Posts Tagged ‘awareness’
Acknowledging the Mess II By Marielle Grenade-Willis MA, LPCC
I recently saw Everything Everywhere All At Once in theaters, and I kid you not that my eyes were wet from the emotional whiplash for almost the entire movie. The film feels like colliding with the entire universe in that every scene is emotionally and sensorially over-the-top. To reduce the entire plot to a battle…
Read MoreTracking in Therapy II By Marielle Grenade-Willis, MA, NCC, LPP
I recently attended an introductory training to the Hakomi method of therapy and was struck by the description of a skill that I often use during my sessions with clients: tracking. Our trainer, Melissa Grace, MA, CHT likened tracking during therapy to how trackers might observe evidence of animals or humans present in a certain…
Read MoreBelieving in Believing ll By David Hoefer, NLC
A politician claims widespread fraud with no evidence to support his claim, yet many believe him. How can this be? From birth we are bombarded with dogma: Merriam Webster defines dogma as “a point of view put forth as authoritative without adequate grounds.” We are conditioned early on, for better or worse, to believe. Believing…
Read MoreMindfulness and Anti-Racism By Michelle LaBorde, MA, LPCC
Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed. —Thich Nhat Hanh Like many of us lately, I’ve been engaged in conversation with family, friends and colleagues about racial equality and my own path toward understanding and dismantling my white privilege in a more intentional way. One of my favorite teachers…
Read MoreOne Air, One Breath, One Family: An Unprecedented Shared Experience ll By Dorothy Wallis
What we are experiencing on the planet is unprecedented. Never before have we had the magnitude of global interconnection and communication during a crisis that affects every human being, as we are experiencing in this moment. Much of humanity is focused on the media, the daily changes in life and the effect it is having on…
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