The painting represents so many Parts of Rich's story at the time...
A) The war and bullets that changed his life....
B) The wheelchair that marked A long period of rehabilitation and amazing mental fortitude needed to leave it behind....
C) The bob wire that imprisoned His horrific war experiences in His subconscious and never to willingly share them with others..
D) The eyes, representing what He saw during his time in Vietnam and wished he never did.
E) He is finding yoga and Meditation that enabled him to Cope with all that his life had been up to that point and create A new one......
F) The breaking down of his Marriage, with the figure of the woman walking away, as he is absorbed more Into the spiritual realm...
G) The separation from the most important people in his life,His daughter and his beloved son Keit, who he was, many years later, to loose in a Terrible an horrific accident.....
A) The war and bullets that changed his life....
B) The wheelchair that marked A long period of rehabilitation and amazing mental fortitude needed to leave it behind....
C) The bob wire that imprisoned His horrific war experiences in His subconscious and never to willingly share them with others..
D) The eyes, representing what He saw during his time in Vietnam and wished he never did.
E) He is finding yoga and Meditation that enabled him to Cope with all that his life had been up to that point and create A new one......
F) The breaking down of his Marriage, with the figure of the woman walking away, as he is absorbed more Into the spiritual realm...
G) The separation from the most important people in his life,His daughter and his beloved son Keit, who he was, many years later, to loose in a Terrible an horrific accident.....
LIFE STORIES
Richard Weinberg at 68, a man who medics had hardly expected to live after his horrendous, debilitating wounds and traumatic experiences in the Vietnam War, further exacerbated by maltreatment by an Australian physiotherapist, he has defied all the conventional pundits to emerge victorious, thanks largely to the alchemy of Yoga and his indefatigable spirit. He has achieved medical results which have astounded conventional, allopathic practitioners.
On top of the pain, which he still suffers in his stomach and perineum, he also had to endure the trauma of losing his son to whom he was very close, ironically dying at 24, the same age as he when he was shot. Here again, the benefits of the Yoga philosophy helped Richard to cope with bereavement. Echoing the sentiments of the theme tune from Titanic, Richard believes the body dies, but love never does. This helped him cope. He believes love is the best medicine to get over any hardship. He believes we should concentrate on love, rather than grief and pain. His sentiments are that the world needs love more than anything else. That if we give back love instead of antipathy, this will actually become a better world. He declares, “I believe, we have to accept situations and people as they are. Whatever you do, whatever path you walk, try to do it with love.”
Truly, as the caption in the Western Australian Newspaper proclaimed in 1996, Richard is a “Walking Miracle”. But he can never relax his yogic vigilance, for to do so would condemn him to a wheelchair for the rest of his days. It’s a battle he can’t afford to lose. Yet, he still has the dedication to pass on his invaluable teachings to students despite his disabilities and enduring pain.
Through it all, he remains philosophical and committed to life and vitality. As he ironically says, “I get myself shot in the head and end up helping healthy people take care of their bodies”. Richard Weinberg, never arrogant or proud - the humble yogi.
On top of the pain, which he still suffers in his stomach and perineum, he also had to endure the trauma of losing his son to whom he was very close, ironically dying at 24, the same age as he when he was shot. Here again, the benefits of the Yoga philosophy helped Richard to cope with bereavement. Echoing the sentiments of the theme tune from Titanic, Richard believes the body dies, but love never does. This helped him cope. He believes love is the best medicine to get over any hardship. He believes we should concentrate on love, rather than grief and pain. His sentiments are that the world needs love more than anything else. That if we give back love instead of antipathy, this will actually become a better world. He declares, “I believe, we have to accept situations and people as they are. Whatever you do, whatever path you walk, try to do it with love.”
Truly, as the caption in the Western Australian Newspaper proclaimed in 1996, Richard is a “Walking Miracle”. But he can never relax his yogic vigilance, for to do so would condemn him to a wheelchair for the rest of his days. It’s a battle he can’t afford to lose. Yet, he still has the dedication to pass on his invaluable teachings to students despite his disabilities and enduring pain.
Through it all, he remains philosophical and committed to life and vitality. As he ironically says, “I get myself shot in the head and end up helping healthy people take care of their bodies”. Richard Weinberg, never arrogant or proud - the humble yogi.
Richard - after undergoing brutal training and healing treatments - can achieve physiologically impossible yoga poses which even an able-bodied chap like myself would find virtually impossible to achieve.
Richard Weinberg lives in Chiang Mai, Thailand now, but he has said that “his country is the world.” He is the most brutally persistent, absolutely tenacious, but also, compassionate, warm-hearted, generous man I have met in person.
His greatest vision is to have his story documented in a book and movie so that millions can be inspired by his life’s example.
If you know any author who would be interested in chronicling Richard’s story or entertainment executive who would be keen to make his story into a movie I have a more detailed biography of Richard’s life in my possession for you to learn more.Please contact me by email at: [email protected]
Richard Weinberg lives in Chiang Mai, Thailand now, but he has said that “his country is the world.” He is the most brutally persistent, absolutely tenacious, but also, compassionate, warm-hearted, generous man I have met in person.
His greatest vision is to have his story documented in a book and movie so that millions can be inspired by his life’s example.
If you know any author who would be interested in chronicling Richard’s story or entertainment executive who would be keen to make his story into a movie I have a more detailed biography of Richard’s life in my possession for you to learn more.Please contact me by email at: [email protected]