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Subject: Talks of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi at Tassajara - by: EvonneTheStoryteller

EvonneTheStoryteller — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:37:07 +0100

Present! - Talks of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi at Tassajara Zen Mountain Cente
Mel Van Dusen presents the talks of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center.

Subject: Planting Seeds: The Power of Mindfulness - by: EvonneTheStoryteller

EvonneTheStoryteller — Sat, 05 May 2012 04:01:44 +0100

Planting Seeds: The Power of Mindfulness Film Trailer

peaceisthewayfilms

www.indiegogo.com/plantingseedsfilm

"Planting Seeds" The Power of Mindfulness is based on the book "Planting Seeds" practicing mindfulness with children  by Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village Community .

Like to support the making of this film? Please visit www.indiegogo.com/plantingseedsfilm - Sincere thanks, smiles and bows __()__

The feature documentary animated film will be shot in Plum Village, France during the entire month of July 2012. The film will star Jay, an incredible teenager from Hong Kong who is a mindfulness practitioner. Jay will show us how to compassionately transform situations (bullying, parents fighting) and himself using "The Power of Mindfulness."

The film will also feature parents, teachers and children from several countries, plus Thich Nhat Hanh, Sr. Jewel, Phap Dung and other monks and nuns who will share their experience and practice of using Mindfulness.

The sustainably packaged Double DVD and Blu-Ray Limited Edition DVD will contain the film, plus music from Joe Reilly, great educational material and exercises that a teacher, a parent or child can easily use to bring the "Power of Mindfulness" into their classroom, their home and their lives. 15% of all sold comic books, ibooks and dvd´s will be happily donated to Plum Village.

Mindfulness is a powerful tool to help children, parents, teachers and communities develop the skills to promote peace in themselves and in the world around them. Help us to creatively introduce people around the world to the transformational power of Mindfulness via the engaging medium of film.

Music in the trailer by:
fri.events Orchestra - Soleil Dans Les Flaques (Sun In The Puddles)
Hiddeminside - The Forest Of Lights

Subject: Gravity Glue! - by: EvonneTheStoryteller

EvonneTheStoryteller — Thu, 03 May 2012 03:24:37 +0100

While experimenting with my camera's time lapse features in a Boulder Colorado park, I found Michael Grab working hard at play in Boulder Creek. This short feature doesn't do his work justice but at least you can get an idea of what he does. He's amazing. It's a real joy to see him create these beautiful natural rock sculptures. Lots of people have watched him work. The Daily Camera ran a story about Mike the day after most of this video was shot.

Check out his web site at: gravityglue.com/
BTW: The tubers were the original reason I came to the creek to shoot. I included them in this piece because I thought their energetic antics in the back ground played well against the Zen of Mike's art work. So please take a deep breath, sit back, find your own balancing point and, as Mike might suggest, lean into your discomfort.

Subject: Wake Up - by: EvonneTheStoryteller

EvonneTheStoryteller — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:38:33 +0100

Wake Up Trailer
Watch Now, Buy Now. Now available on DVD and online rental at wakeupthefilm.com. Jonas Elrod was leading an ordinary life until he woke up one day to a totally new reality. He suddenly could see and hear angels, demons, auras and ghosts. The documentary WAKE UP follows this fascinating story of an average guy who inexplicably developed the ability to access other dimensions. With his loving but skeptical girlfriend by his side, Jonas crisscrosses the country as he searches for answers and delves deeper into this thrilling world of the phenomenal and spiritual. WAKE UP is a call to consciousness to everyone who sees it; an invitation to accept that there is more to this life than meets the eye.

Wake Up ( full movie )

The premiere film from Luke Michael McCusker and Bradley William Sparks, "Wake Up" delves into a dreamer's self-exploration, as he adventures through his own subconscious mind and explores beautiful and expansive dreamscapes.

Filmed in crisp 1080p HD with a semi-professional Canon camcorder, reluctantly edited in Windows Movie Maker, and featuring music from the album "Adventure Stories (Not Based On Fact?)"[1] by the Baltimore band "...soihadto..."[2].

The entire film was shot between October 9th, 2010 and January 9th, 2011 on location in Westerville; Delaware; Sunbury; and Hocking Hills, Ohio.

Special thanks go out to:

"...soihadto..." as a band, for inspiring this amazing film and graciously letting us use their music.

Sarah for putting up with long hours, letting us use the most important prop ever, and dealing with the ridiculousness that is Luke and I.

Wendy for letting us use her townhome when it flooded, which made for some of the best shots we could have gotten.

Mike for letting us use his entire house, for one of the longest scenes we filmed. And for letting us borrow an awesome prop.

Kerry for letting us borrow his tripod to shoot a lot of important scenes, before one of our own was purchased. And for putting up with ridiculous hours and schedules.

Michael for hosting and converting the film.

ALL of our friends for putting up with secrecy - we hope this turned out awesome.

And you, for (hopefully) sitting through an hour and a half of the resulting footage from four months of hard work.

Also, there is an addendum to this movie, in two parts: and

Subject: Romanian Witches - Romania - by: EvonneTheStoryteller

EvonneTheStoryteller — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:58:45 +0100

Romanian Witches - Romania
Feb 2007
In Romania, witchcraft is a multi-million dollar business. TV used to be packed with ads for witches advertising spells. Then the government took the unusual step of banning witchcraft ads on tv.

"This advertising ban makes me feel I'm back in Communist times", complains Witch Bratara. The government is concerned the adverts make Bucharest look backward. But witches feel their ancient craft is under threat. They are campaigning for the ban to be lifted. As one woman explains: "In Romania, every little village has its own witch".

Subject: Spirit Quest - by: EvonneTheStoryteller

EvonneTheStoryteller — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 04:25:30 +0100

Spirit Quest 1 - Travel Crystals

Spirit science store - www.cafepress.com/patchhouse
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All donations are greatly appreciated

Spirit Quest 2 - The Adventure Begins

Spirit Quest 3 - You can do Anything.

Spirit Quest 4 - Up to the Mountains

Spirit Quest 5 - Mountains in Retrograde
We head up to the center again to get a few more shots, the vortex tree and an interview on meditation rock. What we didn't realize was that it was Mercury Retrograde, and our pleasant outing to the mountains would become a very bumpy adventure!

Subject: Taboo - Furries - by: EvonneTheStoryteller

EvonneTheStoryteller — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:39:38 +0100

National Geographic Taboo - Furries