INSPRING LINKS

Here are some inspiring links for cultivating to Peace, Community, Healing & Spirit.  Know of inspiring sources you think should be included?  Please email Robert@thepeacegarden.org

Cultivating Peace: 


The Peace Pole Project 
These folks are wonderful! To quote them, "A Peace Pole acts as a silent prayer and message for peace on Earth."
http://www.worldpeace.org/peacepoles.html

Thich Nhat Hanh & Plum Village:
"Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Zen Master, one of the most respected and engaged personalities in Buddhism throughout the world. His life is a testimony to the Buddhist ideal of wisdom and compassion."
http://www.plumvillage.org/index.htm


Julia Butterfly Hill & The Circle of Life Foundation
Ever met a hero?   I have.   I remember seeing her on TV...in that tree -- thinking, "Wow; why is she doing that?"  Years later I met her at a friend's dinner  (Thank you D!)...and  was so inspired.  Hearing of my garden projects, she encouraged me -- and here we are.   Julia Butterfly Hill has incredible integrity, energy  and vision.    She'll inspire you, too. http://www.circleoflifefoundation.org


Spirituality & Healing:

Ammachi
There are no words adequate enough to express the beauty Ammachi lives.  Whatever your path, she is life-changing.
www.amma.org

Ashtanga Yoga
Ashtanga Yoga may be one of the most incredible journeys (from head to heart to body -- and beyond) you may ever take!  When I do this practice (little by little!) things seem to drop away.   Though conversely, Sri Patthabi Jois though, this way: "Do the yoga and all is coming." 
http://www.ashtanga.com

OmStyle Yoga
Stuart Siegel aka Yoga Daddy, and Ashtanga Yoga have benefitted my life in so many ways.
If you are in the Bay Area and would like to meet a superb, gentle teacher, I can't reccomend him highly enough.   His resource links page alone is worth the visit. 
www.omstyleyoga.com

These Sites are also wonderful!

www.artofliving.org
www.worldprayers.com
www.journey2theheart.com


Gardening & Community:

SFGRO
This resource organization picked up the community gardening ball where the now-defunct S.L.U.G. finished -- and have done incredible work. An excellent resource for Bay Area community gardeners.
 www.SFGRO.ORG

Friends of the Urban Forest
These people are heroes and play an incredible role in the greening of San Francisco through tree planting.
http://fuf.net

Precita Eyes
Extraordinary muralists...reaching people with meaning and beauty, these people help San Franciscans find new ways to connect and uplift with beauty and art.
www.PrecitaEyes.org

Wavy Gravy & Camp Winnarainbow
Wavy is living proof that life is magic.  He passed on to me this Emerson quote: "God laughs with flowers."

I'm betting Wavy laughs (and loves) a lot, so maybe when I grow little again I'll run away to his Circus. As Pee Wee puts it in PeeWee's Big Top Adventure, "When people don't want a circus, the world don't make much sense."

I'm not always sure about the world but I'm pretty sure about Wavy. His "Winnarainbow" Camp for children (and one for "big kids", too) has been going strong for 24 years: "We're not trying to turn out little professional actors and circus stars, although it does happen. What we're really into is producing universal human beings who can deal with anything that comes down the pike with some style and grace....They can usually do it on a unicycle while juggling three balls."

But why care? --Because education is EVERYTHING, and communicating to kids the intrinsic worth, diginity and joy within all beings is key to creating lasting Peace.

http://www.campwinnarainbow.org



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