Thursday, December 17, 2009
Business hosts bed-in for peace
In an event promoting both a lifestyle and a business, the Better Good store held a bed-in on Saturday in honour of the 40th anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's bed-in for peace.
"We think it's still relevant today, what John and Yoko did 40 years ago," said Laura Neufeld, who started the business with her husband Corey.
The event featured yoga demonstrations from Ryan Leier and a group singalong of the Lennon tune Give Peace a Chance led by local artist Josh Palmer. About 20 people joined in, with many hopping onto the bed, made of natural latex, during the song.
The Neufelds felt the event was a perfect fit for their store, which sells an assortment of environmentally and socially sustainable products. In their view, calling for peace means more than just calling for an end to war.
"We feel this store is making an example of some of the ways people can live peace in their daily life," said Corey. "Peace towards the environment, peace towards other people, the relationships with people you are close to."
The event was as much about community building as it was about sending a message, he said.
"The whole overtone of this is to allow everyone to make their own choices, but to try to think deeply about them and make sure that those choices are considerate of the Earth and everything that lives on it, and when that happens, peace happens. It sounds a little idealistic, because one person changing isn't going to change it for everyone, but the more people that change, the more people are going to see it and potentially be inspired."
For Leier, teaming up with the Better Good made perfect sense.
"Lots of people look at yoga like it's just about stretching or flexibility," said Leier. Practising yoga can actually be very humbling, he said. "It's powerful but it's peaceful."
He and his colleagues gave yoga demonstrations throughout the day to raise money for the studio One Yoga's program Vinyasa Yoga for Youth. The program aims at teaching yoga in Saskatoon's community schools, with a focus on the inner-city.
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Monday, December 14, 2009
Bed In - December 12, 2009 at The Better Good
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of John and Yoko Ono Lennon giving peace a chance!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Peace in our Differences - 12 Days of Mindfulness
Many wise leaders, world religions and spiritual traditions have often said that we are all one. Sometimes this can be hard to believe, when we look around us and witness so many different lifestyles, political view points and personal tastes. However, when we look at nature, we see that diversity is one of the things that keeps plants and animals thriving and strong. Knowing that we are part of nature can help us to accept our differences. Consider celebrating our differences as gifts. Gifts that reflect our freedom to choose how we live. Peace.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Peace in your Eating - 12 Days of Peacefulness
Peace in your eating comes from choice. Whatever you choose to eat, choose it completely. Pause. Breathe. Give a moment’s grace for the gift and opportunity of nourishment. Then partake fully, in the present, without taking yourself to the past, the future, to doubts and shoulds. Relish the wonder of taste. Be grateful and receive all the nourishment available to you, and you will avoid a second, much larger serving of guilt, frustration and chastisement. If when considering the food before you, you find you cannot do this, then consider leaving the morsel for another’s choice. Center yourself in gratitude, grace and joy and you will find peace in your eating. – Deanna Litz
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Peace in Relationships - 12 Days of Peacfulness
Understanding is key to healthy relationships. When you are truly understanding as to why someone acts a certain way, you will be able to respond in a way that creates real peace for both you and others. Regardless if it's a temper tantrum or a terrorist bombing, looking deeply into the true causes is a great way toward peace.
"Real peace begins with thought. Judging, critical or hurtful thoughts are simply part of what happens in the mind. Having crazy or unloving thoughts is a normal part of what the mind does. The real issue is not whether you are going to have these thoughts or not, it is how you are going to relate to them; believe they are fact or simply see them as thoughts that rise and pass like clouds?" Doug Geiger
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