Being with Changing Times

Chaos happens. It feels like we’re amidst uncertain times. How do we ride this wave of change? Is the Sonoma County blaze, which ravaged our cities and countryside last month, leaving so much disaster in its wake, a freak accident? Or is it the herald of big changes underfoot, as unusual climactic conditions portend things to… Continue reading Being with Changing Times

Will You Stand Next to Me When I’m Broken?

Will you stand next to me when I’m broken?Or will you go somewhere else – to let me be aloneTo let me be privateTo let me grieve, to be shaken, to be less than perfectSo your vision of me isn’t marredSo you can remember the good timesMe healthyMe laughing. Or can you stand next to… Continue reading Will You Stand Next to Me When I’m Broken?

When “Yes” is my inner guidance, and when its something else

A client remarks the other day “I’m not sure I can trust my inner guidance. Its led me into so much trouble!” This is a really worthy topic to pull apart. So settle in, and feel into this as we go along. How many of you have felt a “yes!” about something, got totally excited,… Continue reading When “Yes” is my inner guidance, and when its something else

Creativity and Aging, spontaneous expression and healing (Guest Blog)

CREATIVITY AND AGING, SPIRIT – EMBODIMENT – TRANSFORMATION by Travis Wernet In a wonderful anthology exploring links between Carl Jung’s Analytical Psychology and growing old, much value is given to the practice of creativity as we age. In the section on “Successful Aging”, Lionel Corbett says,“Creativity can be a form of spiritual practice; it opens… Continue reading Creativity and Aging, spontaneous expression and healing (Guest Blog)