Sarah-Jane
SunJay Owen
Sarah-Jane SunJay
Owen, a lovely art professor, musician, yoga teacher, and sound
healer has given teachings generously at the International Peace
Day in 9/07 and also the Universal Love Workshop in 2/08 held
at the Jizo Peace Center. She brought her large ceremonial drum
“River Song” on both occasions to include as many
as 8 beaters keeping rhythm and singing at the Peace Pole. Due
to the sacredness of the process, no photos were taken of the
drumming.
Also at both of the
above events, SunJay led chakra balancing sessions in the Jizo
Meditation Room where we all lay with our heads to the center.
SunJay played a combination of rattles, drums, and gongs that
relaxed and centered us for a nice energization and healing.
Ms. Owen helped out
with the Pine Mountain Roots and Shoots’ entry at the
Chalk Festival in Frazier Park in the fall of 2007. She outlined
the tree on the pavement and showed the children how to use
chalk to create the desired affects for bark and fruit.
SunJay’s
current schedule is listed at www.powwowlodge.com.
We look forward to
Sarah-Jane Owen sharing interesting and enlightening activities
with us again.
Michael
Attie
Michael
Attie, a long-time meditator, founder, and teacher of the Don't
Worry Zendo, presented his Squeezebox Swami Show on April 13,
2007 at the Jizo Peace Center. He has been a student of Zen, Vipassana
and Advaita Vedanta for over forty years. Mike has written several
original songs with inspirational themes to the accompaniment
of accordion.
In India, in 1973, the revered Guru Neem Karoli Baba told him
to teach Dharma in the West and gave him the name of Vivekananda.
Mike also spent time meditating at a Zen monastery on the slopes
of Mt. Fuji in Japan. After a trip to Nepal, he became the founder
of Dharma Banners, a company that designs and manufactures prayer
flags of all the worlds’ religions. He is a poet and performance
artist who has authored three books, Many Ways, Middle Way,
No Way—a Guide to Meditation, Spiritual Awakening and
Fun, This Smiling Heart—Collected Poems, and
The Love Beggars, poems 1995-2005. He continues to lead
informal, friendly, non-sectarian meditation groups twice a week
in Los Angeles and Santa Monica as well as an all day sitting
once a month at his home at 444 Flores, Los Angeles, CA. For further
information see www.dontworryzendo.com.
Mike led a privileged childhood and for a time inherited his father's
lingerie store on Hollywood Boulevard where he became known as
“The Lingerie Monk”. After learning the trade of converting
gas refrigerators to propane, he was called “The Blue Flame”
by his neighbors in a remote area of Northern California.
Beginning April 20, 2007, Mike led a four day meditation retreat
at the Jizo Peace Center. Meditation started at 5:30 am. In addition,
he led our small group on vigorous mountain hikes with an occasional
break for yoga and then potatoes at nearby village restaurants.
He also initiated an evening meditation. Mike’s two white
dogs Homer and Rufus meditated with us. The Center became most
enriched after this retreat experience.
Mike plans to return to the Jizo Peace Center to lead future meditation
retreats.
Click
here for Poster for the Show