Pine Light in The Dark Cones
Here is a piece of writing that is more like a word painting than one of my typical blog entries here. Like the previous entry, I participated in a week-long...
A Letter to Life
In the fall of 2021, we experienced the deaths of three close friends within less than two months. Then another friend went through an intense struggle...
The Illuminated Codex of The Sacred Valley
Here is one of a series of pieces of art inspired by travels in Peru and elsewhere. The whole body of work is titled “The Illuminated Codex of The Sacred...
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Hummingbirds of The Sacred Valley...
David Pratt is the co-founder of True Nature Holistic Retreats in Holmes County, Ohio, which has been supporting...
The Deep Benefit of Meditation on Retreat
“I listened to the silence
Till it was no longer silence
Till it was filled up with birdsong that had been there all along
Till it was filled...
BREEMA in Daily Life: Preparing For Travel
That last entry here reminded me of this short piece that I wrote a few days before leaving for the airport. It’s a way that I benefit from preparing...
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Long before I landed in Peru, I was delayed in the Sacred Valley of Cleveland, Ohio, beside the Sacred Lake Erie. I kind of joke, but this is indeed...
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Machu Picchu...
The simplicity of Breema allows students to take simple, practical steps to being present and bringing that nurturance into everyday...
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Machu Picchu, Breema classes, Pachamama...
The simplicity of Breema allows students to take simple, practical steps to being present and bringing...
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Saccsaywaman...
The simplicity of Breema allows students to take simple, practical steps to being present and bringing that nurturance into everyday...
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Cuzco...
The simplicity of Breema allows students to take simple, practical steps to being present and bringing that nurturance into everyday...
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The simplicity of Breema allows students to take simple, practical steps to being present and bringing that nurturance into everyday life. The next Breema...
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Parque de la Papa...
The simplicity of Breema allows students to take simple, practical steps to being present and bringing that nurturance into...
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The Moray Archaeological site is on a hight plateau at about 11,500 feet above sea level, but that is just the top. It goes down and down from there,...
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In Breema, we have a Self-Breema exercise called, “In The Marketplace, I Am Present.” As I was doing this exercise just this morning, I experienced the...
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A day of cammeraderie and cooking at Avish and Viviana’s land in Yukay. Self-Breema class photo by Avishai Pearlson. Breema bodywork photo by Rolinda...
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Beautiful birds from Ensiferra Hummingbird Sanctuary in the Sacred Valley of Peru!!!
Photos by Dave Pratt
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Ollantaytambo...
The simplicity of Breema allows students to take simple, practical steps to being present and bringing that nurturance into everyday...
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Ollantaytambo is one of the most beautiful towns in Peru and a rich treasure trove of archaeological marvels that one has to experience in person to...
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I am grateful that I can say more about Gratitude, and I see that comes from working with Breema's Nine Principles of Harmony.
One of the blessings...
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Afternoon hike and evening sacred music ceremony with Papok. Last image of sunset and jasmine flowers by Patrick Connors.
David Pratt is the co-founder...
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Gratitude walking...
One morning, I joined my friend, Avish, for his daily Gratitude Walk near his home in Yukay. Animated by a good night’s sleep...
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A couple of days into our retreat, a group of us loaded into a swarm of rumbly little three-wheel moto taxis (so fun!) for an afternoon hike in the countryside...
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So many of our gatherings during the Sacred Valley Breema Retreat were welcome food on many levels. We communed together over delicious, nourishing meals...
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A typical day: Atypical day.
One of the wonders of travel is that it interrupts our habits. What is typical and routine is replaced by new sounds,...
BREEMA in the Sacred Valley of Peru
Our first annual Sacred Valley Breema Retreat was pure magic. Really - PURE MAGIC. My experience of visiting the Valley was transformational in many...
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