Category Archives for Couples/Relationship Work
Turning Anxiety into Aliveness
Stress: We try to escape it, ignore it, even distract it with chocolate cake and still it follows us everywhere. How can we minimize its destructive effects on our lives? In this four-week class we will learn how stress and … Continue reading
The Hero’s Journey
“I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive!” Joseph Campbell I recently saw a documentary of Joseph Campbell’s work called Finding Joe which inspired me … Continue reading
What is Somatic Psychotherapy?
I am often asked, what is Somatic Psychotherapy? It’s still a relatively new field that is taking off in psychotherapy practice. Here is my attempt at defining it based on my experience and study over the last 10 years. Somatic … Continue reading
The New Story
Brian Swimme is a Cosmologist and a Professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness Program. Brian Swimme received his Ph.D. (1978) from the University of Oregon in gravitational dynamics. His research focuses on the evolutionary dynamics of the universe, the relationship between scientific cosmology and more traditional religious visions, the cultural implications of the new evolutionary epic, and the role of humanity in the unfolding story of Earth and cosmos. In 1998 he founded the international Epic of Evolution Society, a forum for artists, scientists, ecofeminists, ecologists, religious thinkers and educators interested in the new story. He is the author of The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos (Orbis, 1996), Manifesto for a Global Civilization (with Matthew Fox) (Bear and Company, 1983), The Universe is a Green Dragon (Bear and Company, 1984) and The Universe Story (Harper, 1992) which is a culmination of a ten-year collaboration with cultural historian Thomas Berry. Brian’s media work includes the video series, Canticle to the Cosmos and The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos. In this video he speaks about how humans need to create a new story that takes into account all of the knowledge we received over the past 100 years about the Universe. He calls it a Cosmic Story which will help each us experience a more vibrant life. Continue reading
Kindness
Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth. What you held in your hand, what you counted and carefully saved, all this must go … Continue reading
My Personal Journey
This is a story of my own personal journey into a more intimate connection to myself and others. I worked in management consulting for over 7 years. The firm I worked for was committed to changing how people perform at … Continue reading
Experiencing Life
This video is about how life is a gift. Nature is beautiful. We are alive. We are nature. Life is beautiful. We just need to learn “how” to be more present and embodied so we can experience life fully and … Continue reading