Sitting at the feet of masters
Addressing Meaningful Questions, Front page post, UncategorizedDeath in all forms has been a part of my life since I was a six-year old growing up in South Africa. Each death felt like something that was connected to me got lost or broke off. I was drawn to discussions about death and found it odd and irritating…
The gift of living with cancer
Addressing Meaningful Questions, Front page postChristine was first diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 39, and when it recurred at 42, her doctors told her she probably wouldn’t survive. Now, at 80, she’s lived with cancer for more than half her life.
“When I didn’t die…
The tightrope
Addressing Meaningful Questions, Front page post, UncategorizedEvery morning, I wake up and walk the line to the bathroom (as most people do), but two years ago, when I was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, the line became a tightrope.
My balance became very important to me as the cancer…
What Makes a Circle Healing?
Deepening circle practice, Front Page, Front page post, Learn post, Practicing CircleThe only person who can accurately perceive a circle to be healing is the individual circle participant. Healing, as with pain, is what the person says it is.
Gracious Listening
Addressing Meaningful Questions, Front Page, Front page post, Practicing CircleAmong other things, gracious listening requires a hospitable heart, a compassionate presence, and a commitment to not "fix."
The Circle is Big Enough
Addressing Meaningful Questions, Front Page, Front page post, Practicing CircleA circle is big enough for all of us. For all parts of us. And for all stages of our life journeys.
Listening Within
Accessing Emotion, Front Page, Front page postThe quality of listening to others relates directly to the quality of listening within. But it’s not easy.
Healing Circles as a Place of Refuge
Addressing Meaningful Questions, Front Page, Front page postAt the bottom of every waterfall or cataract—regardless of how wide, how tall, how thunderous—is an eddy. This is a place of refuge where the current turns back on itself, the river flows upstream, and time itself seems to stop.