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 are in challenging times with so much uncertainty facing us every day.Regardless of whether we are worried about COVID19, losing a job, potentially having to close a small business, what’s ahead after a national and local elections, if it’s safe to have schools open, when we will able to see loved ones live in retir…

Distance Healing verifies three things I’ve learned in my time on this planet: we are all connected, where you end, I begin, and vice versa No matter how hard we try to control it, nothing is exactly as it appears to be. Distance Healing really works.

Human civilization has recognized the healing power of sound since the Aborigines began using the didgeridoo – some say 4,000 years ago. They used it to heal broken bones, muscle tears and illnesses of all kinds. And we now know that the sounds emitted from the didgeridoo are in alignment with modern sound healing tech…

While we’re in this very stressful time and even though you can’t leave the house, there are ways to start or continue therapy and have someone to talk to right where you are.  Some are even free. We’re all dealing with the challenges of fatigue and fear, uncertainty and physical isolation, sometimes faring well, other…