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Someone asked me if I believe in heaven and hell after you die.

They were having a difficult time with life’s transitions and confusion and brain fog was setting in.

My belief is people don’t have to wait till they die to experience states of consciousness described in spiritual texts as heaven or hell. It’s all accessible now.

No need to wait for another day. Let alone till you die.

What control we have over experiencing these states of being is another matter.

I’ve observed the ability to shift my mind and therefore my body’s reaction to thoughts away from difficult states of being to more regulated and aligned states of being, to something more pleasant.

Truth is life is pretty good most of the time!

My physical environment is safe, easeful and filled with grace. Most negative experiences I’m going through I observe coming from thought forms rather than an external factor.

For this I feel blessed and grateful to have a safe, easeful environment to attend.

The process of mindfulness and meditation is building the skills of observing the mind and the body’s response to internal factors. It sounds simple yet ask any experience meditator and they’ll tell you, it’s not as easy as it sounds.

I’ll be teaching a six week systematic approach to harnessing the power of the observational mind and turning the internal process into a pleasant condition.

This can help with grief, sadness, depression, anxiety, procrastination, complex traumas, common sufferings, sparkling suffering (which come from a specific region in France), physical pain, emotional swings, addictions, confusion, self worth, and a host of other states of being which may be considered living in hell or samsara. I

The process of mindfulness and meditation is said to be a path of liberation from these states. So whatever your belief is in heaven and hell there are techniques of working with the human condition.

I’ll be teaching a 6 week in person series at harbin hot springs starting in August every Tuesday. Visit Harbin.org for more info or DM me for more details.

I’d love to see you there for this community offering on a Dana basis.

Flow state- a state of being where one taps into highest potency with the least amount of force and greatest amount of impact.

First step is learning to feel the subtle flow of energy in the body and listening to it deeply. Notice how the energy is ever flowing, never in a state of rest and always active.

Clear blocks and stagnation where they exist usually by going straight for them. Encouraging and allowing the upwelling of energy and going with it even if the actions it illicits seems odd, out of order or misplaced.

Breath through, move around, fly over, duck under vibrations or minutia which doesn’t matter or effect your path or goal. Don’t get distracted by mundane.

Follow joy and curiosity which are trail heads and way points on the journey. Pivot unexpectedly and do take rest the second energy dips or progress slows.

A day of rest to process and collect is worth 1 month of pounding at something not ready to move. This will keep actions, high potency actions rather than a diminished return which is normal states rather than flow.

The rest generally comes with valuable networking opportunities let alone time to spend with people you love. Recharge often and keep your battery 🔋

Know to your bones the 80/20 rule. 20% of actions produce 80% of the results. Focus there. If you can outsource the other 20% and just go with your highest impact actions. Join others who have high impact in the 20% of the lower impact actions for you.

Celebrate all the wins small and large. Live in a state of gratitude and trust. Celebrating by taking care of your body will keep the energy flowing freely. Investing in bodywork, acupuncture generally has a multiplying effect. When you’re energy is overflowing your impact is far more memorable and potent which translates into more revenue or better yet, enjoyment within the struggle.

When you feel good challenges seem like play. When the pain body is activated and not attended, even normally fun activities feel like a struggle.

Health is wealth, stay in the flow.

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So many of my patients, friends and community members have been bringing up their struggles with past trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, and a host of psychosocial and emotional troubles. It seems like everywhere I turn people are struggling.

This struggle seems to be so common one might even say this is part of being human. Perfectly normal to struggle in life. Despite it being normal, who wants to suffer the struggles? Is there a way out of the struggle?

I think we can all agree engaging life isn’t always easy. It takes strength, resilience, and strategies to cope with these struggles to maintain mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.

Some of the strategies which have worked well for me is finding positive, engaging community, self care wellness practices such as meditation, yoga, tai qi, soaking in hot springs.

I’ve also found engaging a host of professionals dedicated to wellness practice super helpful. I first found my way to massage and later acupuncture in a search to heal my own physical, mental and emotional traumas.

I can’t say I’m through the woods as I have the rest of my life ahead of me and it doesn’t look like the struggles are gonna get any easier. In fact I’d say they tend to get more complex the older I get. The need for more care arises.

So here’s my strategy. Engage in compassionate community, find daily self care in meditation, hike in wilderness a few times a week, dance it out, regular short trips to hot springs, sit in mens circles and group process work, find plant helpers and natural medicines, get regular acupuncture and massage treatments, select organic produce and nutrient dense foods, seek clean water and air, learn about how humans suffer, process my trauma and compost it into wisdom and share my process.

It’s a full time hobby to maintain wellness and it’s taken a long time to build up the skills and knowledge to find what works best for me. It seems everyone has their own unique path they need to process the suffering of the world.

If you ever feel it’s all to much, or don’t know where to turn to find your unique path to wellness, feel free to reach out. Let’s talk!

Need a less formal place to meet me? Come to ecstatic dance oakland this coming Sunday the following Wednesday and Sunday and say hi. I’ve been asked to be a dance angel to support my community in finding safety and healing on the dance floor.

I’ve been dancing in unconditional dance and ecstatic dance communities since 2007. I’ve found a method of movement which best supports my own healing, opening and nervous system regulation. Come co regulate with us!

I’ve been hacking away at last minute edits and prepping my final submission of my capstone project all week. Dabbling and dabbling.

Today I took the day to stop, take in some nature, soak in some hot springs and let go of some built up stress over deadlines and big projects. It might not be done but it’s done enough. This is one of those projects which could turn into a whole course. Ha

Got to spend some much needed time with community and checking in with some old friends.

Nothing like taking a chill day to realign to spirit.

I head out to LA tomorrow for my last weekend of my doctoral program. Wish me luck!!

Who are my Berkeley holistic practitioners, acupuncturists, massage therapists, psychotherapists, naturopaths, chiropractors, physical therapists, mds, yoga therapists who are poised and ready to jump to next level of practice?

I’m noticing I’m personally consistently 75-80% there in financing serious next level practice locations. All of the comercial Realestate worth its weight in gold is larger than I’d ever be able to fill myself.

The market for medically zoned non institutionally sized office spaces in berkeley is tight and nothing is on the market more than a couple months. Many of the spaces are being lost to residential interests and shrinking this sector. This leaves the spaces standing as a premium.

As much as I’m an independent practitioner I’m also happy to partner with the right person or small group ready to rock this sector of the market.

If you’re ready with $50k+ in liquid funds, in a successful practice more than 2 years with a credit score the size of King Kong but also find the 10-25% down, and the work load of private ownership daunting hit me up. Let’s talk shop.

If you’re not in the above category but still want in on this there are plenty of ways to get involved. For instance if you were contracted to rent an office space in a new location before purchase, you’d be offered below market rental rates. Even small discounts on office space can make a huge impact on long term margins. The exchange is your below market contract would help close financing and secure cash flow before purchase, thereby reducing risk of the deal.

Not in the wellness industry but have some cash burning a hole in your brain? Crypto to volatile and fiat cash inflation stressing you out? Want consistent returns on your cash outside of wallstreet’s grip? Sick of banks shady dealings? Don’t know what else to do with low or no interest earning liquid funds? Want to support community wellness and perhaps fund your own wellness journey through investing in medical Realestate?

Here’s your chance.

I’m looking at both purchase and rental options. If I can’t find something to purchase before I find the perfect rental this opportunity will likely be gone forever as I’ll just save up my own capital over time and do it myself in 1-5 years. I’d prefer motivated, energetic partners who have a proven success track record and can match my hustle and vertically aligned mindset.

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I’ve been thinking about having an open house and graduation party for finishing my doctorate in acupuncture. Who wants an elaborate party, give aways, raffle, food, lots of hugs, a few giggles and to help me celebrate 6+ years of hard work on my way to becoming Dr. Jay?!

Friends, family, patients, and curious parties welcome. Date to be announced some time between March and June. Stay tuned with info on how to get on a guest list.

I’ll also be offering a 6 week beginner meditation training starting at the end of March as my meditation teacher training practicum is coming! I need 10 committed people who want to find a set time for 6 weeks to drop in together and learn the foundations of a mindfulness practice.

Lean into the art of mindfulness for health through mental and emotional regulation in guided meditation practices. Short instructions will be followed by 30minutes of stillness as you’re guided through progressive relaxation, thought tracking, emotion naming, and present moment awareness. If i could name one single practice which helped me go from struggling to identify myself in life to finding my full directed purpose and the will to follow it, it’s been meditation.

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Pondering Grief as my mother’s birthday approaches:

To sit with grief is to delve into the heart and the lungs. Become still, listen to your breath and feel the beating in your chest.

To allow grief is to cry a sea of tears to farm one oyster containing a pearl.

To be with grief is to reflect it back to and within another.

To get over grief is to pass away from this body and offer the gift of grief to the next generation who longs only for your presence to return.

To cast out grief smell a flower and laugh with a baby.

To touch grief, share a breath with a loved one who is taking their last.

To honor grief love someone with all your being and allow them to depart this physical realm with dignity.

To know grief count your ancestors by name back to the beginning of the first inception.

To shun grief is to close and harden the heart and turn away from the sun.

To accommodate grief is to joyfully bask in the glory of the folly and of the suffering of love. Allow it to fill you up and expand your capacity for even more love.

The top finds at Pegasus book store walk through.

If I had a vice it would be rare and out of print books. They intrigue me and are like a sirens call to my wizardly soul.

I didn’t buy either of these books when I went through the first time but Magical Passes by Carlos Castaneda haunted my dreams and I returned for it the next day.

You see I’m a dancer and the art of dancing is more a somatic experience for me. I use it to shake out my sore muscles, sweat out toxins, coordinate my breath and movement, consolidate my qi, shake out deep seated trauma locked in my soma.

There are instructions in this book which also help the shaman, sorcerer, and magician build energy in the body through movements called tensegrity. It’s about arriving fully in the body and consolidating energy for magical works.

It was easy to incorporate some of the movements into my dance practice and I can feel the subtle shift in how energy flows. I wouldn’t call the movements superior to Tai Qi when it comes to body mechanics and easeful moving of kinetic energy through space. There is however an element of moving energy through space which is interesting. I’ll likely be adding more and more of these movements into my dance practice to see how they feel.

Flowing energy through my body in specific ways through specific meridians is definitely the secret sauce of healing work which is difficult to teach and learn. It also takes years of study and practice to channel correctly without thinking much about it.

Now I pay attention to the most subtle shifts in energy in my body and move to correct the flow to smooth it out as soon as I feel it. Energy flowing in less than ergonomic ways can lead to injury, especially when adding weight or resistance to movements. 

What are you favorite ways of moving energy through your body?

Final touch on my last presentation of my doctoral program in acupuncture at emperors college or acupuncture.

It’s been real folks. Leaving you with a shot of the human male prostate from visible body 3D app for your viewing pleasure and growing body of information you’d perhaps rather not think about and take for granted.

Thinking about your health so you don’t have to. Have some concerns about your prostate or other plumbing issues, DM me. I got you brothers.

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One of the more intriguing herbal formulas I learned in my acupuncture masters program was basically the herbal equivalent to adderall- minus the hyperactive jitters. It is said to heighten intelligence and recall. It also stacks well with adderall for those who look for their performance edge.

I’ve gone so far as to write it in my personal formula book. Taking the formula was actually what got me through many of the advanced formula classes with flying colors as the material was so dense and there was unreasonable amounts of information to memorize.

Whenever I needed the formula filled I’d stroll into the school clinic and hope a supervisor I knew was working. I’d write myself the formula and have them sign off on it. Luckily most supervisors trusted me to know what I was doing even back as a newbie when writing formulas and would just sign off without much of a second glance, besides for personal curiosity sake.

Before my masters program I didn’t think I was a very good student or had a very good memory. Turns out I just really need to be passionate about what I’m learning, learn about how I learn, pick up a few speed reading tips, find some friends to study with mixed with plenty of focused alone time, figure out how to integrate my knowledge into an embodiment practice and get a little botanical support.

Professor Zi Zhang didn’t have a name for the formula so I asked him for some help with pinyin. Ji Yi Bei Tang sounded like a good fit.

Two different times over the years I asked him about it and he gave different doses. I included the dosing notes in my book and have tried different variations. The alchemy of formulas can be vastly different depending on the person, time of year and other external factors.

The process of formula writing is an ever evolving process throughout the year and progression of an individual. The most effective formula writers take all factors into consideration and add a touch of art to the science.

Wanna try this amazing formula? Post “Memorize Me” in the comments!

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For those who missed my Dharma talk on the nature of perception today, here’s a link to a recording. I didn’t include the guided meditation following the talk in the video which consisted of a body scan and progressive relaxation techniques with other basic mindfulness instruction mixed in.

You’ll have to join next time for the live guided meditation and Q&A next time 12/17@2:30 PST/ 5:30 EST

If you can’t wait for my next public offering, I’m available for private bookings over zoom. I’ve never advertised this service before publicly but have had private meditation students for just about as long as I’ve been a massage therapist.

https://youtu.be/OK2jEegJLFs?si=Uv7VFyWm5EqC-8bP

Mindful Your Way To Wellness. You’re invited to my next guided meditation and Dharma talk! Come for community and stay for the love.

Sun 12/17 2:30pm PST/ 5:30pm EST

Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89000267568?pwd=qwbercA1SdFNmOjiC7asxaCbkQ61Mk.1

In person seats are limited, DM to save your spot. This is a free offering and open to all on dana basis.

Sitting with strong emotions- How to stop giving a f**k and start caring.

We all have strong emotions that come up from time to time and they all feel so real. The body receives the signals of how important the emotion are and we react, sometimes in ways we later regret or that aren't authentic or very kind to others.

Learn how to stop giving a f**k what signals your body receives from strong emotions and deconstruct your triggered response. Start caring for others and yourself by responding with mindfulness no matter what signals your body is getting.

Easier done than said with mindfulness and self emotional regulation techniques. Find an anchor in the breath and lean into a pause. Train your brain and take back control of your reactions.

Liberation is the goal, love is the way.

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If you’ve been following my posts you might recall I’m in a 2 year meditation teacher training with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. I’m approaching the half way point, a year into the program and we will be starting our practicum which includes teaching mindfulness techniques.

As an acupuncturist and bodyworker I’ve come to realize what I do at the basic level is guiding others to healing themselves. It is not the tiny needles inserted into the skin in particular places which heals anything. How could they being so small, the size of a hair?

What they do is guide your awareness to the areas needing attention. It’s actually your mind connecting to body in a specific patterns which creates a fertile grounds of healing.

I’ve been a practitioner of meditation for over two decades, which is actually how I came to become a bodyworker in 2008. Even as a beginner practitioner I found meditation had profound effects on my body, health and mental wellbeing. I was able to use my consciousness to release muscle tension simply by focusing on painful spots and breathing deeply, creating an inner dialogue with my pain.

I’d like to pass this gift of mindfulness on to you and help you deepen a sense of wellbeing in your body.

I invite you to my “Mindful Your Way To Wellness” talk and guided meditation over zoom!

December 3@2pm Pacific time

Zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81095756758?pwd=YuLMheZjBVoSEbVNlCal8Ku96xJqkn.1

Meeting will begin with a brief description of group intention, check in with participant introductions, and personal wellness snapshot.

Short talk on personal subjective sensorial perceptions, the nature of pain and discomfort in the body and ways we can bring awareness into the present moment to shift our perceptions and relationship to discomfort in the body.

The talk will be followed by a 30 min guided body scan meditation focused on the points of discomfort in the body. Learn how to use sensations of discomfort to guide your awareness to areas in the body which need a little attention, loving kindness and self compassion. Explore mindfulness techniques to release tension or guarding around sensations of pain to gain relief and liberation from discomfort.

Meditation will be followed by a question and answer dialogue and checking out with any sensations of relief gained through the process of coregulating together in Sangha.

The link will also appear on my website calendar:
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Like, share and follow for future offerings and times. This is offered on a dana basis and is open and free for all.

Massage therapists: who’s ready to take on some more clients without the headache or acquiring an office, buying all the gear, setting up appointments, figure out calendar logistics, build a website, get a logo, print cards, or having to constantly market yourself every second of your life? It’s a lot of work to have a private practice alone which I totally get. Let’s click up.

Berkeley Wellness Center is hiring!

Get the mentorship you need to take your practice to the next level. Start seeing clients as an independent contractor right away. Full freedom of your time, flexible monthly schedule, weekly and bimonthly shifts available, no up front costs besides your oil.

DM me your interest and I’ll send you my contact where you send your resume, license and insurance. Contact me by Sunday to start as early as next week.

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I have one spot left this week for an acupuncture or massage session:
Thurs 9/31 10-11:30

I invite you to DM, text or schedule online:
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Last minute Acupuncture and massage session openings this week:
Thurs 8/24 noon-5:30
Fri 8/25 10-1:30 and 4:30-6
Sat 8/26 noon-1:30

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“Depending on what we think and what our intention is, so the world will unfold for us.” – Jack Kornfield

Movement of the Week:

Bridge Pose

Setup:

1. Lie on your back with your arms beside your torso.
2. Bend your knees and place the soles of your feet hip width or a little wider on the floor, heels about 4” to 10” from your hips.
3. On inhale, lift your hips up.
4. Optionally, clasp your hands under your back, or hold a belt to help you to walk your shoulders in towards each other for more lift in your chest.

Muscles:

Shortening (blue): posterior deltoid, trapezius, triceps, glutes

Lengthening (red): serratus anterior, abdominals, iliopsoas, quadriceps

There are many benefits of doing yoga for a little bit everyday. Some of these include increased flexibility, muscle strength and tone, protection from injury, increased vitality and energy and many more. Don’t be afraid to stretch!

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Good morning Berkeley!

Hope you all have a blessed and beautiful day! 🐝💜

Meditation of the Week:

4-7-8 Breathing Technique

Simple yet powerfully beneficial breathing technique for anxiety reduction, better sleep, manage food cravings, and control emotional responses by regulating the hormone cortisol.

Cortisol is responsible for your fight or flight responses. Too much of this hormone being dumped into your system can have long term health effects.

4-7-8

Start by fining a comfortable place to sit or lay down. You. An close your eyes if you wish.

Breathe in through your nose to the count of 4.

Hold the breath for the count of 7.

Exhale to the count of 8.

Repeat several times or as much as is comfortable for your.

Have an awesome relaxed day!

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Acupuncture Point of the Week:
SP-6 Sanyinjiao

Three Yin intersection
Meeting point of the spleen, liver and kidney channels

Actions:
- Tonify the spleen and stomach
- Resolves dampness
- Harmonizes liver and tonifies the kidney
- Regulates menstruation and induces labor
- Harmonizes the lower jiao
- Calms the spirit
- Invigorates the blood
- Activates the channel and alleviates the pain

Indications:
Spleen and stomach deficiency, spleen deficiency with heavy body, heavy body with heaviness of the four limbs, oedema, borborygums, diarrhea, undigested food in stool, abdominal distention, cold abdomen, unbearable pain below the umbilicus, pain of the spleen, fullness and distention of the heart and abdomen, no desire to eat and drink, vomiting of fluid after eating, sudden turmoil disorder

Irregular menstruation, uterine bleeding, uterine bleeding with dizziness, menorrhagia, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, abdominal (Zheng jia) masses in women, leucorrhea, uterine prolapse

Infertility, restless foetus syndrome, transverse presentation, delayed labour, prolonged or difficult labour, retention of lochia, retention of dead foetus, post-partum dizziness

Seminal emission, seminal emission with dreaming, sexual hyperactivity in men, impotence, pain on the ge****ls, pain of the p***s, contracted testicles, Shan disorder, pain due to shan disorder

Difficult urination, enuresis, the five types of painful urinary dysfunction, cloudy urine, white turbidity

Palpitations, insomnia, gall bladder deficiency, sudden fright disorder in children

Dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus, yawning, hypertension

Summary of Clinical Application:
Tonifies the middle jiao and resolves dampness: heavy body, heaviness of the four limbs, oedema, borborygmus, diarrhoea, undigested food (in the stool), abdominal distention, cold abdomen, no desire to eat and drink, vomiting, damp painful obstruction, atrophy disorder and painful obstruction of the lower limbs, exzema.

Regulates the uterus and menstruation: irregular menstruation, uterin bleeding, menorrhagia, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, abdominal masses, leucorrhea, uterine prolapse, infertility, restless foetus syndrome, transverse presentation, difficult labour, retention of lochia, post-partum dizziness

Regulates the sexual function and ge****ls: seminal emission, sexual hyperactivity in men, impotence, pain of the ge****ls pain of the p***s, contracted testicles, shan disorder

Regulates urination: difficult urination, enuresis, painful urinary dysfunction, cloudy urine

Calms the spirit: palpitations, insomnia, gall bladder deficiency

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Suffer from menstrual cramps? There are many Chinese herbs that can help regulate the menstrual cycle and relieve cramping.

Formula of the Week:
Xiao Yao San

Category:
Formulas that Harmonize
Regulate and Harmonize Liver and Spleen

English:
Rambling Powder (Free and Easy Wanderer)

Diagnosis:
Liver Qi Congestion With Blood Deficiency ( Spleen Deficiency)

Indications:
For Liver Qi Stagnation with LV Blood Deficiency, acute and chronic gastritis, enteritis and indigestion. Smooths liver qi, reduces irritation, strengthens Spleen, tonifies Blood. Pain in hypochondrium, irritability, dizziness, headaches, low appetite, chills, irregular me**es! Fullness in the hypochondriac/intercostal pain, alternating chills and fever, (cold/heat feelings), headaches, blurred vision, dry mouth/throat, poor appetite, tiredness, irregular me**es. Tenderness/distention in breasts.

Functions:
1. Smooth liver Qi
2. Move Qi
3. Tonify Spleen Qi
4. Nourish Blood
5. Harmonize Blood

Tongue:
Pale-red tongue

Pulse:
Wiry, deficient

Ingredients:
1. Jun: Chai Hu (9g)
2. Chen: Dang GUI (9g)
3. Chen: Bai Shao (9g)
4. Zuo: Bai Zhu (9g)
5. Zuo: Fu Ling (9g)
6. Zuo: Zhi Gan Cao (3g)
7. Shi: Pao Jiang (3g)
8. Shi: Bo He (3g)

Herb Breakdown:
1. Break up Liver Qi stag
2. Tonify Blood, harmonize LV
3. Harmonizes liver and stomach, tonifies blood
4. Tonify SP, reduces dampness
5. Tonify SP, reduces dampness
6. To infuse SP, moderate spasms
7. Harmonize ST warms ST, smooths LV Qi
8. Smooths LV Qi

Western Usage:
Anemia, anxiety disorders, bruxism, chronic gastritis, chronic hepatitis, chronic neck and upper back tension, clinical depression, constipation, costochondritis, dysmenorrhea, early stages of liver cirrhosis, fibrocystic breast disease, functional uterine bleeding, globus hystericus, hypertension, insomnia, intercostal neuralgia, irritable bowel syndrome, menopausal syndrome, migraine headache, neurasthenia, oligomenorrhea, optic nerve atrophy, pelvic inflammatory disease, peptic ulcer disease, post-herpetic neuralgia, premenstrual syndrome, retinitis, stress relief, tension headache

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Good Morning!

May there be light in Your Life, both within and without.
To ensure that the light of life and its possibilities shine upon us and future generations, the Soil is vital. Save Soil.
Love & Blessings

“Let us light the lamp of new life, the light of goodness, the light of knowledge that dispels the darkness of ignorance. You may wonder, “How can this dense darkness be removed if I light this tiny lamp?” If each one of us lights a small lamp, the strength of the light will multiply and everything can be illumined. Similarly, this action should help us to ignite the light in each of our hearts. May our selfless action combined with divine grace protect the world. Then, we will definitely succeed and come out of this darkness.” –Amma (Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi)