Tashi Mannox
Posted: July 1, 2010 Filed under: Apso Aficionados Leave a commentThanks Faye! (Now get back to work!)
Calligraphy artist in Tibetan related scripts and iconography, Tashi Mannox was born in England in the year of the water tiger. For the past 30 years he has studied an eclectic range of artistic disciplines within both the Eastern and Western traditions in his journey as a painter and calligrapher.
Shortly after gaining a BA [Hons] degree in Fine Art, he became a Buddhist monk of the Tibetan Kagyu order and at the tender age of 22 was given the name Tsering Tashi.
Spend some time exploring his website!
Handmade paper
Posted: June 28, 2010 Filed under: Apso Aficionados 1 CommentSeveral days ago Kathy sent me a post about a project she is working on. Her question if I was familiar with lokta paper, another treasure from the Himalayas, reminded me of Ceese. It was her quest to learn ancient paper making techniques in Thailand that led to her lifelong study of Tibetan religion.
Here’s the threads and sites Kathy shared:
Handmade lokta paper in Parker, CO
Research confirms…
Posted: June 26, 2010 Filed under: Apso Aficionados Leave a commentAlma sent this and it’s just too good not to share!
Research confirms that drinking gives you the same benefits yoga does !!!
Savasana
Position of total relaxation
Halasana
Excellent for back pain and insomnia.
Ananda Balasana
This position is great for massaging the hip area.
Alma and Roadie…and teeth
Posted: June 25, 2010 Filed under: Apso Aficionados, Lotsa Lhasa Info 2 CommentsHeard from Alma:
Debbie, I took Roadie to the vet for a check up since he is now 6 years. He weighs 21.9 lbs, heart good, ears and Eyes good. He told me to wipe his teeth with a wash cloth ???? Don’t know about that (smile) I give him the denta stick by Pedigree after eating.
The groomer cut some of the hair off of eyes,, don’t know if it was an inverted cut or not. He looks like he is looking out from under an awning (smile). He looks something like Dante on your website.
Warmly,
Alma & 
So, I’m curious what the rest of you to maintain the health of your dog’s teeth.
Taktsand Dzong
Posted: June 23, 2010 Filed under: Apso Aficionados Leave a commentSpectacular! Vickie shared this…
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taktsang Dzong or Paro Taktsang (spa phro stag tshang / spa gro stag tshang), also known as Taktsang Monastery or the The Tiger’s Nest, is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist monastery of theNyingma (Red Hat Sect), located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley, Bhutan. It was built in 1692, around the Taktsang Senge Samdup (stag tshang seng ge bsam grub) cave where Guru Padmasambhava is said to have meditated for three months in the 8th century. Padmasambhava is credited with introducing Buddhism to Bhutan and is the tutelary deity of the country. Today, Paro Taktsang is the best known of the thirteen taktsang or “tiger lair” caves in which he meditated.
Kunza at FleetFire Timbers 