Cérémonie d'Ouverture des Jeux Olympiques d'Albertville / les oiseaux

Albertville 1992 Opening Ceremony || The Air Ballet

Aloha Thailand December 2011!

Inter-Nation Cultural Foundation 501c3 Non-Profit

Sacred Flower Productions

If you wish to support this project please contact: Ken@incfworld.org

or Pua La`a @ sacred.flower.productions@gmail.com

Sacred Flower in action in New York City

Inuit Indigenous Wisdom

Polynesian voyaging canoes arrive in Kauai

Te Mana o ka Moana
http://www.okeanos-stiftung.org/wordpressblog/?lang=en
Polynesian voyaging canoes arrive in Hawai`i on Pacific expedition.

Ia wa`a nui

Ia wa’a nui (That large canoe)
Ia wa’a kioloa (That long canoe)
Ia wa ‘a peleleu (That broad canoe)
A lele måmala (Let chips fly)
A manu a uka (The bird of the upland)
A manu a kai (The bird of the lowland)
' I'iwi pølena (The red Hawaiian honeycreeper (a native bird; the young 'i'iwi was yellowish—“pølena”))
A kau ka høkü (The stars hang above)
A kau i ka malama (The daylight arrives)
A pae i kula (Bring [the canoe] ashore)
‘Åmama, ua noa (‘Åmama, the kapu is lifted)

http://www.pacificvoyagers.org/voyage/blogs/hanalei-hearts.html
http://www.pacificvoyagers.org/voyaging-societies/marumaru-atua/news-4/hanalei-magic.html

Krishnamachary doing AcroYoga in 1938

Altar of Love and Light

Summer Fun ~ Peaceful Martial Arts for Children

Vote for Pua La`a in Wild Yogi photo contest.

Aloha,

My photo has been chosen for a photo contest with Wild Yogi Magazine.
Please visit this link, and click on my photo  to vote for me.

Thank you so much.

Blessings and Namaste,

Pua La`a

 http://wildyogi.info/contest/fotokonkurs

As above, so below.

Vibrational Frequency and Ascension

Ashtanga Yoga and the Secret of Mula Bandha

Ashtanga Yoga and the Secret of Mula Bandha

Amazing young yogini

Radiation in Europe

http://www.euractiv.com/en/health/radiation-risks-fukushima-longer-negligible-news-503947

Blessings to you.

Radiation Sickness

Radiation Sickness

Shadow & Light

Dancing for Daryl Hall

http://www.livefromdarylshouse.com

I had the honor of dancing for Daryl Hall who was shooting an episode of Live From Darly's House.

It was a last minute invite, that provided fun and sharing by wonderful artists and musicians that Todd & Michelle Rundgren invited to their lovely home in Kahili Kai.

To view video click on the above link, and on the right scroll to 'Bang on the Drum Song'

Aloha!

Tsunami in Japan 2011

My prayers to the people in Japan that are suffering from the tsunami, and the damage. So many lives lost, so many people affected, and now many are without food, water, homes, transportation. I am praying that the nuclear reactors don't leak. I am praying that there can be peace and restoration of harmony.

Yoga, Love & the Beloved

Ishvara Pranidhana: Surrender to the Divine

Yoga can be defined as union of body, mind and spirit. Yoga has many definitions, benefits and meanings. My yoga practice is like going to church, meditation, masseuse, chiropractor, psychologist, doctor and phys. ed. all in one. It is a spiritual practice that maintains my physical, energetic, emotional, skeletal and nervous systems. Yoga is beyond words, it is an experiential understanding. My practice continues to inspire and humble me, in such a beautiful way. I absolutely love yoga!

As a masseuse I know that human beings thrive with touch. Many studies have documented this fact, including working with new born babies, and people with illnesses. I personally believe that the healing power of touch with compassionate love is immense.  This is a fundamental element in Taoist and Tantric teachings. Personally, I value touch, affection and love; I love love, and expressing it in kind gestures, caresses, words, and actions. My spirit is an expression of love.

I have found that often in my life, my 'yearning for the beloved' has been a source of a wealth of feelings, emotions, challenges and growth. I am continually remembering that the 'beloved' is everywhere, within myself, in nature, in God, in the lovely people whom I see. Yet, I have always carried a deeper yearning, for my partner in love, my companion, in a healthy, supportive, committed, loving relationship. That is a beautiful dream; however, it is not manifest and the lack of it can be the source of much sadness. I vacillate between rising above my needs, and looking at the spiritual truths regarding true nature of the self and union with the beloved, as in Divine Spirit/God; yet, as a human being there is still a need for love, connection, intimacy and touch.

So, this dance continues, between wanting, not needing, rising above, yearning........etc. All the while I continue the dance of daily life. The mind is a powerful thing, and it's patterns are hard to break, no matter how many times I rise above my need for connection and intimacy, the program is entrained. I see it exist for others, and I know it is possible, yet it continues to elude me.

These thoughts can create feelings of sadness and negative emotions, which can be disruptive for my yoga practice and well being. That is where that real practice begins, in not letting my mental and emotional states deter my yogic practice. By commiting to do my daily Ashtanga yoga practice, I set aside (even if it be temporarily) any disturbances and fluctuations of the mind. Breath by breath I am present in the moment, uniting body, mind and spirit in this presence.

The beauty of it is, that soon enough the joy of yoga supercedes the fluctuations of the mind, sadness and negative emotions. By the time I am half way thru my practice I have experienced all the love, joy and touch that I craved from the beloved. Sweaty, steamy, stretchy, expansive, intimate, present, gentle, strong, loving and supportive......all the qualities that a good, loving 'session' should contain!

Then it is time for savasana, a time of rest and repose, allowing for the nervous, energetic and physical bodies to integrate the benefits of the practice.  I rise from my mat feeling completely refreshed and all my needs for true connection are met. I smile.....knowing that once again I have been my greatest lover, and through yoga I have 'union with the Divine', which is in me. Resting in a state of Advaita Vedanta (non-duality) I cherish my blessings, and am love, loved, the lover and beloved. May this state of grace be always with me.

Ishvara Pranidhana: offering all to the Divine, seeing all as Divine, surrendering to the Divine. Ishvara pranidhana is a means to the ultimate unified state of yoga: Samadhi; dissolving the endless agitations of the mind. It is a path to freedom of the egoic concepts of "I" and individual concerns and perspectives that create the dualistic concept of seperation. It is a path to grace, peace, clarity, and unconditional love.....for all, including myself.

Mahealani Malamalama (Full Moon Illumination)

Happy Full Moon in Cancer (Pushya Nakshatra), trining Jupiter.  An auspicious moon, this is a good time for nurturing, and balancing of emotions.


"As we perfect asana, we will come to understand the true nature of our embodiment, of our being, and the divinity that animates us. And when we are free from physical disabilities, emotional disturbances, and mental distractions, we open the gates to our soul (atma). To understand this, one must gain far more than technical proficiency, and one must do asana not merely as a physical exercise but as a means to understand and then integrate our body with our breath, with our mind, with our intelligence, with our consciousness, with our conscience, and with our core. In this way, one can experience true integration and reach the ultimate freedom."

'Light on Yoga'
B.K.S. Iyengar

'Aloha Thailand' Sacred Flower Productions Non Profit Project in Thailand

1.11.11 11:11

Hawai`i Time, at this moment is 1.11.11 11:11

Blessings! That is a lot of 1's. For me it is a reminder that we are all one, connected on this planet Earth; one breath by breath creates a thread of consciousness. Let us unify in one heart, with one love, and bring peace & happiness to this world, once and for all!

Here is some information on the planetary alignments between January 8-14, 2011 via Sam Geppi, Vedic Astrologer:

Life is a series of moments, and in each moment we are choosing to do what is right, or what makes us happy; Mars (what is right) vs Venus (what makes us happy). Hopefully they are synonymus!

Vedic Astrology—Five Keys for more Courage & Discipline.

1. Wake up an hour earlier for meditation and solitude.
2. Eat what is best for your body, not necessarily what tastes the best.
3. When irritated with someone, wait before speaking.
4. Work out or exercise more – especially practice like yoga.
5. Speak up on behalf of  someone weaker or a cause you believe in.

Here is a video describing this transit in greater detail:

http://vedicastrologycenter.net/exaltedmars.html

Birds and Fish are now Dying all Around the World

Birds and Fish are now Dying all Around the World

New Moon Partial Solar Eclipse Update 1-4-11

New Moon Partial Solar Eclipse Update 1-4-11

New Year Celebration!

1.1.11 

I have so much gratitude, inspiration and joy flowing through me for all the Blessings I receive.

I feel a shift has occured with the past 12.21.10 Eclipse/Solstice/Full Moon. The energies had been building through the year with powerful planetary alignments, creating intense pressure perfect for personal growth in self, relationship to others, environment, and reality.

As I passed through periods of despair and sometimes disabling discouragement I berated myself for not being positively happy, fully content, and fully manifesting. Yes, I felt Gratitude for my blessings, yet still feelings of sadness that my life not what I had hoped, dreamed and wished for at this time, or how challenging and difficult it can be. I questioned the source of these feelings and perception, from a spiritual perspective. My spiritual tools that had carried me thus far in life was somehow not always enough in this time. I was being challenged, riding waves of emotions, being dispassionately unattached at best.


Bewildered by the less than beautiful perspective and ennui,  I intuited that I was learning the last and deepest lessons that were holding me back from a move forward to my next level of Evolution. I sensed if I just relaxed and let go of my feelings of discontent with my discontentment, and just breathed to get through those moments, that those moments would add up to be time, and time passes and heals all wounds right? So, I relaxed (not always with grace), I breathed (sometimes shallowly, sometimes with great vigor in yoga), and I let those moments pass. 

Thank Heavens for Yoga, which was my thread of clarity, grounding me in truth in the present moment breath by breath.  Thankful also to have a sanctuary, sacred space in my home to pass through this process. Thankful for the loved ones who supported me, believed in me, and reflected positive love to me.

Surprisingly, although the actual Eclipse moment didn't meet my 'ideal' standards of an enlightened and awakening moment........it did create a shift. An alignment did happened, and I did receive that Galactic intunement. I have realigned, remembered and reactiveated my truth, my destiny and my purpose here on this planet. (And it certainly isn't to feel bad and sorry about myself!)

I am here to shine my light, to be bright, to be brilliant! I am here to share, to love, to teach, to heal. I have studied and learned and shall always be a humble student....I am also a teacher; and I have a responsibility to teach what I have been blessed to learn. 

I am ready.

I am inspired.

I am Blessed.

I am Gratitude.

I chose Abundance. I chose Life. I chose to Love myself and others as Divine BeIngs of Energy and Light.

I share this with you in hopes that it touches your heart and brightens your light.

May you also be empowered and activated in your truth.

Blessings in this Dawn of a New Paradigm and Galactic Activation.

12.21.2010 Solstice Prayer

अस अ क्र्यस्तल ऑफ़ साल्ट थ्रोवं इन्तो वाटर दिस्सोल्वेस इन वाटर एंड बेकोमेस ओने विथ वाटर सो थे स्टेट इन व्हिच उनिटी इन "इ" कोन्स्किऔस्नेस्स एंड सुप्रेमे कोन्सिऔस्नेस्स इस अचिएवेद इस काल्लेद समाधी.
As a crystal of salt thrown into water dissoves in water and becomes one with water so the state in which unity in "I" consciousness and supreme consciousness is achieved is called samadhi.

Saubhagyalakshmi Upanishad 2.14

Winter Break Activation ~ Keiki Training Camp

Winter Solstice ~ Full Moon ~ Lunar Eclipse 12.21.10

Galatic Alignment

We are on the verge of experiencing a very powerful astronomical configuration. Winter Solstice during a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse.  Our Sun, Moon & Earth will be in alignment with the Galactic Core on the Galactic Plane. This occurs once every 25,600 years; how blessed we are to be alive to experience this at this time!

This is a powerful time to be in prayer, aligned within our higher truth,  to have clarity of our intentions, and to focus on positive energy and manifestation.

For more info please view Sam Sadasiva Geppe's video links below:

http://samgeppi.com/evp/index.php?seed=1221eclipse

http://samgeppi.com/evp/index.php?seed=2012astronomy

John Dumas' video shows a perspective from Kauai, accompanied by his beautiful music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck0NcxsOJa4&feature=player_embedded

See also Mountain Astrologer Magazines article:
http://mountainastrologer.com/tma/cardinal-cross-lunar-eclipse-december-21

Here is a trilogy of insightful videos about the powerful time we are in:
http://awakeningasone.com/
I recommend the third video, 'Birthing a New Humanity'.

Many Blessings to you and all your relations. May PEACE, LOVE, HARMONY multiply and radiate to all beings, on all dimensions.

Richard Freeman Elucidates Yoga Philosophy

"Ganesh’s Secret: The Obstacles to Yoga"

http://www.yjevents.com/audio/ep10_richard_freeman.mp3

Danse Arts Yoga @ Hanalei Bay

 Yoga and Danse play at Hanalei Bay

Nature is my playground.
More inspiring than the best dance studio, the firm wet sand created by the gentle lap of waves at seashore is perfect for training.
Filled with inspiration and surrounded by nature's beauty; I dance, play, stretch, do acrobatics, yoga, and swim.
Nourishing the body, mind and spirit; renewing joy in life, and aligning the body to tune into Universal energies for health benefits and continued evolution.


This is my prayer,
Conscious Breath with Movement.

Warrioress in Cross-bow stance.

Sword Finger.

Eagle Stance.

उर्ध्व प्रसारित एकापदासना ~Urdhva Prasarita Ekapadasana

हनुमानासना वैरिअतिओन ~ Hanumanasana Variation

Chinese Stylee.

सलंबा सिर्ससना ~ Salamba Sirsasana

Admiring Heavens Beauty.

Balance ~ Strength ~ Flexibility.

Danse play.

Balance & Poise

Bodhisattva Prayers.

Krishnamacharya in 1938 with Yoga Sutras, Part 4 of 6

Andy Irons Memorial ~ Hanalei Bay

Lana`i Ho`okupu Hula Festival

What an honor it was to participate accompany Aunty Puna, Minori and Shiori to the Lana`i Ho`okupu Hula Festival.

The people of Lana`i were so kind and welcoming. The natural beauty and mana of the island was a pleasure. Hula halau came from Japan, Oahu, Maui, Big Island, Kauai, and France!

This is the 2nd year of the Ho`okupu Hula Fest, it is sure to grow and flourish; sharing hula and Hawaiian culture with each other. I am thankful and blessed.

Mahalo!

E`o Emmalani!

The Annual Hula Festival honoring our beloved Queen Emmalani; at Koke`e State Park.  Sharing mele, hula and celebrating Hawaiian culture, it is truly a wonderful gathering in the beautiful forest of Kauai!

'Dance As Prayer' Workshop & Retreat

Celebrating Life, Dance, and Movement as Prayer; this dance workshop and retreat is co-facilitated by Nikola Bahna, Anjuli Mahendra and Pua La`a. The retreat will be on the beautiful island of Kauai, September 2010.

I will be teaching Yoga for the morning sessions, and sharing dance for the afternoon session.

Please join us in body, heart or spirit!

Kauai Peace Project

Kumu Hula Puna Kalama Dawson presents an international program celebrating PEACE. This years program, 'In The Name Of Aloha',  is on the beautiful island of Kau`ai, September 1-13 2010. Please join us in sharing aloha and spreading peace.

Ano ai no ke Aloha!

http://livealoha.sakura.ne.jp/

'Return To Waikiki'

A luau old and new » Honolulu Weekly
http://honoluluweekly.com/hotpicks/2010/08/a-luau-old-and-new/

http://www.staradvertiser.com/tgif/tgifstories/20100806_memory_lane.html

http://www.hawaii-aloha.com/blog/2010/08/07/return-to-waikiki-hits-all-the-right-notes/

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=665240495746&ref=share

http://www.ReturnToWaikiki.com/