Jerry Freeman felt the message about the need for healing trauma post-enlightenment was very important. He asked Nancy Benda to compile parts of our conversations from comments here on the blog and in another forum …
Are you friends with your body? Many of us have pulled back out of the body because of we’ve not learned to regulate our nervous system and resolve trauma. We hang out in our mind …
With this year’s study of somatic therapy, I’ve realized I’ve been using the word “soma” in 2 different ways. Looking it up online, one finds a wild diversity of definitions for soma: the physical body, …
This article is by request, based on a brief talk I gave in November. A friend’s insight also enhanced it. This fall, I finished the theory part of my somatic therapy training. The next step …
Recently, Eva Müller interviewed Dorothy Rowe. It was a wonderful conversation about babies, parenting, transformation, energy healing, and spiritual evolution. Dorothy was in an especially devotional space, even with her analytical ability. “The Transformative Power …
Susanne Marie mentioned the anniversary of her conversation with Adyashanti on BATGAP. I’d also written an article on the interview as it was excellent, plus a great example of the variations in “gut” release. John …
Recently, I saw a talk by Ava Irani of Functional Spirituality. While I distinguish healing from awakening techniques, Ava did it much more explicitly. She observed that awakening techniques often also promise healing and vice …
We’re designed to be programmed. For example, in learning to speak, walk, ride a bike, and drive a car. Once we learn, the habit pattern allows us to do it almost without thinking. Automatic. However, …
Recently, Eva Muller and I had a conversation about the stages of enlightenment, exploring various nuances of the process. We started with an overview of the process. Then we went into witnessing and Self Realization. …
For the average person, our mind runs the show, getting most of its information about the world from the senses and memory. Because the identified mind is focused this way, we look outside of ourselves …
When we’re working on a project, the process of creation can be like assembling a puzzle. For example, publishing a book requires writing, editing, cover design, page layout, ebook conversion, ISBN, setting up a web …
I had two interviews with the Truth Has No Sides podcast in August. The first interview went up in September. We explored some of the spiritual journey and various related topics. In this second interview, …
