words[w|r]ing out as stance is stretched to spider-crouching, spirit-[sk]etched in steam-strain hiss. mark this, and make no mistake: the new breed of breath brings the law of the snake. it’s backed by the blade, the spearheaded spade, the rake, the knuckled knotted knockout stake in all the prey these hands can make of our cat-herder’s [...]
the sprung sprout’s first colors are fine, tiny greens—they mean the plant’s begun to match a drink of sun to soil’s food. but when the tips take on a tint, then we can see its accent, its signature, its masquerade and, under that, its mood—in short, its personality; what’s enfolded and emerging heralds inne[arbo]reality. a [...]
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
in the spring, when green appears, the world outside sees life returning. but for those tender shoots their rise is new, first answer to an inner yearning. warmed by sun, washed in rain, from their groundbed they reach up and out; they breach; they breathe. this springing-forth’s the spirit of the sprout, and we who [...]
Friday, November 19, 2010
Among the many tales of the Boabom Arts, there is one in particular that calls my attention. It is told that there was a remote retreat in the mountains, inhabited by a group of elders who had achieved some fame for their strange meditation techniques. The retreat was called “The Shelter” and the technique that [...]
in the firstage we gathered the ground of the art, those firsteps a sounding-the-depths of its heart. in the second, westablished a structure and spoke, furrowing further with curvecoursing yoke, expanding our thinking and bringing our thought to a place where an is could compete with an ought. in this third stride we gave pride [...]
Thursday, September 23, 2010
The Way of the Wild Cat (From the new book: “Boabom Meditations: 38 Stories and Fables” – Chapter 3) There once was a wild cat who was friends with a house cat, and every once in a while they’d go hunting together. On a particular day they found themselves quite hungry, so they chased a plump, [...]
Thursday, September 23, 2010
A thousands thanks to Asanaro and his wonderful teachers for bringing the Secret Arts of Seamm Jasani and Boabom to Norway. It has been a pleasure to be guided personally by Asanaro during his stay in Norway. He is a living example of the ancient Arts. During the years I have tried yoga, tai ji [...]
Once upon a time there was a road, wide and flat, with a man walking along it. Now this man was drunk, so drunk that he staggered along, zigzagging from one side of the road to the other. Because of this his progress was slow, and he complained with every step. All of a sudden [...]
The Boabom Vortex: a real experience
“…It happened at around 21:00 just after I’ve finished the 3rd form of the Boabom Level 1 practice i did. I was standing at the base position in the osseous field [*standup position technique] after SHOUTING SOJAMMMMMMMM (i love to shout it…hihihi), relaxed a bit and just before the OmHas [*high breathing technique] i was [...]