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Inspiration

Inspiration

Inspiration is the place where Joy and motivation meet. The place where something kindles within us and we are changed by it, be it in thought or in action. At Still & Moving Center we look for on-going inspiration everywhere and when we find it, we share it with our community.

A mindful movement practice becomes incredibly useful in recognizing inspiration when we find it.  It helps us keep ourselves attentive and aware to the moment’s possibility. We practice with open hearts and open minds… ready to hear, to sense, to feel that spark of insight, that tickle of a connection made in an instant.

We find inspiration from the past and those who came before us, as well. In reading and discussing the world’s great wisdom traditions, from poems and pledges to sutras and scriptures. A natural outgrowth of this inspiration had been the annual curation of the Still & Moving Center Almanac. 

We find inspiration in our environment. We are lucky to live in a place where connecting to Nature is often as easy as stepping outside. We can also find practical and deeply felt inspiration in the way Hawaiian culture interprets our relationship with Nature, flowing around us and through us.

And finally, we find ongoing inspiration in the people we share this journey with. Our teachers, our staff, our students and allies in the community provide daily examples of courage, intelligence, generosity, and living in alignment with values.

We, in turn, provide touch points to what we have found along the way. In sharing our inspirations with you, the cycle continues.

At the Still Point

At the still point of the turning world.
Neither flesh nor fleshless;

Neither from nor towards;
At the still point, there the dance is,

But neither arrest nor movement.
And do not call it fixity,

Where past and future are gathered.
Neither movement from nor towards,

Neither ascent nor decline.
Except for the point, the still point,

There would be no dance,
And there is only the dance.

By t. s. eliot
From The Four Quartets

Kwan Yin Pledge

Never will I seek nor receive
private, individual salvation;
never will I enter
into final peace alone;
but forever and everywhere
will I live
and strive for the redemption
of every creature
throughout the world
from the bonds
of conditioned existence.

At the Still Point

At the still point of the turning world.
Neither flesh nor fleshless;

Neither from nor towards;
At the still point, there the dance is,

But neither arrest nor movement.
And do not call it fixity,

Where past and future are gathered.
Neither movement from nor towards,

Neither ascent nor decline.
Except for the point, the still point,

There would be no dance,
And there is only the dance.

By t. s. eliot
From The Four Quartets

Kwan Yin Pledge

Never will I seek nor receive
private, individual salvation;
never will I enter
into final peace alone;
but forever and everywhere
will I live
and strive for the redemption
of every creature
throughout the world
from the bonds
of conditioned existence.

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Feb 11, 2024 February 11, 2024, - May 19, 2024,
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    Sundays 3:30-4:30 pm12 week Spring Series: Feb 11 to May 19 2024 No class Easter Sunday 3/31, April 21 (Kumu travels), or Mother's Day May 12. Plus performance for May Day- May 26, 2024 Price: $230    By the ages of 7-12, hula students have developed a longer attention span. They have greater […]

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Feb 22, 2024 February 22, 2024, - May 22, 2024,
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    Thursdays 4:00-4:40 pm12 week Spring Series: Feb 22 to May 23 2024 No class Thursday April 4 or April 25 while kumu travels. Keiki performance for May Day, May 26, 2024 Price: $230    Little children seem magnetically drawn to Kumu Mālia. She’s full of laughter and magically engages their attention and imagination. […]

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Mar 29, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Live Music Night - Kai Ea with Kumu Mālia Friday, March  29, 2024 6:30-7:30 pm HST FREEKai Ea is the musical duo of Mālia Helelā and Umi Perkins. Their style is an eclectic mix of traditional Hawaiian, classic, contemporary and original music. Kai Ea has many meanings, including rising tide and sovereign sea. Through Kai […]

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Mar 29, 2024 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
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Our mission is to bring more peace to the community and to the world. This activity is designed to fill you with serenity and healing that you can spread throughout your community, while at the same time spreading awareness and helping nonprofit organizations throughout Hawai'i continue their amazing work.

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Apr 14, 2024 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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 Sign Up for a pre-summer Pool Party with vegetarian BBQSunday April 14, 20244:00-7:00 pmFor Members  Join us for our monthly Members event: FREE for Unlimited Members! Jump into all the joys of Membership with our April pool party and vegetarian barbecue! Enjoy a Yoga session with Anna, live music by Dustin, Thuan, and Blü, and […]

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Apr 21, 2024 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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Sunday, April 21, 20241:30-3:30 pm HSTPrice: $39FREE to MembersWe are instinctively drawn to images where the “expression of the Soul” is revealed. In this Earth Day - centered workshop, the card-maker will explore their connection to the earth and the sky. Through the creation of your inspiration card, senses and intellects of body, mind and […]

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Apr 29, 2024 April 29, 2024, - July 12, 2024,
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This Spring, 2024:12 noon HST  |  3pm PDT  |  6pm EDT  |  7am Sep 8 Japan  |  8am Sep 8 Australia Small Group Meetings via ZOOM10am HST | 12pm PST | 3pm EST Mindful Movement Online Training, Instructor Level 1:Coming this spring! This is a 40 hour online certificate course of 4 hours per week […]

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May 25, 2024 May 25, 2024, - May 27, 2024,
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Puana Lomilomi Training Intensive with Kumu Malia.  In-person Memorial Day Weekend - May 25, 26, 27 9:00 am to 5:00 pm PAY BY SLIDING SCALE: $550 | Supporter Rate (support others as well as yourself)$475 | Sustainer Rate (pays for you)$395 | Community Rate (discounted)Hawaiian lomilomi massage is unique in all of the ways that […]

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May 25, 2024 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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May Day Celebration with Kumu MaliaIn-person & Live Online  Saturday, May 25 2024 3:30-5 pm HST FREE May Day is Lei Day in Hawai’i! This year, we are extending the celebration all through May. Join our hālau - our school of hula - Nā Hula Ola Aloha, and celebrate Lei Day through music and dance. […]

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