I have been very fortunate to be spending the last couple of days in Kennebunkport, Maine. It has been a much needed break and very restorative to my spirit. This quaint little weekend destination town has a very peaceful energy even with the many who flock to it’s shops and restaurants or it’s many hotels or vacation homes. Kennebunkport some how treats this energy gently and transmutes it to an amazingly soothing vibe. The people here are calm friendly and welcoming even with the constant invasion of outsiders.

The land has a sense of life to it that speaks well of the people in this part of the world. The homes and towns and villages seem not so much to shape the land to their needs as it seems they take their cues from the land. The homes are gently nestled in beautiful nooks of meadow, marsh, sea sides and wood blending harmoniously with the natural enviroments of the land.

I can feel the wholeness of this place. The lands still lives here and is doing what it does best… healing, nuturing and sustaining the people here. Maine is revitalizing my spirit. Maine is healing me. I only hope that I can do something in return for Maine.

I am getting very excited about our retreat coming up at the end of April. This is our first retreat. It all started be cause of a dear friends trip to Big Rapids with her daughter. They were there for some testing for her daughter to enter into pharmacy school. They stayed at this bed and breakfast thatb Patty just fell in love with. While talking to the proprieters of the b&b called the Inn at The Rustic Gate Patty learned that they had facilities for hosting spiritual retreats. Well that is all that it took for Patty. Once she returned home she sent us out an email and we got the ball rolling.

I am looking forward to a wonderful weekend of meditation, yoga, spiritual classes and great friends.

Thank you Patty for your energy enthusiasm and vision.

I am Sure you Noticed the New look to the Blog. I decided to simplify the look of the blog so that it is more Mobile phone friendly. Also I like the clean look. I am not sure if this is the final look but it is close to it. The December Blog Carnival Will be up soon so Check Back for that in the next few days.

I love the ideas presented in the Bodhisattvas Vow and thought that I would like to share it with you. The Vow is taken by those Buddhists who are enlightened as a vow to stay on earth and to continue to incarnate until all people have been released from the cycle of birth and death and suffering these bring to the unenlightened. These are lofty Ideals that many may say are unachievable but like everything else if you do your best to live up to even a portion of this vow then you are doing great things for the world and the people around you.

Bodhisattvas vow

May I be a guard for those who are protectorless,
A guide for those who journey on the road;
For those who wish to go across the water,
May I be a boat, a raft, a bridge.

May I be an isle for those who yearn for landfall,
And a lamp for those who long for light;
For those who need a resting place, a bed,
For all who need a servant, may I be a slave.

May I be the wishing jewel, the vase of plenty,
A word of power, and the supreme remedy.
May I be the trees of miracles,
And for every being, the abundant cow.

Like the great earth and the other elements,
Enduring as the sky itself endures,
For the boundless multitude of living beings,
May I be the ground and vessel of their life.

Thus, for every single thing that lives,
In number like the boundless reaches of the sky,
May I be their sustenance and nourishment
Until they pass beyond the bounds of suffering

This is my newest Youtube Video! It is made with the first Music that I made using a Crystal singing bowl, my voice, and some brass singing bowls. I hope you enjoy! Just simply sit and focus on your breath saying Breathing in I am breathing in, Breathing out I am breathing out.

Black tourmaline is a stone that is a must have for anyone working with crystal healing or crystal energy.

Tourmaline Comes in a wide variety of colors and like most crystals there is a specific attribute given to each color as well as those to the main attributes of the crystal or stone family. Black tourmaline or schorl is one of the most protective stones.

It not only protects from the negative thoughts and emotions of others, it also clears your own negative thoughts dissolving tension and stress encouraging a laid back attitude with a clear,focused, objective and rational, neutral thought process.

Black tourmaline is a stone of emotional and mental stability. It promotes a positive attitude even in difficult circumstances. A powerful grounding stone, it helps to bring flighty and scattered energies and thoughts into focus. This also eliminates unnecessary energies from our system by pulling it into the ground to be dispersed.

Black tourmaline is a cleansing stone like no other. Many Crystals and stones have the ability to cleanse negative energies and work quite well for those purposes but tourmaline is one of the quickest and strongest stones for cleaning the subtle energy bodies as well as the environment. Tourmaline takes heavy, dense, low vibrational energy and dissolves and transmutes it to lighter vibrations. Just holding Black tourmaline brings about instant grounding cleansing as well as protection from further  dense and environmental energy pollution. You will see the term pollution used in regards to the uses of Black tourmaline quite often as it has a wide sweeping effect that not only effects the body but the surrounding environment as well.While many stones work on the low dense or negative energy given off by the thoughts and consciousness of your self and others  Black tourmaline also absorbs and cleanses natural and man made sources of energetic pollution.

Black Tourmaline  pulls less refined energies such as electromagnetic smog as well as many other environmental pollutions that are caused by the electrical devices and radio frequencies. A  piece of tourmaline taped or glued to a cell phone or computer can help protect you from some of the most common sources of electromagnetic smog. A large piece of  black tourmaline is effective in blocking geopathic stress which is believed to be radiation points due to the stresses from the earth itself.

The effects of prolonged exposure to strong electromagnetic fields have been thought to cause, Nervous system symptoms (e.g. fatigue, stress, sleep disturbances), Skin symptoms (e.g. facial prickling, burning sensations, rashes), Various body symptoms (e.g. pain and ache in muscles), Eye symptoms (e.g. burning sensations), Various less common symptoms, including ear, nose, and throat symptoms, digestive disorders, As well as anxiety depression and panic and uncontrollable irrational fears that are said to be responsible for the belief in some haunting scenarios. Black tourmaline  is one of the stones to top the list as a protection and cleanser of this energy.

Black tourmaline`s most potent physical healing properties are it ability to cleanse and detoxify the body and according to the Judy hall in The Crystal Bible it strengthens the immune system, it treats arthritis dyslexia, provides pain relief and defends against debilitating disease.

Mineralogical Information from wikipedia – Tourmaline is a crystal silicate mineral compounded with elements such as aluminium, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium, or potassium. Tourmaline is classed as a semi-precious stone and the gem comes in a wide variety of colors. The name comes from the Sinhalese word “turamali” or “toramalli”, which applied to different gemstones found in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).