Category Archives: Healing

Happy!

Posted on March 13, 2013 by jenny

I’ve been really happy lately.  It’s the ugliest time of the year with piles of dirty snow, dead grass, all the garbage reappearing.  It’s even uglier when the snow is all gone, and it’s still cold, and the wind blows … Continue reading →

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More from Jan Phillips

Posted on March 6, 2013 by jenny

Found some great writing in the Rowe newspaper for Spring 2012.  This is what sent me on a search for Jan Phillips and buying her book.  These excerpts are from No Ordinary Time — The Rise of Spiritual Intelligence and … Continue reading →

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Jan Phillips: What is Dying to be Born?

Posted on March 1, 2013 by jenny

Someone asked me what I thought was dying to be born. Homo sapiens, I said. Homo sapiens (Latin: wise man or knowing man) is dying to be born into the next iteration—the homo sentiens, perhaps. Homo sapiens knows, and homo … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of the Body

Posted on February 25, 2013 by jenny

This quote came through on facebook and blew me away.  So totally validating of what I’ve learned from Somatic Experiencing.  I grew up with the idea that my body was no more than a vehicle to carry my brain around.  … Continue reading →

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Break the Chain!

Posted on February 16, 2013 by jenny

We celebrated One Billion Rising at Neskaya Thursday night. It was a triumph!  I had a great time.  Woke up this morning with good energy tingling in my body.  Still have a smile on my face. This is my body, … Continue reading →

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“Journey” Poetry

Posted on February 15, 2013 by jenny

Prisoners of War The experts are now saying that those of us who grew up in alcoholic and abusive families have lived with a level of stress that is equivalent to that of prisoner of war.   We are prisoners … Continue reading →

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Journey into Courage

Posted on February 14, 2013 by jenny

A couple of weeks ago, my friend Beverly who is music Director at the UU Church in Tamworth, asked me to give a talk on “Creativity and Social Justice.”  I thought it sounded like a great topic, but didn’t know … Continue reading →

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Break the Chain!

Posted on January 19, 2013 by jenny

I’ve been very excited about celebrating One Billion Rising with a dance party at Neskaya.  Tena Clark wrote a song “Break the Chain” and Debbie Allen choreographed a dance to it.  There’s a great video of people dancing to the … Continue reading →

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When Did You Stop Dancing?

Posted on January 12, 2013 by jenny

“In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited or depressed, they would ask one of four questions:  When did you stop dancing?  When did you stop singing?  When did you stop being … Continue reading →

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New Mantra

Posted on January 10, 2013 by jenny

The most important question a person can ask is, “Is the Universe a friendly place?” Albert Einstein The friend who asked me if I was holding on to my misery told me “I think you are doing amazing work to … Continue reading →

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