Hip Hop Chakra Yoga

got my feet on the ground
and my head to the sky
a fire in my belly connected to
my mind's third eye
you can't test me
but if you want to you can try
ain't got no time for playing games
i'm just too fly

Spiritual Dating

What would it mean if we bring a spiritual consciousness to dating?

~ Exploring how sexuality and relationships flow within the spiritual journey

Instead of feeling a sense of urgency, we would be fascinated by the process of meeting and getting to know new people. Compassion, care and kindness for others would supersede "getting someone to be with us", and we would never try to control another person.

We wouldn't put others on a pedestal nor have them below us. We'd remember that on the spiritual path, the purpose of any relationship is to wake up and get to know ourselves and our lover, thoroughly, without judgement or pride.

On the spiritual path we enter into a shared union where we cherish and give to each other, expanding our ability to love unconditionally.

We would also accept that the process can be awkward, unpredictable, challenging, and surprising.

Dating with a spiritual consciousness means a willingness to confront anything inside that kindles fear or anxiety. When we start wanting to run away, be deceptive, tell lies, or put on a mask, we need to walk right into our fears, sit down, talk to them until they become our friends. This doesn't mean we have a goal of getting rid of fear; rather, we accept it as part of our unfolding journey.

Ultimately, as we become friends with ourselves and give up demanding that the universe provide us with a lover, we become truly open to meeting a special person with whom to share this journey of awakening.

(adapted from "If Buddha Dated: A Handbook for Finding Love on a Spiritual Path)

Help Haiti, Make Service A Ritual

"Everyone can be great because everyone can serve"- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

It is great that everyone wants to help Haiti after the earthquake but let's not just get caught up in the moment and forget about helping others when this fades. Let's keep this spirit of service going! There is so much need. There is always need! Make service a ritual in your life. Participating in service projects not only helps those you care for, but is a healing and renewing process for you as you help them.

What will you continue to do? What will you do next? What do you do on a consistent basis to serve?

For the last few years, in my youth programs we do differently monthly themes of service, you can use that as inspiration!

- January MLK Day of Service, Peace & Non-Violent Communication
- February Love & Black History Awareness
- March Women's History Month Awareness
- April Literacy thru Poetry & Global Youth Service Day
- May It's My Park Day: plant trees and help beautify your local park
- June Music & Art volunteer to teach someone how to draw, sing, etc.
- July Clean a Local Beach
- August Donate School Supplies
- September It's My Park Day: plant trees and help beautify your local park
- October Breast Cancer/Domestic Violence Awareness
- November Hunger & Poverty/Canned Goods & Coat Donations
- December World AIDS Day

There are many social issues that need our attention. Choose a cause that you are passionate about and go from there!

"We all have a great desire to be able to live in peace and to have environmental sustainability" ~ Thich Naht Hanh

More Love, Less Hate

"How can you love God which you can not see, and hate your brother which you see everyday." Perform LOVE. - Minista Jazz

people hate because they've been taught to hate
we have to teach one another how to love more
and love more freely

maybe they're that way because no one loved them
and love may be their only cure

but who is they? haven’t we all
experienced moments of hatred?


I do not hate so I do not attract hate

I do not believe in haters
just unknowing and misunderstandings

even those who may try to hate me
for doing so realize they can only love me
in the end but first
they must love themselves

I love so I attract love

I do not believe that when you love more
the hate grows stronger, I have actually
experienced the opposite

I do not pray for anyone or anything

silence, inner peace is the closest way to God

turn down the noise

chakra mediations
sending out vibes
healing energies

we can only change ourselves
but creating more balance within
leads to
more balance all around

I see change in all of the children around me
They see the god/goddess in me
And my presence commands love

the world is not sick and twisted
we just need to
love more and hate less