Lucia Light at Art Outside 2015

We are back and heading to Art Outside 2015!  

We will be providing workshops on sustainability and be introducing as many people as we can to the Lucid Light, also known as Lucia no.3, the hypnogogic light.  It is a meditation appliance that uses light to activate all 4 quadrants of your brain while gently stimulating your pineal gland.  The result is an experience that provides a stunning visual display as you are whisked to a reality within.  

Artwork by: Erik Kuykendall

People meditate for decades to experience moments of lucidity that can impact their realities in powerful, positive ways.  After a Lucid Light experience, many have reported gaining insight into their true selves, discovering a sense of wholeness, well-being, compassion, and connection.

Participants relax while music plays and light shines, strobes, and flickers on your closed eyelids; revealing a breathtaking, expansive, creative, insightful, and colorful meditative wonder world.  The altered states of reality accessible by using this light may facilitate insight into your consciousness.

There will be NO CHARGE TO SAMPLE THE LIGHT and we will be accepting love donations for full sessions.  (This pricing structure is exclusive to Art Outside, our regular rates apply in the "real world")

Art Outside will have tons of music, visual art, and workshops and will be held at Apache Pass October 25th-29th.  

Samantha will be doing a sustainability workshop or two or three...  She just loves the subject(s).  

To find out more about the Lucia No.3, visit our webpage: www.lucid-light.com 

or our Facebook page: 

www.facebook.com/lucidlight.llc

Rumors Of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

So... I haven't been posting as much as I would prefer, but I have been filling my time with something far more fantastic than blogging!!

Pure bliss.

So...this is what I was supposed to be doing!

Austin's Urban Forest Plan

I posted this on another blog that Sam and I recently began, Food Forest Retreat.  

A Facebook friend posted this on Our Food Forest Retreat page today and I felt it important to pass the info along:

Wither the urban forest? . . . The Urban Forestry Board wants to hear from the public on the future of Austin trees. The board is working closely with the City’s Urban Forester Angela Hanson and staff from many city departments to develop Austin’s first comprehensive urban forest plan for all trees and vegetation in public spaces. The plan will establish a broad-scoped, long range vision for Austin’s urban forest; provide a roadmap to implementation; provide a framework for City departments to use as a guide for managing the urban forest resource. 

Officials say the effects of continuing growth and development, combined with long term drought conditions, create a need to develop the Urban Forest Plan as part of Imagine Austin’s Green Infrastructure Priority Program. Board members and staff will be stationed at multiple locations around the city today and Tuesday to engage with the public on the topic of Austin’s urban forest. Residents can also provide input online through a discussion forum and short surveys. There will be a community workshop and open house from 3-7pm on August 13. Online surveys and information can be accessed atwww.austinurbanforestry.org

Monday July 29th, 2013

7:00 am– 10:00 am|

Northwest Austin Recreation Center
2913 Northland Dr., Austin, TX 78757

5:00‐7:00 pm

Lady Bird Lake Hike and Bike Trail, Under the Mopac Bridge

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Tuesday July 30th, 2013
3:00 pm– 7:00 pm

Ruiz Library, 1600
Grove Blvd Austin, TX 78741

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Tuesday August 13th, 2013

Community Workshop & OpenHouse
3:00 pm– 7:00 pm

Austin’s Urban Forest Plan | Austin Parks and Recreation | AustinTexas.gov - The Official...

www.austintexas.gov

Get Involved In Your Urban Forest This is your urban forest. What matters most to you?

People's Filibuster in Texas

It was quite a scene at the Texas State Capital and will likely be one for the history books.

Here's the line from Leticia Van de Putte that provoked the first people's filibuster in Texas:

The applause in response to her statement began the people's filibuster where the chambers became so noisy, the Senate was unable to proceed.

Here's a clip from the rotunda.

No matter your point of view on the issue that provoked it, the People's Filibuster has proven it's efficacy.

Lt. Governor David Dewhurst called the people's response: "Occupy Wall Street tactics".

I'm Moving to the Country to Experiment with Permaculture in Texas

I am including one of my most recent posts on our Food Forest Retreat blog  to explain one of the primary reasons why I haven't been posting so much lately:

We decided we are going to take a leap of faith and move to a lovely piece of property with friends.  We are going to begin implementing and testing a number of permaculture techniques and food forest designs.  We begin by sitting down with the owners/landlords and getting all of the details hammered out.  That hasn't happened yet; but we have great faith. So much so, that I just put my favorite fall jacket in a pile for garage sale/trade/donation and Sami is packing things in boxes as we speak.    

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What you see in the photo above is the property we are moving to.  It covers 6.1 acres and has 2 seasonal streams on it!  We have been struggling with selecting property for permaculture in Austin and we now have a great playground/school. With no neighbors to speak of, I can pursue my lifelong goal of being naked in the garden. We're so excited we can barely sleep. Ok.  She can barely sleep and I'm creating graphics to illustrate how excited and unable to sleep I am.  

We are working through a short list of self-nominators to take over our cozy duplex by Barton Springs. We're going to miss it very much; it's a wonderful location to connect with amazing people and their diverse communities.  

As our focus turns to moving, we may not post much for a few a few days.

Free Movies in Austin This Summer

I love Austin!  Don't miss the free movies on the lawn of the Long Center this month!

Daytime Photos of Flowstorm 2013

Just returned from the Flowstorm 2013 Festival held just outside Austin in Cedar Creek, TX.

There were seminars on flow arts (staff, poi, hula-hoop, juggling, etc.), ecology, mycology, dance, acro yoga, alternative healing, fire walking, philosophy, permaculture and the like.  It was an amazing and eclectic group and a powerful and inspiring experience.  I met old and new friends and hope participate again.

Click on any image below to enlarge.

I know it's a lot of photos, but it was a big experience.