Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

This is how I feel most of the time...

As you know...or you will now...I LOVE elephants...I have this book of photos and found this online to share ...the gratitude and warmth and love seeps into me from this photo...may you also feel this with me...

I have a big Dr. appointment tomorrow and when I walk in with this contentment and peace...all is good...all is just part of the flow of life.

Please join me ongoing for yoga classes in the evening and Blend classes in the morning...schedule shows on side panel.

I'm also subbing Qigong tomorrow...Wednesday at 12:30 ...one hour at The Soul of Yoga...see you there!

Thursday, December 23, 2010

GOOD NEWS TO SHARE

I just got a call from my chemo nurse and although the ca-125 really needs to be below 10...the reading that we left off of before the 2 bowel obstructions was 2400...down from 8500....then it jumped back up to 7000 and the most recent as of a few days ago is 3900....not great but coming down not going up again....I'll take it!

And ...the MRI shows the Cancer diminishing in some areas...so overall an improvement!!!! I will also take it!!!

I don't know if I will change to a new chemo regimen ...will find out next Wednesday....for now....WHEW...

I was prepared to hear what ever I needed to hear...I'm so grateful for the good news...

Have a wonderful day!

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Waiting

Had the MRI yesterday and the blood work today...it doesn't matter...I'm stepping into this light...a light that I never knew before...maybe it's the eclipse...maybe it's just accepting...no matter what...I'm happy and ready to embrace each moment as it comes...maybe it's really beautiful on the other side....maybe it's better...or maybe it doesn't matter either way..it just is ....love you all

Monday, December 20, 2010

stay live with the eclipse

http://www.nasa.gov/

click this link to stay live with the eclipse...Love to all

lunar eclipse and winter solstice

For the first time since 1554, the Winter Solstice — the shortest day of the year — coincides with a full lunar eclipse, an eclipse that will be seen for hours in Pensacola if the skies are clear.
For those who find spiritual meaning in celestial events, the eclipse is not to be missed, even if it does occur from roughly 1 to 4 a.m.
"I do believe it's something to pay attention to," said Toni Talley of Pensacola, known throughout metaphysical communities as Ms. Toni, psychic and medium. "The Native Americans and other religions believe these types of occurrences really have significance. It's like an extra blessing."

This eclipse will be the second on two eclipses in 2010.  The first was a partial lunar eclipse that took place on June 26, 2010.
Some believe that this event holds special significance, such as one ancient culture who saw the winter solstice as a time of renewal.

The winter solstice played an important role in the Greco-Roman rituals.

"It's seen as a time of rebirth or renewal because, astrologically, it's a time where the light comes back," Shane Hawkins, a professor of Greek and Roman studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, told the Montreal Gazette.

"If (the eclipse) happened on the 21st, they might well have been drunk," he said.
However, skeptics say that it is just an event with not significance.

"It's quite rare, but there's no profound significance. It's luck of the draw; you got dealt four aces," said Robert Dick, an astronomy instructor at Carleton.

The eclipse will be completely visible for North and South America just after midnight Eastern Time on Tuesday, lasting until about 5:30 a.m. for North and South America.

Europe will be able to catch a glimpse of the beginning of the lunar eclipse, but Japan will be catching the ending.

This lunar eclipse is part of the Saros cycle, which is an eclipse cycle with a period of 18 years and a little over 11 days.  This cycle is useful for predicting the times of when nearly identical eclipses will occur.

coming out of the chemo fog

Dear Friends,

I got hit harder from this last chemo...started early on Friday and lasted... well actually...still feel a little nauseated....yet much better...the sofa and several movies became my friend over the weekend...I'm also scheduled for an MRI today at 1pm and will know more about the rising numbers in a few days...more blood work coming as well...just rolling with and over the bumps that come my way...wishing you all a lovely week as we move into the change of seasons...such a special time with the eclipse and mercury in retrograde...lots of powerful energy to work with....will keep you posted...in the meantime....

come and join me for the many options that I can offer you ....

  • Reiki sessions
  • Private yoga classes
  • Group classes...see side panel for schedule
  • Private Pilates sessions or share with a friend
Call me for info and scheduling...especially this week and next....a long break from treatment!
760-707-7610

Namaste,
Summer

Thursday, December 16, 2010

not sure why my blog sent out old blog entry...

Dear Blog Friends,

For some strange reason...my blog sent out an old blog...not sure why ...just check the date in the future...just in case it happens again...Love to all...Have a great day!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

late notice for subbing

I'm subbing for Jolie at Soul of Yoga tonight wed Dec 15th at 5:30...join me if you can...and of course...My regular class same time on thursday evenings...Love to everyone...

Monday, December 13, 2010

recovered from friday

This round of chemo...cycle 5 ...#2 took a different pathway with regards to sickness...started off mild and slowly progressed to more and more sick..even through Sunday....blood levels are low...but I'm not....I'm happy and ready to have a great week!!!

Thanks for all the LOVE....take care....Summer

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

I'm processing some news I didn't want to hear...

As most of you know...I returned from the hospital...a quicker turn around this time...feeling great...ok...almost great...and...then a check up with Dr. Bahador....ca-125 time...not great news...

Originally...the ca-125 was 8500...dropped to 5700....dropped to 2400 and due to the 2 bowel obstructions that I've had...it wasn't taken due to the probability of a  false read from the inflammation...just had it done anyway....7000...

NOT GOOD....NOT GOOD AT ALL

I'm going to continue to put myself in the highest light...surrender and not give up or give in...so much can be done to extend my life...I have some symptoms.....some swelling in my belly...could be from the bowel obstruction...could be from all of the fluids they gave me in the hospital....not sure...

PLAN
stay on this chemo regimine for 2 more times...cycle 5 ...this friday #2....next friday #3
re-take the ca-125...have an MRI done...compare it to the past CAT scans last month and see where we are...

Most likely switch to a new chemo regimen....bowel obstructions will come and go...just have to roll with it.

I feel and seem better than normal..

the next few weeks will give more information...
in the meantime...blood counts are very low...please don't come near me if you have symptoms...classes...sessions.....shoppping...anything....please use extra caution for me...

If there were a time to use your form of love...prayer....meditation...please go there now...I need it!

Love you,
Summer

back home

I was released late afternoon yesterday and spent a cautious yet...grateful to be home night...the bowel obstruction is still at a vulnerable transition and yet...I'm taking one step at a time managing . I feel great...I'll be teaching all of my classes and clients that are scheduled from today on. Of course, taking the moments as they come, also means accepting what comes...including hospital visits in crazy ass pain...or crazy belly pain...not fun...yet ...still happens. It makes the time out of the hospital so much more appreciative.

I saw incredible sadness at the hospital...older people dying...older people living as if they were dying...crying out continuously for someone to love them...dementia??? Old age??? Come on people...we can do better....what if as a community...it was all of our responsibility to help each other die with dignity...with love and care...without finances being an issue....all I heard while I was there was the discussion of family members sharing with hospital staff and hospice..."we can't afford his/her care" " we don't know what to do". What if our tax dollars paid into a fund where none of this would be a worry...we all die well...loved and cared for??? What if??????

Even for me...I don't know where I would be if the community hadn't stepped in to help me out...as a community...it helps and means so much when we really open our hearts to care for others...Thank you again and again for the chance to feel what that really means...it has been amazing for me...it just makes you want to give to others just as much or more!

Sending love to all who love and have loved Elizabeth Edwards...I sat in my hospital bed and sobbed for her passing...maybe it was because it made mortality for me too real...maybe because I received courage and love from her...maybe because she represents so many who have to die from cancer...I don't know exactly what my tears were about...maybe it was just her time....what does that really mean? All I know is I'm sad to feel her go...even though...as she says..." all our days are numbered" May I be as courageous and brave and heart-felt as she. Here's to you ...with love and honor...Elizabeth Roberts.


I have chemo again this friday...cycle 5 #2.

 Today...I also have a big check up with the infamous Dr. Bahador...still the sweetest man on Earth...with Ca-125 results...they still may not be accurate due to the bowel obstruction...still checking in on the counts to see.

My spirits are good...my energy is great...my heart is full and ready to share!

Love to all,
Summer

Monday, December 6, 2010

back in the hospital...

sorry to say that I'm back in the hospital...it has been determined that I have a chronic bowel obstruction and that it can become acute now and then...well it happened again...I had chemo on friday and late afternoon saturday I felt the symptoms coming on ...we got to the hosptal at 1:30 on Sunday morning...waiting for the bowel obstruction to calm down...should be home soon...at scripps memoral in la Jolla...

love to all

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Elephant Shower

this makes me so happy!

Waiting on blood work ...

Had my basic blood work today to see if my white count is back up...I've been in public places...( not classes) wearing a mask...it's amazing how people treat me differently...

I'll know tomorrow afternoon if I have chemo on Friday...I'll keep you posted on my schedule...I feel fantastic!!!

I just discovered this amazing creature!!! They even mate for life!!!

Griffin

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Griffin fresco in the "Throne Room", Palace of Knossos, Crete, Bronze Age
Achaemenid griffin at Persepolis.
Statue of a griffin at St Mark's Basilica in Venice.
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Greek: γρύφων, grýphōn, or γρύπων, grýpōn; Latin: gryphus) is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. As the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle was the king of the birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. Griffins are known for guarding treasure and priceless possessions.[1] Adrienne Mayor, a classical folklorist, proposes that the griffin was an ancient misconception derived from the fossilized remains of the Protoceratops found in gold mines in the Altai mountains of Scythia, in present day southeastern Kazakhstan.[2] In antiquity it was a symbol of divine power and a guardian of the divine.[3] Some have suggested that the word griffin is cognate with Cherub.[4]
Most statues have bird-like talons, although in some older illustrations griffins have a lion's forelimbs; they generally have a lion's hindquarters. Its eagle's head is conventionally given prominent ears; these are sometimes described as the lion's ears, but are often elongated (more like a horse's), and are sometimes feathered. The earliest depiction of griffins are the 15th century BC frescoes in the Throne Room of the Bronze Age Palace of Knossos, as restored by Sir Arthur Evans. It continued being a favored decorative theme in Archaic and Classical Greek art. In Central Asia the griffin appears about a thousand years after Bronze Age Crete, in the 5th-4th century BC, probably originating from the Achaemenid Persian Empire. The Achaemenids considered the griffin "a protector from evil, witchcraft and secret slander".[5] The modern generalist calls it the lion-griffin, as for example, Robin Lane Fox, in Alexander the Great, 1973:31 and notes p. 506, who remarks a lion-griffin attacking a stag in a pebble mosaic Dartmouth College expedition at Pella, perhaps as an emblem of the kingdom of Macedon or a personal one of Alexander's successor Antipater.
Infrequently, a griffin is portrayed without wings, or a wingless eagle-headed lion is identified as a griffin; in 15th-century and later heraldry such a beast may be called an alce or a keythong. In heraldry, a griffin always has forelegs like an eagle's; the beast with forelimbs like a lion's forelegs was distinguished by perhaps only one English herald of later heraldry as the opinicus.

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[edit] Medieval lore

Griffin rampant wearing the mural crown of Perugia
Griffins not only mated for life, but also, if either partner died, then the other would continue throughout the rest of its life alone, never to search for a new mate. A Hippogriff is a legendary creature, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a mare.
According to Stephen Friar, a griffin radford's claw was believed to have medicinal properties and one of its feathers could restore sight to the blind.[1] Goblets fashioned from griffin claws (actually antelope horns) and griffin eggs (actually ostrich eggs) were highly prized in medieval European courts.[6]
When it emerged as a major seafaring power in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, griffins commenced to be depicted as part of the Republic of Genoa's coat of arms, rearing at the sides of the shield bearing the Cross of St. George.
By the 12th century the appearance of the griffin was substantially fixed: "All its bodily members are like a lion's, but its wings and mask are like an eagle's."[7] It is not yet clear if its forelimbs are those of an eagle or of a lion. Although the description implies the latter, the accompanying illustration is ambiguous. It was left to the heralds to clarify that.

[edit] Heraldic significance

An heraldic griffin passant.
In heraldry, the griffin's amalgamation of lion and eagle gains in courage and boldness, and it is always drawn to powerful fierce monsters. It is used to denote strength and military courage and leadership. Griffins are portrayed with a lion's body, an eagle's head, long ears, and an eagle's claws, to indicate that one must combine intelligence and strength.[8]
In British heraldry, a male griffin is shown with wings, its body covered in tufts of formidable spikes. The male griffin is more usually shown, as in the Bevan family crest.[9] Also they can be seen as sacred animals to the greek god Apollo[citation needed]

[edit] In architecture

Heraldic guardian griffin at Kasteel de Haar, Netherlands
In architectural decoration the griffin is usually represented as a four-footed beast with wings and the head of an eagle with horns, or with the head and beak of an eagle.[citation needed]
Gryphon statues mark the entrance to the City of London.

[edit] In literature

For fictional characters named Griffin, see Griffin (surname)
Flavius Philostratus mentioned them in The Life of Apollonius of Tyana:
As to the gold which the griffins dig up, there are rocks which are spotted with drops of gold as with sparks, which this creature can quarry because of the strength of its beak. “For these animals do exist in India” he said, “and are held in veneration as being sacred to the Sun ; and the Indian artists, when they represent the Sun, yoke four of them abreast to draw the images ; and in size and strength they resemble lions, but having this advantage over them that they have wings, they will attack them, and they get the better of elephants and of dragons. But they have no great power of flying, not more than have birds of short flight; for they are not winged as is proper with birds, but the palms of their feet are webbed with red membranes, such that they are able to revolve them, and make a flight and fight in the air; and the tiger alone is beyond their powers of attack, because in swiftness it rivals the winds.[10]
And the griffins of the Indians and the ants of the Ethiopians, though they are dissimilar in form, yet, from what we hear, play similar parts; for in each country they are, according to the tales of poets, the guardians of gold, and devoted to the gold reefs of the two countries.[11]
Griffins are used widely in Persian poetry; Rumi is one such poet who writes in reference to griffins.[12]
In Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, Beatrice meets Dante in Earthly Paradise after his journey through Hell and Purgatory with Virgil have concluded. Beatrice takes off into the Heavens to begin Dante's journey through paradise on a flying Griffin that moves as fast as lightning. Sir John Mandeville wrote about them in his 14th century book of travels:
In that country be many griffins, more plenty than in any other country. Some men say that they have the body upward as an eagle and beneath as a lion; and truly they say sooth, that they be of that shape. But one griffin hath the body more great and is more strong than eight lions, of such lions as be on this half, and more great and stronger than an hundred eagles such as we have amongst us. For one griffin there will bear, flying to his nest, a great horse, if he may find him at the point, or two oxen yoked together as they go at the plough. For he hath his talons so long and so large and great upon his feet, as though they were horns of great oxen or of bugles or of kine, so that men make cups of them to drink of. And of their ribs and of the pens of their wings, men make bows, full strong, to shoot with arrows and quarrels.[13]
Griffin misericord, Ripon Cathedral, alleged inspiration for The Gryphon in Lewis Carroll’s Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
John Milton, in Paradise Lost II, refers to the legend of the griffin in describing Satan:
As when a Gryfon through the Wilderness
With winged course ore Hill or moarie Dale,
Pursues the ARIMASPIAN, who by stelth
Had from his wakeful custody purloind
The guarded Gold [...]

[edit] Modern uses

A modernist, Egyptianized guardian griffin by Edmond Amateis (1936), Washington, D.C.
Flag of the Utti Jaeger Regiment of the Finnish Army
Coat of Arms of Kashubia
The griffin is the symbol of the Philadelphia Museum of Art; bronze castings of them perch on each corner of the museum's roof, protecting its collection.[14][15] Similarly, prior to the mid-1990s a griffin formed part of the logo of Midland Bank (now HSBC). The griffin has appeared in over 500 film in the U.S. alone.
The griffin is the logo of Vauxhall Motors, and of Scania and its former group partners SAAB-Aircraft and Saab Automobile. The latest fighter produced by the SAAB-Aircraft company bears the name of "Gripen" (Griffin), but as a result of public competition. General Atomics has used the term "Griffin Eye" for its intelligence surveillance platform based on a Hawker Beechcraft King Air 35ER civilian aircraft [16]
Pakistan Air Force has her No. 9 squadron named as Griffins. The squadron was formed in 1943 and is currently equipped with F-16 fighter aircrafts.

[edit] School emblems and mascots

The Gryphon is the official mascot of the University of Guelph (Guelph, Ontario, Canada). The Guelph Gryphons are the athletic teams that represent the University, and are members of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport.
In 1933, Canisius College in Buffalo, New York selected the griffin as the mascot for its athletic teams and newspaper, in part in reference to the Jesuit-educated La Salle's ship which had sailed nearby 244 years earlier. In announcing the naming of the mascot, the college's president, the Very Rev. Rudolph J. Eichhorn,S.J., said:
In adopting the name Griffin for our newspaper and athletic teams, we feel we are using a synonym for Canisian. He should display at all times loyalty and courage in the face of any odds; he should be superior, in the good sense, to the commonplace; and like the griffins who kept watch over the material treasures of gold and precious stones, so should he guard the intellectual, spiritual and moral treasure which have been given into his keep.[17]
The official seal of Purdue University was adopted during the University's centennial in 1969. The seal, approved by the Board of Trustees, was designed by Prof. Al Gowan, formerly at Purdue. It replaced an unofficial one that had been in use for 73 years.
In medieval heraldry, a griffin symbolized strength, and Abby P. Lytle used it in her 1895 design for a Purdue seal. When Professor Gowan redesigned the seal, he retained the griffin symbol to continue identification with the older, unofficial seal. The three-part shield indicates three stated aims of the University: education, research, and service, replacing the words Science, Technology, and Agriculture on the earlier version.[18]
The griffin is the mascot of The Cambridge School of Weston, a coeducational private day and boarding school located in Weston, Massachusetts. The mascot is also the name of the school publication: "The Gryphon."
The griffin is the mascot of Greenhills School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a independent Middle and High School.
The griffin is the mascot of Rocky Mount High School located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. During the era of segregation, Rocky Mount High School was an all-white school while African Americans attended Booker T. Washington High School. In 1969, the two schools merged when segregation ended. During that time, the mascot of Rocky Mount High School was the blackbird, and the lion was the mascot of Booker T. Washington. In an attempt to create a new mascot for the newly merged school and at the same time maintaining the history of the two schools, the griffin, or "gryphon" as it is then spelled, mostly became the obvious choice.
The griffin is part of the coat of arms of Raffles Institution, the oldest school in Singapore. Combined with the strength of the double-headed eagle, it represents power, strength, supremacy, dignity and majesty for the school.[19]
The griffin is the mascot of Missouri Western State University in Saint Joseph, Missouri. It was chosen in 1918 as the mascot of Saint Joseph Junior College, the institution which later became Missouri Western State University. The griffin was selected because it was considered a guardian of riches, and education is viewed as a precious treasure. Similarly, originating from founder Simeon Reed's family coat of arms, the griffin became the unofficial mascot of Reed College, in Portland, Oregon as the "protector of "man and beasts" and as the enemy of ignorance".[20]
Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts uses four animals and colors to represent the four class years. One of these is the green griffin, representing one of the odd graduating years. It was selected as one of the four class animals in 1909.[21]
The College of William and Mary in Virginia changed its mascot to the griffin in April 2010.[22][23] The griffin was chosen because it is the combination of the British lion and the American eagle.
The griffin is the mascot of Seton Hill University located in Greensburg, PA. The university changed its mascot from "Spirits" to "Griffins" in 2002 after transitioning from a women's college to a coeducational university. Seton Hill competes as an NCAA Division II school as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC).
After many years of not having an official mascot, Sarah Lawrence College has dubbed all of its teams "The Gryphons."
At the University of Toronto intramural teams from University College are known as the UC Gryphons.[24]

[edit] In natural history

Some large species of Old World vultures are called gryphons, including the Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus). The scientific name for the Andean Condor is Vultur gryphus, Latin for "griffin-vulture".

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

looking for a raw food chef

Anyone know of a raw food chef who can work about 6 hours per day in Vista...some friends of mine are looking for someone special ...I would love to do it myself but not able at this time...since my diet has had to change so drastically away from eating and chewing raw foods...raw juices still good...I'm not the best person for the job...someone who can also prepare dehydrated goodies as well...let me know ...take care...

Sunday, November 28, 2010

no chemo last friday...

I showed up to the hospital on Friday afternoon for chemo..location changed due the holiday schedule...I was hooked up waiting for the chemo and the pharmacist called the Dr. because my blood levels were too low for chemo...white count is scary low and my red count is very low also...Dr. Bahador said it was ok to proceed even though it was low due to the protocol for the 3rd chemo in a row and it's my 4th cycle...I decided on my own to postpone it because I  wouldn't be able to work all week until the blood levels increased again...I opted to skip a week and start again next week if my blood levels improve...I have to wear a mask this week in public and it's even more important that students and friends do not come to classes or visit me with any symptoms at all as I'm at serious risk for infection...

The good news...I feel fantastic...just hiked over 2 hours with mostly hills and I did well and I feel motivated to have a great day and to enjoy that I'm not chemo sick this weekend...

Sending love to all...maybe I'll see you in classes this week! Check side panel for schedule info...

Monday, November 22, 2010

no yoga this Thursday at Soul...join me...

Please join me for yoga tonight at Yoga Vista at 6pm as an option for Thursday...will miss all of you for Thursday night class...

My friend Jolie is teaching at Yoga Swami's in Encinitas at 10:45am on Thanksgiving morning...I'm thinking about going if I feel good...anyone want to join me? We can share yoga together ...

Chemo is now back on for Friday not Wednesday...I have openings for private training on Tues and Wed...would love to share what I do with you in a wonderful warm and intimate setting...perhaps you have family in town and you would like to share in a special session or two....let me know ...760-707-7610

Warm love to all,
Summer

recovering from chemo

Chemo on Friday cycle 4 number 2...again felt nauseated right away...came home and rested and stayed on the sofa for 2 days...then Sunday morning ...woke up to water coming through  my door...my door at my house leaks water when it rains...an ongoing annoying problem since we moved in over a year ago...thank goodness for handy dandy friends who came over and helped me...taped the door with special waterproof tape and plastic...water still seeping in...the door was supposed to be fixed months ago....now ...still a problem...what happened to people doing their job...caring about their work....it turns out the builder made major errors with the french doors of this model...they won't fix it...still waiting for the landlord and construction team to do their part....

Had a bowel obstruction scare last night...horrible stomach cramps and nausea...stayed with me for several hours and went away....WHEW....feeling great this morning...preparing for work...love to all...

Friday, November 19, 2010

off to another round of chemo

Hi Friends!

I just went on a wonderful walk...listening to my teacher Pema ...getting myself ready for another day of chemo...I'm on the second round of the 4th cycle...I feel wonderful ...also getting ready for the awesome rain about to arrive this afternoon...always a time for deeper cleansing...

Classes have been better than ever...clients are coming back to a regular schedule and I've started back offering Reiki sessions...my reiki room is back with healing energy and warmth...all is well...

Love to you

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

subbing this Wed at Soul of Yoga

Please join me for a Qigong class on

Wednesday 11/17/10 at Soul of Yoga
12:30 (lunchtime)


I'm subbing for a friend of mine ...I look forward to seeing you!

Sunday, November 14, 2010

No Arms No Legs No Worries

open to life

update

“Death is not the opposite of life.  Life has no opposite.  The opposite of death is birth.  Life is eternal.”
Eckhart Tolle 

I just completed the first round of cycle 4 and I have been given a lighter chemo sickness ...thank you thank you thank you...each round is different...I had a nice long break...actually a month...allowing my blood levels to rebuild and to participate in the buddhist studies I enjoy so much!

I have 2 more chemo's this cycle and then a week off....this coming Friday and then next Wed the day before Thanksgiving...no yoga at the Soul of yoga on thanksgiving day...perfect timing for me too!!! I have a break the first week of December...always welcomed!!!

Sending love to everyone ...Please join me in my classes at Indigo Village on tues/thurs 9:15am and Yoga Vista on Monday nights at 6pm...and Thursday nights at Soul of Yoga at 5:30 pm...I'm also teaching a private Woman's class on Tuesday nights at 6:30...Palomar Airport Rd/Melrose area...if you are interested...let me know.. and of course private sessions are ongoing and a wonderful option as well....

Have a beautiful day!
Summer ...this is how I feel most of the time...crazy silly and joyful!!!!

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Thank you to James Donovan...

This letter was written to the Coast News in response to the loving support from the community regarding my health challenges...I'm touched in so many ways ...reading this letter from someone I have never met...Thank you....Thank you ...thank you...Much love

http://thecoastnews.com/view/full_story/10152872/article-COMMUNITY-COMMENTARY--Join-local-yoga-teacher%E2%80%99s-cancer-battle?instance=coast_news_special_coverage_right_column

If you would like to read this article ...copy and paste the above link...

Love to everyone

Friday, November 5, 2010

a radio interview with my husband and Ben Greenfield fitness

http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/2010/11/episode-118-how-do-navy-seals-jet-fighter-pilots-ironman-triathletes-get-that-extra-edge/

Featured Topic: James Autio
James Autio is considered to have one of the most brilliant micro-nutritional minds in the world. James has been providing a top-secret “legal” performance enhancement aid to world class athletes, soldiers, and high-level CEO’s for years. In this audio interview, James is introducing the theories and practice behind his greatest creation ever, entitled “Bionx Supermodel”.
Click here to learn more about Bionx Supermodel, and to get access to the .pdf’s and information that James discusses in our interview.

Wow...I knew he was smart but this is amazing!!!

I feel wonderful!!!!

" I feel good...I knew that I would now..."

I do feel great...such a quick turn around...I have a workshop this weekend that will provide even more tools for navigating through this sometimes curious life...Thank you Pema for steering my heart in this direction...it truly allows me the space to just be with whatever arrives...

I have one more week free from chemo and then cycle 4 begins...

Thank you to my students and my teachers at Soul of Yoga...thank you for your support and love...last night's class once again...AMAZING!!!

Also to Indigo Village for the love and support I get continuously...please google Indigo Village for current events...so much going on ...so much community support!

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

workshop using illness as a way to transform...

Although I can't attend this workshop at this time...it's a reminder of the way we can view illness...
Love to all...

Unconditional Healing:
Embracing Illness and Adversity and Discovering One’s True Self

with Jeff Rubin
Thu November 4th: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Is it possible to embrace illness and adversity and view them as a gateway to experiencing wholeness and a sense of well being? Join us as we explore how life challenges and setbacks can be a source of awakening and transformation of our hearts.
Jeff Rubin became a student of the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche in 1973, and has been a meditation instructor, dharma teacher and Shambhala Training director for over 30 years. Contracting a mysterious chronic illness, Jeff began the study and practice of teachings that view illness as a gateway to spiritual growth, wholeness, and unconditional wellbeing. He has been directing programs on Unconditional Healing since 2006.

Monday, November 1, 2010

a good day

I feel GREAT!!!

Can't really consume much yet and I'm starving...but ...I feel GREAT!!!

Sunday, October 31, 2010

on my way home...

Leaving the hospital in a few minutes...YEAH!!!

See you all soon...so HAPPY...

I may go home today...

I may be able to go home late this afternoon...although the xrays are still showing a significant partial small bowel obstruction...it's possible that this will always be the case and the only option now is to always be on a strict diet for that ...I have done some research and it's confusing because each research suggests either high fiber or low fiber...I will come up with the right plan for me and just maybe I can help prevent another episode...if I do have to be here again for the same thing I will most likely have to have bypass surgery and that's not what I want to happen...so....it's totally out of my control if it's only tumor related...even if the tumors are shrinking which it looks like they are...there are still adhesions pulling and tugging and causing constriction and twisting and so on...if my diet is aggravating it ...even with my best intentions...then I need more research to help me help myself...it's so counter intuitive to the diet I wish to have...oh well...it's about staying alive with a good quality of life...I feel fantastic...I'm soooooooooooooooooo ready to come home and resume work...I'm not tired...I have had good rest here due to the room I'm in...what a difference...each experience here is so different...

I watched 2 people die here ....one a few days ago and one last night...I walked the halls and sent love into the room and love to the person transitioning...I feel sensitive but not depressed...I feel even more fortunate that I'm alive and with that gift I have a responsibility to connect people ..including myself to the idea that we can all connect to love...connect to kindness...extend ourselves as compassionate warriors in the world...ready to do whatever it takes that is useful and helpful...I will live the best life possible no matter how long I'm given...as I look around me...it's clear to me that this choice of facing life head on with love in my heart ...it's the only way to feel uplifted...cheerful and joyful....grateful for all experiences....even when and especially when those experiences really do SUCK...hee hee....oh well....onward....not a moment to waste...I should be seeing you back in my group classes starting tomorrow...Monday night yoga at vista at 6pm and so on...check my schedule to the right and join me when you can...those of you training with me...unless something happens today to prevent me from going home today...whatever your schedule has been with me...were back on normal hours this coming week!

Love to everyone...may all beings feel that love and my wish is that we really care about that!
Summer

Saturday, October 30, 2010

still in hospital

still running tests to check my bowel obstruction...it's moving slowly with regards to not being in danger...the pain is now mild without meds so that is comforting...my blood levels as a result of the 3 full cycles of chemo are dropping ...white and red counts are extremely low and I may need a transfusion...I also may need surgery if my bowel doesn't respond soon...hopefully everything will correct on it's own and I will be home soon..if I can eat without pain...I can go home...maybe sunday afternoon if all goes well...if not...I'll know soon...I feel great...I'm walking the halls like an athlete and I have a great room with an amazing view...so all in good...just flowing with what is...much love to everyone and see you soon!

Friday, October 29, 2010

back in the hospital...

Dear Friends,

Wednesday ...a few days ago...about 1am I woke up with bowel pain that was minor cramping...I got up and went downstairs to the sofa to try to sit up more and rest by using all of my meditation tools for relaxing...I knew this was a familar place and yet...I have been able to bypass these more serious symptoms by stopping all eating...taking sips of water and not eating or drinking much for a few days...taking pain meds and anti nausea when needed...a few weeks ago this happened...progressed to more intense pain with vomiting and then after a day or so ...I was improving on my own...

This time was different...at 2am...the pain started to increase like before...I still thought I could work with it ...I told myself to just breathe and relax and I waited until the pain went to another level...at 5am I took pain meds and anti nauesa and within 30 min it became unbearable pain...the pain you feel when screaming is your only option...I went upstairs and woke up Jim and told him I was in trouble and that I better go to the hospital...I threw up on the way there and the pain got worse and worse...I got to the ER and they were great...got on daladid (sp?) and anti nausea and actually needed to have several rounds of daladid ...around noon...I was given 2 choices...get admitted for pain control until the bowel obstruction relieved itself or go home and see if my own meds would work...of course I wanted to go home and try...I got home...went to sleep and at 2pm woke up to the screaming pain again...my friend Theresa came and took me back to the ER and it took much longer to get the care that I got the first time...the triage nurse was not helpful ...actually rude and the staff were not as caring...finally I got the medicine...the pain was so bad I thought I was going to pass out just to bear it...I had to have a lot of pain meds...more tests were run and it showed a more progressed bowel obstruction...more serious than earlier thought...so after several hours in the ER ...I was admitted to the 7th floor at Scripps Memorial in La Jolla...I got to my room around 10 pm or later...more pain medicine at midnight which got me through the night...I finally felt a little better...
I have a wonderful room with wonderful care and after talking to one of my Doctors about WHY do I get these bowel obstructions and is there anything I can do to prevent them? I was told that the Cancer tumors are causing constriction on the bowel...even if the tumors are shrinking...the adhesions have caused a narrowing in one particular area and it's random as to when or if I get an obstruction...It's very frustrating but from what I understand...part of the chronic disease obstacles that one can expect from time to time...I know this to be true from my own personal experience and also from what I have seen my friends go through who had similar challenges.

I am monitored daily with tests and the bowel obstruction has only improved slightly...I have lighter pain now...very bearable without meds...

My blood just came back with my white count too low and I now have to wear a mask to be outside my room...I can't be around anyone who may be sick and I have to get a shot to raise my white count any minute now...this happened before a few years ago...I am now on Nuetropenic precautions...a sign outside my door alerting people to be extra cautious when coming into my room and to NOT come with any symptoms at all...

I feel strong and ready to come home and get back to my life...another small blip that can happen now and then...I just have to keep my spirits up when these things happen...I'm so grateful for every moment I get to stay here...even though there are so many challenges in life...sometimes it's depressing for some to even deal with what is happening in the world ...from day to day challenges...I feel all of those things as real and important but I would rather be here than to run away and check out...I really am fighting to live and I feel strong even though this is happening right now.

I still can't have any food or fluids by mouth...just IV fluids ...I have to be able to eat without pain before I can go home...I don't feel sick ...so the moment I can go home I'm ready to work and get back to it...

I don't want to waste one moment ...I have a longer break from chemo...a few weeks...probably a good thing since my blood is showing signs of  the chemo...I will be working again very soon...hopefully by Monday teaching my Monday night class...I could be going home by saturday if I can tolerate liquids today. If not ...most likely Sunday.

Love to all,
Summer

Monday, October 25, 2010

beautiful class at vista

I feel so good and feel so much love...class at yoga vista tonight was full of love and warmth and true heart-felt appreciation...thank you Sherry for creating such a special place for me to teach and share the love of yoga...so many people were there that mean so much to me as well as meeting new friends...

I also had a breast MRI today..not too worried...just something important to keep track of...ovarian cancer patients often get breast cancer and breast cancer patients often get ovarian cancer...just part of the processing of this path that I'm on...

Yoga has become more and more meaningful to me ...my experiences and appreciation for the time I'm given is more than love for me..deep deep appreciation for every moment and every experience...

I know of many who have more on their plate than I do...I'm ok...I'll be ok no matter what...I'm ok ...

Love to all,
Summer

Friday, October 22, 2010

heart warming class last night

Thank you to all of the wonderful yogi love last night at soul! A heart opening class with beautiful energy and and vunlnerable participation!

We were silly...playful...serious...tearful...intense and light...what a real and meaningful experience...thank you for your bravery !

Off to chemo this morning ...number three of the third cycle...possibly a little break...and then in a few weeks...ready for cycle 4...

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

cleansing rain

let this beautiful rain cleanse me of whatever may be holding me back from fully loving and engaging in this amazing life...I welcome each moment...each day with love and compassion for all! Thank you for being a part of my experience! Love to all,
Summer

Sunday, October 17, 2010

REcovering

Hanging in there from this last chemo...have been feeling some bowel symptoms so I'll be back on the special diet ...even stricter ...allowing the bowel to relax again...pain and vomiting yesterday...improving today...taking each moment as it comes...it's the only way...I'm doing laundry so you know I must be feeling good...that's my good sign...Laundry...organizing ...cleaning...love it...

Sunday, October 10, 2010

feeling great!!!

Today was a faster recovery day from treatment...often times on Sunday I don't feel well enough to move about until late in the afternoon...today was a much easier transition...

Sending lots of love out to everyone...come join me for classes this week...check schedule to the right of the blog entries...

Celebrating the energy of 10/10/10

Join me for training ...email or call for availability!

Thursday, October 7, 2010

another marker to celebrate!!!

My appointment with Dr. Bahahdor yesterday was another day to celebrate the continued drop in the ca-125 blood marker for Ovarian Cancer...it was 8500 to start ...dropped to 3200 after just one cycle and now is 2461 at the end of the second cycle of treatment!!! It shows that my body is responding to this chemo regimen!!! Tomorrow I begin the third cycle of treatment!!!

Much love to everyone supporting me and showing continuous love!!!

I want to send love out to my friend Tori who is also going through this treatment!!! She is also receiving the loving support that I am and her friends are also creating a fundraiser donation for her...it's incredible to witness such kindness and generosity!!!

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

important message from Ellen

Exclusively for You…

Last week I decided that I couldn’t be silent
anymore about the
 sudden flood of stories about bullying and
suicide. I shared my
thoughts, and you listened.

My video was shared over 50,000 times
 on Facebook --
 thank you! You are helping me spread
 the message that the bullying needs to end.

Now, we need to act. There are some amazing
organizations working hard to educate students,
 teachers and parents about the importance of this
 issue. I hope you will support them by donating
 today. It’s easy; you can just text the word “KIND”
to 85944 and reply “YES” to donate $5.
You can learn about who you are helping --
 it’s all on my website.

I’m not the only one who is standing up; other
celebrities have been making videos to support
 people who have been bullied.
 You can see them here.
If you’ve been affected by bullying
,please write in and tell me.

I am hopeful that we can finally make a change.

--Ellen

Happy Birthday Shea

26 years ago I gave birth to my beautiful son Shea...Happy Birthday Shea!!!
May you learn to believe in yourself the way I have always believed in you...

I LOVE YOU!!!

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

saving wildlife

'Saving wildlife and wilderness is the responsibility of all thinking people. Greed and personal gain must not be permitted to decimate, despoil and destroy the earth's irreplaceable treasure for its existence is essential to the human spirit and the well-being of the earth as a whole. All life has just one home - the earth - and we as the dominant species must take care of it.'   
Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick


This is a link for information to adopt elehants and more!!!

Amazing...thank you Laura for sharing this with me!!!

I sold my water unit!!!

Thank you Steve from Herbs and More in Encinitas for helping me sell my water unit!!! I appreciate it so much!!!

Have a beautiful day everyone!!!

Monday, October 4, 2010

letter to Coast News editor from a person who read the story and sent me a letter

I wanted to add the following as a prelude to the letter just submitted but accidently hit the Send button prematurely. I wanted to acknowledge that the word count is not quite the 500 words that you may or may not choose to enforce for this particular cause, because of the unquestionable merits of giving the plight of Summer Autio the maximum exposure to your readers, which will increase the bottom-line goal of contributions before it is too late. Personally, I can't remember a cause that touched me more than this one does. I could easily pad my letter to get it up to 500 words but the standards I have to work to after more than 50 years of living to them professionally will not allow that. The reason I would like to see my letter run as Community Commentary should be obvious: the far greater visibilility of Community Commentaries compared to just a letter from the editor. But that, of course, is entirely up to you. I (and I know Summer) appreciate what you did in running the story that you did a couple of weeks ago. In a very real sense, that and therefore you, could very well deserve the initiating credit for saving her life!

Your heart-tugging story about the plight of Summer Autio, "Local yoga teacher gets support in cancer battle" (date), was a notable service not only to the lady but, projecting my own perceptions, to all of your readers.

I read the story not knowing the lady or anything about her, but after I did her many years of inspiring others, her present plight and the accompanying photo of her beaming face haunted me until it occurred to me why I couldn't get her out of my mind. Yet I'll never know why it took two days for me to realize what I had to do, which was to make a contribution to the fund that has been set up expressly for Summer Autio.

Having done so, I'm finding that it wasn't enough. I must do whatever more I can, starting with this letter so that hopefully hundreds more like me will do all that they can do, and that Coast News will do follow-up stories on a continuing basis until one of the most inspiring and resultful stories ever chronicled in its pages has the happy ending that it more than deserves to have.

I salute you for bringing the story of Summer Autio to the attention of the community, but most of all I salute Summer Autio for all that she has done for so many and especially for what she is continuing to do with undiminished passion and enthusiasm despite the extreme difficulty of her present situation, which is more than physical because the bills are mounting to staggering and ever-greater proportions by the day.

The aptly named Summer has been inspiring thousands of appreciative others to be all that they can be for more than 20 years, but I submit that it is now  our turn, regardless of whether we ever knew her or even heard of her, to be the best that we can be.

By making a tax deductible contribution to the Soul of Yoga Foundation, 627 Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas, CA 92024. Your readers can also call (760) 943-7685 for info or e-mail info@soulofyoga.com. Or they can e-mail Summer direct by visiting her informative website at www.theinnerhouse.us.

From my own experience I can assure everyone reading this: it will be one of the most rewarding investments you ever made, if not the most.

Carpe diem!

Jim Donovan
Del Mar

feeling great!!!

Last Monday I started walking again...waking up my body and from that moment on...I have felt fantastic...I have almost walked every day and even started doing Pilates reformer again as well as many yoga sessions...WOW...so much can happen in one week...I feel energetic and ready to resume my private training and classes in full force!!! EVery Friday is chemo with one week off...the weekend following chemo is a weekend to rest and recover and restore...then by Monday...I'm back...love to all of you and thank you for your ongoing support and well wishes!!!

Friday, October 1, 2010

thank you for such an amazing class last night

Sometimes you just can't plan a class that leaves you speechless and so happy...thank you to my students at Soul of Yoga last night for sharing such a beautiful experience...I'm still bathing in the wonderful effects!!!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

I forgot I have Cancer

The good news is I feel great!!!

I frequently forget that I'm in treatment for cancer...

Yesterday a wonderful friend spontaneously suggested a beach walk and I was ready and it was the first walk in months...I felt energized and renewed and I still do!!! Then I came home and gave myself a yoga session and did yoga again with my class at Yoga vista...It's amazing how much I have improved in one week!!!

I was in bed all weekend with chemo sick symptoms and now I'm back again...AWESOME!!!

Please join me for classes or request to return to private or shared sessions!!! So happy to be feeling so good...

Have a beautiful day ...even the heat is awesome!!!

Thursday, September 23, 2010

MUST SELL!!!!

Athena Water IonizerAlkaline Water Filtration System
The website shows this unit for $2,495.00

I purchased my unit from "Herbs and More" in Encinitas for $2,095.00
(a savings of $400)

Due to my financial medical needs to pay bills and living expenses...I MUST SELL!!!!

I purchased my unit on 6/7/10 and it's in pristine condition mildly used...the plastic cover on the front is still on the unit!

I just boxed it up and it's now with Steve at Herbs and More as he has kindly offered to help me sell it!

I'm selling this system for $1,500.00
 (a savings of $995 from website)
 (a savings of $595 from my purchase price)

You will also receive amazing classes and a wealth of support on many levels from Steve who owns Herbs and More!!!

Please contact me at theinnerhouse@gmail.com

Soul of Yoga fundraiser info

Soul of Yoga donation info with address


It's "Summer" Time!"
Announcing an ongoing Donation for Summer Autio
summerfundraiser
Please join us in supporting our incredible friend and Soul teacher, Summer Autio, in overcoming her body's battle with cancer. As you may know, Summer has been in this fight for several years and now needs our emotional, spiritual and financial support as she continues treatments . To help provide Summer with all the care she requires, The Soul Center for Spiritual Awakening (our new non-profit arm) has established a fund in her name and all proceeds will go to this cause. In addition, the Soul teachers who cover Summer's class when she is away have offered to contribute their compensation to assist with Summer's medical bills. At this time Summer is feeling well enough to teach her own Yoga class on Thursday evenings at 5:30pm ...you can donate to the fund by giving your tax-deductible cash or check donation made to: The Soul Center Foundation, Summer's Fund. This posting is from Soul of Yoga in Encinitas...you may call or google address

Soul of Yoga attn: donation for Summer
681 Encinitas Blvd. #305, Encinitas CA 92024.

September 23 5:30 pm is a special celebration to raise money for Summer's medical bills...come and join Summer as she returns to her class tonight!!! 

Click on link below to read special article about Summer in Coast News!
http://thecoastnews.com/view/full_story/9548821/article-Local-yoga-teacher-gets-support-in-cancer-battle?

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