Ex-Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr held a concert in NYC to raise money for meditation. Former Beatles Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr held a concert at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall to raise money for meditation in schools, The Associated Press reports.
The Beatles raised worldwide attention to meditation with their trip to India 40 years ago. AP reports that at a conference, McCartney said the Maharishi had given them a "great gift... when we were looking for something to kind of stabilize us toward the end of the crazy 1960s.
"The concert, called “Change from within,” benefits the David Lynch Foundation, which raises money for teaching transcendental meditation. UK Reuters reports the lineup included Sheryl Crowe, Moby, Pearl Jam star Eddie Vedder and Ben Harper. David Lynch of the David Lynch Foundation is a filmmaker and has directed films such as “Twin Peaks.”
The Daily Herald reports Lynch spoke at the conference of meditation’s mainstream movement. "Meditation is no longer mysticism," he said. "It's not new age mumbo-jumbo. There have been 600 or 700 studies showing this is good for the human being."
Notice this week if you are receiving the gift from practicing Standing Meditation. If you have not learned you can start by clicking http://www.bizchampions.com/StandingMeditation.html.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
3.20.09 Let Go Power
This week notice when you are being right, justifying or being in control when there is a challenge in your life. Then ask yourself what can I give up to have peace, love, ease, joy and success in my life.
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I will be back Tuesday, March 24. 2009.
Let me know by email. I have no phone communication in Puerto Penasco, Mexico.
I will be back Tuesday, March 24. 2009.
Monday, March 9, 2009
3-08-09 Stimulus Power
Today, in the fast moving, challenging business world, most of us are currently seeking to more effectively align our thoughts, emotions and actions to produce profitable results.
While we (businesses professionals) possess the technological, knowledge and communication capabilities to achieve our goals, we often feel a lack of trust, lack of integrity and power within ourselves to fulfill our desired outcomes in times of transition.
Our continuous challenge is how to fulfill our desired monetary outcomes and be happy in tough times. Notice this week how you are attaining your desired outcomes by stimulating the following core principles:
Listening, Integrity, Being, Vision, Playing, Champion
If you are having difficulty in achieving true fulfillment and success in these tough times, you might consider attending our Being Champion in Transitional Times workshop in Chicago this Saturday, March 14, 2009 or in Miami on April 11, 2009.
Let me know...
While we (businesses professionals) possess the technological, knowledge and communication capabilities to achieve our goals, we often feel a lack of trust, lack of integrity and power within ourselves to fulfill our desired outcomes in times of transition.
Our continuous challenge is how to fulfill our desired monetary outcomes and be happy in tough times. Notice this week how you are attaining your desired outcomes by stimulating the following core principles:
Listening, Integrity, Being, Vision, Playing, Champion
If you are having difficulty in achieving true fulfillment and success in these tough times, you might consider attending our Being Champion in Transitional Times workshop in Chicago this Saturday, March 14, 2009 or in Miami on April 11, 2009.
Let me know...
Sunday, March 1, 2009
3-01-09 Internal Power
Are you resolving conflicts, living simply and feeling good with what you are creating in the world?
If you are not flowing and feeling connected take 5 minutes and meditate. Close your eyes, notice your thoughts, your breath, your body and calmly relax. Be aware of the experience and connect to the silence.
In the Silence notice that there is no argument, no hardship, and there is a feeling of ease and flow. Notice now that you can shift your reality by connecting to your internal power!
If you are not flowing and feeling connected take 5 minutes and meditate. Close your eyes, notice your thoughts, your breath, your body and calmly relax. Be aware of the experience and connect to the silence.
In the Silence notice that there is no argument, no hardship, and there is a feeling of ease and flow. Notice now that you can shift your reality by connecting to your internal power!
Monday, February 23, 2009
2-22-09 First Place Power
"Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. There is no room for second place. There's only one place and that's first place. We must have sympathy for the loser. We must help the poor, but let us cheer for the doer, the achiever, let us recognize excellence more and dissidence less." Vince Lombardi
Notice this week if you are playing for first or for second place or are you even playing?
I know that you are all Champions, playing beyond winning and losing...you are playing from that one place!
Notice this week if you are playing for first or for second place or are you even playing?
I know that you are all Champions, playing beyond winning and losing...you are playing from that one place!
Friday, February 13, 2009
2-14-09 Valentine Power
Happy Valentines Day and may you experience light and perfection this week with your loved ones!
My Valentine present to all of you is reflected in the following words:
"Nature's task is done, this unselfish task which our sweet nurse, Nature, had imposed upon herself. She gently took the self-forgetting soul by the hand, as it were, and showed him all the experiences in the universe, all manifestations, bringing him higher and higher through various bodies, till his lost glory came back, and he remembered his own nature. Then the kind Mother went back the same way she came, for others who have lost their way in the trackless desert of life. And thus is she working, without beginning and without end. And thus, through pleasure and pain, through good and evil, the infinite river of souls is flowing into the ocean of perfection, of self-realization."
Swami Vivekananda
My Valentine present to all of you is reflected in the following words:
"Nature's task is done, this unselfish task which our sweet nurse, Nature, had imposed upon herself. She gently took the self-forgetting soul by the hand, as it were, and showed him all the experiences in the universe, all manifestations, bringing him higher and higher through various bodies, till his lost glory came back, and he remembered his own nature. Then the kind Mother went back the same way she came, for others who have lost their way in the trackless desert of life. And thus is she working, without beginning and without end. And thus, through pleasure and pain, through good and evil, the infinite river of souls is flowing into the ocean of perfection, of self-realization."
Swami Vivekananda
Monday, February 9, 2009
02-08-09 Listening Power
Are you listening through filters? Have you ever consider listening from a quiet mind? Are you being present? This week, notice where you are listening from and notice if you are missing opportunities.
My friend Susan Amick forward me the following story, that reflects how we might be listening!
A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes.
During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousand of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk. A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it.
No one applauded, nor was there any recognition. No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars. Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.
This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people.
The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?
My friend Susan Amick forward me the following story, that reflects how we might be listening!
A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes.
During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousand of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk. A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it.
No one applauded, nor was there any recognition. No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars. Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.
This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people.
The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?
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