My mother, who passed away 5 years ago, used to tell me a story every Christmas about her father, my grandfather. He died when I was a baby so I never knew him personally but from all accounts, he was a larger than life kind of guy. He was a spy photographer during the Korean …
How I Became a Shaman When I tell people I’m a shaman, pretty much the first thing that people ask me (after they ask “what’s a shaman”) is “how did you end up being a shaman?” For some, the question is simple curiosity about how one becomes something that many people have never heard of. …
How I Became A Shaman – A Spiritual Journey – Part 1 Read More »
Shamans See The Unseen Why work with a shaman? Because they see the unseen. This means that they can see your energy field and identify what is out of balance. Acupuncturists do this too, but on a different level. If you are having success with an acupuncturist, but not as much as you’d like, then …
Life is always what it is meant to be. This past weekend, Jeff had his bachelor party in NYC. I was supposed to go to Maine with the partners of the guys who took him to New York, but as the time got closer, I just really didn’t want to go. So I begged off …
Resolution(?) to “Not Important” Processing Story Read More »
More Updates on My Process (These From The Past) So many people responded to my post about the processing I’ve been doing that I thought I would share some of my experiences from the past in the hopes that they are as helpful as it seems the last one was to people. Processing at An …
Almost a decade ago, I got the first conscious glimpse of my core wounding “Not Welcome, Not Wanted, Not Important”. I was at Harbin Hot Springs in CA shortly after my very first HAI Level 3 program. I was hanging out with some of the other participants from HAI and we were getting a seriously …
Changes This week a housemate I have lived with for 6 years moved out. When he moved in, we were dating. We broke up about half-way through our time together and have lived with each other, sometimes easily, sometimes not, for the remainder of the time. It was time for us to part ways. I’m …
Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes! I spend a lot of time with people trying to make change in their lives. They each have their own purpose for the change and each change is specific to the person, but I’m there to help facilitate the process and get them unstuck when they bog down. Why People Don’t Change In my …
Identity Is Fluid We all think we know who we are. We know what choices we would make in different situations. We know where we live, what we look like, who we love, etc. But in reality, most of the things about us are the result of our past history. They are stories and coping …
Identity and Beliefs – You Aren’t Who You Think You Are Read More »
Let’s Look at Where You Are Now Before you could enter the process of personal growth, you had to come into consciousness enough to notice and admit to yourself that you weren’t happy with your current life. Your goal was to get away from the pain you were experiencing and find a way to be happy. So …