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Finding Unhidableness
This guest blog is written by Ande, a dance therapist in Florida. Her willingness to be open and transparent is part of her healing and by extension what she offers to those she works with. A bittersweetness bubbles up from my bones as I dive deeply into my own journey of hiddenness. I [...]
Transformation: Learning the Language of Becoming Your Self
Transformation is one of those words that sounds good but definitely has its downsides. We all like the idea of being transformed but getting there can knock all the stuffing out of us. I know-having been through many iterations of transformation. It helps me as a walk that journey, again and again, with my clients [...]
Life Means Longing
The following quote is from the Spirit of Sufi Culture, Akbat Ashram Tract No 12 by AH Jaisinghani. It’s a tuning fork for our soul, urging us to cultivate our longing so that we can find our way home, home to our heart and our soul. May the words open your heart to long for who you are. [...]
How to Pattern-Interruptus
Maybe it’s the day? Maybe it’s because I have the Becoming Safely Attached curriculum on my mind but all week I have been interacting with people about the patterns that dictate the course of their lives. In fact, I literally just got off the phone. A wonderful, delightful, engaging woman called wanting to find out [...]
Transforming Paralysis and Tragedy into Yoga: Matthew Sanford
(Today’s blog post is contributed by Anne Hallward, that many of you might know as “Dr. Anne from Safe Space Radio.” She recently did an interview with Matthew Sanford and wanted to spread the word of his incredible wisdom.)I want to introduce you to someone I think will be a joy for you to know [...]
The Clutter of Too Much Research (by Sue Rasmussen)
My friend, Sue Rasmussen, is the Get-Rid-of-Clutter Queen. I take her tips to heart. This article she wrote spoke to me, not just about getting rid of clutter, but more importantly about connecting to your self. ) I have been on a big researching kick this past week. Research #1: The Perfect Vacuum First, I wanted [...]
Yes, We Can! Great gosh Almighty we can
Years ago, a millenium ago, I worked in the advertising world. I had the good fortune of going to some pretty good parties in that time. The Pointer Sisters came to one of the parties and performed live. Those memories came flooding back when Gisela sent me this video: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVxv6AFt7YM] Watching it reminded me of the [...]
Photos contributed by Jane
How wonderful to see this sign – sent by Jane who visited the Bay area. Lots of ways to interpret the message — all of them perfect. and yet another from the Bay area. Thank you, Jane. It’s good to pay homage to the quest for all to be free.
Another Great Addition to the Parts Teleseminar: Judith Stone / Voice Dialogue
I couldn’t resist these gorgeous creatures this morning, opening widely into the warmth of a spring day. They reminded me of little hungry birds waiting for mom to deliver nourishment. As the mind does, it scampered on to how our parts inside are hungry, no longer waiting, wanting to be heard, to be cared about. [...]