Dan Millman, autor de "O Guerreiro Pacífico",em Águas de Lindóia for the VII Congresso Transpessoal!

Águas de Lindóia

Por coincidência  by coincidence o autor de um  livro o qual estou lendo , Dan Millman , irá  encerrar o  VII Congresso Transpessoal  next September 7th em minha cidade natal hometown em Águas de Lindóia  a se realizar to be held entre os dias from September 4th to 7th.

For people who are interested in attending the meeting, participar do congresso. I would recommend staying at the Hotel Mantovani, of course, and also enjoy the best the city has to offer.

Dan Millman é um escritor norte-americano que já publicou 13 livros em um estilo auto-ajuda místico. O mais famoso dos seus livros é "O Caminho do Guerreiro Pacífico", uma espécie de semi-autobiografia, no qual o autor relata desde a sua vida como jovem ginasta que se preparava para as Olimpíadas, até o seu encontro com o mestre Sócrates, que vai lhe transmitir ensinamentos de transformação interior, que muito tem da filosofia budista.
O livro também rendeu o filme "Peaceful Warrior" ("Poder Alem da Vida" no Brasil).

Dan Millman (born February 22, 1946) is a former Trampolining world champion athlete, university coach, martial arts instructor and college professor, and an author of fourteen self-help books, currently published in 29 languages, the most famous of which is the semi-autobiographical novel, Way of the Peaceful Warrior (1980), which was adapted into a feature film, Peaceful Warrior (2006) directed by Victor Salva and starring Nick Nolte[1][2].


In 1964, he became the first World Men's Trampoline Champion at the 1964 Trampoline World Championships in London[3].


At the age of 17, he won the United States Gymnastics Federation (USGF)'s Trampoline Championship and competed in gymnastics at John Marshall High School in Los Angeles. While a freshman at U.C. Berkeley, he won the 1964 Trampoline World Championships in London, also in same year, he won three All-American titles, including national titles in FX and V. Later in 1968, he recovered from his motorcycle injury, and co-captained the 1968 NCAA University of California gymnastics team; also in 1968 he was appointed as Director of gymnastics at Stanford University, here he coached U.S. Olympian, Steve Hug, and brought the Stanford team to national prominence, subsequently in 1972 he became an assistant professor of physical education at Oberlin College at Oberlin, Ohio.


His early background includes training in modern dance, gymnastics, and martial arts. He earned a black belt in aikido. Later he studied various yogas and other martial arts, and traveled around the world researching integrative disciplines, which resulted in his calling since 1980 — writing about and teaching an approach to living he calls the "way of the peaceful warrior" in his career as a motivational speaker. Due to the varied topics of his books, his work is difficult to label, but is generally connected to the human potential movement
 Wikipedia    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Millman


                                                         "Poder além da Vida"
                         

                                             Dan: Paradox, humour, and change.

                         

Inversion of the verb after certain adverbs! Inversão do verbo seguido de alguns advérbios! Bikeride under freezing weather in São Paulo!

Flirck

Hardly ever does the weather get that cold in São Paulo! Despite such  low temperature, it does not prevent a bunch of jolly bikeriders from enjoying a ride to its fullest!!

The mood warms up even more at the arrival of each biker  a few minutes before the departure to the unknown day itinerary through the surprinsing  slopes of the city.

Never had I noticed or even felt those charming roads "in the gardens"could be such a pain ! It hurts sooooooo much !! What a challenge to get over with and make worth the 7:00 o'clock rising time under such freezing gloomy day( NOT TO US though!!)
The falling down drizzle which we long for when riding on hot days, felt like a refreshment. The gray sky, like a  tree shadow on sunny  hot days.The wind, like a breeze we dream of when dying of the heat on these days.
It is always a true delightment for these many people who seem to have the sun in their soul and are heat up by the spirit and energy of one another, to go for it!
We were  about 100 people in the end!


Such adverbs (adverb phrases) can be placed first in a sentence or clause for emphasis. They are then followed by the interrogative (i.e. inverted ) form of the verb.

The most important of these adverbs include:
■hardly ever ■never ■scarcely ever■only by■in no circumstances ■only in this way on no account■hardly . . . when ■only then/when no sooner . . . than ■scarcely . . . when
■not only ■seldom■nowhere ■not till ■so ■neither/nor
http://www.eslmonster.com/article/inversion-of-the-verb-after-certain-adverbs

Maniac- Claudia Gerini!!!

Maniac Claudia Gerini

                Just a steel town girl on a saturday night                

Looking for the fight of her life

In the real-time world no one sees her at all

They all say she's crazy

Locking rhythms to the beat of her heart

Changing woman into life

She has danced into the danger zone

When a dancer becomes a dance

It can cut you like a knife,

If the gift becomes the fire

On a wire between will

And what will be

She's a maniac,

Maniac on the floor

And she's dancing like

She's never danced before [2x]

On the ice-build iron sanity

Is a place most never see
It's a hard warm place of mystery,

Touch it, but can't hold it

You work all your life for that moment in time,

It could come or pass you by

It's a push of the world, but there's always a chance

If the hunger stays the night

There's a cold connective heat,

Struggling, stretching for defeat

Never stopping with her

Head against the wind

She's a maniac,

Maniac on the floor

And she's dancing like

She's never danced before

She's a maniac,

Maniac, I sure know

And she's dancing like

She's never danced before

It can cut you like a knife,

If the gift becomes the fire

On a wire between will

And what will be

She's a maniac,

Maniac on the floor

And she's dancing like

She's never danced before

She's a maniac,

Maniac, I sure know

And she's dancing like

She's never danced before

She's a maniac, maniac [2x]

Maníaca Claudia Gerini Revisar tradução CancelarSalvar

Só uma garota da cidade de aço num sábado à noite

Procurando a briga de sua vida

No mundo real, ninguém a vê

Todos dizem que ela é doida

Acertando os ritmos com a batida do seu coração

Transformando mulher em vida

Ela entrou dançando na zona de perigo

Quando uma dançarina vira uma dança

Pode te cortar como uma faca

Se o dom se tornar fogo

Em um fio entre a vontade

E o que vai ser

Ela é uma maníaca

Maníaca na pista de dança

E ela está dançando como

Se nunca tivesse dançado antes (2x)

A sanidade de aço feita de gelo

É um lugar que a maioria nunca verá

É um duro lugar doce de mistérios

Pode tocar, mas não pode segurar

Você trabalha a vida inteira por aquele momento

Poderia vir ou te passar para trás

É um empurrão do mundo, mas sempre resta uma oportunidade

Se a fome durar a noite toda

Há um calor frio que conecta

Lutando, fazendo de tudo pela derrota

Sem nunca parar com sua

Cabeça contra o vento

Ela é uma maníaca

Maníaca na pista de dança

E ela está dançando como

Se nunca tivesse dançado antes

Ela é uma maníaca

Maníaca na pista de dança

E ela está dançando como

Se nunca tivesse dançado antes

Pode te cortar como uma faca

Se o dom se tornar fogo

Em um fio entre a vontade

E o que vai ser

Ela é uma maníaca

Maníaca na pista de dança

E ela está dançando como

Se nunca tivesse dançado antes

Ela é uma maníaca

Maníaca na pista de dança

E ela está dançando como

Se nunca tivesse dançado antes

Ela é uma maníaca, maníaca (2x)

http://www.vagalume.com.br/claudia-gerini/maniac-traducao.html#ixzz11mj6N2SO

Andar de bicicleta em grupos!! Bike riding in groups!! Watch out!! Cuidado!!

Challenge! Adventure! Energy!!

Despite the great pleasure of what it feels like riding across beautiful places while enjoying some freedom sensation and the beauty of the settings around, you should not  UNWIND a minute. Otherwise, someone may be likely to cross your way and cause you  a lot of trouble.

That was what happened : a guy , all out of the blue, decided to change lanes and crossed my way!  I ended up running into him abruptly falling off my bike.

Thanks so much to all  bikermates who I was riding with for their kind care,support and assistance to me on the incident which could have been much more serious if it hadn't been for my skillful protection instinct to smooth my fall. I really appreciated your careful attention!
Therefore, I found it would be helpful to list some tips  from the site below on how to bikeride in groups . You may also want to enrich your vocabulary.
http://www.bikexprt.com/streetsmarts/usa/chapter7a.htm)

RIDING IN GROUPS
Whether you're touring, training or just exploring country roads, riding with friends can add a lot of fun to your bicycling. With a local bicycle club, you can meet people and share information about routes, equipment and bicycling events. In addition, athletically inclined bicyclists often push themselves harder and improve more when training together.

But you can spoil the fun if you run into one of your companions. Bike-bike crashes are just as common as car-bike crashes, so it's a good idea to give some attention to safe group riding.

THE SAFETY COCOON
Imagine a "cocoon" of space around each bicycle in your group of riders. It's easy to think that you can safely pass closer to a bicycle than a car, because the bicycle is smaller. But the bicycle can turn to the side just as fast as a car. Keep 3 feet of clearance when you're passing another bicyclist - more at high downhill speeds.

At any time, one of your riding companions might be about to pass you, so be especially careful to ride in a straight line. You don't have eyes in the back of your head, and you can't constantly trace the position of bicyclists behind you as you ride.

When you're about to pass another bicyclist, it's your responsibility to do it safely. The other members of your group can't read your mind to know that you are about to change position in the group. Check behind you before you change your lane position. Call out, "On your left" to the bicyclist you're passing, and pass on the left.
Never sneak past another bicyclist on the right - if you do, you force the other bicyclist farther toward the middle of the road without warning.

RIDING SIDE BY SIDE
Bicyclists often like to ride side by side so they can talk with each other. Riding two abreast is legal in most places. It's okay on a straight, flat road. There, drivers can see you from behind, and you can usually see or hear them approach.

Side-by-side bicyclists occupy a whole lane. On a multilane road with light traffic, cars can pass in the next lane. On a narrow road or with heavier traffic, be courteous! Don't make drivers wait for you. Pull into a single line well before cars reach you. It takes only one thoughtless rider out to the left of the group to endanger the whole group. Call out, "Car back" to let the group know it's time to single up.

A rear-view mirror helps you to check on the cars behind you. With a mirror, you can ride side by side more often and still pull back into a single line to let the cars pass you.

Never ride side by side on a hilly or winding road. Don't make yourself into a last-moment surprise to a motorist coming around a curve or over a hilltop.

INTERACTING WITH OTHER ROAD USERS
Some bicyclists fall for a "herd instinct" when riding in groups - as if the group protected them, or there's nobody else on the road besides the group. It's tempting to play "follow the leader" in a group of bicyclists - tempting but dangerous.

When preparing a lane change or turn, you must look out for yourself. It can be safe for the bicyclist ahead of you to change lane position, but not safe for you, since cars or other bicyclists could be approaching from the rear. You must look back for them just the same as when you ride alone. Look left, right, and left again for traffic at stop signs - don't follow the rider ahead of you into an intersection.

The only exception is in a tightly organized, small group that moves completely as a unit. The first and last riders are understood to be on the lookout for the entire group. Don't count on this service unless it's understood in advance.

When crossing lanes, a line of bicyclists should "snake" across, one at a time, each rider in turn. This way, you leave a safe passage for cars. A ragged line of bicyclists blocks the entire lane.

Snaking" across a lane, the cyclists can allow the passing car to make its right turn, while they turn left. Each cyclist looks back before crossing the lane.

Make a neat, straight line when waiting at intersections. Groups of bicyclists who pile up at intersections block the road. This practice is unnecessary, discourteous and dangerous.

When you stop to rest, to read your map or to wait for companions, pull completely off the road. It's surprising how many bicyclists fail to observe this simple caution.

DRAFTING AND PACELINE RIDING
When you ride close behind another bicyclist, you don't have to work as hard. The bicyclist in front of you serves as a windbreak, reducing your air resistance. Experienced bicyclists take advantage of this effect, drafting each other in a paceline.

In a paceline, each bicyclist works hard for a little while at the front, and then drops back to the rear along the left side of the line of riders. Large groups may ride in two lines side by side - a double paceline, with the leaders dropping back along the outside, right and left.

A well-coordinated paceline is poetry in motion, but drafting is always a little risky. To take advantage of the windbreak effect, you must follow the rider ahead of you closely; but you must never let your front wheel overlap that rider's rear wheel. If the wheels touch, you suddenly can't balance and you'll almost certainly take a quick, hard fall. Other riders behind you may land on top of you. Ride in a paceline only if you've developed good control over your bike, and you know that the other bicyclists can also manage the situation safely.

Everyone in a paceline must ride smoothly, with no quick braking or swerving. Look past the rider in front of you: Don't stare at his or her rear wheel. Try to anticipate the moves the lead rider will make. The lead rider should announce road hazards: "Glass," "Dog right," "Car up," and maneuvers: "Slowing," "Left turn." The last rider should announce "Car back" when a car is about to pass the group. Hand signals aren't a good idea in a tight paceline group - it's more important to keep both hands on the handlebars.
When you pull in behind another rider to draft, call out "On your wheel" so he or she will know you're there.

RACING
There's a major exception to these rules of cooperation: In a mass-start road race, riders often swerve deliberately to make it hard for others.
Meanwhile, other riders lurk behind, drafting each other until the final minutes when they sprint all-out for the finish line. The tactics of a race - drafting and solo sprints, cooperation and competition - make it exciting for the racers and spectators.

But leave this kind of excitement for the racers. When riding in a group, focus on cooperation, not competition. Relax and enjoy your ride!

SUMMARY
Group riding can add a new dimension to your bicycling. Except in the special situations of the paceline or mass-start race, the rules of the road apply to you with other bicyclists just as they do with motorists. Remember to keep the safety cocoon around you, be predictable, and don't follow another bicyclist into a dangerous situation. The rewards of increased enjoyment of bicycling with others are well worth the extra attention.