6 • June 2014 • UPBEAT TIMES
Body & Mind Voices inside my head
carpet. Before lulling me and my passenger to safely, and after several spells of divine guidance that directed the ve- hicle to a halt at the very bot- tom of this long, curvy, forever downward decline, the car door opened, lurched from the seat, kneeing on the shoulder of the macadam road, I been greeted with an experience of direct learning and gave thanks.
SEBASTOPOL, CA. ~ Some twenty years ago, while cruis- ing along Calistoga Road, atop of the hill before coming in full view of the Santa Rosa plains, my brakes on an older Toyota Corolla, gave way. The usual go too’s went flying out the window as my brake peddle flapped to the front floor board. Shecarr, the faint painted yel- low station wagon, that I was driving, transformed becom- ing a multi-dimensional magic
Body-full wisdom Huh, how did this occur, was not my first response. My ini- tial reaction was discovered by my body.
Freely untangling
the distress, my to-go earth suit dissolved the impasse by shaking rattling and rolling. Yes, it all unraveled. Within seconds, the ride unconscious- ly unwound, allowing me to consciously absorb what had transpired.
And along with
these latent teachings my body offered, came an intuitive sug-
by Vicchi Oleski •
Vicchi@VicchiOleski.com gestion given to me by my Pop.
Affluent mind While being in the moment, with no room in my psyche for questioning…, pondering the pressing situation…, mulling over which right action might be best, surfaced and hastily left me hearing a loud clear silent commanding, and famil- iar voice inside my head that said…. ‘Pop it in second’.
Genius within
Upon hearing the instruction, my right hand and gear shift became one. Gently and con- fidently, synchronizing with 4 cylinder engine rhythms, I popped it in second.
Our body-full wisdom and minds of affluent knowing are tuned and sound instruments. The off keys are possibly the brakes and loose bearings. Ob- vious connection of the two,
mind & body is a sacred obscu- rity and willing able partners that’s loyalty is wholeness. There is resemblance, a verifi- able communication mirroring other, saving the day.
About Vicchi:
Vicchi Oleski is a Sonoma County resident, entrepreneur & director of a healing arts center in Sebastopol, Califor- nia called SoCoHA, Sonoma County Healing Academy. She has been a creative business collaborator for 32 years. The Upbeat Times has known Vicchi for over 20 years and welcomes her open minded
perspective regarding keeping our bodies & minds healthier from with-in & out starting by utilizing bodywork, psychology & yoga based methodologies.
Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play
with your hair. Kahlil Gibran
JOKES & Humor # 3
Two men were waiting for a bus. Between them lay a dog. One said to the other, ‘Does your dog bite?’
The other replied, ‘No my dog doesn’t bite’. So he petted the dog and the dog almost bit off his hand. He said, ‘I thought you said your dog doesn’t bite?’
‘Yes, I know I did, but that ain’t my dog!’.
Weird Facts & Fun Trivia - 3
In 2009, 76 million Americans said they took part in a barbecue the previous year.
Paleolithic Residents of Central Europe Knew How to Throw a Barbecue: In 2009, archaeological excavations at a 31,000 year old site in the Czech Republic discovered a cooking pit with the remains of 2 Mammoths along with other animal remains.
Lexington, North Carolina, is known as the Barbecue Capital of the World, and October was officially declared ‘Barbecue Month’ with a month long Annual Barbecue Festival. The Festival has a Parade of Pigs on bicycles (also called the Tour de Pig)! The Lexington Barbecue Festival was designated as the Official Food Festival of the Piedmont Triad Region in 2007.
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