Sunday, August 31, 2008

hello world,,, (workshops)



hello wonderful friends,,,

i have learned much this last year, and met many amazing friends, spreading the love around north america.

my heart now tells me it is time to venture beyond the continent.


first, it looks like i'll be heading down under, bringing the life (as an artform) to the australia & new zealand area this november.

please let me know which city should host the workshop!





another visit in the works is brazil. please let me know which city should host the workshop!





a europe visit is in the works for later in the coming year. please let me know which city should host the workshop!





and finally, i will likely do 2 more workshops in north america in 2008. please let me know where they should be!





thank you so much for your help, friends!

much love and many blessings,,, i look forward to seeing you soon.

jesh ; )

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

fall in love with yourself,,, (life)



in all the world that was, that is and that will be,,,
there has never been, and never will be, another you.

you were the one person in the universe given the gift of you, and the one person able to choose what you will do with it.

this is no small thing. or maybe, the smallest of things, and the most precious.

all we spend our lives looking for exists within us. love, joy, satisfaction, approval, forgiveness, peace - all of these are released and experienced through the vessel that is you.

since you are an integral part of how you give, receive and experience love, the degree to which you love yourself cannot help but dramatically affect your entire experience of love and life both.


call a pause from the routine,,, declare yourself, and the 10 feet around you a free space. free from pressures, mental obligations, influences, sickness, distractions and fears.

y o u

are anything you want to be. a clean slate, a blank page, a magnificent history as yet unwritten.


the life in you cannot be diminished, only hidden. like a river dammed, the potential energy welled up within you waits only on the circumstance of your decision to be free.

you have an ability to love whosoever you will, in a way that is completely unique to you. your love will touch others in a way that no other can. why should such beauty remain unseen?


for a moment, step outside of yourself, move to the edge of your 10 ft perimeter and turn around. with unbiased eyes, take careful note of what you see.

what parts of you are the river, and what parts the dam? ask yourself why you have tied yourself to these things, and decide how you will exercise your right of free will to remove them.

now, with your new perspective in hand, go back inside yourself. with the quiet strength of assurance, send the executive command:

and watch the dam fly a p a r t * * * ! ! ! * * *


my friends,,,

love is
the movement of the river,,,
what happens when you let go of everything else.


blessings,,,

jesh *

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

share the LOVE!!! (contest)



hello friends : )

in three weeks we'll be spreading the Upward Spiral seeds at the very first Exploring Love retreat.

there are only a few spaces left, and we'd like to give you one last opportunity to join us at the beautiful Miraval Resort.


*** in one sentence,,, tell us what you'd do if you had access to an infinite amount of love : ) ***


reply with your answer in the comments below and you will be entered to win a $500 scholarship to the retreat : ) everyone is eligible, even those who have already signed up.


we'll notify the winner by Sunday!!!

much love and many blessings,,,

jesh ; )


p.s. WARNING: these three days will be so filled with love and amazingness that you may not be able to live a normal life ever again. join us at your own risk,,,

Monday, August 18, 2008

how does your love grow? : a questionnaire (life)




for a moment,,, pause,,,

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consider the person you know how to love best;



when do you most clearly feel your love for this person?

do certain circumstances seem to trigger this? what are they?

are these circumstances ones which you have the ability to invite or initiate?

when you send your love to this person, where does it go? can you feel where it comes from in you?

how do you give it away? how is it that you still have it, even as you're giving it away?

what part of this person do you love? is there a part of them you wouldn't be able to love them without?

would you like to love them more? what keeps you from it?

are you willing to do what it takes to let go of or overcome such an obstacle, even if it is difficult?



lovely friends,,, if you will:

gift yourself a few moments with the endless possibilities of an empty white page, grab a pen that feels good to your hand, explore the questions above, and see where you find yourself.

be welcome to share your findings with us in the comments below : )

love, love & love,

jesh *

Thursday, August 14, 2008

bree & mike (wedding)







bree & mike, thank you for giving me a glimpse into the beautiful life you have made with each other.

many warm blessings to you and your lovely family,,,

jesh ; )

Saturday, August 02, 2008

saturday,,, (life)



i am (deeply alive) as i write these words to you, my friends.


i have just returned from spending a few precious moments soaking up the gallery of nature i live in.

i've lived here for close to 3 years now, maybe the longest i've ever lived anywhere, and only in the past few weeks do i realize how much of a gift it is.

there are many trees nearby that i'd never really seen before, little plants and small communities of life that were invisible to me.


the more i revel in such richness, the more i realize what i do isn't creating. what could i create that equals the incomparable beauty that surrounds me?

i would rather choose to spend my life sharing with people the richness we already have.

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, is an old wisdom i'm sure we've all heard. apparently our minds haven't, lol.

mine at least, tends to rather prefer considering birds in the bushes. silly mind. i am glad to have you, but you are definitely a curious contraption.


i am leaving for san francisco in about 12 hours, where i will be blessed once again to share with an intimate group of friends, old and new, of life (as an artform).

this will be the 10th life workshop, which is fitting, as it will introduce some intriguing new directions, additions and subtractions.


there is so much to share that is beautiful, and at the same time there is something so decidedly beautiful about the silence. the latter, i believe, is a gift we all have which we would be benefited from using more often.


the direction of this journal will be changing as well, very soon. i imagine that may mean we will lose some readers, but i have never judged the value of my friendships by their number, but by their quality.

i would say that things are about to get very interesting, lol, but of course, they already are.


blessings and peace to you, may you live brightly in this and each moment you find yourself in.

your friend,

jesh *