Monday, January 25, 2010

expanding the light

i have so much to be thankful for this year, and the first month is not even over yet! i just completed my first weekend of KRI Kundalini Yoga Teacher's Training Level 1 with the best teachers ever and am beyond exhilarated with what is about to unfold in my life as i enter this journey of self mastery. i also started taking my first ever industrial design class at the Art Center in Pasadena in lighting design which is beyond cool. i am already stretching my mind in ways that i did not think possible in terms of perceiving light and what can be done with it. mineral forest will develop and grow into something even more beautiful and amazing than i ever could have anticipated with the help and guidance of these classes and inspiring teachers. hooray for light, both inner and outer!!!!

one more inspiration from someone who has totally caught my fancy...

D.A. Trailer from DAVID BLACK on Vimeo.

Monday, January 11, 2010

new light

new year's day sunset at griffith park was pure magic







2010 - warp speed

i don't know about you, but for me this year started off with a bang and it feels like i finally reached some sort of cruising altitude after taking off abruptly on january 2nd and being catapulted back into work at light speed.

usually the beginning of the year is a time of contemplation, as well as setting goals and intentions and mapping out short and long term plans. i certainly have not had too much time for reflection, although i have to say that the deeper i get into my spiritual practice , the more it becomes a way of life and cycles and rituals of seasons changing seam to automatically and constantly give rise to new vision, desires and dreams for what is to come.

i came across this letter that my friend jamila shared on facebook and want to proclaim it my credo or manifesto: the 2010 new year letter "sparkling through application"
it is laid out so succinctly and beautifully and captures the essence of where we are headed. so i am spreading it around and hoping it touches your hearts as it has mine and that you take with you love, sparkle and magic throughout the year and have inner peace that new light is upon us!

trees + light + crystals = mineral forest

i just came across the work of this genius photographer/videographer David Black as he was interested in a magical house i have listed up in the hills of echo park. i was floored to see his style and cinematography matched the mineral forest concept so beautifully in this au revoir simone video...

Au Revoir Simone "All or Nothing" (English Version) from DAVID BLACK on Vimeo.