You ask me why I live on Green Mountain?
  I smile in silence and the quiet mind.
  Peach petals blow on mountain streams
  To earths and skies beyond Humankind.

~Li Po

This past weekend was hectic and at the same time totally refreshing. There’s something to be said about fresh mountain air, a long hike in the foothills of Salt Lake City, and visits with good friends. I enjoyed all of these when I visited Utah over the Halloween .

I was in town for the  Book Wise, Write Wise Mastermind session  hosted by Robert G. Allen, the author of “The One Minute Millionaire.” Robert is a four time-New York Times bestselling author. Without going into too many details let me share that the Mastermind was completely amazing and helped me completely re-revolutionize the name of my next book, Shift Happens: Opening Your Brilliant Heart and Tapping Your Wisdom.  It sufficient to say I’m ready for full speed ahead!

Alan D. with New York Times bestselling author Robert G. Allen

I’m excited about the innovative Mastermind group I’m in with eight other brilliant writers and equally brilliant business minds!

While I was in Utah I also took the chance to re-connect with my friends at Kanzeon Zen Center. I met up with Diane Musho Hamilton Sensei and sat Big Mind meditation with Genpo Roshi. Diane is eager and excited to be coming to Houston next month. I am thrilled to be hosting her. Make sure you sign-up soon as availability for this event will fill up fast(especially the Friday night Big Mind session). Go here to sign-up!

I was thrilled to nail down the dates for Genpo Roshi’s next visit to Houston in October 2009. Genpo and Bill Harris, of Holosync and The Secret fame, are coming for a weekend intensive.

Genpo Roshi, the creator of the Big Mind/Big Heart process

Of course while in town I took advantage of the beauty of the Salt Lake Mountains and went for a short hike. It sometimes easy to forget living in Houston, how crisp and delightfully refreshing the mountain air is. The sensation is indescribable. It was a nice opportunity for me to ‘get away from it all’ and center and reflect on my life.

Of course then I came back in town in time for Jim and I to attend a raucous & fun-filled night at Halloween Magic (nothing like a stage full of campy drag queens “putting on a show” for charity. This year was the last—after 20 years of Diva-ing across Montroseso there was no way I was missing it! I also had the great opportunity to donate and auction off a framed photograph from my book, Body Brilliance: Mastering Your Five Vital Intelligences along with a signed copy of “Body Brilliance.”

Some of the "girls" ( I dare not say ladies) from HAllooween Magic: Pleasure Nuveau, 2nd left, and Venezuela, 3rd left.

Overall, it was an amazing night and I thank everyone who shared the laughter and tears (from laughing too hard) with us.

Body, Mind, Spirit, and Shadow:

Big Mind and Integral Spirituality

with Diane Musho Hamilton Sensei…

is a breakthrough weekend for

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in self, culture, and nature.

The Fabulous Diane Hamilton comes to Houston December 5th thru 7th

Body, Mind, Spirit, and Shadow is an integration of practices and the ultimate in body-mind-spirit cross training. This radically unified approach multiplies the effect of every practice you choose to engage, optimizing time and energy.

Body Module--- with Alan Davidson introduces a body practice, integrating strength training (physical body), energy practice (subtle body), and releasing to infinity (causal body).

Mind Module: The Integral Map with Diane Musho Hamilton and Cindy Wigglesworth presents the most comprehensive map of human awareness available—a "big picture" view of reality that includes East and West, traditional and cutting-edge.

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Change: Yes, We Can

By Alan Davidson

 http://www.ThroughYourBody.com

 © Alan Davidson- All Rights reserved

The election is finally over and president-elect Obama is on course to lead the US. Here's a few thoughts I had about cahnge after seeing Barack Obama speak in Houston back in February.

Electricity jolted as 19,000 people leapt to their feet, stomped, cheered, and screamed. Houston’s basketball stadium rocked with cheers as Barak Obama took and owned the stage. As a public speaker myself, I wanted to see a master--the man billed as the Bobby Kennedy of our generation--weave his word spell.

I wanted to feel a huge crowd, hungry for change, roaring for a man brave enough to paint, with simple words, a bold vision for healing lives…and America. And as I realized, by tearing up often during his speech, I wanted my hope caressed and cajoled into waking. I wanted to confront my own cynicism, to dare dreams of greatness for my self, for my country, and for our world.

Naturally I was skeptical. It’s a lot to ask on a windy Tuesday night—to shake off the weariness, lethargy, and doubt that clings to the soul after years of hoping…and disappointment. Especially in Politics. My crash course in Compassionate Conservatism came during the 1980’s. While hundreds of my friends died from AIDS Ronald Reagan’s administration turned a cold shoulder to our suffering. Their reasoning; gay people were pariahs in society—who cares if they get sick and die painful, excruciating deaths. Or worse, we don’t want to offend our “faithful base;” better not rock the boat and our approval ratings by mentioning gays. The Katrina disaster was more of the same—a entire city’s class of people left to fend for themselves. Yeah, there’s plenty of room for the voice of cynicism in politics.

Barack Obama, President-Elect of the United States of America

So to sit in a stadium, listening to Barack’s vision for America, tears wetting my cheeks, wiping my eyes nonchalantly (doing my best not to look like a complete sap) was a bold step in hope. I kept asking myself, “Do I dare let this in? Do I dare open my heart and dream?” What about the waves of bitter disappointment? Surely they will come. The kind of change this senator form Illinois requires is a quantum shift in conscious for every American; and a systematic change in behavior rarely seen in human history. Yet the 19,000 roaring fans around me and the hundreds of thousands of people thronging Obama’s speeches suggest a hunger for change that just might transcend our daily grinds and move us beyond the culture wars into a world of friendship and respect.

There is a simple science to change (though like many simple things, not always easy). In a nut shell it’s “Ready. Aim. Fire.” Or as I like to say it,

*Center. *Vision. *Build the energy. *Direct the energy. *Celebrate. We must center our bodies, hearts, minds, and spirits for the work at hand. We must tap into our deepest values and the vision of our lives built on those values—this important step is the inner-compass needed to drive the work at hand. In Vision we create the strategy for the desired change. Build the energy is simply peaking our energy so we can do the work; the energy in our bodies, the energy of our friends & families, and gathering the monies and supplies we need to succeed. Directing the energy is executing the plan. Take action. Make the change. Celebrate is the often forgotten end of the cycle. This is where the cycle of energy is released and we get to dance, play, and party to salute the efforts made.

Of course the next cycle starts again. “Re-ready. Re-aim. Re-fire.” Or Re-center. Re-vision. Re-build the energy. Re-direct the energy. Re –celebrate. And the spiral dances on.

Who am I to dare? Who is Senator Obama, or Hilary Clinton, or John McCain, for that matter, to dare to touch people’s hearts and minds and dare to change the world we live in; a person with a vision…of hope and faith in our shared human potential; a vision of a world fueled by love and friendship. Time will tell if Barack Obama is the midwife for a new golden age of American consciousness. But this much is true. Time is on our side. Change and progress will come. The daunting question is this, “Will we guide and direct that change ourselves, or will the Kosmos, in its infinite wisdom and cosmic 2X4 knock us in the head and drag us into the future. The choice is ours. Change? Yes we can. It’s the wisest and most practical option open to us.

“The One Minute Millionaire”

by Robert G. Allen and Mark Victor Hanson

This is one of my favorite “feel good” wealth and marketing books. I love the positive message it promotes and encourage anyone who owns a business, or is looking to start a business, to pick up this book today.

If you want to learn more about building up yourself and others and creating a highly successful network then this book offers several great tips and techniques. One fall back of the book is if you are a trained & professionally educated business person you may have some problems with the format of this book. It’s not flat at all and at times uses animals as examples, has aspiritual unity theme throughout the book, and encourages the spreading of wealth. In short, it’s not your standard business book. Which in my opinion is great!

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