Tag Archives: healing
Walking the Beauty Path in a Hurting World
Friends, I send greetings from San Blas, Cusco. I am diligently working on installations for an exhibition opening here April 8. Meanwhile, the world turns. In Brussels this morning there were bombings.
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Tagged Beauty Path, Brussels, community arts, healing, violence
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The Launch of Emergence
A new project of mine, “Emergence,” combines poetry, percussion, movement, and visual art into an interactive experience with small audiences. Percussionist Nicholas Brabhan (South Bend, IN) is my collaborator, who I met through the community at Crow’s Nest Center for … Continue reading
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Tagged Emergence, Firecracker Foundation, healing, Just B Yoga, Nicholas Brabhan, Take Back the Night
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Healing & Thriving in Lansing
Happy almost spring! This week in Lansing the event series “Healing with Community, Thriving in Unity” is in full-swing. The flyer (to the right) captures most of the programming, and your help to share is most welcome to reach Greater … Continue reading
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Tagged community, Dear Sister, Everybody Reads, Firecracker Foundation, healing, Take Back the Night, thriving
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A Synchronous New Year
As a survivor, I choose how to walk in this world. I did not choose the particular violence that happened to me. But I choose how to live after violence, and I strive to be gentle on my way “forward.” … Continue reading
“Mother Fear”, a poem
For northern readers, happy fall! Autumn equinox has passed, and we officially are into the cooling season. Still, my raspberry bushes bear fruit and butternut squash take in frost-free evenings. Plus, last week’s Harvest Full Moon brightened the night skies! It … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, ecstatic dance, Equinox, healing, poetry, sacred breathwork
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From Vision to Vehicle
Sitting on the floor, eyes closed, I am encircled by paint, brushes, paper. “Where am I?” is the question of my heart. Images emerge . . . deep dark waters, constantly rocking . . . a body of white light … Continue reading
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Tagged Altered Attitude, artist's book, book art, healing, LookOut! Gallery, painting, Take Back the Night, trauma
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Give Away, Revisited
Recent events brought my prayer-poem “Give Away” to mind. The annual newcomers potluck with my Quaker community at Red Cedar Friends Meeting, as we enjoyed a round-robin gift exchange with stories. Also, the last workshop at Crow’s Nest Center USA, … Continue reading
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Tagged Crow's Nest Center, give away, healing, photography, poetry, Red Cedar Friends, spiral dance, The Cherokee Full Circle, trauma
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The Dawn
The solution to vanquishing trauma comes not through confronting it directly, but by working with its reflection… ~ Peter Levine, Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma One week not so long ago, in a place near and dear… Sunday Driving home, … Continue reading
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Tagged creative nonfiction, healing, Park Trades Center, photography, trauma, Waking the Tiger
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Somewhere in Time
While exploring the group studio that I recently joined in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a surprise caught my eye. A gap in the floor board was smoothed over by a transparent filler encasing a watch. The timepiece may be understood as memory … Continue reading
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Tagged book art, Crow's Nest Center, healing, Kalamazoo, Lansing Poetry Club, mapping, memory, MICA Gallery, trauma, Waking the Tiger
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falling apart
As introduced last week, I continue my Poseidon adventure! This week’s glimpse is “falling apart”, a poem that was intent on melding into book art. And by doing so, invited intuition — that inner voice — to drive the resulting … Continue reading
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Tagged book art, Crow's Nest Center, falling apart, focusing, healing, mixed media, poetry, trauma
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