ARTICLES AND INSIGHTS
Last weekend the students in the latest Energy Awareness training engaged in a lengthy discussion about meditation and mental chatter. It’s a frequent topic in the classroom, because we’re exploring energy and the exercises are internal and contemplative. We shared some great laughs about meditation becoming the place to figure out the day’s logistics, the … Read more
Living in Southern Maine, CK is acutely aware that fall is enroute and winter is a tad behind that. There’s a lot to do to get ready for the quiet and stillness of land at rest. And the process of putting our teensy little farm to rest for the winter begins now. The summer veggies … Read more
Normally I prefer to use this space to talk about things other than myself. It’s simpler, cleaner and less personal to reference the role of energy without tying it back to my experiences. Bear with me, this week’s post is personal. I spent the last few days clearing out my parent’s home. My father passed … Read more
One of Energy Healing Institute’s recent students is anticipating a major life change – he’s moving across the country to complete his college degree. He wrote me about his upcoming move, stating that his head plays games with him when he contemplates big changes, causing him to feel anxious, overwhelmed. It made me smile, not … Read more
Worrying is Like Praying… Well, that was just a partial statement, hence the …. Here’s the rest of the statement: Worrying is Like Praying…for something you don’t want to happen! My friend and co-beekeeper Sue sent me that quote earlier this week. It came on the heels of a meeting with a client, Lucy. Lucy … Read more
What do you believe? Do you believe what you believe? Honey, I’ve got to tell you, we all think some crazy stuff, and when we believe the crazy stuff we think, we set worlds of energy into motion. Dogma can be stultifying, sticky. You can end up thinking through a lens that is clouded with … Read more
You’re salivating aren’t you? Promiscuity? This is going to be one juicy post! What in the world could CK be alluding to with such a provocative title? Well, you’re definitely right, the title is titillating, and if it evokes the concept of doing you know what with lots of you know who’s, you’re on the … Read more
Energy hygiene is an essential practice for healers and practitioners to manage energetic countertransference and to avoid burnout. Beyond ‘highest possible good’, which is a concept, not a measurable frequency, energy hygiene keeps the practitioner’s neutrality in place, and minimizes enmeshment.
Last week I took myself up north on the Coast of Maine for my annual pilgrimage and retreat. The area is spectacularly beautiful – raw, primal – wildlife abounds. The sparse population of year-round residents are salty and real and connected to the Earth in ways that you don’t see in suburbs, or even my … Read more
Relationships are tricky. They can really trigger our stuff. Why is that? I mean, if we love someone, we should find him or her to be compatible, yes? As a couple, you blend, they zig when we zig and they zag when we zag. Yeah, the stuff of fairy tales. But come to think of … Read more
You can’t see an energy healer in the attempt to avoid meeting your issues and owning your stuff. We’re not therapy substitutes. The title of this post is the invitation to people to go in and do the work so you can find out. Literally and figuratively. Any energy healer worth his or her salt … Read more
No, I’m not scolding you. And I’m not calling you naughty. I am calling out to your nadis, because yes, even you have them. When teaching participants about hands-on healing during EHI’s Facilitating Healing curriculum, we cover a skill called Untangling Nadis. The nadis are akin to the meridians – the channels that funnel energy … Read more
I just attended a conference in Coronado, California hosted by the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology. I had the privilege of speaking to a delightful group of energy psychologists on Sunday morning with my colleague, EHI Ambassador and friend Rick Leskowitz. [Energy Psychologists incorporate EFT, EMDR, TAT and other energy-based forms for supporting patients in … Read more
Recently I’ve had several clients working on the significant task of individuating from the family system – we’re never too old to leave the family system behind! One of the ways that I experience people remaining stuck in the systemic family dysfunction is that it can be hard for them to give up any anger … Read more
Well, by now you all realize that I devoted two entire posts to guilt (which you can find here and here). I have no problems with that, and I’m not justifying a thing. All I can say is that shame deserves equal time. So what’s the thing with shame? Why are shame-fests so common? What’s … Read more