<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186</id><updated>2012-01-03T06:02:17.559-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Sounding Still Wellness</title><subtitle type='html'>A blog of love and music sharing the Teachings that the Truth within You is the Truth that sets you free. It is from stillness that the Truest and most beautiful sounds emerge.  The ancient and never ending sound of AUM. The nothingness from which everything comes.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>47</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-7732438323775236833</id><published>2012-01-03T06:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-03T06:02:17.568-08:00</updated><title type='text'>We create everything. What do you want to create?</title><summary type='text'>
2012. It's here. it feels good.

The past five years of my life have been incredibly awakening, challenging, expansive, ridiculous, regressive, fabulous, strange and familiar. and now here I am. and every message I receive from the Universe. is LET GO OF THE PAST. LET IT BE. TRUST.

so, how do we do that? It's easy to read quotes, reference teachers, and even write songs (at least for me), but </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/7732438323775236833/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=7732438323775236833' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/7732438323775236833'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/7732438323775236833'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2012/01/we-create-everything-what-do-you-want.html' title='We create everything. What do you want to create?'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7iDZogxtiQ4/TwMJl-wcu6I/AAAAAAAAAVo/SKIfsS5eFKo/s72-c/sc00a0ed71.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-7060427662893257090</id><published>2011-11-26T04:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-26T05:19:54.108-08:00</updated><title type='text'>New Moon &amp; Gratitude for Cycles</title><summary type='text'>
Yesterday was a new moon. And no I am not talking about the teenage vampire movie.

What is a new moon and why should we care? Over the last five years or so I have become much more conscious of the cycles of the moon and how I might "tune in" to them as a way of being present in my own life and creating what I dream is possible.

I have always had big dreams. This is really not my issue. What I</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/7060427662893257090/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=7060427662893257090' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/7060427662893257090'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/7060427662893257090'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-moon-gratitude-for-cycles.html' title='New Moon &amp; Gratitude for Cycles'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gdBWjkScFcs/TtDj83So0GI/AAAAAAAAAVM/R_Xg-xdi_v0/s72-c/IMG_0842.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-8736004644929014920</id><published>2011-11-07T05:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-08T11:12:01.628-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Why I Sing by Alicia Mathewson</title><summary type='text'>I can't believe it's been almost 3 months since I have blogged. wow. I have had many blog entries in my head, though none of them made it to the page. Here are the top ten titles that passed through this evolving mind:1. Bhakti Fest rocked my world, you should go next year.2. Sweet September  (just wrote it as a song instead  - LISTEN here) 3. The fall on Cape Cod is miraculous - do I really live</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/8736004644929014920/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=8736004644929014920' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/8736004644929014920'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/8736004644929014920'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2011/11/why-i-sing-by-alicia-mathewson.html' title='Why I Sing by Alicia Mathewson'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-faUlMo9shEk/Trl7733a3wI/AAAAAAAAAVA/2bAIkvNWVg8/s72-c/P1070029.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-5603967126421234591</id><published>2011-08-15T17:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-15T17:41:16.196-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Day 32 of 40 and Fabulous!</title><summary type='text'>I can't believe there are only 8 days left. What an amazing journey! The live show in NYC on Saturday night was such a gift and I am so grateful to Omar at The Alignment Center and all who came out to chant with me and share the love.Please remember to make a donation if you haven't yet. We have made a dent but have quite a way to go to get to our $40,000 goal. I know we can do it!!  https://</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/5603967126421234591/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=5603967126421234591' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/5603967126421234591'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/5603967126421234591'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2011/08/day-32-of-40-and-fabulous.html' title='Day 32 of 40 and Fabulous!'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ip46T4qVLIg/Tkm69NbNEiI/AAAAAAAAAU4/RcKeBQGBb04/s72-c/226085_10150307179267145_827157144_7892976_7252745_n.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-4953414927075324164</id><published>2011-08-08T11:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-08T11:51:38.546-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Interviewed on WQRC Sunday Journal about SQ Foundation!</title><summary type='text'>Happy foggy Monday!My interview about 40 and Fabulous! was aired yesterday here locally on Cape Cod. You can hear the podcast for the next week here: http://www.wqrc.com/page.php?page_id=33500CLick on SQ FOUNDATION.hope to see you in NYC this Saturday!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/4953414927075324164/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=4953414927075324164' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/4953414927075324164'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/4953414927075324164'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2011/08/interviewed-on-wqrc-sunday-journal.html' title='Interviewed on WQRC Sunday Journal about SQ Foundation!'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pDxfGhBoQ1M/TkAv9pAhUFI/AAAAAAAAAUw/bu-QiI7KVT8/s72-c/safe_image.php' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-109844947825524428</id><published>2011-08-01T08:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-02T03:41:45.369-07:00</updated><title type='text'>40 and Fabulous Live in NYC!!!</title><summary type='text'>Sat August 13 7pm at The Alignment Center in NYC 40 and Fabulous! Live Devotional Concertoffered by Alicia MathewsonIt is with grace and gratitude that I announce we will be sharing the 40 and Fabulous campaign LIVE at the Alignment Center on Saturday night August 13 in NYC. It’s a full moon and we are going to have some chanting and musical fun. I started this campaign to inspire myself first </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/109844947825524428/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=109844947825524428' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/109844947825524428'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/109844947825524428'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2011/08/40-and-fabulous-live-in-nyc.html' title='40 and Fabulous Live in NYC!!!'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NcNFdi_vybw/TjbD6esoGfI/AAAAAAAAAUg/rTxwMBzleUc/s72-c/W_218.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-4862929725321884001</id><published>2011-07-28T06:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-28T06:45:19.396-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Day 14 of 40 and Fabulous! Thank You!!</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/4862929725321884001/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=4862929725321884001' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/4862929725321884001'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/4862929725321884001'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2011/07/day-14-of-40-and-fabulous-thank-you.html' title='Day 14 of 40 and Fabulous! Thank You!!'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://img.youtube.com/vi/PIRvEplg1Nc/default.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-8471536910442781654</id><published>2011-07-19T04:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-19T05:18:27.350-07:00</updated><title type='text'>DAY 4 of 40 and Fabulous: Lokah Samastah - Dance it out!</title><summary type='text'>This one was so much fun!!Only $1/day for 40 days. Please help us reach our goal!! DONATELearn more about the projects you are helping to support here: PROJECTS</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/8471536910442781654/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=8471536910442781654' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/8471536910442781654'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/8471536910442781654'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2011/07/day-4-of-40-and-fabulous-lokah-samastah.html' title='DAY 4 of 40 and Fabulous: Lokah Samastah - Dance it out!'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://img.youtube.com/vi/5wSndPR-7HE/default.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-6521584747404119892</id><published>2011-07-16T10:10:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-16T10:41:42.789-07:00</updated><title type='text'>40 and Fabulous! 40 chants in 40 days for $40,000</title><summary type='text'>No I am not 40 yet. But it is approaching, exactly 38 days away as of now.To celebrate this wonderful moment in my experience I have decided to sing 40 chants in 40 days. What is a chant and where I am getting these? These chants have become known to me through my practice of yoga and spiritual healing. Like those of us who grew up in American modern Christian, Jewish, (or other religious </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/6521584747404119892/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=6521584747404119892' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/6521584747404119892'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/6521584747404119892'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2011/07/40-and-fabulous-40-chants-in-40-days.html' title='40 and Fabulous! 40 chants in 40 days for $40,000'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xKIZPBkVprs/TiHItAaG98I/AAAAAAAAAUI/ZptXuQMcyzs/s72-c/Still%2B1.jpeg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-7730986678846576747</id><published>2011-06-29T03:39:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-30T04:56:07.657-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Gay Marriage and Mental Health: Could it be the 60's again?</title><summary type='text'>I have been thinking about this blog for about 10 days and am finally typing it now, as a client just serendipitously cancelled her session. I love it when the universe says: Now! Write the blog now!Last week NY state legalized gay marriage and I must admit I have not been one on the front lines of that movement. I was  at multiple GLBT rallies throughout my day and with the writing of my musical</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/7730986678846576747/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=7730986678846576747' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/7730986678846576747'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/7730986678846576747'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2011/06/gay-marriage-and-mental-health-could-it.html' title='Gay Marriage and Mental Health: Could it be the 60&apos;s again?'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2vXIVHnzfQQ/TgxhvtpWg4I/AAAAAAAAAT4/5GpN2zHwSDM/s72-c/9755913-retro-style-design-of-a-guitar-peace-symbol-and-dove-with-the-words-peace-love-and-music-type-style-.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-8503946676660905603</id><published>2011-06-09T04:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-09T05:21:06.374-07:00</updated><title type='text'>be still and tell the truth (whatever that is)</title><summary type='text'>ahhhh.. summer is here. at least on Cape Cod right now. After over ten days out in the Pacific Northwest, my return to the Cape, east coast time and the new steamy weather has been a little discombobulating. I love that word: discombobulating. I am recognizing that sometimes it is easiest for me to either "be on the move", meaning I am in the flow of travel, other peoples lives, being present and</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/8503946676660905603/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=8503946676660905603' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/8503946676660905603'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/8503946676660905603'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2011/06/be-still-and-tell-truth-whatever-that.html' title='be still and tell the truth (whatever that is)'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cZ-06UhRGLU/TfC5H98F_qI/AAAAAAAAATQ/GwoeCOLdhSU/s72-c/IMG_0961.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-7614092046192947545</id><published>2011-05-16T07:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-17T05:23:55.295-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Wesak Full Moon and Gratitude for the Catholic Church</title><summary type='text'>Today is May 17 and a full moon in Scorpio. As someone who is conscious of numbers and moons and universal energy, this is a particularly auspicious day for me. Not only is it the Wesak Full moon, considered a holy day for Buddhists, It marks the 4th year anniversary of my mother's passing. Now part of me says, so what? Why do we even mark things - especially deaths? isn't that just living in the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/7614092046192947545/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=7614092046192947545' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/7614092046192947545'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/7614092046192947545'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2011/05/wesak-full-moon-and-gratitude-for.html' title='Wesak Full Moon and Gratitude for the Catholic Church'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V1ysmxClxIk/TdJl9Dd3UyI/AAAAAAAAAS8/Lm4LmPQj2YI/s72-c/gautama-buddha.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-8557020838923867631</id><published>2011-04-06T05:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-06T06:45:10.920-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Back to the Mat - the journey never ends</title><summary type='text'>How many times have you returned to something that makes you feel good and wondered why you left it or stopped doing it in the first place? This seems to be a theme in my life - especially with yoga. On the one hand I chalk it up to my virgoian all-or-nothing personality, but it also makes me wonder if we aren't just like flowers. We have times of winter and rest and times of spring and blooming.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/8557020838923867631/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=8557020838923867631' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/8557020838923867631'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/8557020838923867631'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2011/04/back-to-mat-journey-never-ends.html' title='Back to the Mat - the journey never ends'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-982650125317142783</id><published>2011-03-14T05:41:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-14T07:55:23.262-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tsunami of the Self - Become conscious and choose love</title><summary type='text'>It's been six weeks since I left Beirut and landed back on Cape Cod. Those six weeks have seen incredible change in our world (and within my own personal being). Whether it's the earth or the economy, everybody has something to say about what's happening. Some see these changes as a rebirth into a better world and way of being. Some see them as disastrous and painful filled with suffering and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/982650125317142783/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=982650125317142783' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/982650125317142783'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/982650125317142783'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2011/03/tsunami-of-self-become-conscious-and.html' title='Tsunami of the Self - Become conscious and choose love'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kFWfVdluAUI/TX4nQko248I/AAAAAAAAASQ/HGGaY8yvrBM/s72-c/158.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-8303561124664243045</id><published>2011-02-10T09:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-20T10:17:30.696-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Blogging on the Bolt Bus to NYC - the gift of emptiness</title><summary type='text'>God bless the USA!I don't think you can really type that and mean it until you live outside the US for a while and feel every part of your self challenged in every way. Living abroad is for some people.  I have learned it is not for me, at least not right now.I am grateful for every single experience I had and more importantly every person, colleague and student I met. The Egyptian people, as </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/8303561124664243045/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=8303561124664243045' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/8303561124664243045'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/8303561124664243045'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2011/02/blogging-on-bolt-bus-to-nyc-gift-of.html' title='Blogging on the Bolt Bus to NYC - the gift of emptiness'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j6dOGSX-3Ow/TWFRUR22vWI/AAAAAAAAASI/ucq8uQJDcR4/s72-c/IMG_1793.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-3126093385075603075</id><published>2010-12-31T11:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-20T09:00:58.661-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A rose and dog poo</title><summary type='text'>creation. and non-creation.I wrote this on the verge of 2011.When I wrote this I had no idea that I would be back in the US as of Jan 31.2011 is a wonderfully expansive year - for me and the whole world.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/3126093385075603075/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=3126093385075603075' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/3126093385075603075'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/3126093385075603075'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2010/12/rose-and-dog-poo.html' title='A rose and dog poo'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zVpqlNArKv4/TWFIJCRsxRI/AAAAAAAAASA/y9qnqin3MaQ/s72-c/IMG_1747.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-8236937939909550843</id><published>2010-12-15T18:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-20T08:53:54.172-08:00</updated><title type='text'>the wallet miracle and remembering my mom</title><summary type='text'>I am on my way out of Beirut via Paris to Boston. I am grateful.yesterday, the day before I was leaving I managed to "lose" my wallet on the way home from a restaurant.  I didn't notice until the next morning when I was heading to school. Once I noticed I could not find my wallet, I immediately knew it had fallen from my pocket somewhere between paying for my meal at Olio in Hamra and my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/8236937939909550843/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=8236937939909550843' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/8236937939909550843'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/8236937939909550843'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2010/12/wallet-miracle-and-remembering-my-mom.html' title='the wallet miracle and remembering my mom'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-3790982018843092709</id><published>2010-11-15T22:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-15T22:35:21.663-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Gratitude in Istanbul - on my way to Ireland</title><summary type='text'>It's been too long since I blogged.Six weeks.It's been a hell of a six weeks. not outside, but inside.  Outside, life has been about the same. Yes, I live in Beirut, Lebanon, but that all seems surprisingly normal.  Mostly I teach at a private American school with the typical pressures of report cards, committed but complaining teachers, and kids who find education mostly boring and way behind </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/3790982018843092709/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=3790982018843092709' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/3790982018843092709'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/3790982018843092709'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2010/11/gratitude-in-istanbul-on-my-way-to.html' title='Gratitude in Istanbul - on my way to Ireland'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/TOIkfWza_uI/AAAAAAAAARw/LcBErP7J30I/s72-c/IMG_1597.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-514458667834283782</id><published>2010-10-01T23:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-01T23:34:44.669-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hamra - My 'hood</title><summary type='text'>Happy October!I finally got internet access at home this last week - yay! It feels so strange in a way now to have 24 hour access to the internet, something many of us just take for granted.  As a result I am enjoying a lazy Sat morning with my coffee and the NYTimes online.I just ran across this article that is about my neighborhood, Hamra, in Beirut. It's funny to read it in the NYTimes and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/514458667834283782/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=514458667834283782' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/514458667834283782'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/514458667834283782'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2010/10/hamra-my-hood.html' title='Hamra - My &apos;hood'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-7722806795191005237</id><published>2010-09-22T10:03:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-22T11:00:34.976-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Breathing - Back to basics</title><summary type='text'>Well I've been in Beirut for about 5 weeks and all is well. I could tell you about the day to day here, but with the Equinox and full moon tomorrow I am in a bit more of a universal and expansive space.The truth is, the longer I walk this path, I realize that it doesn't matter where I am in the physical, my greatest experiences now lie within. So, no matter where I am, I experience my inner </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/7722806795191005237/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=7722806795191005237' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/7722806795191005237'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/7722806795191005237'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2010/09/breathing-back-to-basics.html' title='Breathing - Back to basics'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/TJpBwkh-JeI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/onEGZQx6JNU/s72-c/Alicia%27s+bday+(23).JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-5732975364165679269</id><published>2010-08-25T21:46:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-28T06:06:25.108-07:00</updated><title type='text'>August in Beirut</title><summary type='text'>Hello Friends!I have been in Beirut for just a week and so far all is well - and I really mean it. :)  My apt. is great - it's big, clean and has lots of AC. August by the mediterrean is hot and humid! so the AC is very important. I have been welcomed with lots of love - both in attitude and practicallity, which after my Cairo experience is greatly appreciated. It's amazing to be picked up at the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/5732975364165679269/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=5732975364165679269' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/5732975364165679269'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/5732975364165679269'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2010/08/august-in-beirut.html' title='August in Beirut'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/THj16XMabwI/AAAAAAAAAP4/PLdlqcQFQJs/s72-c/IMG_1514.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-6153171626041635805</id><published>2010-08-08T07:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-08T08:25:29.568-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sitting Alone - Balancing Inside and Abundance</title><summary type='text'>Hello Friends - It's been way too long since I blogged. I managed to miss July all together. I must have been having too much fun - California, Melrose, Cape Cod, Melrose again, Vermont, back to Cape Cod. dinners, movies, Wicked, babies, wedding, birthday cake, four seas, beer, more four seas, sandy neck, 40 Newton, Lake Iroqouis, Lake Champlain, Mattakeese, More Sandy Neck, coffee - lots and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/6153171626041635805/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=6153171626041635805' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/6153171626041635805'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/6153171626041635805'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2010/08/sitting-alone-balancing-inside-and.html' title='Sitting Alone - Balancing Inside and Abundance'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/TF7LeEdUG4I/AAAAAAAAAPw/iDwymCx4ihY/s72-c/SQWellnessLogo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-1378424042577605199</id><published>2010-06-20T21:49:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-20T22:27:56.764-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Last Blog from Cairo, Egypt</title><summary type='text'> In two days, I fly back to the USA. wow.It's been quite a year here in Cairo with many many lessons and experiences. I am grateful for so much. I am grateful to have swan and scuba dived in the red sea - 3 TIMES. I am grateful to have cruised down the Nile - WITH MY DAD (Happy Fathers Day by the way). I am grateful to have meditated and toned in the Great Pyramid on Nov. 11, 2009. I am grateful </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/1378424042577605199/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=1378424042577605199' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/1378424042577605199'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/1378424042577605199'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2010/06/last-blog-from-cairo-egypt.html' title='The Last Blog from Cairo, Egypt'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/TB7z_-Uly8I/AAAAAAAAAPA/Ru3RgrM3Rqk/s72-c/IMG_1440.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-1552266173556940189</id><published>2010-05-06T00:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-08T20:37:22.640-07:00</updated><title type='text'>May, Mothers, and the power of 3</title><summary type='text'>May is a month of mother love - at least for me. It feels extra strange to not be in the US right now and with my family and friends.  For the last few years, since my mom passed in 2007, I have always done a "Songs for the Divine Mother" show around mothers day. It is often one of my favorite concerts to give and always seems to summon great healing for myself and for those that attend.As I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/1552266173556940189/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=1552266173556940189' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/1552266173556940189'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/1552266173556940189'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2010/05/may-mothers-and-power-of-3.html' title='May, Mothers, and the power of 3'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-6630268332557582486</id><published>2010-04-12T21:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-06T00:27:08.998-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Death, taxes, change, and anger</title><summary type='text'>No matter what, you can always count on death and taxes. I have never really resonated with this idea before.  I always thought it was pretty depressing and defeatist. Recently though, perhaps because I am approaching 40, it has started to make more sense to me and I have actually found it liberating. Believe it or not, I enjoy paying my taxes now (although this year I did get a refund). Whether </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/6630268332557582486/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=6630268332557582486' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/6630268332557582486'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/6630268332557582486'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2010/04/death-taxes-change-and-anger.html' title='Death, taxes, change, and anger'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-401776404739739847</id><published>2010-03-28T07:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-28T07:46:48.161-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Cruising down the Nile</title><summary type='text'>I am writing on this Sunday which is the beginning of my week here in Egypt and the beginning of Holy Week for those that celebrate the story of Christ Jesus. I recently read an enlightening (and perhaps different than the mainstream) interpretation of death and resurrection by a woman named Celia Fenn. She talks about the relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdelene and how together through </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/401776404739739847/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=401776404739739847' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/401776404739739847'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/401776404739739847'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2010/03/cruising-down-nile.html' title='Cruising down the Nile'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/S69n6gQiI_I/AAAAAAAAANw/LcOL1iriM_0/s72-c/IMG_1246.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-7217695006266191935</id><published>2010-03-10T23:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-11T10:22:27.625-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Poetry, change, and vulnerability</title><summary type='text'>Happy March everyone! It's hard to believe we are almost into the middle of March. Time is certainly moving quickly.  February was poetry month at ISE and some of the kids poems as well as mine are now on the ISE website. Click Here to read more.It feels like summer here in Cairo - it was in the high nineties the last couple of days.  Apparently this is unseasonably warm.  My Dad arrives in a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/7217695006266191935/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=7217695006266191935' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/7217695006266191935'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/7217695006266191935'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2010/03/poetry-change-and-vulnerability.html' title='Poetry, change, and vulnerability'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/S5iZ-oooMZI/AAAAAAAAANg/IHOInNfCq3I/s72-c/IMG_1157.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-3561222724711898161</id><published>2010-02-26T01:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-27T02:07:39.750-08:00</updated><title type='text'>2010 #1 - Jordan in 48 hours from Cairo</title><summary type='text'>Well it's Feb 26 and I am just getting to updating my Blog with anything substantial. It's been an amazing 2010 so far and time seems to be moving differently. I experience time shifting all the time. And I can't even really say what that means, except that a day can feel a year and 2 months can feel like a day.Because so much has happened over the last 2 months, I am going to update in three </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/3561222724711898161/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=3561222724711898161' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/3561222724711898161'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/3561222724711898161'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2010/02/2010-1-jordan-in-48-hours-from-cairo.html' title='2010 #1 - Jordan in 48 hours from Cairo'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/S4eW7gkZ3XI/AAAAAAAAAL0/sDVzJreTeRU/s72-c/IMG_0983.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-2000177846664399499</id><published>2010-02-09T04:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-27T02:05:01.978-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Balance, Patience, and Compassion</title><summary type='text'>It's hard to believe it's been almost two months since my last blog. I have been experiencing much both on the inside and out.  I travelled back to the states for Christmas and new years and rode a lot of airplanes, received and gave a lot of love, and gained a great deal of perspective. Though it can be painful to feel like I am leaving loved ones behind to return to Egypt, I am also given the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/2000177846664399499/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=2000177846664399499' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/2000177846664399499'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/2000177846664399499'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2010/02/balance-patience-and-compassion.html' title='Balance, Patience, and Compassion'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/S4juBP9MpbI/AAAAAAAAANU/BMIKXXqpAsI/s72-c/prema+dharmadhatu.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-5697541089767344349</id><published>2010-01-15T08:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-27T02:02:16.809-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Getting perspective (up in the air)</title><summary type='text'>I am typing this post from my apartment in Cairo. It's somewhat strange to fly home to the US for Christmas and have to keep saying, well my apartment is in Cairo.  What?  My apartment is in Cairo.  how did that happen?  and could it be true that by the time the 3 weeks of US friends and family was ended I was looking forward to returning to my apartment to ground in after the holidays (in Cairo!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/5697541089767344349/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=5697541089767344349' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/5697541089767344349'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/5697541089767344349'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2010/01/getting-perspective-up-in-air.html' title='Getting perspective (up in the air)'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/S4jtfiBn76I/AAAAAAAAANM/baFN7s5UyF8/s72-c/member.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-5660904698060305297</id><published>2009-12-18T23:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-19T03:05:01.313-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Here, There, and Everywhere</title><summary type='text'>Hello Friends!This is my new view from my new terrace. not bad!!I am typing this from sunny Cairo - yesterday there was a high of 70 degrees. Within 24 hours I will get on a plane and fly to Boston via JFK . I am reading on facebook and elsewhere that the snow is falling. Nothing like a little weather shock. Here's hoping the beautiful snow is finished by the time I land. :)So much has happened </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/5660904698060305297/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=5660904698060305297' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/5660904698060305297'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/5660904698060305297'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2009/12/here-there-and-everywhere.html' title='Here, There, and Everywhere'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SyyaVE2QV6I/AAAAAAAAAKs/7GBrrnVZZ-o/s72-c/IMG_0898.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-659652646298220551</id><published>2009-11-23T22:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-23T23:17:39.145-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Thanksgiving!</title><summary type='text'>Hello friends -This picture here I took this past week on my first Felucca ride on the Nile (across the street from where I am still living). Now that the temperature has dropped, it is absolutely beautiful around sunset and actually chilly - so much nicer to take a sailboat ride.The meditation on 11/11 at the pyramids was beautiful and you can see some of the pictures here on my blog. It's hard </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/659652646298220551/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=659652646298220551' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/659652646298220551'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/659652646298220551'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2009/11/happy-thanksgiving.html' title='Happy Thanksgiving!'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SwuGkr8WV9I/AAAAAAAAAJo/avByfBm5_zg/s72-c/IMG_0788.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-8569469167874558010</id><published>2009-11-09T22:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-09T22:56:19.037-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Awake, Awake, Awake! 11/11/11.</title><summary type='text'>Hello friends -There is much to report from the last month of my travels - Open House at school, Halloween Party in Maadi - 20 floors above the Nile, and an amazing trip to Dahab - the coast of the Sinai Pennisula on the Red Sea. I scuba dived for the first time and I am hooked!But most importantly, I wanted to let you know I have the privilege of being in Egypt tomorrow - Wed Nov. 11, 2009, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/8569469167874558010/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=8569469167874558010' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/8569469167874558010'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/8569469167874558010'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2009/11/awake-awake-awake-111111.html' title='Awake, Awake, Awake! 11/11/11.'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SvkOY-w1CNI/AAAAAAAAAIE/csfqEEs3nlM/s72-c/RisingStarSymbolGold.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-6441373162020506035</id><published>2009-10-16T02:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-16T03:45:47.939-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Patience is a Virtue</title><summary type='text'>On the left you see a picture of the full moon in Cairo along the Nile, close to where I live. A moment of beauty amidst lots of chaos. It's been almost a month since my last post and another new moon approaches.  I don't know about you, but the last few weeks have been quite challenging for me - inside and out.  It could just be because I am living in a foreign country away from my comfort zone </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/6441373162020506035/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=6441373162020506035' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/6441373162020506035'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/6441373162020506035'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2009/10/patience-is-virtue.html' title='Patience is a Virtue'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/Stg_2GP1a3I/AAAAAAAAAHE/9kPYTw90zcM/s72-c/IMG_0663.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-1778755124938359864</id><published>2009-09-18T02:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-18T03:35:18.872-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Settling in the Newness!</title><summary type='text'>Hello Friends!!It seems fitting that I am finally updating this blog on a New Moon in Virgo.  I am a virgo and have come to learn that this sign is about fully purifying, aligning and integrating mind, body, and spirit.  Virgo's are often in professions of service.  So here I am in Egypt on the ground level  of founding a new school (sometimes literally a pile of sand that is supposed to be the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/1778755124938359864/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=1778755124938359864' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/1778755124938359864'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/1778755124938359864'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2009/09/settling-in-newness.html' title='Settling in the Newness!'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SrNeWdvYkOI/AAAAAAAAAGs/qpDxqgN2QvM/s72-c/IMG_0585.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-1706174387975554863</id><published>2009-08-28T02:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-28T03:25:46.156-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Change is the only thing you can count on</title><summary type='text'>Greetings From Cairo!After a couple of beautiful weeks in Agamy (a coastal town on the Mediterrean near Alexandria, Egypt), I came up to Cairo for a few days. I am staying in the residence of the Director which is located in New Cairo and across the street from the school. (picture above) There is lots of construction, so the phrase "trust in trust" has a whole new meaning to me. :)The Egyptian </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/1706174387975554863/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=1706174387975554863' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/1706174387975554863'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/1706174387975554863'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2009/08/change-is-only-thing-you-can-count-on.html' title='Change is the only thing you can count on'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SperS5rZzDI/AAAAAAAAAFs/8tn-RfwytPc/s72-c/IMG_0534.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-1686988263981085867</id><published>2009-08-12T04:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-12T05:07:00.338-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Greetings from Agamy!</title><summary type='text'>Hello Friends!Life so far in Egypt is relaxing and beautiful.  I am blessed to be retreating in Agamy which is a beach area about 20km from Alexandria (and about 3 hours from Cairo).  We are here in a beautiful family home and settling into Egyptian life in August in Agamy.  We sleep late, sip coffee by the pool, and then head to the beach for sunset. Have a meal (around 8 or 9) and then stay up </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/1686988263981085867/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=1686988263981085867' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/1686988263981085867'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/1686988263981085867'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2009/08/greetings-from-agamy.html' title='Greetings from Agamy!'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SoKvMc3fa8I/AAAAAAAAAFU/QPoR7tQydCA/s72-c/IMG_0486.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-6474455745553225637</id><published>2009-07-18T12:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-18T12:31:09.131-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I am leaving for Egypt Aug. 6</title><summary type='text'>                                                                                                                  Namaste!                                                            Hello friends.  In this picture above I am singing to the Red Sea after a 2 week pilgrimage through Egypt which included Cairo, St. Catherine's Monastery, and the Sinai Desert. This was in October 2006 and though I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/6474455745553225637/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=6474455745553225637' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/6474455745553225637'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/6474455745553225637'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-am-leaving-for-egypt-aug-6.html' title='I am leaving for Egypt Aug. 6'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-5446912737166614144</id><published>2009-06-04T07:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-04T07:03:16.179-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>As I head off to Ireland for another expansive week of More Truth Will Set You Free, I wrote a little ABC poem for myself. I also posted a new song (2 years old) on my podcast called NEW DOOR.love love love!The ABC's of changeAll is wellBe braveCreate something newDig deepEnjoy the rideForgive yourself (and everyone else)Give away everything you think you needHold on if it helpsInvite PeaceJoke </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/5446912737166614144/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=5446912737166614144' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/5446912737166614144'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/5446912737166614144'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2009/06/as-i-head-off-to-ireland-for-another.html' title=''/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-6882441976699862480</id><published>2009-04-08T07:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-08T08:15:52.284-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Reflections on Holy Week</title><summary type='text'>Tomorrow is Holy Thursday for those that practice Christianity. This was always one of my favorite Catholic rituals growing up and one service I always loved to share with my mom.  In this service, which marks the story of the last supper, the priests wash the parishoners feet - a symbol of humble service, a reminder that we (even priests) are all equal and we are here to serve one another. or at</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/6882441976699862480/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=6882441976699862480' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/6882441976699862480'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/6882441976699862480'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2009/04/reflections-on-holy-week.html' title='Reflections on Holy Week'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-2862972652172574786</id><published>2009-03-05T09:05:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-05T09:05:31.748-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Tune into your Vibration!</title><summary type='text'> </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/2862972652172574786/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=2862972652172574786' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/2862972652172574786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/2862972652172574786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2009/03/tune-into-your-vibration.html' title='Tune into your Vibration!'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-2044458547476852915</id><published>2009-03-05T08:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-05T08:20:48.445-08:00</updated><title type='text'>How do we tune ourselves?</title><summary type='text'>Recently I have become more and more aware that I am a vibration. Like a musical instrument, I must tune myself.  My breath is the most powerful tool in this process. This awareness and connection to my breath is everything.  Yesterday I took a yoga class and my teacher talked about every pose being "in service of my breath".  What a simple and beautiful piece of wisdom.This must be why I sing.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/2044458547476852915/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=2044458547476852915' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/2044458547476852915'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/2044458547476852915'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-do-we-tune-ourselves.html' title='How do we tune ourselves?'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-4504104593000639358</id><published>2009-02-13T07:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-13T08:02:21.218-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Valentine's Day</title><summary type='text'>A weekend of LOVE in NYC and beyond.I sat in a great coffee shop in Brooklyn this morning grateful for the blue sky and energy of this great city.  I am singing tonight with my great friend and fabulous sax player Lynn Ligammari tonight and feel like it's the beginning of some great more music to come - live and recorded.If you can't come tonight check out my PODCAST with free downloads or me at </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/4504104593000639358/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=4504104593000639358' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/4504104593000639358'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/4504104593000639358'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2009/02/happy-valentines-day.html' title='Happy Valentine&apos;s Day'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SZWYYFsM4uI/AAAAAAAAACc/K1e0Sqbi09w/s72-c/PremaAgniGold.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-3406991245547802656</id><published>2009-02-02T09:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-02T09:50:28.090-08:00</updated><title type='text'>An Evening of Love Songs - Feb 13th</title><summary type='text'>Namaste!Thank God January is over. I've been talking to lots of folks and it's been a strange (and chilly) one - inside and out. I myself survived the 2-week cough/cold and am enjoying my recent return to lots of yoga classes and deep breathing.I am thrilled to be hosting a house concert in NYC sharing some new songs and lots of old ones about all kinds of LOVE. My friend and amazing sax player </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/3406991245547802656/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=3406991245547802656' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/3406991245547802656'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/3406991245547802656'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2009/02/evening-of-love-songs-feb-13th.html' title='An Evening of Love Songs - Feb 13th'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-2040020232561883400</id><published>2008-11-25T18:52:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-25T18:52:07.768-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Free Song Download!</title><summary type='text'> </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/2040020232561883400/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=2040020232561883400' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/2040020232561883400'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/2040020232561883400'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2008/11/free-song-download.html' title='Free Song Download!'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-9023163307734092397</id><published>2008-08-21T07:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-21T07:53:27.718-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Gratitude for Cycle 8</title><summary type='text'>I am overwhelmed with gratitude this morning for so many different reasons.Last night I was with a community of people that first received me when I came to New York City 11 years ago.  Who are they? Cycle 8.  what?  Is that some sort of lost soul group from a distant planet longing to reconnect.  After last night, I think that may be closer to the the Truth than I ever allowed myself to believe.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/9023163307734092397/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=9023163307734092397' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/9023163307734092397'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/9023163307734092397'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2008/08/gratitude-for-cycle-8.html' title='Gratitude for Cycle 8'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976025799332352186.post-8276840724571798044</id><published>2008-06-29T09:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-26T05:48:16.717-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Why get a Rising Star Healing Session?</title><summary type='text'>In my experience receiving and facilitating the Rising Star Healing Modality and attending the Ireland workshops (www.sq-wellness.com) has allowed me to release fears in my life and step more fully into Self-LOVE and acceptance. With that deeper self-love I am more able to be in Service of those around me with humility and JOY.  Now what does that mean on a practical level. Here's a random (but </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/feeds/8276840724571798044/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6976025799332352186&amp;postID=8276840724571798044' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/8276840724571798044'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6976025799332352186/posts/default/8276840724571798044'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soundingstill.blogspot.com/2008/06/why-get-rising-star-healing-session.html' title='Why get a Rising Star Healing Session?'/><author><name>Sounding Still</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14216965392621093418</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SpfPfitrxEI/AAAAAAAAAGM/se4kxt0A64Y/S220/Photo+4.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qR_JJB50UcA/SS1TdfzGlsI/AAAAAAAAAB0/Tj1vlr2J-BE/s72-c/RisingStarSymbolGold.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
