In 2021, Brene’ published Atlas of the Heart, Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience. I couldn’t wait to get a copy. I was surprised by the format, and I found that I could use it as a resource on naming my emotions both in my life and in my writing. By identifying a feeling, it allowed me to move through and not bury or become stuck with a particular emotion. And the gift was that as I moved through grief, anger, resentment, I felt an opening for love, joy, and gratitude.
I am amazed at how identifying and feeling my way through an emotion can be healing. I am inspired to bring Brene’s work on emotions to you in the form of a series of workshops. My hope is that as we unpack the emotions in our body, learn to move through emotions, we will begin to have more flow in our lives. Please join me for one or all the workshops in 2023 and together, we will work to develop meaningful connections with ourselves and others.
Each workshop will be unique and include an emotion as the theme of the workshop. The workshops will be designed to introduce you to a skill or practice that I have developed or learned through books or workshops. For example, the first workshop on Love will be explored through ancestral healing practices I both learned from others and developed myself. We will use principles of Family Constellation to explore the felt sense of ancestral support through our maternal line.
I am excited to co-create this series with myself, the women who choose to gather, and the support of my guides. Each month, I will reflect and write about the topic on my blog and the culmination will be a workshop that I host at the Healing Earth Center. Together, we will explore the topic with activities, share our experiences, and witness others. I hope you will say yes to one or more of the offerings and be surprised with me at what emerges from our gatherings.
Cost:
Sliding scale, $25-45 per workshop
2023 Workshop Dates (1st Sunday of Each month, 1-4pm):
February 5 (Love), March 5 (Dreams), April 2 (Canceled), May 7 (Gratitude) June 4 (Belonging), Summer Pause
Email me to reserve a chair in the circle
Acknowledging the grief of our time, The Work that Reconnects, is a supportive framework for us to spiral through Gratitude, Grief of our time, Acknowledging the Resources we have, and moving us to Action in our lives for ourselves, our families, and our communities. Workshops are based on Joanna Macy's work.
Work that Reconnect Workshops are co-facilitated with Jeanette Swafford.
Art by Dori Midnight
The workshop is designed to guide participant to craft a life of connection to self, spirit and others. In reflecting on our current moment, we can find the healer within each of us. The workshop will explore ritual, listening to ourselves, and accepting our gifts.
Although I facilitate the workshop, I am also learning from you as you learn from me. As we witness each other, we are invited to become our true self and to journey forward with a new knowing.
Please contact me if you are interested in participating. This workshop is ideal for a group of eight women.
An 8-page printed booklet offering guidance on integrating death and near death experiences (NDE) and living a life of meaning and purpose after the experience. Copyright 2021. $5 each. 3 for $10. Contact me to place an order
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