Positive Energy Guide

Grounding is foundational to managing our energy. Our relationship to the earth is so fundamental that we refer to it in a whole spectrum of contexts. Since this can cause confusion, I will start with some basics before moving into more practical and more esoteric applications. The word “grounding” is used literally, as in physics, […]

As you will have observed, I don’t sugarcoat things or use excessively positive language. I reserve words like “awesome,” and other choice superlatives to describe the sublime. I will share and comment on an experience I had that was delicious–and truly awesome: Toward the end of a spiritual camp and an evening of intentionally cultivating […]

(Continued . . .) At the close of the retreat we again sent blessings to one another, and customized them. We were then asked to communicate blessings as completely as possible without using words–in the space of two breaths, before moving to another partner. To my delight I saw that I was about to pair […]

(Continued . . .) Forgiveness and blessing soften, open and release stuck energy. The next day the retreat group did a Forgiveness Practice, eye to eye, singing: “Please forgive me, for all that I have done and all that I have not done. Please forgive me.” It could have been hokey. The beauty of the […]

(Continued . . .) Throughout the next day about a quarter of the community approached me with some form of acknowledgment or loving support. By contrast, I realized that few had come to know me. Since I rarely engage in casual conversation, and going into depth without being casual first can make people take a […]

Here is the soundtrack again if you care to hear part of the event as my story of a healing event continues: A friend on the Path, J., approached me with loving tears on her face. My body began to thrash in a resistive way when she touched me, as if on its own. This […]

Let’s talk about something before I continue my story: When we hear about especially positive experiences, some of us feel shame, inadequacy, longing, or even annoyance. Almost all of us have issues about being included. Reading about my experiences of healing in group situations may bring up issues for some of you. Alienation, envy, feeling abandoned, […]

Since most of us have not had the advantages of working with energy healing in a safe group, I have decided to model ‘positive vulnerability’ and share an intimate set of experiences that occurred at a spiritual retreat. This story takes several posts. The leaders of this event–L. and B.–generate and focus spiritual energy through […]

During a spiritual retreat, I walked to a nearby river with two other women. P. discovered in conversation that have had a strong voice for avoiding gluten cross-contamination at group events. She would not discuss it. After a short and awkward silence, the second woman, A., said she had been uncomfortable further up the river. […]

(Continued . . .) Calibration I am using “calibration” to describe the process of getting into rapport with another person. We can also calibrate to a group, a source of wisdom such as a spiritual order, an exalted Being, and so forth. These are examples of calibrating to someone or something from which we wish […]