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~*Dancing Tehani*~

i get up, i walk, i fall down... meanwhile i keep dancing

About Me

check out my site: www.DancingTehani.com Ka Wahine Lewa I Ke Kai - that's me! I'm real chill, laid back, and kinda silly. Chances are, I'm at some beach right now. I've been told I'm an old soul. I thirst for balance and spirituality. I'm a "citizen of the world," hardcore humanitarian (I love Sundar), and Muse. I believe GOD is too big for one religion... there's truth everywhere. I'm not political - I don't believe in the politics of this world and the violence it brings with it. Love Needs More Leaders and Leaders Need More Love! I love the simple joys of just being: vipissana. I escape as often as possible, and could care less for the perks of a city. I'm somewhat of a Gypsy - performing and traveling everywhere - soy libre como el viento. I'm all about liberation and freeing yourself to live the life. I'm starting to believe I am the only girl who writes and mails letters on a regular basis (there's a lot to be said of the lost art of writing), and don't ask why, but I love Ricola cough drops and HoopsandYoyo cards make me laugh so hard I want to pee! If it involves the ocean or soul, I'm down. Oh yeah, and sorry fellas - single, not looking. "Dancing is not rising to your feet painlessly like a speck of dust blown around in the wind Dancing is when you rise above worlds tearing your heart into pieces and giving up your soul. Dance where you can break yourself into pieces and totally abandon worldly passions...When they give themselves up, they clap their hands; When they leave behind the imperfections of the self, they dance. Their minstrels play music from within; and whole oceans of passion foam on the crest of the waves" ~Rumi

My Interests

God and Love - enough said. INSPIRATION! Beaches everywhere, WORLD DANCE, Cultures, NATURE, Travel, and above all - PEOPLE! The Divine we see in others. Life on the wind. Life's a celebration.

I'd like to meet:

Someone like you. Someone who loves to laugh, and can shoot the breeze with me. Someone who can keep things simple in a complicated world. Someone who feels and lives with a sense of peace. Free spirits - I'm looking for kindred souls. Love GOD? Nature? The Arts? Even better... All walks of life welcome. "You are my other me". Where's the love? Save The World - One Click At A Time!

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Music:

WORLD MUSIC from all continents and genres. REGGAE in all its forms. My favorites: Bob, Sade, Lauryn Hill, Three Plus, Humble Soul, BOSSA NOVA, I am a hardcore Elvis Presley fan, and anything with a Calypso beat... Elvis Porras, my adopted uncle in Costa Rica, is my favorite guitarist.

Movies:

Happy Feet, March of the Penguins (you see a trend?), Mad Hot Ballroom, The Motorcycle Diaries, RIZE, Pirates of the Caribbean (the first one), The Secret, What the BLEEP Do We Know?!, That Thing You Do, Legends of the Fall, White Christmas, The Notebook, Holo Mai Pele, Chicago, Gypsy Heart, Milo & Otis, Moulin Rouge, Newsies, Forrest Gump, La Vita E Bella, RENT, The Promise (it was in tagalog, but i understood most of it!) I'm big on anything that moves me...

Television:

Liberate yourself from your television. You'll feel better, I promise.

Books:

Meditations from Conversations with God, The Bible, The Words of Ghandi, Tao te Ching, The Tao of Pooh (it's good, i swear!), Tao: The Pathless Path, Bhagavad Gita, The Alchemist, The Beloved (Gilbran is a guy who only writes good books), Around the Bloc (wonderful travel narrative!), Take Me With You, Free Play: improvisation in life and art (very inspiring), everything Neruda wrote is beautiful,Teach With Your Heart: Lessons I Learned from the Freedom Writers (I had the privilege of meeting Erin - what a beautiful soul!), There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem, 'Olelo No'eau, Like Water for Chocolate, The House of the Spirits, Daughter of Fortune, Conformity and Conflict (Anthro readings, yeah I'm a nerd), Autobiography of a Yogi, The Invitation, Love Without Conditions.

Heroes:

People who are not afraid to believe in the power of faith and love. People who have the strength to be a reflection of that belief. People who live for others. The every day real-life unsung heroes. Let's all strive to be these heroes. My Dad is my hero! My dad and family are the center of my universe... if we have a bond, we are family. We need more strong women in the world. Don't be afraid to be one!

My Blog

if you're not on my email list --

here's an update for ya.... the only thing i really have to add is that paul ferrini is currently saving me from insanity... his books are healing!  any way, here's my email update: ..> **...
Posted by ~*Dancing Tehani*~ on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:07:00 PST

i take that back.

you see, break ups come in stages... usually just 2 or 3 mini stages in a cycle, making it one big ugly stage for me.  i posted a blog not long ago about how happy i was: 10:18 AM -&nb...
Posted by ~*Dancing Tehani*~ on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:58:00 PST

a strange dream...

i just had a dream i was pregnant, and about to give labor.  somehow, vicky was my nurse, i was given a spinal tap (which i saw vividly on my back as a weird foam circle that was somehow naturall...
Posted by ~*Dancing Tehani*~ on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:38:00 PST

drawing lines on india...

i cannot describe the excitement i felt yesterday at andrea's house while drawing the routes i would take by train, bus and foot while in india.  the trip is still quite a ways from tod...
Posted by ~*Dancing Tehani*~ on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:58:00 PST

blue...

feeling blue today.  you know, to ME, the expression bitter-sweet isn't a paradox at all... kind of like multiplying a positive and a negative still make a negative, the bitter has tainted my sw...
Posted by ~*Dancing Tehani*~ on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:41:00 PST

inspiration...

comes in the most peculiar places.  it sneeks up behind you when you least expect it, evades you at all costs when you're searching for it, and occasionally sends a muse to slap you around a bit....
Posted by ~*Dancing Tehani*~ on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:28:00 PST

YESSS!!!! skirball wants who?!

i am SOOO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally!  an opportunity to perform and conduct my educational programs at a venue with a constant flow of people - oh yes!!! YAY!!!!!!! the Skirball Cultu...
Posted by ~*Dancing Tehani*~ on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 04:21:00 PST

what to fear?

there's a lot to be said about the face of dualism, and how it separates us from God consciousness.  hindus have Maya, christians have the Devil.... i always try to keep in mind that th...
Posted by ~*Dancing Tehani*~ on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:14:00 PST

the importance of history

today i took the time to seriously reflect on my life, where i've been, where i am, where i'm going... spiritually.  the spirit is everything.   read old journals, and even blogs o...
Posted by ~*Dancing Tehani*~ on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:53:00 PST

for the ambivalent man...

remember this blog? UNA POCAS PALABRAS PARA TI AMOR allow yourself to take a step closer to me and i shall see to it that i never take one back,   when i lack clarity, lend me your hand and ...
Posted by ~*Dancing Tehani*~ on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:34:00 PST