Author Archives: ashley

we’re reading and discussing In Search of Good Form: Gestalt Therapy with Couples and Families by Joseph Zinker in the gestalt training group that i am in. we spent some time on this passage this morning (and i want to share it with you!): Happy couples and families, by our definition, usually possess some combinations […]

i found this at gassho today… gassho is an incredibly inspiring site, well worth wandering into. jack shares “gassho (gah-‘show) is a zen affirmation of life from an intention of humility, gratitude, and mindfulness.” that’s right up our alley! “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs – ask yourself what makes you come alive, and […]

~thomas~ there is a moment when our pulpy delight is suspended at the peak between willful intention and surrender to gravity’s grace, no longer rising, not yet falling. in that perfect moment of absolute stillness we may gaze into each others eyes as dear friends, recognizing the quiet poise of our fully lifted nature. linger(ing) […]

there’s been a conversation between thomas and i in a comment box below filled with talk of… well, all kinds of things! one of the topics has been toning and the power of sounds. a few mentioned were ahhhhhh, oops, chk chk, mmmm, Huuu, Hmmm, and Haaa! Peggy Jentoft writes about Sound, and Toning Music […]

oh, how i’m loving this book I Love You Rituals. i think you’ll be hearing about it for a bit! most of the words below are direct quotes… Routines — help children learn to tell time and regulate their own internal clocks…they learn to predict what happens next… the goal of routine is continuity. Rituals […]

I started reading the book I Love You Rituals by Becky A. Bailey today. I am currently writing a lesson plan of rituals to complement the 10 week parenting group that I have been facilitating. The model, type of therapy, that I have been studying is called Filial Therapy. There are various methods for leading […]

charlesb posted this at integral naked in the discussion about work as practice Work is one of the three main channels for the realization of human potentials. What Michael observed about it supports the notion i found to be true, that at best, work is a barometer of consciousness. If we take some simple task, […]