What Is OQUOL?

"In our daily lives, we are constantly preoccupied with all manner of modern modalities. In those devices, many of us have lost touch with the very essence of our nature to the extent of having lost much of our physical, emotional, spiritual and mental health. We suffer = Our planet suffers, because we are connected. OQUOL is a means to restore and reconnect our body, mind, spirit and physical health with that of our natural surroundings and bring us into an Optimum Quality Of Life!" We pronounce it O' kwol.

Healing and Wellness for People and Our Planet, by reconnecting with nature. For all ages and all skill levels (beginner to advanced).
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UPCOMING EVENTS:

Workshop and reception for everyone interested in dealing with personal and environmental enrichment, in a program purely based on the natural interaction of Humans and the Environment. This workshop will focus on the vision of a more harmonic, enriched and healthy life. Open an old chapter, in a new version, with a new vision!

To Be Announced

JOIN OQUOL TODAY!

Official One Year Membership Donation is only $25.00, and includes: The Official OQUOL Book, Official OQUOL T-shirt, and 4 Seasons of the Official OQUOL newsletter! Membership gifts will be mailed out in Summer of 2010.

Please MAIL the following information: Complete Name, Mailing Address, Zip Code, City, State, Telephone Number, Cell Phone Number and Email, and your check payable to "OQUOL" to:             
OQUOL, Jesse Castañeda, 17 Mountain Shadow Drive, Los Lunas, New Mexico, 87031

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More About OQUOL...

OQUOL and Cultural Healing is an educational program linking our personal health responsibilities with our environmental concerns. The five major elements address human health concerns and how they intertwine with the quality of our environment and back to our health.

WATER ~ The Flow: Cardiovascular and Circulatory Health. Exercise program: Aerobic, walking, swimming, jogging, biking, hiking, cross-country skiing.

EARTH/SOIL ~ The Core: Internal Organ Health and Their Functional Efficiency. Major core exercises with natural resistance applied in a natural setting. Stepping on rocks, lifting light rocks or logs, leg lifts off rocks, light jumps...resistance exercises to strengthen the outside protective layers.

LIGHT ~ The Reach: Emotional and Psychological Well Being. Reaching, breathing and light stretching as well as body awareness exercises: Feldenkrais, breathing exercises, imagery and relaxation exercises.

FIRE ~ Explosiveness: Our Digestive and Nutritional Health/The Burning of Calories. Explosive hill related exercises, depending on the ability level. East-West exercises. Free flowing Tai Chi.

WIND ~ The Toning and Rejuvenating Capacity: Bone and Tissue Health and Flexibility. Yoga and stretching exercises, resembling natural structures such as rock formations, trees and rivers. Free flowing Tai Chi.

"Connected All"

 

The wonders call through Nature's window

The burning Cottonwood of Fall,

A sunray catches yellow patches

In fire we see Autumn call.

 

The snow will silent wonder's voices

The blanket heats the Wintry sun

It lures the ground to warm the senses

It bends the branches, reach and run.

 

The seasons teach the wonders many

Adapt the rivers, but the hills

The sap stays stagnant - leaves in mourning

And deep inside the blood stands still.

 

The circle sings and builds the ring

Which holds us in the arms of life

Provides and shelters, time no essence

Connected all - as time flows by.

~ by Klaus Weber

 

"Connected All", is possibly the essence of a concept that has been with us for as long as the Earth existed, and as long as we, the human race, have been a part of it. Connected - simply means that we are just a part of the whole and there is no process of separation. We too, have to live in rhythmic patterns. We too, are a part of this never ending process...circular and not linear, continuous and attached; and not just as self-fulfilling, self-centered individual. This premise makes life and our existence unique and different. Even though we think we have this

unchallenged rationality on our side, we still belong to a much larger picture and we are physically and emotionally attached to this never ending cycle of life.

 

-Klaus Weber, Bio>>>

 

 

The OQUOL Moment in Time

~ by Jesse Castañeda

 

I treasure the experience of trekking along the Eastern trails in the Sandia Mountains (New Mexico) with my friend Klaus Weber. We call this experience...'The OQUOL Moment in Time". With this Optimum Quality of Life experience, we establish our Human presence and contact with this beautiful and challenging environment.

 

We respect and treasure this land, this Mountain and this rugged outdoor area. We don't take anything away (only photographs) and we leave behind when we move away, only our footprints along these Trails of Life...to be soon erased by the passing winds.

 

We are ALL CONNECTED to our environment and the constant power, beauty and energy of our 5 elements: EARTH, WATER, WIND, FIRE and LIGHT.

 

Please respect our New Mexico, National and World outdoor areas. These wilderness are our treasures of life, survival and conservation. Here in New Mexico we have beautiful mountain ranges, meadows, rivers, lakes, sacred lava beds, beautiful areas of Forests and Bosques, and incredible Plains where animal and Human life survives.

 

With respect comes Human grace, positive Human contact and development connected to our great elements of Mother Earth...that keep us alive, fed, fit, creative and well.

 

The time is NOW to awaken this "wellness" giant that will motivate and move people of all ages to start moving, exploring, learning and discovering their potential, while assisting in creating a Greener Planet, Greater Fitness, Peace and Harmony!

 

-Mr. Jesse "The Roadrunner" Castañeda  Bio>>>