River's Chi House

One thing I have noticed right away in doing Tonglin mediation with anxiety as my in breath and love as my out breath is that I feel much less tension in my core. In the past I have seen Tonglin practice have the same effect on my fear levels when I practiced with fear on the inhale and love on the exhale. Perhaps naming the sensation/feeling and breathing it in and transforming it into love or peace for example frees me from the tension around being afraid to deal with whatever is making me uncomfortable. However it works I am glad that it does. (smile)

I have been observing my physical/mental/emotional state for quiet awhile and today while driving around Portland  I had an insight. I have observed a reoccurring underlying tension in my core for sometime now and did not understand it's nature or dynamic. Today i saw that what I am experiencing can best be described as free floating anxiety. Almost everyone I know suffers from this condition to one degree or another and for shorter or longer periods rel ative to others. I have often practiced Tonglin and have benefited greatly as a result. So I decided to breath in the anxiety of all human beings (I include myself of course) and breath out love to all human and sentient beings..It was wonderful.My core relaxed very quickly and I felt very warm and loved. If you don't know about Tonglin Practice the following link is a great place to start. I intend to practice the breathing in of anxiety and breathing out love on a regular basis for awhile. Compassion & Tonglin Pract...

This is a repost: Happy Wu Chi Chi Kung was the practice Master Tam taught me and practicing and teaching it has changed my life profoundly for the better. I practiced Happy Wu Chi every day, twice a day for three years. I learned this practice in 1989 and I still practice and teach it today. This is the first time I have shared this practice online. I am only sharing it like this because Master Tam has left his body and has given me permission to share it like this now. I sincerely believe this practice is one that will bring those who practice it immense benefits and I give it to you personally from my heart to yours with my deep love, appreciation and respect. Do with it as you will. I love you Master Tam and I feel your presence and guidance everyday as I do all my Sufi friends and teachers who have left their bodies. I will join you all when I do, inshAllah and we will dance and sing and drink the wines that do not come from a bottle. (bow and a smile)  I have changed th...

I am re-posting these YouTube videos I made in Portland a number of years ago because I think it is important to see people who are forced to live on the streets and hear from them in their own words. I hope eventually to do the same kind of interviews only much better in Astoria. That,s my dog wining in the background sad to say.