LAUGHTER & Us

My right foot 11/2007

Moving a few pieces of furniture in our

creative room to gain perspective.

We started moving too fast and

getting impatient in our communication.

The filing cabinet - I lose balance -

comes down with a thud

a Noah's Ark bookend flies off

and lands on my right foot -

area just below my little toes -

the elephant's nose in my toes.

The pain was so intense -

I started to howl

pushed everything out of my way

so I could sit and relieve the pressure off my foot.

I felt that superHERO strength

as my body bucked and thrashed

with that little piece

still pierced deep

in that oh so tender spot.

The throbbing of my heartbeat as

I moaned: Oh my God, Oh my God.

The staccato pounding in my eardrums

as the waves of pain radiate from my foot

seep into my leg and up my spine

and right into my head.

I start seeing stars,

I'm no longer sure I'm in this dimension

As I feel the shortness of my breath.

WSM Noah says he's never

seen my face contort

so rapidly and go through

such a flood of emotions.

He starts to LAUGH.

He heard the thud (from the other end )

but has no way of knowing what happened.

As he LAUGHed, I LAUGH-cried.

You know, LAUGHing and crying

at the same time.

When your insides and outsides act independently,

without requesting input from your head -

doing their own thing, whatever, whenever.

I'm breathing consciously again - woo hoo

releasing and relaxing my muscles

rolling into the waves instead of

attempting to hold them back.

Noah ran for the ice and kleenex for my,

add to the drama, leaky nose,

snot running all over me.

I assess the situation. I blow my nose.

I see the blood gushing

out of an aperture in my foot

and how the skin next to it was

turning blue and swelling.

And I had a flashback to a few years back

(right around this time) when we were in Cat Island.

Last day of our trip on the island -

morning barefoot beach walk, I

stub my toe on a huge slab of a rock that was

barely protruding in the sand.

And the pain is so intense -

I ...... BREATHE.

Ha ha ha.

Gentle life lessons, gentle life lessons.

Our CSI background comes in handy

WSM Noah cleans the site with hydrogen peroxide.

He lowered the tweezers in and

finds a sharp little piece of white clay -

he pinches and pulls it out ever so delicately -

it slurps out of the punctured skin and

with a whoosh the back up blood gushes out.

He firmly applied pressure

to the site of the wound

and staunched the flow of bood.

My face is doing its own thing as my body

sweats and leaks from all of this trauma.

The swelling goes down as

the blue lump ebbs away.

We cry together from the intensity of our experience

We laugh together about the energy it is releasing

He carries me to the living room.

He icepacks my leg and my lower back

(toe bone's connected to the hip bone....well, eventually)

which is now fiercely complaining about

my unflowy behavior earlier when

I tensed up and stressed out

instead of letting the lava flow.

And today, I practice again

the art of doing No-thing.

It wasn't part of my plan.

It seems to be the PLAN.

Ha ha ha.

I sit here writing,

blessed to be in bed,

blessed to be with Noah,

blessed to mastering the

Art of Do-ing NO-thing.

BE More, Do Less

So many gifts.

Thank you WSM Noah for being in my life.

And for all the LAUGHter.

Happy Anniversary, my love.

Spring is in the Air ???

I was so wishing it would start warming up today.

Walking with GingerMama in 55 degree weather in South Florida kind of boggles the mind. Mixes up the body pretty good too.

My OMazing Sister Goddess Christina was here with Wee Grace at 7:30 a.m., bright eyed and ready to walk through the park and sing to the trees with me.

We have a Walk and Talk before Laughter Yoga - it gets my motor humming and my ears tuned.

Today, I wore my 4th of July Pants and my Bicycle Therapy shirt. It's almost as if I am prodding the Universe to hurry up and warm us up.

I am still feeling a little queasy as my core muscles and organs shrink back into place. I took off my shoes - the ground is warm and healing - I feel grounded and at peace although my rollercoaster has not stopped. Tee hee ~@~

As we created our Circle and held hands and OM'd together, the Universe left us a gift. As we opened our eyes and saw each other smiling - we noticed a white feather in the center of our circle - an opportunity to set intentions of peace and love and healing.

All is well in the world today.

What a blessing to BE and LAUGH.

What groovy vibes we choose to create.

Woo hoo~!~

And the yummy ripples they create.

(Check out Ripples Project)

Tee hee ~@~

Thank you Mama Earth for the healing & love you provide.

Tuesday Laughter Yoga

Our Laughter Yoga Circle today was AWEsome.

20 souls joined us in the heat and humidity to send

love and light and laughter out into the World.

We shook our bodies and LAUGHed and danced

the Hokey Pokey. We did cell phone gibberish

and had laughter parties in our palms.

And one of our new WSMs put the whole of

England into our healing circle.

Can you imagine - the whole United Kingdom
in our Laughter Yoga healing Circle?

We send LAUGHter, Light and LOVE to all
our planet as we bring PEACE, one laugh at a time.

Tee hee ~@~

Laughter Yoga Leader #2

WSM Gary and Sister Goddess Mina

Sister Goddess Mina led LAUGHter Yoga today.
A native of Toronto, Canada, she blesses our
beautiful City of Hollywood as a snowbird.
With a background in dance therapy, Sister Goddess Mina
is always seeking and finding cool and fabulous things to do.

Sister Goddess Mina revved us right through a
fun filled routine of Aloha and dancing and laughing
and sharing gibberish on our imaginary group cell phone

She facilitated our being JOY in the world.

It was AWEsome.

We LAUGHed and washed all our aches and pains away.
And then showered Gratitude LAUGHter to our body.

We went down crying,
We came up LAUGHing.
We released anything that
no longer served us.

We LAUGHed away the tension
as we took deep breaths and
spread the Aloha into the world

We rubbed each others back
and stimulated our chakras
We shook hands in greeting laughter
as we twisted and turned and danced

We put into our Healing Circle
Our Wishes and Intentions for the World.

We moved - flowed - LAUGHed.

We are deeply grateful to Sister Goddess Mina
and WSM Gary for encouraging her to share

Way to Go Goddess, way to Go.

Thank you for being a LOVEcat - woo hoo~@~

Laughter Yoga Leader #1

Sister Goddess Christina & Wee Grace

We were blessed today to have
Sister Goddess Christina
lead our Laughter Yoga

Sister Goddess Christina drives WeeGrace
all the way from the heart of Miami to
join us for LAUGHter; it is a privilege
to see her in action

SG Christina laughs from her heart;
she hears her song
and shares so completely
It's such a beautiful melody

Sister Goddess Christina brings her
music therapy background into play
as we follow her sway; her vibration
- her JOY in MOTION -
is delightful

We giggle and LAUGH and play

We hold our hearts and
expand our rib cages
and Yell with all our might
- because we can -
tee hee ~@~

We hokey poky our whole selves in
and greet each other with Namaste LAUGHter
and LAUGHter handshakes and hugs

We play under the trees
As the Birds watch and bless
Our ripples of LAUGHter & Peace
which they will carry to the
corners of the World

Woo Hoo~@~

Thank you Sister Goddess Christina
for being a LOVECat and sharing
your JOY In MOTION with us.

Go Goddess Go

Laughter Yoga - Tuesday Morning

This morning I was a little tired. Couldn't tell if it would warm up or stay cold. The park and most of Hollywood was blanketed in a deep and heavy fog. We got to TY Park - ready to LAUGH and shake it out. The coots and the ibises and squirrels were there to greet us.

Today's LAUGHter Yoga was AWEsome. Lots of energy as the Full Moon is almost upon us. Our core group of regulars was set to go - almost bouncing in our bodies.

My favorite exercise today was HEART LAUGHter. I love putting my hands on my heart and connecting with the powerful engine within. I love to sway and slow down to my body's natural rhythm. The sun tried to break through the fog while we swayed under the trees. Hands on our hearts, taking a deep inhale and then exhaling a big HA. Getting louder and prouder with each HA we released, we built up to six HA's as we looked into each others eyes. Having an opportunity to be conscious and feel my heart - this is powerful medicine.

It feels good to create EnerCHI with like minded souls who feel the same way about LAUGHing. Thank you to all the trendsetting WSMs & Goddessess above who braved the imminent showers that blew away as we created waves of Aloha LAUGHter to send out to the World.

It's funny. I'm not tired anymore. Tee hee ~@~

Adventure 1/23/10

A great big THANK YOU and NAMASTE to Sister Goddess Marissa of Parks & Recreation for the City of Doral. This amazing Goddess runs all sorts of cool programs for kids. She invited us to participate in a Teacher Planning Day camp. On the days that teachers plan and kids are sent home, the City provides a day camp alternative for working parents. SG Marissa had all sorts of fun activities for the 54 kids enrolled. She hires yoga teachers and martial arts instructors and jazzercise pros to immerse the kids in new activities.

WSM Noah and I were blessed to LAUGH as penguins and monkeys might. Surrounded by 54 little Peeps we roared like lions and shook it all out. Ranging in age from ages 5 to 11, these little souls were OMazing. We were immersed in the moment as we HO HA HA HA'd. We spoke gibberish and sent ALOHA love to the world. We created so much yummy energy that day.

My hair got touched, twirled, stroked and braided. I got high fives and low fives and heads on my belly LAUGHter. So much LOVE. WSM Noah and I left there with warm hearts and happy spirits - oxytocin pumping and bodies purring with feel good hormones.

Children and LAUGHter - what a potent combination. What a great way to unleash PEACE on this Planet.

Thank you SG Marissa for BEing a peacemaking, trendsetting, creatrix of adventure.