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Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World
November 1, 2024
Introduction • Kaona • Internal 'Ohana
Ancient Wisdom guides us to step outside of our habitual perspective and into a deep connection with the Living Universe inside of ourselves — the place which shares resonance with all of Life.
Homework
• Just before you go to bed, invite the members of your Internal 'Ohana you identified today, to come closer to you and to tell you more about themselves. You may have a dream, or wake up with a feeling, or message....Information in the form of physical sensations, colors, shapes, or emotions may arise.
• Each morning for a minimum of 5 minutes (and up to 1/2 hour), find a quiet space just after you have risen to move your body slowly in gentle, circular movements. Move only to "the soft edge". This is not a stretch and should not bring you into pain. Circle the ankles, wrists, shoulders, rib cage, hips, neck and head listening for soft sensations, the movement and sound of your breath. Be aware that seemingly random images, colors, emotions, thoughts or rhythms may arise. Try not to grab anythihng with your mind or follow it. If some of these arise, allow yourself to be receptive, to feel and allow each to rise and to fall.
Comment Section is at the bottom of this page if you'd like to share something you experienced during the work!
November 11, 2024
Meeting our Internal 'Ohana at the Center of Our Universe
Today we dove into the Ancient Principle that each of us exist at the Center of our Universe. Discover how this helps us to reclaim all of our Mana (energy) and reconnects us with all of Life.
Homework
• Spend some time meeting and listening to your internal 'ohana, using the experiencial method we explore in the video. Choose the emotions and challenges that are arising now. Become quiet. Open the Cosmos within and bring the emotion or situation to mind. The rest is all feeling: feel where this arises in your body as sensation, shape, movement, rhythm, texture, vibration, density, lightness, heat, cold, undulation, stillness....etc. Be with it as a feeling and notice if it changes. There is no one 'proper' direction of the change - it may get larger, harder, stronger etc. It may get softer, smaller, lighter, more open. Or it may change to a completely different sensation / set of sensations, or dissolve altogether. Let all of this unfold inside of you as you allow yourself to feel and be in discovery, not expectation.
• You are also welcome, before you go to bed, to invite the members of your Internal 'Ohana you identified today, to come closer to you and to tell you more about themselves. You may have a dream, or wake up with a feeling, or message....Information in the form of physical sensations, colors, shapes, or emotions may arise.
• Continue the movement practice, again, just feeling. Each morning for a minimum of 5 minutes (and up to 1/2 hour), find a quiet space just after you have risen to move your body slowly in gentle, circular movements. Move only to "the soft edge". This is not a stretch and should not bring you into pain. Circle the ankles, wrists, shoulders, rib cage, hips, neck and head listening for soft sensations, the movement and sound of your breath. Be aware that seemingly random images, colors, emotions, thoughts or rhythms may arise. Try not to grab anything with your mind or follow it. If some of these arise, allow yourself to be receptive, to feel and allow each to rise and to fall.
Comment Section is at the bottom of this page if you'd like to share something you experienced during the work!
November 15, 2024
Deeper into our Internal 'Ohana?
Today we found deeper kaona of our Internal 'Ohana. We explored the difference between our 'learned' worldview and the innate force of our Natural Selves (The Mystery) of which we are made!
Homework
• Spend some time meeting and listening to your internal 'ohana, using the experiencial method we explore in the video. Choose the emotions and challenges that are arising now. Become quiet. Open the Cosmos within and bring the emotion or situation to mind. The rest is all feeling: feel where this arises in your body as sensation, shape, movement, rhythm, texture, vibration, density, lightness, heat, cold, undulation, stillness....etc. Be with it as a feeling and notice if it changes. There is no one 'proper' direction of the change - it may get larger, harder, stronger etc. It may get softer, smaller, lighter, more open. Or it may change to a completely different sensation / set of sensations, or dissolve altogether. Let all of this unfold inside of you as you allow yourself to feel and be in discovery, not expectation.
• You are also welcome, before you go to bed, to invite the members of your Internal 'Ohana you identified today, to come closer to you and to tell you more about themselves. You may have a dream, or wake up with a feeling, or message....Information in the form of physical sensations, colors, shapes, or emotions may arise.
• Continue the movement practice, again, just feeling. Each morning for a minimum of 5 minutes (and up to 1/2 hour), find a quiet space just after you have risen to move your body slowly in gentle, circular movements. Move only to "the soft edge". This is not a stretch and should not bring you into pain. Circle the ankles, wrists, shoulders, rib cage, hips, neck and head listening for soft sensations, the movement and sound of your breath. Be aware that seemingly random images, colors, emotions, thoughts or rhythms may arise. Try not to grab anything with your mind or follow it. If some of these arise, allow yourself to be receptive, to feel and allow each to rise and to fall.
Comment Section is at the bottom of this page if you'd like to share something you experienced during the work!
November 22, 2024
Internal Navigation • Everything is Connected to Everything Else
Today we reported on discoveries we made from the homework of depicting our Internal 'Ohana in artwork, as well as the homework of 'Gentle Circular Motion' with the body. We explored new horizons of experience, navigation and often, wonderment! The Ancient Indigenous principle that Life is intimately connected with itself on all levels was introduced.
Homework
• Please continue with the homework practices which have already been shared:
• Spend some time meeting and listening to your internal 'ohana, using the experiencial method we explore in the video. Choose the emotions and challenges that are arising now. Become quiet. Open the Cosmos within and bring the emotion or situation to mind. The rest is all feeling: feel where this arises in your body as sensation, shape, movement, rhythm, texture, vibration, density, lightness, heat, cold, undulation, stillness....etc. Be with it as a feeling and notice if it changes. There is no one 'proper' direction of the change - it may get larger, harder, stronger etc. It may get softer, smaller, lighter, more open. Or it may change to a completely different sensation / set of sensations, or dissolve altogether. Let all of this unfold inside of you as you allow yourself to feel and be in discovery, not expectation.
• You are also welcome, before you go to bed, to invite the members of your Internal 'Ohana you identified today, to come closer to you and to tell you more about themselves. You may have a dream, or wake up with a feeling, or message....Information in the form of physical sensations, colors, shapes, or emotions may arise.
• Continue the movement practice, again, just feeling. Each morning for a minimum of 5 minutes (and up to 1/2 hour), find a quiet space just after you have risen to move your body slowly in gentle, circular movements. Move only to "the soft edge". This is not a stretch and should not bring you into pain. Circle the ankles, wrists, shoulders, rib cage, hips, neck and head listening for soft sensations, the movement and sound of your breath. Be aware that seemingly random images, colors, emotions, thoughts or rhythms may arise. Try not to grab anything with your mind or follow it. If some of these arise, allow yourself to be receptive, to feel and allow each to rise and to fall.
New Homework:
• If you feel drawn, place the artwork of your internal 'ohana under your bed for at least a few nights and notice what you notice in yourself.
• Practice noticing the spaces between. Open to the space between:
- breaths
- etc.
For the visual field, practice the exercise of 'diffuse gazing' when you can. It's an easy one to do anywhere you are 'waiting'.
• Write (with your non-dominant hand) a few paragraphs on 'The Space Between'. This can denote feelings and sensations when you are in this space, or you may ask these spaces to speak and write from this perspective.
Comment Section is at the bottom of this page if you'd like to share something you experienced during the work!
November 29, 2024
Center of the Center • Life Meeting Life
Today we reported on experiences & discoveries during the week. We explored the Kaona of the Center of our Universe and the often difficult task of meeting all that arises in us — especially in turbulent times.
Homework
Being the final class, there was not really any homework perse from today. As this is an experiential pathway, rather than a theoretical one, you may be well served to continue the explorations of movement, meeting the spaces in between and internal navigation.
Please feel free to share in the Comment Section below. I am available for any questions via email as you continue the exploration. Mahalo for your presence!
Mahalo Video
Comments:
"Heaven is here when I remember that I am Life
And that All Life is my Family"
I am on my way trying to get closer, means listening more carefully to my inner ohana, listening to their stories, worries and wishes to be set free, reaching the (en)light(ment)- like dancing as a feather in the wind, softly…-knowing, not crashing painfully into the soil and covered in dirt… Mahalo Jody- to all of you sharing you thoughts moving our family to ” speak up”… what they are searching for, to release their story,struggling not be heard by ‘ME/MYSELF… If we put ourselfes, surrounding animals, plants under an atomic microscope, we would see only dancing atoms, floating energy particles,… Read more »
Like dancing as a feather in the wind, softly… I LOVE THIS!
I resonate deeply with what you shared about the family members “Indecisiveness” and “Doubt.” I’ve realized how much energy I lose trying to make decisions. It feels like the more I can ground myself and stand firmly at the center of my own universe, the less I’ll be swayed by outside input and opinions. Perhaps, over time, decision-making will flow more naturally from that place of inner alignment.
First acknowledging without needing to fix it!
Aloha Everyone! Most of the value of this course will come through your direct experience of yourself ignited by the ‘Homework’! Do take the time to be in these simple processes and see what arises. Feel free to share here too so that others might be inspired! With Aloha, Jody
Hello Everyone, I just caught up with the last two replays, and I always find it so inspiring to hear real-life stories and examples that help deepen our understanding of ourselves. There’s always something that resonates, even if it’s in small ways. For me, staying present can be really challenging when things around me are chaotic—whether it’s lots of people, noise, bright lights, or other stimulation. I wanted to share an exercise that has been incredibly helpful for me in quickly grounding myself into the present and reconnecting to my body: the 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 method: 5 things… Read more »