Northwest CASA is seeking a trauma therapist for the new year. Bilingual (English/Spanish) is preferred but not mandatory. EMDR training and support will be offered as well. Send a resume to Caryn Brauweiler, the Director of Counseling at cbrauweiler@nwcasa.org.…
“And if you cannot find your way out of the darkness I will sit there with you and show you the stars.” N.R. Hart During a session recently I found myself mindlessly utilizing a Zero Balancing technique on a client’s wrist. I “came to” as I realized that nothing was happening. So I stopped doing Zero Balancing and star…
“To heal is to touch with love that which we previously touched with fear.” ~ Stephen Levine I’ve been thinking about connection as healing… Dr. John Upledger, developer of CranioSacral therapy, used the word “blending” to describe the connection that allows change but does not impose it. To me connection is about hono…
Okay, just reading an article about wearing a mask might have made your body shift in a particular way. Did your shoulders tense up? Maybe you are unconsciously holding your breath? A Mask & Your Nervous System Walk into a Public Place… You are not alone if just thinking about wearing a mask made your nervous system sw…
“No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots are in hell.” Carl Jung Let us appreciate and honor our own “roots!” To me that means to visit the “underground’ — our shadow, our shame, our pain. Pain is painful, but ignoring one’s feelings, abandoning the Self is more painful. Being with our pain and shame c…
En español, libre de costo, con Prof. Isidro Gordi, por ZOOM.. Este seminario-retiro se llevará a cabo en 5 sesiones, un sábado por mes entre agosto y diciembre. Es libre de costo pero se aceptarán donativos para hacerle una aportación al facilitador del curso. Detalles a continuación… El Sutra del Corazón revela una d…
We’re all weary. Our past year didn’t go as we planned. Schools, businesses, religious services, vacations had to pivot to a new reality. Nothing seemed normal, whatever “normal” means. When I hear someone ask, “When will things return to normal?” I squirm. Things won’t return to normal. Our former life is gone; what w…
A Clearing and Blessing Ceremony has two parts – like two sides of a coin. Clearing releases negative energy and sends it back to its source. The Blessing calls in positive energy in the form of prayers, wishes and intentions. The Clearing expels any negative energy that’s left over in the atmosphere and sends it back…
Self-referral speaks to having our spirit as our internal reference point for how we live in the world. The opposite of this would be object referral whereby we are looking outside ourselves for guidance and approval regarding how to live our lives. The reason this struck me is that we are facing some difficult, unpre…
Coping with Stress is a two part audio guide that Marsha Smith has provided to help us navigate our daily life in this difficult time when coping with normal stressors is intensified by the new realities we all face today. Stress can produce many ill effects on our health and our mental health so having good coping mec…