Embodied Awareness Blog

In pondering further on TASTE, I have recognized that this word comes up in my vocabulary on a regular basis–and in more ways than describing an impression on the tongue. I use TASTE to express feelings, thoughts and reactions. For example, a few days ago I had an unpleasant encounter with a customer service representative… Read more

I am continuing to prepare my  Introduction to Embodied Awareness online course . . . Last week I shared with you my fascination with smell.  It only makes sense then that I am enthralled with Taste as well.  I thought you might enjoy a snippet from the up-coming course . . . “Does a particular… Read more

This week I am on retreat in Northern California adding finishing touches to my Introduction to Embodied Awareness on line course that will launch in April.  Today I am reviewing the Module on the 12 senses as I bask in the sensory stimulation of my current environment.  While I was walking in the hills, I… Read more

Yesterday morning I went to an airport, boarded a plane and took and international flight. It was uneventful, except perhaps for the slightly longer line up at security. How different this experience would have been if I were planning to fly out of Brussels… I hear that this latest terrorist attack in Europe, which we as… Read more

In my book Betrayal, Trust and Forgiveness, I start my Chapter on Betrayal of Society with this: Wound:   If you suffer from a wound inflicted by society, your sense of relationship to the whole has been injured. You feel isolated and alienated, and powerless and helpless to effect change or get your needs met. Truth:… Read more

  Bianca recently completed her course work in my Embodied Awareness Facilitator Certification program.  She is now completing her practicum hours. Since our program began, Calgary has been hit by massive lay-offs in the oil and gas sector (a primary source of employment for many in Calgary–including Bianca. Reporting on her experience, she shared: This… Read more