Dennis Lewis
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Dennis Lewis
- SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, US
- Last Login: 11/28/2009
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Latest Blog Entries
- Aug 15, 2009 12:02 AM A Lot of New Material on My Public Blog
- Jul 17, 2009 10:47 PM Stay in Touch with Dennis Lewis on Twitter, Facebook, and his blog
- Feb 20, 2009 8:19 PM New Public Blog by Dennis Lewis
- Feb 11, 2009 4:32 PM The Inward Call Toward Being, by Dennis Lewis
- Feb 8, 2009 6:08 PM "Free Your Breath, Free Your Life" retreat at Esalen Institute with Dennis Lewis
Details
- Status: Married
- Here for: Networking, Friends
- Hometown: Milwaukee
- Orientation: Straight
- Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
- Children: Proud parent
- Smoke / Drink: No / No
- Education: College graduate
Interests
General
Mindful breathing, smiling, laughing, humming, questioning, writing, qigong, the harmonic vibrations of real thinking and feeling and sensing, inner silence, learning to welcome the truth, exchanging perceptions and insights with others, listening, music, walks on the desert or the beach with a loved one, beautiful sunrises and sunsets over the desert or ocean, reading the great spiritual classics, tasting the food in my mouth, realizing that this moment could be my last, being present now to the whole of myself, especially the resounding emptiness.Music
There is so much music that has touched my soul. It begins back in the 1940s with the music I grew up with: big band jazz (my father played solo trumpet for Woody Herman, and also played with Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and so many others). Today, in addition to big band jazz, I love to listen to Leonard Cohen, David Hykes, Joan Baez, Sarah Brightman, Mozart, and too many others to list here. I also love Indian music.Books
Books on Breathing, Gurdjieff, Self-Transformation, and Self Realization that I recommendFrom my book, Free Your Breath, Free Your Life: How Conscious Breathing Can Relieve Stress, Increase Vitality, and Help You Live More Fully
"The way we breathe ... is often a revealing metaphor for our willingness or ability to experience what is actually going on inside ourselves and to move freely through and within our lives and ourselves. For some of us, for example, our restricted, superficial breathing is our unconscious way of suppressing our emotions, of feeling less. Opening up the restrictions in our breathing can help us open up the experiential spaces of our own minds and bodies and learn how to live in the full expanse of the present moment. It is in the spacious reality of the present moment that real exploration, healing, and wholeness can take place.
To live from more of the whole of ourselves is only possible, I believe, when we can fully exhale, when we can let go of everything that is truly unnecessary in our lives. We’re not just talking about a physical act here; we’re also talking about a psychological and spiritual one as well. Can I let go, moment-by-moment, of my narrow, illusory self-image and all the unnecessary muscular tensions and contractions that arise from it? Can I let go moment-by-moment of all the unnecessary and fictitious things, both big and small, that I get attached to and identify with, so that I can receive new, more honest and complete impressions and perceptions of myself and others? Can I live and relate from my wholeness right now instead of from my assumptions, opinions, and judgments based ..xperiences and future expectations?
This is what the process of health, healing, and self-transformation is really all about—the inner space and freedom to explore, to be, and to appreciate who or what I already am in my essence. The way we breathe, the way we participate day-by-day in the breath of life--the boundless life force that animates and connects us all--can play a vital role in this intimate exploration."
Copyright 2004 by Dennis Lewis
What People are Saying About this Book
"This is by far the most compelling and complete book on breathing I've ever read. It is 'must' reading for everyone who is interested in optimal health."--Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of "Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom" and "The Wisdom of Menopause".
“It is extremely difficult to write well and truly about the healing role of breathing both in our everyday life and on the way to great self-knowledge. Dennis Lewis succeeds through a rare combination of clear-headed, practical thought and spiritual sensitivity.”—Jacob Needleman, author of "The American Soul".
“Dennis Lewis has a deep understanding of the central importance of breathing, in both its physical and spiritual dimensions—as the breath of life and the breath of the spirit. This book is a practical and inspiring guide to opening yourself to the larger energies of life through the medium of the breath. Highly recommended!”—John Welwood, author of "Toward a Psychology of Awakening."
Heroes
John Pentland, G.I. Gurdjieff, Jean Klein, Ramana Maharshi, Dalai Lama, Krishnamurti, Byron Katie, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Buddha, Jesus, Rumi, Milarepa, Eckhart Tolle, Douglas Harding, Henry Miller, Rainer Maria Rilke, Ilse Middendorf, Karlfried Graf von Durkheim, The Life Force, The Unknown
Schools
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San Francisco State University
- San Francisco, CA
- Graduated: 1967
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree
- Major: Philosophy/Religion
1965 to 1967 -
University Of Wisconsin-Madison
- Madison, WI
- Graduated: N/A
- Degree: None
- Major: Philosophy
1957 to 1960
Networking
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"The Tao of Natural Breathing", "Free Your Breath, Free Your Life", the three-CD audio program "Natural Breathing", and the forthcoming "Breathe Into Being: Awakening to Who You Really Are."
Companies
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Hi-Tech Public Relations
- San Francisco, CA US
- President
1982-1990 -
Authentic Breathing Resources LLC
- San Francisco and Scottsdale, CA & AZ US
- Owner
1993 to present
Blurbs
About me:
Member Since: November 3, 2006
Welcome to my MySpace page! I am glad you are here. Learn about my new book and read what others have to say about it: Breathe Into Being: Awakening to Who You Really Are.
I hope that you will also visit my website The Center for Harmonious Awakening where you can read articles and essays, listen to some of my interviews and audio clips, and sign up for our free publication "The Journal of Harmonious Awakening," which contains articles, practices, parables, book reviews, and much more.
Also be sure to visit my public blog, which has material from me not available elsewhere.
Though my main work today has to to with awakening to who we really are, my books (see below) and workshops are ideal not just for those interested in health, healing, and spiritual transformation, but also for singers, qigong and yoga practitioners, martial artists, dancers, and so on--indeed, for anyone who is looking for better health, increased vitality, and the free and spontaneous expression through voice and movement of what is most vital to them. My books and workshops may also be helpful to people with serious breathing problems, such as asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema.
My Taoist and qigong teachers include Mantak Chia, Dr. Wang Shan Long, and Bruce Frantzis. In the Gurdjieff Work my main teacher for 15 years was John Pentland, who led the main line of the Work in America for many years. I also had the good fortune to study for three years with Advaita Vedanta master Jean Klein.
My writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The Empty Vessel, Yoga Journal, Gnosis, Parabola, Somatics, Library Journal, Manas, and the San Francisco Chronicle. I have been quoted in numerous books and magazines on the relationship of breathing to health, healing, and self-realization.
I am the co-editor, with Jacob Needleman, of two books: "Sacred Tradition & Present Need" (Viking) and "On the Way to Self Knowledge" (Knopf). My book
..The Tao of Natural Breathing: For Health, Well-Being and Inner Growth was first published in September, 1996, and was republished by Rodmell Press in May, 2006. My two-cassette audio program entitled "Breathing as a Metaphor for Living" was released by Sounds True in September 1998, and then re-released as a three-CD in April 2005 as Natural Breathing. My book Free Your Breath, Free Your Life: How Conscious Breathing Can Relieve Stress, Increase Vitality, and Help You Live More Fully was published by Shambhala Publications in May 2004. My new book, Breathe Into Being: Awakening to Who You Really Are, was published by Quest Books in May 2009.I am a certified Universal Tao instructor and Chi Nei Tsang (internal organ chi massage) practitioner, and a member of the National Qigong Association.
Visit my website The Center for Harmonious Awakening. More biographical information, as well as articles, authentic breathing practices, information about my books, and much more, can be found on this and my business site: Authentic Breathing Resources LLC.
Watch or Listen to Interviews with Me
Watch (on YouTube) my one-hour appearance on the Bridging Heaven & Earth show #45, which took place on July 11, 1997.
Listen to a 13-minute in-studio interview with me conducted by Len Saputo, M.D. and Vickie Saputo as part of their Prescriptions for Health radio show.
Listen to a 40-minute Enlightenment Project phone interview with me
Natural Breathing: Teachings and Exercises for Health and Self-Transformation
Listen to the beginning of my three-CD audio program: Natural Breathing.
The Journal of Harmonious Awakening
Subscribe to my free publication The Journal of Harmonious Awakening.
Other Links to Explore
See a short Google video clip of the Gurdjieff Sacred Dances, also called The Gurdjieff Movements, from the film Meetings With Remarkable Men. As part of my many years in the Gurdjieff Work I had the good fortune to take part in the movements on a regular basis.
Books on Breathing, Gurdjieff, Self-Transformation, and Self Realization that I recommend.
......Who I'd like to meet:
Anyone who is interested in the process of awakening to who or what they really are.Dear Potential Friend:
Before asking me to add you as a "friend," please explore my page. If you find some resonance with what you discover here, then I will readily welcome you as a friend.
Also, I would love to include your comments. If they are mainly commercial or marketing oriented, however, that is, if they contain a lot of information about you and what you sell, I will not approve them.
Thank you.
Dennis
.. You can reach me by phone at (602) 490-0722; Skype: dennis.lewis ..Dennis Lewis's Profile
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Comments
Oct 9 2009 9:14 PM
Feel free to come back anytime...Hope you enjoy the music!
Oct 3 2009 10:49 PM
Sep 3 2009 12:04 AM
Let the One in us bring harmony to our Society, community, family and to us.
Namashkar
awesometemples.blogspot.com
Aug 26 2009 11:09 PM
Thanks for the add. Happy to be friends with you.
Enjoy my Peace of Mind Myspace videos and writings on living a life of joy and constant happiness at:
http://awakening-mind.org/david.html
Peace,
David
Aug 26 2009 11:09 PM
deep peace
Aug 12 2009 11:30 PM
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Jun 23 2009 7:22 PM
Love&Peace!!!
All Albums are available at iTUNES
Jul 2 2009 4:51 PM
Toni
May 28 2009 4:56 PM
Peace,
Jeremiah Jams
May 13 2009 3:03 AM
May 12 2009 3:47 PM
Touching bases…. inviting you to watch some of our Shaman Strings videos and let us know (comment) what you think about our new music. Soul Peace to all on the path, Scot
May 1 2009 8:27 PM
LOVE & BLESSINGS,
DJ
Apr 20 2009 8:19 PM
Mar 7 2009 9:46 AM
Mar 7 2009 12:03 PM
thanks a lot for adding me...hope,you enjoy my page.
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please visit one of my sites:
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Have a cosmyc thursday,
and feel free to comment back....
Feb 12 2009 8:45 PM
Welcome New Friend,
It is a Honor to Meet You!
I Love Your Energy and Look Forward to learning More about, Your Beautiful Spirit!
Please Stay in Touch, as I Allways Love to Hear From My Friends!
May All You Wish For,
Come Your Way! Sending You, Blessings of Love, Light and Healing!
Through Enlightenment!
Blessed Be! Namaste!
Blue Star Woman
Feb 11 2009 6:02 PM
And have a great day!
:o)
ps....I uploaded two new songs..."Epic Love" and "When I Met You"...hope you´ll enjoy them!
Jan 13 2009 10:01 PM
jaime
Jan 9 2009 6:09 PM
Thank you Divine one for
adding me.
May Lord Shiva Bless you from
Now to Eternity....
Love,
A.A.Sekar,
Chennai.
Jan 7 2009 10:50 AM
open your eyes and behold life..be here now and realize..the gift of discovery and holy surprise..the birth rebirth and the rise..closer and closer to the light..a sacred path with heart a golden way..and it is divine to see and say o everyday is my birthday.
Jan 7 2009 3:53 AM
Jan 4 2009 6:45 AM
Stop on by wonderland~
the sky is not the limit
DM
Jan 3 2009 6:34 PM
Jan 1 2009 11:25 AM
Dec 25 2008 10:49 PM
Wishing you and all a festive yuletide season and a prosperous, harmonious 2009.
With Blessings of Love & Peace,
Casale & Paras