Dancing Mindfulness 10th Anniversary Letter
Dancing Mindfulness is a practice over which I never felt comfortable claiming ownership. Dance and mindfulness are two of the oldest healing practices that are
August 4, 2022
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Baba
In her classic Women Who Run with the Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes tells the tale of the misplaced zygote. This magical fairy child, brimming with
June 19, 2022
Creating a Training Oasis in an Online Environment
I recently had a conversation with a dear friend at an in-person training we were both a part of; she in the role of facilitator,
February 8, 2022
God is in the Music
This summer, I sat in a chapel run by a major religious order before the Holy Mass where my brother Paul would make his vows
December 10, 2021
Experimental Theatre, Drama Therapy, and EMDR Therapy: Pathways to the Self
During my time as a student in the drama department at NYU, in between presenting scenes, and performing in plays, I spent a lot of
January 11, 2021
Interactions With Vicarious Trauma: The Healer’s Search for Absolution
After 30 years of working in the field of behavioral health in various capacities, I’m owning the fact that I have dealt with vicarious trauma
February 25, 2020
I Am All The Jedi… What Do You Do?
There’s a running joke in my family: “Jamie, what do you do?” My brother first asked it when I moved back from Europe and worked
January 23, 2020
Move Over Lady Gaga…I Too Was Born This Way!
I have lived the expressive arts since I was born. In my childhood home we had very few rules. At any given time, you would
October 22, 2019
Never Enough
In her recent work, Process Not Perfection, Dr. Jamie Marich described the “call and response” technique in several different modalities. So, this article is in
June 11, 2019
