movement

John Ott – Exploring the Spectrum

An exciting video journey through the world of time-lapse photography by John Ott, one of the founders of the science of photobiology.

http://www.exploringthespectrum.com

This is an introduction to Dr. Ott’s time-lapse movies which show how plants and animals are deeply affected in movement, growth, form and sexual behavior by light-frequency (color) and low-level electromagnetic stimulation. Trailer for a longer 90-minute DVD “Exploring the Spectrum”.

http://www.exploringthespectrum.com

How You Can Support Village #Occupy

How You Can Support Village #Occupy

I've been spending all the time I can lately down Village #Occupy Vancouver. It is so lovely to have a new-old village in the middle of the downtown! I have mostly been listening to people, I have heard complaints about the system from all kinds and I have heard complements about the movement from a ...

The Sema Ceremony (Whirling Dervish)

The Sema Ceremony (Whirling Dervish)

I have pulled out some excerpts from Sema: Human Being in the Universal Movement (Text by Dr. Celaleddin Celebi, illustrations by Ingrid Schaar) which will help to explain the Sema Ceremony of whirling. At the end it explains briefly how to twirl like a dervish and tap into the energy of nature, ple ...

The Basics of Spirituality

The Basics of Spirituality

One should not pass over these things, simply saying they are food. They are in reality a complete civilization. -Abdulhak Sinasi, Camlicadaki Enistemiz (1944) I really like the philosophy and spirituality of the Mevlevi (a Sufi brotherhood which originated in the Seljuq period, under Mevlana Ja ...

Movement – Tai Chi, Walking, Dance, Yoga…

Movement – Tai Chi, Walking, Dance, Yoga…

Any kind of movement will help to detox your tissues, especially if you work up a sweat! The breathing and moving help get your lymphatic fluid and circulation flowing. I have always loved walking just to get somewhere, or see a city, as well as a therapeutic method of letting events work themsel ...