Finding Balance
TAMING YOUR INNER TYRANT by Patty de Llosa
GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED
Balance is not a fixed position we need to find so we can then stay there. On the contrary, unlike our four—footed companions, it is a never—ending challenge for two—footed creatures like us. So to find balance we must begin again to seek it at every new moment. Whether walking or standing or even sitting, that means a constantly changing readjustment. You could even say that finding balance is like finding harmony. It’s a result of being well tuned. But like any instrument, we have to tune ourselves every little while as we play through the adventures of living.
Harmonious balancing, that’s what we seek: a way to meet the world and ourselves as we go through the joys and trials of each day. So when I’m feeling blue or out of sorts, it helps to reassure myself that neither harmony nor balance is anything but a temporary place. The best thing to do is ask, what’s missing right now?
Maybe my mind is wandering all the way to China, far from my body’s activity. I may complain about the body’s limitations—it can only do only one thing at a time. But that’s really a blessing, not a curse. It brings me back to reality, to the move I’m making and the place I’m standing Here and Now.
Or perhaps I’m off—kilter because my emotions are on a rampage, as they react to what’s just happened, what someone just said or did or didn’t say or do. I may be looking for a way to project my feelings on someone or something else.
How about taming the adrenalin and harnessing the mind to focus on NOW? That’s an invitation to live in the present moment, neither occupied in reorganizing yesterday’s mistakes nor in solving tomorrow’s demands. Today asks for all my attention. And, ahh, it feels so good to be here.
Oops, yes, it only lasts a mini-second before more balancing, more harmonizing of the instrument I am is required in order to be present to my life. How come it doesn’t last? I’ve made a very subtle effort to get there, then I sit down inside myself, full of satisfaction that I’ve achieved something. And of course at the moment I pat myself on the back about coming into harmony—-voila! It’s all gone. And the dance to find balance begins again.
TAMING YOUR INNER TYRANT can be purchased online at Amazon.com
Patty de Llosa is a Contributing Editor of Parabola Magazine and author of “The Practice of Presence: Five Paths for Daily Life” Morninglight Press 2006. She has led group classes, daylong workshops and week-long intensives in the Gurdjieff work, T’ai Chi and Taoist meditation and teaches the Alexander Technique both privately and in group classes. Among her recent public venues are Northern Pines Health Resort; the Peruvian Aikido Association; the Lake Conference Center, New York; Columbia University Graduate Theater Program and the Society for Experimental Studies, Toronto.
Her recently published articles appear in the Fall 2004 Parabola (“Befriending the Body”), the Winter 2004 issue of the Taijiquan Journal (“Are You a Leader or a Follower?”) and the Spring 2006 Parabola (”Embracing the Irrational”), Winter 2009 (Healing from the Dark Emotions), Summer 2011 (The Neurobiology of WE).
Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc & Patty de Llosa are going to Bless ONE Leslie Loves Veggies Reader with a copy of TAMING YOUR INNER TYRANT by Patty de Llosa {$14.95 Value} Thank you so much!
HERE’S HOW TO WIN…
1. YOU MUST DO THIS FIRST or all other entries will be DELETED! Please visit Taming Your Inner Tyrant look around then tell me something you learned about this book or the author! (1 entry)
BONUS ENTRIES
2. Subscribe to Leslie Loves Veggies by Email and Confirm that Subscription (2 separate entries)
3. Subscribe to Leslie Loves Veggies in a Reader (1 entry)
4. Follow Leslie Loves Veggies with Google Friend Connect (1 entry)
5. Like Leslie Loves Veggies on Facebook (1 entry)
6. Follow ME on Twitter (1 entry)
7. Leave a Tweet and the direct link to that tweet (1 entry) You can do this Daily
8. FOR 5 EXTRA ENTRIES – Blog about this giveaway, with a link to my blog and come back and leave the link to your blog post. Post FIVE separate comments that you’ve blogged about this.
9. Add my button to your sidebar (if it’s already there, let me know that! Leave link to your blog.) (2 separate entries)
10. Add Leslie Loves Veggies to your blogroll (using my URL), with a link back to me! (1 entry)
Easy Peasy Right! For full list of rules please click HERE. Giveaway will end on Sunday 9/4. Giveaway open to U.S. entries only. Winners are contacted by email and posted HERE when confirmed. Winners have 48 hours to confirm before a new Winner is chosen. Many thanks to Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc & Patty de Llosa for this Review and Giveaway Opportunity!
Good luck!!!
No Purchase Necessary. Void where prohibited by law. Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc & Patty de Llosa provided a product or sample for this Giveaway.
I learned that your “inner tyrant” can give you physical and psychic pain.
sswpss at yahoo dot com
I “like” u on FB, my FB name is Vicki Sh
sswpss at yahoo dot com
gfc follower as “sswpss”
sswpss at yahoo dot com
1. email subscriber – sswpss at yahoo dot com
2. email subscriber – sswpss at yahoo dot com
I learned that when she returned to Lima, she founded and ran the first foreign chapter of the United Nations’ pre-school, International Playgroup, for eight years.
I subscribe via email #1
I subscribe via email #2
Served as president of The Green Cross
Email sub #1
email sub #2
I learned that Taming Your Inner Tyrant describes my experiences with psychiatrist C. G. Jung’s “active imagination” exercise
I learned I had no idea such an idea about an inner tyrant existed.
the book has good reviews!
already a subscriber of Leslie Loves Veggies by Email as nina_morfe(at)yahoo(dot)com #1
already a subscriber of Leslie Loves Veggies by Email as nina_morfe(at)yahoo(dot)com #2
Follower of Leslie Loves Veggies with Google Friend Connect as Nina Morfe
Liked Leslie Loves Veggies on Facebook as Nina Morfe
Follower on Twitter as @nina_morfe
http://twitter.com/#!/nina_morfe/status/104796038019297280
Each chapter ends with experiments the reader can try.
I learned that Active Imagination is an attempt to bridge communication between our conscious self and the unconscious world within.
Subscribed by email #1
Subscribed by email #2
I follow through GFC as sandyandcosmo.
I learned that your “inner tyrant” can give you physical and psychic pain.
GFC Follower
Karen Gonyea
ktgonyea at gmail.com
E-Mail Subscriber
LIKE on Facebook
learned that the author, Patty de Llosa married a Peruvian in Lima, and they had 3 children.
following @LeslieVeg on facebook (i’m mariagabriel6)
I learned that Patty de Llosa has also been a reporter for Time Magazine and managing editor of American Fabrics & Fashions magazine. I think it’s pretty neat that she is a contributing editor of Parabola magazine! I used to read this some years back…it’s a great magazine!
christinaalmond at gmail dot com
I am an email subscriber. Entry #1
christinaalmond at gmail dot com
I am an email subscriber. Entry #2
christinaalmond at gmail dot com
I subscribe to Leslie Loves Veggies via Google Reader.
christinaalmond at gmail dot com
I follow Leslie Loves Veggies with GFC.
christinaalmond at gmail dot com
I like Leslie Loves Veggies on Facebook. (Christina Almond)
christinaalmond at gmail dot com
I follow you on Twitter. @calmond
christinaalmond at gmail dot com
Tweeted giveaway:
http://twitter.com/#!/calmond/status/106019067864956928
christinaalmond at gmail dot com
Tweeted today:
http://twitter.com/#!/calmond/status/106550196418260993
christinaalmond at gmail dot com
Tweeted today:
http://twitter.com/#!/calmond/status/107281069925081088
christinaalmond at gmail dot com
Tweeted today:
http://twitter.com/#!/calmond/status/107373967467233280
christinaalmond at gmail dot com
hNGpKa beskbyefqbbq, [url=http://vfmoatiloouc.com/]vfmoatiloouc[/url], [link=http://xzwpgnlsymjp.com/]xzwpgnlsymjp[/link], http://ygixelmqnfjx.com/
Tweeted today:
http://twitter.com/#!/calmond/status/107965148479758336
christinaalmond at gmail dot com
Tweeted today:
http://twitter.com/#!/calmond/status/108289898422874112
christinaalmond at gmail dot com
Tweeted today:
http://twitter.com/#!/calmond/status/108398556305571841
christinaalmond at gmail dot com
Tweeted today:
http://twitter.com/#!/calmond/status/108812875207950336
christinaalmond at gmail dot com
Tweeted today:
http://twitter.com/#!/calmond/status/109309063334076416
christinaalmond at gmail dot com
Tweeted today:
http://twitter.com/#!/calmond/status/109509613237440513
christinaalmond at gmail dot com
This book guides us to be better friends with ourselves and not place too much belief in that inner voice that is always critical of our thoughts and actions. wgbc1446[at]yahoo[dot]com
Patty de Llosa is a Contributing Editor of Parabola Magazine and author of “The Practice of Presence: Five Paths for Daily Life” Morninglight Press 2006
like you on facebook
Tweeted today:
http://twitter.com/#!/calmond/status/109857325220757504
christinaalmond at gmail dot com
I had learned that when she returned to Lima, she founded and ran the first foreign chapter of the United Nations’ pre-school.
Wow Patty you are the woman of the world. You have practically done it all , from T’ai Chi to Fortune Magazine. Where in the world did you find the time to do all that you have accomplished. I am very inspired by your story and I am going to make some changes. Even if I dont win the book I am heading out to buy it!!!
learned Patty de Llosa was a reporter for Time Magazine and managing editor of American Fabrics & Fashions magazine
Ms. de Llosa worked as a reporter for Time Magazine for six years.
I learned this is a very interesting book. A book towards healing yourself by using active imagination between the conscious and unconscious. It sounds like it is a great book to read. Rita Spratlen
e-mail subscriber rj_angel_house@yahoo.com #1
e-mail subscriber rj_angel_house@yahoo.com 32
RSS reader follower Rita Spratlen
GFC follower Rita Spratlen
I like you on facebook. Rita Spratlen
I follow you on twitter. rjs7777 Rita Spratlen
I tweeted about this giveaway at http://twitter.com/#!/rjs7777/status/110193760801001472
Rita Spratlen
I blogged about this giveaway at http://rj7777.blogspot.com/2011/09/taming-your-inner-tyrant-by-patty-de.html #1 Rita Spratlen
I blogged about this giveaway at http://rj7777.blogspot.com/2011/09/taming-your-inner-tyrant-by-patty-de.html #2 Rita Spratlen
I blogged about this giveaway at http://rj7777.blogspot.com/2011/09/taming-your-inner-tyrant-by-patty-de.html #3 Rita Spratlen
I blogged about this giveaway at http://rj7777.blogspot.com/2011/09/taming-your-inner-tyrant-by-patty-de.html #4 Rita Spratlen
I blogged about this giveaway at http://rj7777.blogspot.com/2011/09/taming-your-inner-tyrant-by-patty-de.html #5 Rita Spratlen
I have your button at http://rj7777.blogspot.com/ #1
Rita Spratlen
I have your button at http://rj7777.blogspot.com/ #2
Tweeted today:
http://twitter.com/#!/calmond/status/110221314765234176
christinaalmond at gmail dot com
Each of the book’s chapters ends with experiments the reader can make, to learn more about his or her personal inner tyrants.
I follow Leslie Loves Veggies with Google Friend Connect.
I like Leslie Loves Veggies on Facebook.