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LucentShadows

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"Sometimes Breathing is Zen"
(translation of Japanese hiragana)
Throughout most of my life, I held interest in Alternative Healing/Medicine and the Eastern culture. Some of the Alternative Healing Modalities that I have learned include: Trager Therapy, Relaxation Techniques, Biofeedback, Stress Management; Healing Touch, and creative/visual imagery techniques.
Independent studies in various forms of Energy Healing; Meditations; Shiatsu; Acupressure; Qigong; and Yoga. Over the years this has been narrowed down to: Qigong (Nei Gong & Wai Gong), Yoga, and Meditation.
Presently, (as of April 2008) enrolled in Medical Qigong Healer and Daoist Priest Training at the Qigong & Daoist Training Center (QDTC). -- The American Dragon Gate Lineage (ADGL) founded by Michael Rinaldini (Li Chang Dao). Michael is a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), a Qigong Teacher, and a 22nd generation (Longmen) Dragon Gate Daoist priest. The ADGL is inspired by the teachings of Chinese qigong and Daoist Master Wan Su Jian from Beijing, and from Daoist Priest Ji Zhi Tong of White Cloud Temple, Beijing. Historically, the ADGL is linked to the Quanzhen (Complete Perfection).
Daoism comes from the word "Tao" (the Way). Tao (or "Dao") is the ancient Chinese name for the ordering principle that makes cosmic harmony possible. Daoism reveres naturalness,"wu wei," and inwardness.
Generally speaking, there are two kinds of Daoism: philosophical and religious. Philosophical Daoism is rational, contemplative, and nonsectarian, and it accepts death as a natural returning to the Tao. Religious Daoism is esoteric, and sectarian, and it emphasizes health and healing as ways to gain long life or even immortality. The Daoist concept of immortality does not mean you live physically forever. Immortality means you achieve spiritual integration of your authentic self (zhenren).
T'ai chi and the medical practice of Qigong are modern manifestations of Daoism.
Qigong (pronounced chi kung) is a combination of two ideas: "Qi" means air, breath of life, or vital energy of the body, and "gong" means the skill of working with, or cultivating, self-discipline and achievement.The art of Qigong consists primarily of meditation, relaxation, physical movement, mind-body integration, and breathing exercises. Practitioners of Qigong develop an awareness of qi in their body and use their mind to guide the Qi. When the practitioners achieve a sufficient skill level, they can direct or emit external Qi for the purpose of healing others.
Meditation Music with Inspiring Quotes - A Peaceful Moment
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Take a moment to Relax and Enjoy...
Close your eyes, and let this soothing guided relaxation melt away your stress. (track 001- SAVASANA RELAXATION)
Deepen your relaxation further with this tranquil music. (track 002 - DARK)
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I'm an ongoing subscriber to YOGA JOURNAL magazine. They have great information for all levels of Yoga practice. Their online version is equally helpful. You can check it out for yourself CLICKHERE
Another good resource (mainly for beginners)
Yoga Online Visit The Yoga Online website
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**also, check out their awesome artwork!!!

My Interests



Every day is an opportunity for a new adventure in all that IS and isn't.

Numerous interests. The ones that I will be focusing on here include: Qigong, TCM, Taijiquan, LiuHeBaFa, Yoga (Asanas, Sutras...) Medical Qigong Healing, Buddhism, Daoism, and Hinduism. Eastern and Western Mysticism.
Studying these Languages: Chinese-Mandarin, Japanese, and Sanskrit.

Nature is complete because it does not serve itself.
The sage places himself after and finds himself before,
Ignores his desire and finds himself content.
He is complete because he does not serve himself.
COMPLETE (Ch. 7)
Te Tao Ching - Lao Tzu

I'd like to meet:

Past Sages, Saints, Holy Incarnates: Siddharta Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ, Lao Tzu, Zhuang Tzu, Patanjali, Saint Francis of Assisi, Sri Swami Satchidananda

Historical Greats: Mohandas Gandhi, Albert Einstein, Miyamoto Musashi, Leonardo da Vinci, Madame Curie, Carl Sagan, and Isaac Asimov. Also, Masters Fu Zhongwen, B.P. Chan, and Jou,Tsung Hwa.

Present Day: His Holiness the Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso), Master Yang,Jwing-Ming, Master's Mantak Chia, and John Chang; B.K.S. Iyengar, Seane Corn, and Masanori Takahashi - "Kitaro"

Those who have sincere interest in Meditation, Yoga, Qigong, Taijiquan and/or Humanitarian interests.

Those who simply have zest for life... living each day like it's a new adventure!

(Adam Lazzara - Taking Back Sunday)

Taking Back Sunday: Live Earth 2007
see Blender.com interview video (More)

When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there.
-George Harrison

To Write Love on Her Arms - INTRO
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Every day is worth LIVING!! Suicide is never the answer.

"His attitude towards creation was simple and direct, as simple as the gaze of a dove; as he considered the universe, in his pure, spiritual vision, he referred every created thing to the Creator of all. He saw God in everything, and loved and praised him in all creation. By God's generosity and goodness, he possessed God in everything and everything in God. The realization that everything comes from the same source made him call all created things -- no matter how insignificant -- his brothers and sisters, because they had the same origins as he."
Minor Life of St. Francis - St. Bonaventure

Because we all share this planet earth, we have to learn to
live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature.
This is not just a dream, but a necessity.

-His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Namaste,
H.H. The 17 th Gyalwang Karmapa

Take time to simply BREATHE...
Enjoy calming Ocean/nature scenes (9 min)

"La Foi" - Courtesy of "Osstral"
Mon cher ami et bel artiste!


"Destruction of nature and natural resources results from ignorance,
greed and the lack of respect for earth's living things."

- His Holiness the Dalai Lama, 1993

The 11th Hour

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Students for a Free Tibet at http://www. studentsforafreetibet. org/

Learn more about Tibet and the Beijing Olympics by visiting these websites:

International Campaign for Tibet: www.savetibet.org

Australia Tibet Council: www.atc.org.au

ITSN Olympics Campaign Working Group: www.games-of-beijing.org

Human Rights in China's IR 2008 Campaign: www.ir2008.org



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How Does Solar Electricity Work?
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Today's Renewable Energy News

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Circle of compassion

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Justice For Mercy

HSUS MySpace Page | Stop Puppy Mills Website

More than 120 brands of dog and cat food have been recalled
in the past few months - have you and your pets been affected?
Stay informed, read current Pet Food Recall updates.

SAVE THE TIGER FUND

Help stop the killing and illegal trade.

PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN!
These magnificent animals are not "trophies"

Mountain Lion Foundation
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Save The Mountain Lion

Help Stop the
Next Wolf Massacre



Hundreds of wolves could die if a misguided "management" plan becomes a reality.
Help stop the massacre -- Urge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service head Dale Hall to
protect wolves in the Northern Rockies.

Healing the Heart of Humanity

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Music:

If you're an unsigned band (METAL, PUNK, or ROCK), then hit me up at:
~MUSICallyRESPLENDENT~
http://www.myspace.com/lhizha

*AFI, Avenged Sevenfold, Aiden, A Static Lullaby, *Bleeding Through, *Blaqk Audio, BoysLikeGirls, Cradle of Filth, Coheed and Cambria, Candlemass, Cornelius-(Keigo Oyamada), Enya, Evanescence, *Eighteen Visions, Eisley, Green Day, Gogol Bordello, HALF THE WORLD, Hawthorne Heights, HIM, JAW, Jonny Blu-China, Killswitch Engage, Kitaro, MyChemicalRomance, Metallica, *Minor Threat, Machine Head, Maroon5, Nickleback, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Panic!AtTheDisco, Paramore, Pink Floyd, Pearl Jam, RIPCHAIN, System Of A Down, SHE CHOSE DOWN, Serj Tankian, Silverstein, Sugarcult, So They Say, Saosin, Slip Knot, Smashing Pumpkins, Taking Back Sunday, *Throwdown, The Almost, The Used, The Color Fred, TheRedJumpsuitApparatus, WITHIN THE EDDY, 30 Seconds to Mars...
DaisukeAikawa, RelaxationMeditationYoga, David Hykes, Lisa Gerrard, Tchaikovsky, Gustav Holst, also koto, drums, brass bells, pan flute, harp, and more...

Kitaro (Masanori Takahashi) is a genius composer/musician... I just can't say enough about his brilliance!
Ville Valo of HIM is an incredible singer... achieving an awesome range of vocals!
Lisa Gerrard and David Hykes accomplish vocals that seemingly come from the spiritual realms. Amazing!
Synyster Gates from AVENGED SEVENFOLD - (lead guitar, piano, backing vocals) One of the most awesomely, amazingly skilled guitarists of this generation!!

Check out this link about the
*Straight Edge movement:
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JAW An awesome progressive metal band from Canada, please check out their myspace page (click on banner).

WITHIN THE EDDY -- Awesome punk/metal band from California founded by Michael and Christina Salerno (brother and sister). Band consists of five members, each with relentless drive and passion for music. This high energy band sings their message clearly, advocating "speaking out" and "think for yourself." They're definitely worth listening to, and a MUST to see perform live!!!
Please visit their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/withintheeddy

Upcoming Events by Eventful

Serj Tankian (from: SYSTEM OF A DOWN) His solo project, events

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Please visit Serj Tankian's new website, where he intelligently addresses solid ideas and solutions to today's political problems
www. electthedead. com .

Statement from Serj Tankian: The site expresses 5 political viewpoints that I feel strongly about that are meant to inspire non-patrician political change. It doesn’t matter if you are a Democrat, Republican or an Independent, the points made on the site are there to promote change as a country and to better our society. Please take a second to check it out and sign up. You can click the link above or the banner below.



Movies:

Starwars (all), LOTR (Trilogy), Lost in Translation, Matrix (Trilogy), Aviator, Butterfly Effect, The Illusionist, The Fountain, An Inconvenient Truth, Beautiful Mind, Pay it Forward, Sixth Sense, Lord of War, Good Will Hunting, Dead Poets Society. Most movies with any of these actors: Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, Anthony Hopkins, Julia Roberts, Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Natalie Portman, Bruce Willis, George Clooney, Angelina Joley, Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Whoopi Goldberg, Scarlett Johansson, and several others.

Television:

Lost and Medium -
(Not much interest in watching TV)

Books:

Generally, read books related to my interests and studies:
The Way of Qigong, Gandhi-Autobiography, Anatomy of Yoga, The Book of Five Rings (go rin no sho), The Root of Chinese Qigong, The Tao of Meditation: Way to Enlightenment, Taoist Cosmic Healing, The Web That Has No Weaver, Te-Tao Ching, Hua Hu Ching, Fire in the Heart, Queen Kunti, Essential Teachings, The Art of Happiness (also other writings by The Dalai Lama), History of Mysticism, The Ecstatic Journey, Soul Purpose (and others re: Edgar Cayce), Animal-Wise, Anything written by Richard Bach (ie: Illusions, Jonathan Liv. Seagull), Bhagavad Gita, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Jivamukti Yoga... and many others too numerous to continue adding here.

Heroes:

Mohandas Gandhi,
Saint Francis of Assisi,
Tenzin Gyatso - H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama
My life is my message.
-Mohandas Gandhi
Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.
-Mohandas Gandhi
I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality.
-Mohandas Gandhi
If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man.
-Saint Francis of Assisi
Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.
- His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
As free human beings we can use our unique intelligence to try to understand ourselves and our world. But if we are prevented from using our creative potential, we are deprived of one of the basic characteristics of a human being.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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My Blog

Dalai Lamas Envoys to leave for talks with China

Dalai Lama's Envoys to leave for talks with ChinaPhayul[Friday, May 02, 2008 15:54]By Phurbu ThinleyDharamsala, May 2: The envoys of the exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama are to leave for China to ...
Posted by LucentShadows on Sat, 03 May 2008 02:18:00 PST

Dalai Lamas Message to Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao: Prove Your Accusations

Dalai Lama’s Message to Hu Jintao Dalai Lama’s Message to Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao: Prove Your AccusationsNewsweek[Saturday, March 22, 2008 13:05]March 20th, 2008The Dalai Lama ha...
Posted by LucentShadows on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:29:00 PST

Press Release from Office of His Holiness The Dalai Lama

03/19/08 4:08PMPress Release from Office of HH The Dalai LamaPress Release from Office of His Holiness The Dalai LamaI would like to take this opportunity to express my deep gratitude to world leaders...
Posted by LucentShadows on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:34:00 PST

Simple Meditation and Healing Imagery

Two articles included here.  Both provide brief description of benefits for using Imagery and  Meditation, as well as instructions for simple imagery visualization and a basic meditation.&nb...
Posted by LucentShadows on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:41:00 PST

Help for POST TRAUMATIC STRESS (PTSD)

Good article for more effective treatment and ways people can take a more active role in working through Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and  Generalized Anxiety Disorder.   Includes li...
Posted by LucentShadows on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:08:00 PST

Imagery, Thoughts, Emotions, R/T Stress

A few articles related to Imagery, Thoughts, Emotions, related to managing Stress.Guided Imagery Enhances HealingAccording to the January issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter, research shows that guided...
Posted by LucentShadows on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:49:00 PST

Effects of STRESS - Counterattack and Prevention

Stress: Your Body Under Attackby Anita HarrisHaving trouble sleeping? Popping more antacids than usual? Or maybe you've had more colds this winter. Maybe these symptoms are related to stress.Just abou...
Posted by LucentShadows on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:18:00 PST

Reject Yourself - Be Compassion

Awesome KILLSWITCH ENGAGE song/lyricsReject YourselfOh!Woah!Their cries are blown away with the windHow passive can we be before humanity is lost?Turning our backs on those who need loveWe must not re...
Posted by LucentShadows on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:45:00 PST

Wisdom

The Wisdom within meis not of me.I know nothing.For everything worthy of being saidis in the archivesof theONE.- T.H....
Posted by LucentShadows on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:25:00 PST

Seeking Truth

The truth of the matter is that you will only learn of half Truthuntil you free yourselffrom the false truths that you continue to believe.- T.H. ...
Posted by LucentShadows on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:04:00 PST