by adminwomen | Dec 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you’d like to journey into the collective wisdom of the ancient and modern people of Peru with an incredible group of like-minded women, this is your opportunity. We have all witnessed major change and turmoil over the past two years. As I have been looking for...
by adminwomen | Nov 8, 2021 | Grief, Rebirthing, Self care, Working with Grief
Jon Kabat-Zinn tells the story in the introduction to his powerful book Coming to our Senses- Healing Ourselves and the World through Mindfulness. (2005) of a retreat leader asking him as he entered the retreat, “How is the world treating you?” Then the retreat...
by adminwomen | Oct 8, 2021 | Self-Compassion, Uncategorized, Working with Grief
Why do we start with witnessing? Several years ago I went with the UCC youth group to the Oglala Lakota Reservation in Pine Ridge, S.Dakota for a Mission Work Week. The intentions we went with were totally changed by the time we had been there for 2 days because our...
by adminwomen | Aug 28, 2021 | IFS (Internal Family Systems Work), Self-Compassion, Uncategorized, Working with Grief
How do you know when it is time to make a change in your life, to change a behavior, to switch gears and move in a healthier direction, to let go of a relationship, to notice your pain? The first pillar of finding this discomfort in your being, in your behaviors is...
by adminwomen | Aug 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
The last week of July was a rainy one in the Taos Ski Valley and surroundings. It rained every day and sometimes many times each day and the ground became soggy and muddy, slippery. The clouds came and went and the sun often only peeked out a bit in the mornings...
by adminwomen | Jul 5, 2021 | Self-Compassion, Spiritual Growth, Uncategorized
“FULL BODY YES” STARTS WITH SELF-AWARENESS— THE ABILITY TO LISTEN INSIDE What helps us to create the shift in our lives from “me, me, me it’s all about me” to “I am a part of something bigger and I have a role in creating what I want that to look like?” These two...
by adminwomen | Mar 30, 2021 | Fear, Rebirthing
When I met Sally, age 60, she was trying to decide if she needed to retire or if she should continue working for another few years. But she was feeling so much fear about this decision, and about the idea of having to figure it all out that she was making herself...
by adminwomen | Feb 8, 2021 | Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, Uncategorized
When we practice mindfulness, we can cultivate kindness within ourselves and develop an “unconditional friendliness” with ourselves and others and over time, with deep practice, our brain changes to a less reactive, more calm place. But did you know that you can...
by adminwomen | Jan 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
After the events of this week when our democracy has been threatened by riots at our Capitol building, many of us are wondering how to get past the fear and anger we are feeling. It’s easy to get stuck in this place of reaction but it isn’t where we want to stay if...
by adminwomen | Dec 9, 2020 | Grief, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, Uncategorized
This holiday season I long for a more loving & livable world where we can all listen deeply and patiently with each other. When we are able to listen to each other from a patient and loving place inside of us, we can feel less separate and broken. We can stop...
