Being my back ground for a good portion of my professional life has been focused in teaching relaxation skills with the use of biofeedback training, I thought it would be fun to write a humorous book which might intrigue you to seek out training in your area or via virtual lessons which I will be posting soon on my YouTube channel.Bumper Car Biofeedback takes into account a number of different types of personalities that we all commonly see out in the world (or the ring in this case) and how they respond or react to the world around them. Reactions and responses effect how our physiology health manifests, or in this case, how the bumper car engine runs. It's meant to help you look at your life in a humorous way and make changes as wanted or needed.This is my hope for you - clarity of who you are, The following chapters will be about a few of the different personalities of bumper cars that came into my thought process. There are many more that I could describe, and you can think of these yourselves - I have no doubt. I have some thought about how each of these would read in terms of their engine health, so I hope you find this interesting as well as amusing! I would love for you to give me feedback after you read - maybe some insight you gained or greater understanding you developed in the process. Each book we read teaches us a little more about ourselves. I hope this adds to that! how to recover more quickly, and find your flow once again from the center of your being. When we begin taking everything in life too seriously, we short change our immune system....or in this case, our engines, and we become ill or broken. My message here is - lighten up. Don't take anything personally. We are here to play and have some fun in a responsible kind of way! We are here to enjoy our lives.
In this anthology of contemporary eco-literature, the editors have gathered an ensemble of a hundred emerging, mid-career, and established Indigenous writers from Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and the global Pacific diaspora. This book itself is an ecological form with rhizomatic roots and blossoming branches. Within these pages, the reader will encounter a wild garden of genres, including poetry, chant, short fiction, novel excerpts, creative nonfiction, visual texts, and even a dramatic play—all written in multilingual offerings of English, Pacific languages, pidgin, and translation. Seven main themes emerge: “Creation Stories and Genealogies,” “Ocean and Waterscapes,” “Land and Islands,” “Flowers, Plants, and Trees,” “Animals and More-than-Human Species,” “Climate Change,” and “Environmental Justice.” This aesthetic diversity embodies the beautiful bio-diversity of the Pacific itself. The urgent voices in this book call us to attention—to action!—at a time of great need. Pacific ecologies and the lives of Pacific Islanders are currently under existential threat due to the legacy of environmental imperialism and the ongoing impacts of climate change. While Pacific writers celebrate the beauty and cultural symbolism of the ocean, islands, trees, and flowers, they also bravely address the frightening realities of rising sea levels, animal extinction, nuclear radiation, military contamination, and pandemics. Indigenous Pacific Islander Eco-Literatures reminds us that we are not alone; we are always in relation and always ecological. Humans, other species, and nature are interrelated; land and water are central concepts of identity and genealogy; and Earth is the sacred source of all life, and thus should be treated with love and care. With this book as a trusted companion, we are inspired and empowered to reconnect with the world as we navigate towards a precarious yet hopeful future.
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