life affirming life

We celebrate our two Taurian bookends in April - the eldest and youngest family members of our clan. The traditional way we pamper and show our love is with food.

siblings & cousins gathered together

Home cooked or finely catered - intimate family meal or wild grand fiesta - it's best declared with comfort food and a festive feel.

Since our father turned 80 it's become a tradition for the whole family to gather at home and spend the whole month celebrating these bonus years together.

as the day ends, we gather together to celebrate

For adults and kids alike we all hang out - mostly around the table or sala, chattering away about any and every thing.

We come and go, see friends, meet strangers, eat out, dine in, fling open doors and invite them all to gather with us in celebration of life - up, down, all around.

sunset skies ablaze

Now that the home compound is full house - we cross over through each other's homes. Sharing time, company, food, and conversation.

It is a rowdy and joyous gathering, packed with activities and overlapping timelines. Planning, chatting, or quietly sitting around - it does not matter.

new dawn panganod (cumulonimbus) clouds

We enjoy hanging out together - spilling over into normally empty rooms and areas. Making space.

Reverting back to a simpler time. Making the time to spend together. No schedule, no agenda.

Rest seems like a nice contrast to stress but enthusiasm always reigns over all else.

hang out time - the best of life

sainted being

Mid-April as we swelter in the cloying clammy heat of our island paradise we are reminded of these wisdom teachings from beloved sainted being Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj. 

Mindfulness and compassion build community and nurturing space. A supportive mindfulness practice and the cultivation of deep compassion is a healthy environment that encourages growth and expansion.

Love freely offered nurtures kindness and builds a more caring world. Be well and stay healthy.

poetry | prayer | mantra

Poetry is the perfect companion to any meditation practice. It has a unique and innate ability to slow down time and connect us to the fabric of life. 

Looking to add a new dimension to a meditation or reflection practice? You might consider incorporating a poem, prayer or mantra in your next session. 

a personal prayer at bhaktiCD.org

Traditionally, a mantra is a “word, sound, or phrase repeated to aid in your concentration while meditating.” 

Mantra repetition is practiced for a state of peace and calm - to relax and ground action and intention. This elimination or absence of the negative can dramatically encourage overall wellbeing. 

a personal mantra at bhaktiCD.org

A mantra can inspire, motivate, center, and focus - an approach tolife from a more level-headed perspective. A mantra is a private practice to apply any way you want - the possibilities are endless. 

Live purposefully - health, healing, happiness, self-love, balance in a specific area of your life, writing inspiration - an unfoldment that goes on and on. 

a personal poem at bhaktiCD.org

Easter Salubong 2023

The Easter Salubong is the traditional Easter devotion that heralds the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Celebrated at the crack of dawn, it commemorates the glorious encounter between the Risen Christ and his mother, Mary on Easter Sunday. 

Scripture may be hazy about the first thing Jesus did upon his resurrection but for devoted Filipinos they are convinced he went to see his mother - as any good son would.

Salubong or Encuentro, Easter Sunday 2023

This popular Easter festivity marks the end of the Easter triduum celebrations in most Filipino Catholic parishes. 

expanding explorations

For We’Moon 2025, we draw inspiration from Mama Moon, nearly full in her waxing gibbous phase. Oh, what journeys she has made on her trek from new-moon-dark to this ripening glow, on the cusp of completion. But not quite! She has work to do yet—as do we—before the glory of fullness.

This is a time of anticipation, of evaluation and revelation.

moon over our slice of paradise

There is not much space in that thin slice of shadow for secrets or unexpressed sentiments. No. We must come out with it, now, surrender to the light here at the home stretch. As she gathers up her radiance, we too gather up our confidence to persevere, align our compasses and synchronize our watches with allies and companions in this life.

Let’s make sure our goals are attuned to the urgent imperatives of this fragile planet. There’s barely time to course correct, refine intentions, at this critical, burgeoning moment. Light will crown soon; there is no turning back. Can you feel the quickening? The bursting at the seams? The exhilaration of acceleration?

This gain in momentum is a push that the universe offers us to get ‘er done: attend to those life-changing projects, and tie up lingering loose ends. We are almost there! Are you ready?

Show us what lies ahead, on the Growing Edge!