Contemplation Guru Gifts

"What was I thinking?!"

Where your mind & battle are los

At the end of each day, Gary had approximately 7 minutes of free time – which left him feeling very vulnerable.

Humans...What is their purpose?

"It's days like this that make me long for days like this."

"Ooh, ooh, I know this koan! I got it! Pick me! Pick me!"

"Eventually, you have to stop visualizing yourself doing well on the test, and actually do the test."

'Hey! Contemplate your own navel!'

'Don't just sit there thinking. Meditate.'

"When troubles begin to take their toll, it’s nice to take a little stroll!"

"Geez, from way up here it almost looks like there’s hope for humanity."

"I could catch a bicyclist, well maybe not a bicyclist, but I could catch a jogger, definitely."

"Nature speaks to me of God’s presence, yet God is a total stranger to the restless world of men." "Why the #!@* is there no signal?!"

Zenemies.

"The overthinker"

"Wait... what was it I came up here for?"

Maximilian could see far away places,but he never told anyone.

"I like you in that one—it gives you an aura of mindfulness."

Yoga.

"Have you ever thought of just knocking this 'half-empty glass' OFF the counter?"

After years of intense inner work, Bill finally got his life completely in balance. That's when he noticed the new loose thread.

"At least with math and physics you sometimes find the answer."

"I guess now's as good a time as any."

'Are you not thinking what I'm not thinking?'

Rodin's Thinker.

Behind the Scenes of Your Wednesday Night Yoga Class

The art of yoga is the power of the mind.

"Lately, I've been trying to spend less time staring at the glowing orb."

"If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! … Emerson" "Good boy!"

The Thinker?

When Buddha came to nirvana.

"I'd like to be a shake-it-off kind of person, but I'm more of a cling-to-it-and-focus-on-it-until-it's-irrevocably-weaved-into-my-psyche sort of gal."

Spoiler alert: most of my presentation is actually a series of trigger warnings.

"That's good. Now extend the fingers and lose the attitude."

"After searching for the sun all night, it finally dawned on me..."