Uncategorized – Way Opening Workshops

Trusting Trail Angels

Who are your trail angels that appear at pivotal moments?

Ballooning as a Bouquet

We do live in a world where sinister sells, and generosity of intention gets obscured. What energy do you lend toward hope, and how do you sustain it?

Listening in the Snow

Whether you are outside looking in, or bravely entering the elements, there are seasons with particular invitation to slow, listen, and restore.

Await

So much priority is given to Now and Instant these days.
This Advent season, remember the sacred practices of Await, and Be Watchful.

Falcon 9 Rocket Scrub

Sometimes effort, good intention, and planning yield something different than expected, bending toward a new hope.

Cultivate Calm with Ujjayi Breathing

A Great British Bake off contestant also has a lot to teach us about cultivating calm- here is the ujjayi breath to help activate your vagus nerve for relaxation.

The overturning (of Roe v Wade)

When we learned of it we became lost In our hometown. Landmarks repositioned themselves like Building blocks, some disappearing altogether into the Quicksand of patriarchy. On dark streetcorners Women stood in fear for their lives as always, shining of both Terror and triumph. And if you look back now- You may see them hardened intoContinue reading “The overturning (of Roe v Wade)”

I am who I am

Maia Writes: This is the season of graduations, and I have a Beloved one who graduates from high school in a couple of weeks. I am noticing the questions that are asked of young people at this stage. Queries range from “where have you been and what have you done?” to “where are you goingContinue reading “I am who I am”

Walking into a new perspective

Maia writes: Infectious disease director Michael Osterhold said in the middle of the pandemic: “Every morning, I scrape five inches of mud off my crystal ball. Any effort to predict a future course beyond 30 days relies on pixie dust for its basis.” I find this statement both exhilarating and horrifying these past years. IContinue reading “Walking into a new perspective”

Pacifism and pain

~AnneI am, at my core, a pacifist. As a Quaker and a human connected to other humans, I do not believe that violence can solve a problem, whether violent words or full-scale war. Like others, I have been watching in horror at the invasion of Ukraine -the heartbreaking stories told by those who’ve fled, theContinue reading “Pacifism and pain”