Sitting with our feelings
“Depression is like a woman in black. If she turns up, don’t shoo her away. Invite her in, offer her a seat, treat her like a guest and listen to what she wants to say” says Carl G. Jung. This reminds me of Rumi’s poem, The Guest House. There is wisdom in lending a […]
Shame and Guilt– A Way Into Our Worlds
The Shame and guilt experiences we have can open us to life! They can expand our field of feeling-experiences and stimulate our growth. This is what doing the work of depth psychotherapy can bring you: the exploration of how do we take these feeling-experiences and begin to transcend, to develop new dimensions of experiences, to […]
The Turtle and the Mud
Chuang Tzu with his bamboo pole was fishing in the Pu river. The prince of Chu sent two vice-chancellors with a formal document: “We hereby appoint you prime minister.” Chuang Tzu held his bamboo pole still. Watching the Pu river he said, I am told there is a sacred tortoise offered and canonized three […]
Embodying the Metaphor of a Tree
Outside my living room window lives a tall tree with thick and thin branches, limb-like, arms wide open and expanded, greeting and welcoming every day and seasons. Dressed with tiny, soft, delicate leaves, the tree cues its presence and aliveness in its constant waves of movements– forward and backward. Rooted and reaching, sturdy […]