Author Archives: Dennis Dean

Frank Ostaseski | Kind of Blue | Similarities

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Hi friend,I was introduced to Frank Ostaseski (his website) and his work many years ago, via my dear friend Julie Chippendale (her Facebook Page). He is a Buddhist teacher, author, founder of the Metta Institute and Zen Hospice Project. His real life story is nothing less than profound.  I follow him to this day and find his teachings to have […]

Thich Nhat Hanh | Willem Dafoe & Buddhism

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Hi friend, The first time I met Willem Dafoe was while practicing a lead first series Ashtanga Yoga practice under the guidance David Life. It was at Sharon & David’s Shala, Jiva Mukta in New York maybe 29 years ago? I was in New York studying with Dharma Mittra and decided to swing by and take a class with my old friends from India, […]

Viktoras Kulvinskas | T Capsules | The Kumbhaka

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Hi friend,My wish is that you are surrounded by loved ones, regardless of the circumstances. I was introduced to Viktoras Kulvinskas and his book “Survival into the 21st Century: Planetary Healers Manual” in 1975 by my father. The book had just come out and we were ecstatic. Flashback: Fasting, organic health food, NATURE, Tai Chi, […]

Brian Cox,  Astrology & The Hundredth Monkey

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Hi friend,My wish is that you are surrounded by loved ones, regardless of the circumstances. Brian Cox, the english physicist and musician who is a professor of particle physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester is coming to San Diego.​I’ve seen him speak ​a few times now, but never in the states, so […]

Henry Shukman, Defamation & The Lost Doll

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Hi friend, My wish is that you are surrounded by loved ones, regardless of the circumstances. I was in London last year to see my friend Henry Shukman (his website). He was presenting a Weekend Retreat at the Meditatio Centre London, set within the historic St Mark’s Church in Myddelton Square. Some friendships arrive in our lives like the unassuming […]