Maran Banta

I came to the planet to tell stories and to listen from my heart to the stories of others. There is healing in sharing our stories.

I am a Coach at FoggWorts Academy, the School for NetWork Marketing Magic.

You really need to ask me more about that ;-)

The path that brought me to this fabulous place in my life included a 30 month apprenticeship  where I have worked and studied with my good friend and mentor John Milton Fogg.

My apprenticeship included an intensive focus on listening and shipbuilding.

Learning to listen has been exhilerating!
Making my receiving mind a blank canvas, stepping away from any sense of agree or disagree.

People show up as pretty amazing and exciting when they are listened to in that way.
Miracles are the natural consequence.

Education - once I realized that my History Major was going to qualify me to be a great waitress and trivia champion I decided to study what I really love, and it was on to Art School.

Started with being a Fiction Major at Columbia College in Chicago.

Totally fun.

Went on to study Photography at the School of Fine Art - University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.

Income Tax Practitioner since 1971 Specializing in Home Based Business Returns - of course!

Portrait and Fine Art Photography has paid the rent for the past 20 years.

My spiritual practice has always played a major role in my life.

Raised in a mainline church, that practice simply stopped working for me in my early twenties.

That started a wintery period and I knew that I had to look for what truth was to me.

Prayer and study are a daily part of my life and have been on a consistent basis since June 10, 1984. That is the day I received Gojukai, or took Buddhist vows.

I grew up taking so many things for granted.
I thought I knew how to breathe until I was in my mid-twenties and actually learned how.
So simple, so basic, allow the lungs to fill and expand fully and then allow all of the breath to expell.
Breathing properly makes such a huge difference!
So does the water we drink.
I know that when I am breathing consciously, slowly, deeply and drinking enough good, clean water I feel better, less stressed, mentally sharper, so I like to encourage others to adopt these simple habits.

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Comments

[Rel]

Hey Maran,
Just stopped by to wish you Happy Holidays and a Wonderful New Year!!!

You deserve it!

Peace and Love,
Rel

[nejh]

You are Magnificent because every molecule, every air particle and every wonderous combination known to mankind has been forever changed and transformed by your capacity of your heart to open up with love and kindness. Just be sharing yourself and your innermost desires you stir up the cosmos to slowly trickle down into the atmosphere sweet vanilla and chocolate kisses loaded with coconut sprinkles full of love, joy and compassion.

Peace

Nejh

[Mary K]

Well THAT was such FUN!!! I KNEW it was
you, I knew it was you....Accomplishment, Beauty, Talent, and an ASS-KICKIN Laugh!!!!

Who else COULD it be?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Shiny YOU!!!!

Love ya,

--Mary K

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[Scott]

Hey Maran, so we meet again ;-) It's been such a long long time since you were my call partner and I see much has changed for you, and yet much is the same. I do recognize though that there has been great growth and even more wisdom than before. The comUnity has grown and surely spread it's wings and I'm sure many will be pleased to have met you and shared with you. Thank you for all that you've given me. Even though much time has passed I often recall the breakthroughs you helped me achieve. I am complete ;-)

[Mary K]

Ah my beautiful Coach --

Learning to listen IS being exhilirating...
thanks for modeling through your BEing....
such Magnificence!! :-)

much love,

--Mary K

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[Mary K]

"I came to the planet to tell stories and to listen from my heart to the stories of others. There is healing in sharing our stories."

You did...You do...and I'm so deeply grateful for the healing in sharing with you Maran ~~

You ARE Magnificent!

love,
--Mary K

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