The Voice Over Practice Script Library

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

We go about our daily lives, understanding almost nothing of the world. We give little thought to the machinery that generates sunlight that makes life possible, to the gravity that glues us to an Earth that would otherwise send us spinning off into space, or to the atoms of which we’re made, and on whose stability we fundamentally depend. Except for children, who don’t know enough not to ask the important questions, few of us spend much time wondering why nature is the way it is, where the Cosmos came from, or whether it was always there, if time will one day flow backward, and effects precede causes, or whether there are...

“We go about our daily lives understanding almost
nothing of the world. We give little thought to the
machinery that generates the sunlight that makes life
possible, to the gravity that glues us to an Earth that
would otherwise send us spinning off into space, or to
the atoms of which we are made and on whose stability
we fundamentally depend. Except for children (who
don’t know enough not to ask the important questions),
few of us spend much time wondering why nature is the
way it is; where the cosmos came from, or whether it is
always here; if time will one day flow backward and
effects precede causes; or whether there are ultimate
limits to what humans can know.”

-Carl Sagan
From an introduction to A Brief History of Time
By Stephen Hawking

Please give me your feedback on my Poem.

If anyone wants to "speak" it into the form, feel free to do so. It would be an honor to here.

I started writing Poetry back in 2000. This one was one of the first of many since that tragic day. And I'm still writing.

If some of my words offend some of you, I make no apologies. I am an AMERICAN. I love my country and all who live in it.

Thank You......Tanner3

" When The Walls Fell from Heaven "

They came,they saw. Their meanly saw cut through them all. With an evil intent, they slithered in and did win. On a day that was so beautiful blue, how could they be so untrue? The generations I cried for. Why was that all meant for? My nation's visions shattered. All fell pray to a gravity's torn and tattered. What was the matter? What was it all for? The brave. They came from their near. The brave. They came from their far. Their love came together and lifted our hearts. As soft is to a feather. I will forever watch with the stare of an eagle as I dedicate my everyday to the rolls of those souls who answered the call to 9..1..1 on that day of nine eleven... when the walls fell from heaven.

May GOD Bless AMERICA.........FOREVER.

by Tanner3

Sit still with a straight spine. Cover up your fidgety eyeballs with the sheets of your eyelids. Hold them still. Then loosen your mind from the consciousness of body-weight. Relax the nerve strings that are attached to the heavy muscles and bones of your body. Forget the consciousness of carrying a heavy bundle of bones tied in the thick cloth of flesh. Rest. Free your mind from the consciousness of a beast of burden. Do not think of your body-load, but feel your soul untied from the constant material quality of heaviness. Feel and meditate on this, your mental freedom from your body.

Lock the eyelid-doors and shut out the wild dance of tempting scenes. Drop your mind into the bottomless well of your heart. Hold the mind on your heart that is bubbling with life-giving blood. Keep your attention tied to the heart, until you feel its rhythmic beat. With every heartbeat, feel the pulse of almighty Life. Picture the same all-pervading Life knocking at the heart-door of millions of human beings and of billions of other creatures. The heart-throb constantly, meekly announces the presence of Infinite Power behind the doors of your awareness. The gentle beat of all-pervading Life says to you silently, “Do not receive only a little flow of My life, but expand the opening of thy feeling powers.”

It’s not easy to give up the idea of a perfect world. We want to think of our parents as being perfect, we search for perfect relationships, and perfect solutions to our problems. It is indeed a constant struggle to separate the real from the ideal, to see in our imperfection an essential element of our humanness. We can all remember the most beloved children’s stories that always seemed to end with the prince, in all his perfection and heroic, romantic splendor, galloping off with the heroine with her virtually flawless characteristics, united for all time in their perfect love. A currently popular theory holds that from these fantasies, an indelible impression is formed of true love and happily-ever-aftering ... one that persists into the realities of the adult world.

Welcome to the Journey! The Chakra System is a map for the journey through life. Its seven rainbow colors represent the full spectrum of human possibility that stretches from the ordinary to the extraordinary, from Earth to heaven, forming a bridge and describing the steps between them. This map is an archetypal formula for wholeness that addresses the full spectrum of human possibility. To navigate its territory is to take an exciting journey of awakening - in body, mind, and spirit.

Join us at Red Clay in December as we anticipate and celebrate the birth of Jesus.

Our worship services are held on Sunday mornings at 8:30am and 10:00am. Each week we light Advent Candles to mark our journey towards Bethlehem.

On Sunday December 5 we will hold a Service of Hope and Remembrance. Are you grappling with loss or grief? Does the holiday season ever leave you feeling unsettled? At 3:00pm on December 5 we lift up our struggles to God and remember the hope in have in Christ Jesus.

On Friday, December 10, and Saturday, December 11, we will gather for our annual advent dinner. Along with a short skit, this year we will enjoy the music of our various choirs and music teams. The festivities will begin at 6:00pm. Please call the church office to purchase tickets and make reservations. That number is 302-998-0434.

At 8:30am and 10:00am on Sunday December 12 we will hold a Service of Lessons and Carols. Do you enjoy singing Christmas hymns? Do you want to hear anew the Biblical passages that point to Christ’s birth? If so, join us! We look forward to worshipping with you!

Our Christmas Eve services begin with our children’s Christmas pageant at 5:00pm. Our renovated sanctuary will decorated with the colors and symbols of the season. You might want to arrive early.

At 8:00 and 11:00 our pastors, Patrick and Nate, will lead us in worship when we celebrate the birth of our Lord. As we sing o Holy Night and lift up our candles we remember that Christ is indeed the light of the world.

We have before us a great privilege and a joyful responsibility: to seek out those who are in need and share the saving grace of Jesus Christ.

This is a tremendous opportunity to join with God in the divine transformation of the hearts and minds, the words and deeds of people throughout the world.

Let us embrace this invitation as we pledge by faith to venture out as disciples of Jesus Christ.

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexatious to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others,you may become vain or bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection.Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

One of my favorite posters says, "Life is a test. It is only a test. Had this been a real life, you would have been instructed where to go and what to do." Whenever I think of this humorous bit of wisdom, it reminds me to not take my life so seriously. And in the next hour, I'll help you learn how to not take your life so seriously as well.

One of my favorite posters says, "Life is a test. It is only a test. Had this been a real life, you would have been instructed where to go and what to do." Whenever I think of this humorous bit of wisdom, it reminds me to not take my life so seriously. And in the next hour, I'll help you learn how to not take your life so seriously as well.

It is fashionable today to believe that we should not settle for anything less than doing what we love. Write poetry, travel the world on a sailboard, paint---do whatever you love, and the money will follow. We tell ourselves that life is too short to spend our working hours doing anything less than the ideal, and we continue our search for the perfect workplace. The danger is that if our quest for ideal work focuses us on the future, we will miss the amazingly wonderful life that is available today, in this moment. FISH is a parable, an invented story about finding the deep source of energy, creativity and passion that exists inside each of us by learning to love what we do, even if at the moment we may not be doing exactly what we love.

One of the best things about life is friends. You find them wherever you go. Friends are essential because they help bring out the best in you. When they see your worst, they still care. They just accept. Friends are the stars in your happy memories. In your sad memories, they are the shoulders you leaned on and the hearts that listened. They just care. Friends help you in your times of need. When things are going smoothly, they are content to be your friend. They just know. Friends help create all your fun times, always there to spread laughter and joy. When you need tears, friends provide these too. They just understand.

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We can lift ourselves out of ignorance. We can find ourselves as creatures of excellence and intelligence and skill. We can be free. We can fly! Each of us is, in truth, an idea – an unlimited idea of freedom. Everything that limits us, we have to put aside. The most important thing in living is to reach out – reach out and touch perfection. As Jonathon Livingston Seagull learned, the gull sees farthest who flies highest. I will! I have! I can!

This an inspirational script.

On one’s journey of spiritual growth, one must often take new, unfamiliar actions, in consonance with one’s new world view. Behaving differently than one has behaved before may represent an extraordinary personal risk. The passive young man for the first time asks a girl for a date. The person who has never trusted anyone lies down for the first time on the analyst’s couch, allowing the analyst to be hidden from view. The previously dependent housewife announces to her controlling husband that she is obtaining a job. The emotionally distant, seemingly self-sufficient strongman first allows himself to weep in public.

The idea is JOY. When was the last time you felt real joy--that down-to-your-toes tingle of pure delight? Bigger than contentment, more intense than happiness, it's a feeling so vast it almost overwhelms you. And however fleeting, joy is the ultimate expression of gratitude and appreciation. It's what fills you up and fills you out, connecting you to something larger than yourself and leaving you staggering with wonder.

Most pop music traces the ups and downs of love. Take Jimmie Rodgers. His 1957 song, "Honeycomb," soared to the top of the music charts. With a folk-rock style and velvet voice, Rodgers sings about the ecstasy of love.

Valentine's Day has arrived. In one way or another, many of us will once again celebrate the bliss of romance. Flowers will be delivered, red cards will be mailed and boxes of chocolate will be devoured. Couples of all ages will enjoy a few hours when they dine at local restaurants.

Many of us will want to sing along with Rodgers, "Honeycomb, won't you be my baby."

Valentine's Day can be a wonderful festivity, but, sometimes, it can be misleading. It affirms an unspoken assumption about love in our culture.

What is love?

Well, it's an emotion. From a warm glow in our hearts to the tingling up and down our spines, love describes how we feel about someone.

Now, this is not entirely wrong. We do have deep feelings about our spouses, our parents, our children and our friends. We cherish and nurture these relationships. But when we reduce love to an emotion, we miss the mark.

Love is an action verb. Love is what we do to honor and bless the inherent dignity of another human being. It is how we respond to the recognition that each and every man, woman and child is precious in the eyes of God.

We might not have a strong attachment to a homeless woman and her children. We might not savor our relationship with our unemployed neighbor. But when we provide shelter, food and a listening ear, we do, indeed, love them.

One afternoon, I stopped by Bob's house. Bob was a pillar in the church where I was serving. Affable. Pleasant. He had a terrific smile. At 72 years old, Bob was a lifelong bachelor.
His 20 or so cats were his constant companions, although he had never allowed them inside his home.
My heart sank when we walked into his kitchen. It was filthy. I opened the door of his refrigerator, and a swarm of gnats flew out.

We in the congregation saw Bob and spoke to him every Sunday, but we were all shocked to discover that his mental health had so drastically deteriorated.
I called Johnny. "Johnny, Bob needs a refrigerator." That afternoon Johnny took a refrigerator from the church to Bob's house.

I called Frankie. "Frankie, Bob is living in a firetrap." The next day Frankie and a few others hauled away a truckload of old magazines and newspapers.

I called Mary. "Mary, Bob is in bad shape, and I think he's hungry." She prepared him a meal and took it to him.

I called Beatrice. "Beatrice, Bob needs to be around people." That Sunday, Bob joined her family for dinner.

In these and so many other ways, that congregation cared for Bob. They cared for him until he died of cancer a few months later.

They would simply say that they were doing the right thing.

I didn't see Cupid hovering nearby, but I think I would call it love.

Close your eyes. Forget the darkness around you and watch the bright red color within your eyelids. Look intently into that violet-red color. Meditate on it, and imagine it is becoming bigger and bigger. Behold around you a dimly shining sea of violet light. You are a wave of light, a ripple of peace floating on the surface of the sea. Now watch carefully. You, the little wave, are tossing on an ocean of light. Your tiny life is part of the all-pervading Life. As your meditation deepens, you, a little shallow wave of peace, are becoming the deep, wide ocean of peace. Meditate on the thought, “I am a wave of peace.” Feel the vastness just beneath your consciousness. The wave should feel the sustaining life of the vast ocean beneath it.

Make yourself comfortable, sitting upright, with a straight spine. With your eyes closed, look at the point midway between the eyebrows on your forehead. Inhale slowly, counting to eight. Hold the breath for the same eight counts while concentrating your attention at the point between the eyebrows. Now exhale slowly to the same count of eight. Repeat three to six times.

Be as attentive as possible. If you have difficulty feeling the breath, you can concentrate on the breathing process itself, feeling your diaphragm and chest expanding and contracting.

Gradually as you become more calm, try to feel the breath higher and higher in the nose. Be sure that your gaze is kept steady at the point between the eyebrows throughout your practice. Don't allow your eyes to follow the movement of the breath. If you find that your mind has wandered, simply bring it back to an awareness of the breath and the mantra.

By concentration on the breath, the breath actually diminishes; its gradual refinement leads naturally to an interiorized meditative state.

Make yourself comfortable, sitting upright, with a straight spine. With your eyes closed, look at the point midway between the eyebrows on your forehead. Inhale slowly, counting to eight. Hold the breath for the same eight counts while concentrating your attention at the point between the eyebrows. Now exhale slowly to the same count of eight. Repeat three to six times.

Be as attentive as possible. If you have difficulty feeling the breath, you can concentrate on the breathing process itself, feeling your diaphragm and chest expanding and contracting.

Gradually as you become more calm, try to feel the breath higher and higher in the nose. Be sure that your gaze is kept steady at the point between the eyebrows throughout your practice. Don't allow your eyes to follow the movement of the breath. If you find that your mind has wandered, simply bring it back to an awareness of the breath and the mantra.

By concentration on the breath, the breath actually diminishes; its gradual refinement leads naturally to an interiorized meditative state.

Whether or not you win this thing
You got to decide how you’re going to walk out of here when it’s all said and done.
Cause the game is going to go on.
And there’s only one rule you’re going to need to know about.
There are no second chances.
There’s only this moment
and the next moment.
Everyone of those moments is
a test.
That you get to take one time.
And only one time.
So if you see an opening,
Tear into it.
If you get a shot at victory
Make damn sure you take it.
Seize that moment.
That moment is a crossroads
Where everything you want
will collide with everything standing in your way.
You got momentum at your back.
Fear and doubt are like a freight train
Thundering straight at you.
And all you got
The only difference from making history and being history
The only thing, the only thing
You can count on in any given moment
Is you.
It’s you verses them.
You verses No.
You verses Can’t.
You verses Next Year, Last Year, Statistics, Excuses.
You verses History.
You verses the Odds.
It’s you verses Second Place.
The clock is ticking.
Let’s see what you’ve got.

Men work together, I told him from the heart,
Whether they work together or apart.
-- Robert Frost

Can we add one more holiday to our schedule?
To be sure, it is already filled with a wide variety of observances. Flip through any calendar and you will see them: Independence Day, Hiroshima Day, Labor Day, Native American Day, Columbus Day, World Food Day, United Nations Day and Veterans Day.
But how about Neighbor Day? It sounds a bit corny, but in this time of great economic stress and upheaval, we have much to gain by simply celebrating the gift of neighbors.
I offer this suggestion rather reluctantly.
Several years ago, my wife asked my son and me to work with her in our township's Litter Pick-Up Day. The idea was noble. Local residents would devote one Saturday morning to picking up trash alongside our roads.
I preferred to stay home and enjoy an extra hour or two of sleep. But she was persistent and persuasive. I sighed, "Yes, honey, if you really want to."
I really didn't.
We arrived at the township building late for the refreshments. All the cream-filled doughnuts had been devoured. That did not bode well.
The leader assigned us a stretch of highway. We donned our orange fluorescent vests, slipped on our work gloves, and grabbed four large black plastic bags. We drove to our area and got out of the car.
As we leaned over to pick up empty cigarette packs and crushed soda cans, cars raced by us at unbelievable speeds. I kept one eye on my son and the other on the road. The more litter we picked up, the more my temper flared.
"Wait a minute. This is your neighborhood. We're out here on a Saturday morning, and you don't even have the decency to slow down.
"Hey, you bunch of ingrates, this is your neighborhood!"
I, then, heard my wife say, "Honey, this piece is heavy, but I think we can lift it."
Lift it? It was difficult enough to walk around it without getting flattened by one of our appreciative fellow citizens.
It was the hood of a car! What was she talking about?
As I leaned over, I pictured its serrated, rusty edge slicing through my fingers.
It didn't. We laid it on the side of the road with a bag of Gatorade bottles and the remains of a Transformer.
"Daddy," my son said. "Why don't you hold the bag while I pick up the trash?"
My icy heart thawed a bit. That sounded like a good idea. I could focus on the traffic. Besides, I rationalized, he's closer to the ground.
By the time we got back to the car, I was still peeved at those stock-car wannabes. But I had to admit that the grass and budding trees did look more lush and alive.
We headed home with a feeling of accomplishment and, even, goodwill.
As we approached our subdivision, I noticed movement on the side of the road. A couple in their 70s ... were picking up trash and litter ... on the side of the road ... right behind my home.
"Yes, honey, if you really want to." I thought I was doing her a favor.
Instead, that day reminded me of the importance of neighbors.
Despite our vociferous affirmations of privacy and individuality, we really are quite interdependent. From keeping an eye on our children on the playground to borrowing their ladder, from birthday parties to weddings, from employment to unemployment, good neighbors stand beside us, and we stand beside them.
Maybe Neighbor Day doesn't quite rank up there with Christmas or, even, Memorial Day.
But when economic stress leaves us feeling isolated and vulnerable, in those moments when we tiptoe on the edge of despair, it might be helpful to remember that we need not be alone.

Since your thoughts create your reality, you can create an even better life for yourself by learning to think in bigger and unlimited ways. Unlimited thinking increases creativity, expands your possibilities, draws opportunities to you, and allows you to have more. Unlimited thinking lets you experience, in advance, the feelings you will have when you have received the abundance you want, and these feelings are the vehicle that brings abundance to you. Use these visions to open your mind to greater possibilities.

Dust as we are, the immortal spirit grows
Like harmony in music; there is a dark
Inscrutable workmanship that reconciles
Discordant elements, makes them cling together
In one society..

William Wordsworth (1770–1850), British poet

To begin, make yourself comfortable, it’s best to lie on your back. Put your arms by your sides not touching your body. Put your feet slightly apart. With each exhalation let all the tension out of your body. Let the tension just dissolve and flow out.

Concentrate on the breathing as you would ride the in breath then ride the out breath.

Breathe in through your nose and breathe out through your mouth.

Accept and open to the in breath. Release and let go the out breath.

You hold the breath in for a tiny moment, letting everything dissolve. Everything is resolved in the spacious clear awareness of luminous Bodhi chita.

Then exhale it all as bright shining light. You are exhaling luminosity like sun light and cool fresh spring breezes.

Hatha Yoga practice will help you reduce anxiety, fear and stress. In a Yoga class geared toward stress reduction we start with a warm-up and continue with standing poses that strengthen our bodies and build stamina.
This section of class allows us to create a focused level of physical activity that matches the intensity of our inner circular mental activity, which is the chief cause of stress in our lives.
We then continue with floor work to calm and center ourselves as we work on our physical and mental flexibility. This section of class allows us to slow down the rhythm of the breath and movement so that our minds can slow down as well. Our breathing then deepens as stress breaks up like a wave on a beach. One way you can do this on your own is take a brisk walk and then come back and take 10-15 minutes to breathe slowly and rhythmically.
Here’s a calming breath pattern:
1) Sit in a position that allows you to relax and yet maintain a lengthened spine.
2) As you slowly inhale through your nose, with mouth closed, soften your belly and let the breath slowly fill you. Try to stream the breath in at an even pace. If you can, try making a soft ocean like sound in the back of your throat as you are inhaling. This is called Ujjayi breathing.
3) Exhaling again make that ocean sound as you breathe out of your nose.
4) Continue pattern and to pace your breath you can try mentally repeating:
5) “Breathing in I am filled with peace”
6) “Breathing out I fill my world with peace.”

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwell in the land of gloom, a light has shone. You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing, as they rejoice before you as at the harvest, as men make merry when dividing spoils. For the yoke that burdened them, the pole on their shoulder, and the rod of their taskmaster you have smashed, as on the day of Midian. For every boot that tramped in battle, every cloak rolled in blood, will be burned as fuel for flames. For a child is born to us, a son is given us; upon his shoulder dominion rests. You shall name him Wonderful-Counselor, God-Hero, Father-Forever, Prince of Peace.

If you have a self-esteem problem, you’re not alone. Everyone has some difficulties associated with a lack of self-esteem—feelings of inadequacy, insecurity, depression and behavior that reflect their lack of self-confidence. This audio series will help you gain your confidence, and help you boost the quality of your life.

We begin with you. Focusing on yourself is a wonderful way to relax, clear your mind, and see yourself as others see you. You see, we are all inhibited by the way we “think” other people see us. Ironically, this mistaken impression creates most of our life-obstacles. Therefore by learning how others see us, we have a chance to see our real self – a self that is probably more ambitious and confident than we had believed.

From the time we are young, most of us, for one reason or another, begin creating false impressions of ourselves. Eventually, we believe those made-up stories and unintentionally exaggerate them each time we repeat the story to ourselves. Eventually, we no longer know who we really are and only believe our own lies. It is this mentally exhaustive and negative cycle that mentally gets us “down.”

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardship as the pathway to peace. Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it. Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His will. That I may be reasonably happy in this life, and supremely happy with Him forever in the next.

"The shortest and surest way to live with honour in the world, is to be in reality what we would appear to be; and if we observe, we shall find, that all human virtues increase and strengthen themselves by the practice of them." - Socrates

Success is a journey, not a destination. Hung on the shower that fronts the Golden West, the rainbow bursts like magic ... frail in its date, eternal in its meaning. There are rules and laws for the success of any venture or adventure. And the first one is: Success depends on beginnings, so start now with what you are, where you are, and with what you can do in the next 60 seconds. Success is the power with which to acquire whatever one demands of life without violating the rights of others. Getting to know and like people, and getting people to know and like you are the two trump cards in the game of success.

An ancient art for today’s world…. Tai Chi imparts the experience of stability, a deep connection both to oneself and to others, and a wonderful lightness born of the awakened spirit. Affecting us in all realms: body, heart, mind and spirit, Tai Chi lets us relax into our true being and enjoy life fully. Tai Chi practice helps us to both slow down and wake up; to become stronger and softer at the same time; to relax profoundly while awakening our vitality; to focus and clarify the mind while letting go of preoccupations. A full round takes between 7 and 10 minutes to practice and requires only a small flat space.

Tai Chi, the ancient Chinese system of exercise and martial arts is widely recognized as a way to increase vitality, self confidence and overall better health. The following program presents the fundamentals of Tai Chi in a comprehensive workout. The key to this workout is not to over exert yourself. Our Tai Chi experts will be demonstrating three levels – beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Choose the level that is most comfortable for you and stick with it. Progress at your own pace. Through consistent practice, you will be able to achieve the results you desire.

"The Autumn Wind is a pirate
Blustering in from sea
With a rollicking song he sweeps along
Swaggering boisterously
His face is weather beaten
He wears a hooded sash
With his silver hat about his head
And a bristling black mustache
He growls as he storms the country
A villain big and bold
And the trees all shake and quiver and quake
As he robs them of their gold
The Autumn wind is a Raider
Pillaging just for fun
He'll knock you around and upside down
And laugh when he's conquered and won."

A book of love is long and boring,
No one can lift the damn thing.
It's full of charts and facts and figures,
and instructions for dancing.
But I, I love it when you read to me,
And you, you can read me anything.

The book of love has music in it,
In fact that's where music comes from,
Some of it's just transcendental,
Some of it's just really dumb.
But I, I love it when you sing to me
And you, you can sing me anything.

The book of love is long and boring,
And written very long ago.
It's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes,
And things we're all too young to know.
And I, I love it when you give me things,
And you, you ought to give me wedding rings,
You ought to give me, wedding rings.

I got up early one morning and rushed right into the day. I had so much to accomplish that I didn’t have time to pray. Problems just tumbled about me, and heavier came each task. “Why doesn’t God help me?” I wondered. He answered, “You didn’t ask.” I wanted to see joy and beauty, but the day toiled gray and bleak; I wondered why God didn’t show me. He said, “But you didn’t seek.” I tried to come into God’s presence; I used all my keys at the lock. God gently and lovingly chided, “My child, you didn’t knock.” I woke early this morning, and paused before entering the day; I had so much to accomplish that I had to take time to pray.

There is a distinction between the “traveler” and the “tourist”. The Real Traveler travels off the clock. Schedules shift from the routine and expected to the new and surprising. The heart opens. Differences dissolve. Friendship and discovery are the most prized commodities on the traveler’s road, and cost only the time it takes to listen, to explore, to step from one well-worn trail to a fresh cut path through new terrain. Become a real traveler and discover an earth that gives generously to the gracious guest.

On one’s journey of spiritual growth, one must often take new, unfamiliar actions, in consonance with one’s new world view. Behaving differently than one has behaved before may represent an extraordinary personal risk. The passive young man for the first time asks a girl for a date. The person who has never trusted anyone lies down for the first time on the analyst’s couch, allowing the analyst to be hidden from view. The previously dependent housewife announces to her controlling husband that she is obtaining a job. The emotionally distant, seemingly self-sufficient strongman first allows himself to weep in public.

Tucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of city skylines and village hills. But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day, at a certain hour, we will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes for loitering – waiting, waiting, waiting for the station.

In the The Tree of Yoga, by B.K.S. Iyengar, you’ll learn how one of the world's foremost teachers of yoga offers his thoughts on many practical and philosophical subjects, ranging from the place of yoga in daily life to insights from Patanjali's Yoga Sutra. Included are chapters on family life, love and sexuality, health and the healing arts, meditation, death and advice to teachers.

Life is good. You’re sailing along. And then it happens.
You hit a glitch.

Maybe it’s a critical life moment—
like deciding to change your job,
or rekindling a relationship.

Or maybe you’re stalled about something you want:
trying to eat healthier,
kickstarting a project,
balancing home and work,
finally dealing with that room in your home
(you know the one).

And there you are. Stuck.

When you’re in the middle of being stuck it can feel alienating, confusing, and even a little scary.

It’s okay. Really. (We find that people who want to live full lives are the ones who get stuck the most often.)

Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Oh! Sometimes, it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble,
Were you there when they crucified my Lord.

Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Oh! Sometimes, it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble,
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?

Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Oh! Sometimes, it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble,
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?

A real woman is a man's best friend. She will never stand him up and never let him down. She will reassure him when he feels insecure and comfort him after a bad day.

She will inspire him to do things he never thought he could do; to live without fear and forget regret. She will enable him to express his deepest emotions and give in to his most intimate desires.

She will make sure he always feels as though he's the most handsome man in the room and will enable him to be the most confident, sexy,seductive, and invincible. . .

No wait... Sorry... I'm thinking of beer.

That's what beer does...

Never mind.

Welcome to the world of Yoga. Explorations of hatha yoga, body works, alternative healing, diet and other body positive practices. From meditation to martial arts, philosophy to psychology, discover new and old, mind-expanding possibilities. A nurturing blend of Eastern and Western traditions offers food for the soul. Join us on the path.

Before we begin, make sure you are wearing soft, loose clothes – nothing should restrict your movements. Have a comfortable mat on a hard floor surface. And make sure you can easily hit ‘pause’ and ‘play’ on this video without needing to leave the mat -- either with a remote, or by being positioned closely to your video player. Hit ‘pause’ now, and when you are prepared, hit ‘play’ to begin.

We begin with a series of stretches to warm up the body. Our first stretch loosens the mind as well as the body…

Start by focusing solely on your breathing. Take in a big, deep breath... and then release it. Put both hands on your abdomen, close your eyes and relax. Breathe in for two seconds, and breathe out for two seconds.

Let yoga be your secret weapon for toning and firming the upper body. Hands, arms and shoulders are potent instruments of expression and action. It is through them we reach out and participate in life. Yoga can shape, sculpt and firm your upper body, while also calming your mind and soothing your soul.

As we go through this video, you’ll see that this is not your typical yoga program. This program is designed for those of us who are slightly out of shape, very out of shape, old, middle aged or young. Or perhaps recovering from an illness or injury.

By doing this video, you’ll be able to relax more easily, something we all need. And we’ll stretch out those places that no longer seem to stretch so well You can do this, and we can help.