Tag Archives: literature

Proofs Positive: Lush and erotic tableaux entice you into another dimension.

Posted on March 14, 2013 by engagingly yours

I am so in love with Margriet Smulders‘ work. I want to live in one of her photographs…. A quote from the artist- My life and work are full of contradictions between the mind and the body, between science and … Continue reading →

Posted in Awakening the Senses, BlogPosts, Eye Candy, Resources, Senses, Sights for Sore Eyes | Tagged Art, Beauty, flowers, healing, inspiration, literature, Margriet Smulders, nature, photography, poetry, Shakespeare, sonnets | 2 Comments

Go Beyond the Restrictions of your Era and your Ego….

Posted on November 6, 2012 by engagingly yours

And let yourself enter the world of the senses through the practice of haiku. “Haiku is not a shriek, a howl, a sigh, or a yawn; rather, it is the deep breath of life.” So breath deeply and for one … Continue reading →

Posted in Hearing, poems, Practices, Senses, smell | Tagged Awareness, freedom, Haiku, Imagination, inspiration, literature, mindfulness, poetry, senses, Spiritual practice | Leave a comment

Five Seven Five Your Haiku Lucky Numbers

Posted on October 30, 2012 by engagingly yours

The picture above, which I composed yesterday out of the common household and garden objects I had lying around, was a creative, playful, way for me to visually represent the 3 phrase, 5/7/5 haiku form. Note the word playful. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Hearing, poems, Practices, Senses, smell, Taste | Tagged Art Journaling, Awareness, flowers, hearing, Hot Haiku, inspiration, Japan, literature, Meditation, mindfulness, Patricia Donegan, poetry, smell, spiritual growth, taste, Yoga | 2 Comments

Haiku to Engage Your Senses and Awaken your Heart

Posted on October 28, 2012 by engagingly yours

Haiku for Engaging the Senses by Sabrina Vog shrouds the sun Why. Is Pele mad A silly question? (sight) Red Bougainvilla All hot promise no perfume Red earth roots me too. (sight,smell) Geckos sing all night She mourns love gone … Continue reading →

Posted in Eye Candy, Hearing, poems, Practices, Senses, Sights for Sore Eyes, smell, Taste | Tagged Art Journaling, Awareness, Basho, Beauty, flowers, Haiku, inspiration, Japan, Language, literature, nature, Patricia Donegan, poetry, seasons, senses | 4 Comments

Black Dogs, Sad Songs, Salt Water, and the Senses

Posted on October 12, 2012 by engagingly yours

Last week I wrote about Hearing- ways to engage with this sense, and touched on the effects of how and what we listen to on our health.I’m hoping some of you tried out the “Whispering Breath Practice”and would love to … Continue reading →

Posted in BlogPosts, Hearing, Resources, Senses | Tagged Adam Houghtaling, Book reviews, depression, happiness, hearing, literature, Melancholy, music, NPR, songs | 2 Comments

Books will always be the new black.

Posted on September 22, 2012 by engagingly yours

I used to work at an independent bookstore on Canyon Road in Santa Fe! It was a dream come true. I do so hope we see more and more of these little gems in department stores and elsewhere in the … Continue reading →

Posted in BlogPosts, Resources | Tagged books, Canyon Road, independent booksellers, literature, macys, Santa Fe, style | Leave a comment

Going Direct: Knowing Beauty for Your Wonder-Full Self

Posted on January 16, 2012 by engagingly yours

Your attention is an extremely powerful and valuable tool. One corporations, telemarketers, and others who want your money spend a lot of time and money of their own trying to capture. They do this by storming your senses with images, … Continue reading →