happened Monday.
Still cool, cold, clear. Good.

in Sonoma, in
January the month of packing and leaving,
starting with lots of frosts and then getting nice and toasty
by the farwell party


In Tucson,
in February, started with snowing in mountains
and a couple of weeks of
quite unseasonable cold



now
in Atlanta,
the snow Sunday,



still on the ground here
and there
a chill in the air


and what does that mean?

that life is good,
don't you think.

coldness perceived as
sensation, if it's not too cool,
great for
waking up

ATLANTA : First Sunday in Lent: Snow

40 days in the desert
for Lent

my 20 days in Tucson
now to
the South East

overcast
so far
full time
since Thursday
rain a couple of days,
including during a race
Saturday


after which I
gave a few sample lessons
in the gym


and today:
big Church
huge
two choirs
six hundred people
or so in attendance
a dinning hall twice
the size of Sonoma Community Center
for church meal
after either 8:45 or 11:15 service

on the way
home:
lots of snow

TUCSON: Goodbye Tucson

With the story,
Tucson
kind of a failure:
not many clients
not many new friends

without the story
an amazing chance to wake
up
inside of the failure of the outer
to
the bliss
of just now

just as it is

---

full Tucson
page,
on travel web site in making

http://www.4brainfitness.com/TravelGuy/Tucson.html

TUCSON: Desert, people, life, nature

after one sided lesson


tall in desert


desert life


more desert life


bloom in the starkness


me at Tucson Botanical garden

(above Cactus all out in National Forest)

TUCSON: Monday and Tuesday, February 9 and 10, got to Tucson

in the air


airport at Tucson, nice long fun musical iPod wait


guest house for sweet stay


the neighborhood

BERKELEY: Healing Bodies, Walking in Love

Berkeley campus, nice place

this work I do
people come

this part of them "doesn't work"
that part of them is "in pain"
they feel "tired" or "getting old"

we talk
they lie
down

gentle touch
guided
talking to their whole self
their brain
activating easy learning

gentle touch
easy movement

calming
stimulating
brain turning on to more and more possibilites

they change
expand
lengthen
ease
become younger

4, 5, 6 people a day

all have nice, amazing, sweet changes

good

good

BERKELEY: In Berkeley for eight days: the journey begins

where staying, between La Pena and Black Repertory Theater


imagination gardens


wonderful bookstores


Elmwood pharmacy finally has its ending


Berkeley, California

One of the finest cities of the world

the Berkeley of Berkeley

( you know,
Austin is the Berkeley of Texas,
Arcata, the Berkeley of way northern California
Sebastapol the Berkeley of the North Bay,
and so on)

a town of bookstores
and gardens
and open wild amazing
varied
people

smart people

a few too many cars
for a Sonoma person

and just the right number of cars
for a Berkeley person


yesterday: a rare
treat
televsion

turned on for Bruce Springstein
ended up watching some
truly
amazing football


good

SONOMA: Bye bye

bunch of us on the lawn, Depot Park


party girls, double the fun. and maybe the love


Isa-ish circle


John, Steve, George, Chris


it's Friday night
not "done"
yet

but
garage is way better

books and cds all over
the country

stuff getting organized

Marlie
sweet

and an amazing going away party

above, some of the great people

i'll post four or five a day
for awhile

SONOMA: Two Days to Go

ye Gods

can I really do it?

oh well,
so far eight maybe ten boxes
of books and cd's and dvd's shipped
out to friends
and people I'm going to stay with

and stuff giving away
to Vineyard Services Workers
and kids
and friends
and Bon Marche thrift store


and still:
more to pack
more to move here and there


and always
always
if i breathe
and come
back to the five lines:
two arms
two legs
one spine

I can be kind of happy
in the midst
of the story swirling in my
head
the
"I can't get it all done"
story

you know
that one

all
along this choice:
to be thrilled
with
NOT KNOWING

or to be scared


and of course
when I/ we
realize that choice
it's not really
a big decision

is it?

THE ADVENTURE: What might be an Amazing Adventure

WHAT MIGHT BE AN AMAZING ADVENTURE


I come stay in your home
or
your community
for a
month.

I help people with Neurological Upgrading.

I help families who want to get along better.
Sometimes with the Work of Byron Katie.
Sometimes with listening and communication learning.

Together we help create a community of people committed
to the
Present
and to
the
Earth.

You show me your community.

We get to know each other.

We practice being present
together.

We learn from
and
heal
and
enjoy
an expanded community.

THE ADVENTURE: two possibilities

TWO POSSIBILITIES

One:

I come and spend a month with a family
of a Special Needs Child
or some family member who has
had a stroke or
a serious accident

I give the child
of the person with stroke/ accident
one lesson a day
for the month.

You host me in the community to give
more lessons
in the Anat Baniel Method.

I help in creating amazing gardens.

We learn from each other.

I teach Yoga for the Brain
and anti-aging movement
in your community.

We enjoy each other.


Two:
You are a Feldenkrais
or an
Anat Baniel Practitioner

You host me for a month.

We give each other daily
lessons... heaven.

We consult and guide
each other in our learnings.

We see local clients.
I giving new input to yours,
if you and they so wish.

I bringing in new
people to end up working
with you when I leave.



One and Two:
perhaps
we gather encouragement
and joy
by
living togeher
in the present
and in harmony
and in learning
and in
fun.

THE ADVENTURE: Something like an itinerary

SO FAR, TRAVELS IN THE MAKING

Something like an itinerary



February 9-26 Tucson,
stay with grand Anat Baniel practitioner, Heidi Lawson
2749 E. 4th St,
Tucson, Arizona, 85716



February 26-March 26:
Atlanta
stay with family of special needs child
Fredda and Lee Hicks
3088 Marne dr
Atlanta, Georgia 30305




March 28- April 5:
Anat Baniel Training in Northern California
Segment 10:
perhaps a week in Northern Calif at each side of each Anat Baniel Training:
so March 22- April 13 in Northern California

address for this time:
c/o Carol
482 York Court
Sonoma, Ca. 95476






April 15-May14:
time with grand Feldenkrais Practitioner
Jandy Berman and her farmer boyfriend, Bob
in Arcata, California


May 15- June 12, July 1-27
Orcas Island, Washington
with Anat Baniel Practitioner Christopher Evans
and his family
including a special needs sweetie

Address:
34 Bonnie Brae Land
Orcas Island, WA 98245



June 18- June27:
Retaking
Anat Baniel
Mastery Training for Special Needs Children,
segment one

July 28-
end of September:
Gunnison, Colorado
and hanging with nature folk,
the mountains
and high school buddy
Mark Ritter

Adress:
175 Roundtree
Gunison, CO 81230




other Anat Baniel trainings
and possibe Bay Area times
around them:

The various other times of these trainings/
Northern California returns are:

June 20-28 , Segment One, Mastery Training for Special Needs Children,
so June 13- July 5 in Nothern California

Oct 3-11, Segment Two, Childen,
so Sept 28-Oct 18 in Northern California

Jan 7-19, 2020 Segment 3,
so Dec 31-Jan 26th in Northern Calif.

April 10-18, Segment One, High Performers,
so April 3-27 in Northern California

July 10-18, 2010, Segment Two, High Performers:
so July 3-July 25 in Northern California

????
Sometime to be announced:
High Performers:


more to
come

now looking for more than a month
and at least 10 people set up
partially prepaid
and ready for 6 to 8 lessons
over a two week span

????
you have an idea???


chriselms@vom.com