I am co-facilitating a group with Karen Wennberg for our counseling practicum. Some topics to be discussed and explored more deeply are: sacred space, self-care, intuition, forgiveness, and archetypes. We are looking forward to sharing with, and learning from the participants in this group! The flyer below (click on it for a larger version) shares some info, but feel free to call with any questions. Thank...

This summer I was given the opportunity to conduct a type of qualitative research called Heuristic Research.  From my perspective, this methodology is about the knower and the process of knowing.  It is about sincerely inviting a question into your awareness, and exploring the various ways in which life will provide insight into that question.  For me, this was both an intense and rewarding process.  The question I invited in was...

I wanted to offer an article that was shared with me a couple of months ago that discusses a concept called “spiritual bypass.”  The article is an interview with John Welwood who coined this term in the early 80′s and who beautifully discusses the mechanics of spiritual bypass and how it inhibits the very intention from which it comes.  Here is his initial explanation: You introduced the term “spiritual bypassing”...

“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”  ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. I have spent a lot of time thinking about the human desire for power or revenge, and how it is a never ending cycle that only concludes when one side of the wounded equation...

Tonight marks one month from the last night of my Vision Quest.  I could not have possibly fathomed the amount of change that would occur in my life in this brief time span.  I have remarked many times how powerful this ceremony has been and continues to be… Before I left for Death Valley, I was unable to get to a place where I was ready to share this site with my friends and family, and so it has been my desire since I returned to...

Hello All! I am so pleased to welcome you to my website!!!  I am excited to have a new way to share with my family and friends, and to create new connections.  I want to acknowledge and honor my partner, Eric, for making this site possible and for supporting my ability to express myself in this medium. It feels like the perfect time to be starting this process in earnest as I am leaving tomorrow for Death Valley to embark on my first...