Aloha!
I live on the Big Island of Hawai'i, in the Puna District, Paradise Park to be specific. This picture was taken at fellow HUB members Robin and Chris's home on the coast here in Paradise Park. We were celebrating Chris' birthday. The photo was taken by Cathy Drew, also a fellow HUB Member and a fantastic photographer! You can find Cathy's work here at http://www.soulessenceart.com/
I've been involved with HUB, since the Pre-Launch period and I am a founding Arc Angel.
Some of my interests are: Mahayana Buddhism, I am a member of the sangha at the Wood Valley Temple in Pahala, Hawaii - www.nechung.org I am interested in Zen and Big Mind Process, I sit zazen once a week. I practice Yoshokai Aikido, Integral Theory and Practice (ILP), I love photography and ocean kayaking. I play the yidaki (didjeridoo) some percussion, such as udu and frame drum, Huaca (double chambered ocarina) shao and Native American flutes. I like to experiment with making musical instruments as well, especially things that children can make and play.
As for “work”, I am the IS & IT Director at my family’s business here in Hawaii (we sell commercial greenhouses) and I also do some contract work for Hawaiian Telcom. I am a massage therapist and 3rd. level Reiki Practitioner, these last two I consider my “real” calling. I am also interested in learning to give Diksha, or the Oneness Blessing as it is called in the West.
If you are planning a trip to Hawaii, by all means, drop me an email. I would love to introduce you to the East Side of the Big Island of Hawaii! If that email link does not work with your computer's set up, you can find my email address at the HUB: Hawaii website below.
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Music I enjoy:
Anything with good percussion and a solid didj. For example, all of Stephen Kent's works. Eda Maxym. Jazz, Kirtan (Jai Uttal my favorite!) Music of India and Nepal. Hmm, so much more, perhaps I should just say I am not fond of Rap, most Metal, Ragae, Jawaiian, Hip-Hop with the exception of Saul Williams who is Brilliant. I enjoy indigenous and first nation music/songs that tell a story or impart wisdom.
Books I am currently reading:
"Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution" by Steve McIntosh. Watch the interview by What Is Enlightenment? Magazine executive editor, Carter Phipps.
"Essence of the Heart Sutra" by HH the XIV Dalai Lama. From his Heart of Wisdom talks in 2001
"Introduction to Emptiness, as taught in Tsong-kha-pa's Great Treatise of The Stages of the Path" by Guy Newland.
"When you are Engulfed in Flames" by David Sedaris
"What Happened" by Scott McClellan
"The Sum of Our Days" by Isabel Allende
"Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown
Books I've recently read:
"One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish" (over and over again!)
"Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?" both by Dr. Suess
"Awakening Into Oneness" by Arjuna Ardagh www.livingessence.com/oneness_blessing.htm
"The Translucent Revolution: How People Like You are Waking Up and Changing the World" by Arjuna Ardagh www.livingessence.com
"The Biology of Belief" by Bruce Lipton
Books I've read in recent (3-6) years:
Pretty much all of Ken Wilber's books. Most insightful for me were:
A Brief History of Everything; Integral Spirituality; The Atman Project; Up from Eden; No Boundary; One Taste; Sex, Echology and Spirituality; Boomeritis; Grace and Grit. A comprehensive list of Ken Wilber's books is to be found at; www.kenwilber.com/Books/bibliography.html
"Water for Elephants" a novel by Sara Gruen
"The Life Divine" Sri Aurobindo
Ramana Maharshi's teachings
All of Wade Davis' books
"The Spirit of Shamanism" by Roger Walsh
Many many others . . . Will add more later - perhaps. In the mean time, watch this video of Jill Bolte-Taylor at the February 28, 2008 TED Conference:
www.ted.com/talks/view/id/229
Here is something I found recently that fits in with the philosophy of many of the HUB members I've met. This is Andrew Coehn speakiing on Evolutionary Enlightenment. I think many of you will resonate with this talk.
You can find me on Facebook, Linkedin, gaia.com and on Skype.
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