My Philosophy

Healing is a paradox. No one can do it for you, but  you can't do it alone. We need a guide, a muse, a trickster, a teacher -- someone who enlivens our higher self -- to encourage us to move toward what we'd rather avoid. There is no growth without struggle. No consciousness without pain. The truth within us is worth it, and we are always stronger than we think we are.

 

As humans on earth we are lifelong students in an extraordinary classroom, where each obstacle is an opportunity to learn:

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• How to connect to the healing power of nature, spirit, and creativity

• Our own and others' limits and boundaries

• How to truly love our selves and others

• The power of our beliefs, thoughts and emotions

• How to accept responsibility for our creative potential

           

Transformational Healing is an on-going learning and growing process. On physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual levels we take the hero's journey on a path of initiation within our own being; integration of lost and rejected parts of our self; and individuation of a uniquely authentic self, contributing to the whole of humanity.  

 

We can choose to heal/grow/change/develop/transform/shift no matter how lost or broken we may feel. It's ok to feel resistant or stubborn, even as we yearn for change. There's nothing more human! We can commit to work for our own improvement and the general good; surrender and ask for help. Our willingness to be vulnerable and endure states of discomfort and uncertainty helps us learn new ways of being and behaving.​

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This journey is only possible when we seek attunement with our bodies and with nature, where we (physically and metaphysically) integrate the meaning of the matter at hand. We can't do it all alone. Being seen, heard and safely touched enlivens our innate healing power.