Nestled under the Eucalyptus, carved into the side of a hill is a magical land
where imaginations have converged.
Saunter over pathways of wood chips (breathe in the earthiness – it’s heavenly)
and you will find an eclectic array of artistic offerings
sprawled across expanses of wall, and shelved within newly individually fabricated booths.
Nosh on tasty lunch type fare and enjoy a cool drink
while listening to local musicians play anything from
folk, honky tonk, rock, reggae, world, blues and jazz.

Need to unleash your creative side?
Participate and enjoy a wide variety of workshops for folks of all ages
from ceramics to print making – check their site for schedule of events.

One of our favorite things to watch though is the Glass Blowing Demonstration
Such an amazing art to observe, and a fascinating process to behold.
The results are just stunning and it is interesting to see the unique style of handling and working with the glass that each individual artist imparts.

I think best of show for me this year would have to be
an artist named Isaac Anderson.
As if his painted photographs weren’t captivating enough,
his frames were incredible.
Plaster over wood so he told me, but gave the presence of solid stone.
Check his site out and see if it doesn’t move you too.

The Sawdust Art Festival is on daily from 10 to 10 until August 30th.
Fourth of July hours – 10 to 6

Go check out their site for more details, and do plan on visiting before the summer is out, being amongst tall trees is certainly reason enough to visit, but there is just so much more…

Bluff Cove, Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Claudia from Feel The Bliss of Yoga is having a
Yoga Stretch and Reiki Circle this Friday, June 26
Yak and Yeti in Hermosa Beach.

Visit her site here for more information.
She sent the following along with the announcement.
Talk about positive pattern making – if this were our intent each day, life would be golden.
Thanks for sharing Claudia!

5 Principles of Reiki:
* Just for today do not worry
* Just for today do not anger
* Just for today earn your living honestly
* Just for today show gratitude to everything
* Just for today respect all your neighbors and all living beings

Join me for fun times with Foot Reflexology during one of two new Reflexology classes beginning this week -

Restoring Vitality with Foot Reflexology
at South Bay Adult School, Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach
(4) Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 pm, June 23 to July 13, 2009
For more info and to register, go to southbayadult.org

Reflexology
at South Bay Massage College in Manhattan Beach
(5) Thursdays from 2 to 6 pm, June 25 to July 23, 200
For full description of this class, click here.

Take your breath away don’t they?

Random Rock Arrangement
Bluff Cove, Rancho Palos Verdes, California

When we insist and persist in fighting against the current – that is when we become fixed. All shades of gray get blocked out from our vantage point and there is no allowing for anything other than black and white. If we release and relinquish the fight and let the natural order of things move within and around us, that is when we will be able to see the opportunities for change we wish to realize. 

Go with the flow – yes, Thank You, I get it, but as of late seem to need periodic reminders to stay on track.

There couldn’t have been a sweeter, more pleasurable reminder then this visit last week to Bluff Cove. Just a short, sandy hike, downwards from the side of the road to the side of the ocean, but a remarkably different landscape below. So many rocks, loose and in formation, so many crabs – small, black and scampering sideways as they do, in and out of crevices – kind of comical to see so many doing the same movement at the same time – synchronized scampering – doing their crab dance…Then there were a couple of long lanky egrets, a few non-lounging lizards, several hundreds of flies and other water dwelling insects, and one lone tanned, untethered surfer surveying the scene of his long held domain. Gray and overcast but completely vibrant, this was a place to feel deeply. Monuments to surfers passed adorned the hillside amidst the wildflowers. A rustic bench inscribed with open hearted remembrances of love. Then as we moved along the stretch of rocky coastline, we heard what initially was thought to be the sound of handfuls of fire crackers being propelled over the edge of the cliff above us. A loud, deep rumbling, that we soon figured out was from the earth itself. As the waves broke vigorously over the shore they simultaneously retreated upon impact, and as they did the thousands of ostrich egg sized rocks were tumbled in succession over the terrain beneath them, sending out a ripple of sound that cascaded along the full expanse of the beach – a wave of sound created by the waves, causing an intense, visceral wave within us. In all my years and on all the many beaches I have visited, I have never heard or felt anything quite like that. It brought such clarity. One couldn’t help but be completely present…not to mention thoroughly impressed.