Meditation and Chicken Soup

Sometimes all it takes is a "minyan." A group of folks joined in spiritual intention to bring the spirit awareness to life in the heart and in the group. Sometimes all it takes is one. A solo spirit in concentrated awareness for intention to arise and thrive, so the spirit awareness to life and in life fills the heart and the home, and spreads throughout the community. Sometimes all it takes is you. Happy new year. Join me on Sunday, January 20th for a day of Meditation, Visualization and Chicken soup. email if interested: rhonda.schaller@gmail.com Love. Harmony. Peace of mind. This is wish for all.

Evolution of peace of mind

So many times when we start a meditation practice, we imagine that in 3 seconds or less we will have achieved our goals. Peace of mind. And it will last for ever. Hilarious. Peace of mind is an evolutionary state of being. It is a mythic journey that begins in silence and is enriched by calm and tranquility. I tell my students and actually anyone who will listen, that the richness of being lies in the connection to a tranquil state of presence. What does that mean? To access this months free meditation and read the rest of the post, http://createmeditate.wordpress.com/2012/12/02/evolution-of-peace-of-mind/ Enjoy the new meditation : Tranquility and Insight meditation. Let me know how you like, feel free to share it.

Release the Chatter - a meditation

So many times we fall into inertia and get stuck. And we punish ourselves even more by that constant stream of chatter. You know that self-talk that goes round and round and gets in the way of being creative. Get’s in the way of being present, happy, successful, alive. All of it. We get in our own way and trip. Happy to share a meditation that helps. To read more and download it click here: http://createmeditate.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/release-the-chatter/

Meditation and sleep, do you?

Is it ok to all asleep when you meditate? Are there rules? who is watching, judging, keeping track? Can you .... http://createmeditate.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/meditation-and-sleep/

Creative Mind

I haven’t posted for a while, have been swamped with the book “create your art career” coming in March 2013 from Allworth Press, and getting the text together for the new website createyourartcareer.org (coming soon), and setting up the Center for Career & Professional Development at Pratt, and making videos and mew audio meditation files Read more here:http://tinyurl.com/8pm8llx

5 Tools for Success - creative in and out

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us Oliver Wendell Holmes Information is power. Knowing what you want and understanding the marketplace and what it needs is powerful. From that place of knowing, you create a career plan. What are the directions available to you as you pursue your creativity in the workplace? Which one or two will you choose and why? There are many tools and techniques to put into play to create a successful career. But first, you have to know what you want and what success means to you. Click here to read the full article: http://createmeditate.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/five-tools-for-success/

Call for Manuscripts

*************************************************************************** CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS 2012 OPEN CHAPBOOK COMPETITION A prize of $1,000 and publication for a chapbook-length poetry collection. Previous chapbook publication does not disqualify. International entries are welcome. Multiple submissions are accepted. All entries will be considered for publication. The top-ten finalists will be offered publication. Submit up to 26 pages of poetry, PLUS bio, acknowledgments, SASE and cover letter with a $15 entry fee (pay by check or money order. Bruce Bennett will be the final judge. Postmark Deadline: July 16, 2012 (DEADLINE) Open Chapbook Competition Finishing Line Press P O Box 1626 Georgetown, KY 40324 USA Please send a $15 check or money order with your submission. A self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) with the correct postage must accompany all manuscripts. A SASE is needed for any kind of response, even if the writer does not want the material returned. A good photocopy of the manuscript or a computer printout, rather than the original, should be sent. Finishing Line Press is not responsible for lost manuscripts. You can pay the entry fee ($15) online here: http://www.finishinglinepress.com/product_info.php?cPath=2&products_id=566 ABOUT THE JUDGE: Bruce Bennett is the author of nine books of poetry and more than twenty poetry chapbooks, including two from Finishing Line Press, The Holding Stone (2010) and A Girl Like You (2011). His New and Selected Poems, Navigating The Distances (Orchises Press), was cited by Booklist as "One of the Top Ten Poetry Books of 1999." He cofounded and served as an Editor of Field and Ploughshares, and for many years was an Associate Editor at Judith Kitchen's State Street Press. His reviews of contemporary poetry have appeared in the New York Times Book Review, The Nation, and many other magazines and journals. He was recently awarded a Pushcart Prize. He is Professor and Chair of English and Director of Creative Writing at Wells College.