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What Our Participants are Saying...
We receive many cards and letters throughout the year
from participants who want to share their Healing From the Core experiences.
We share a few of those and some new interviews with you below.
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| Workshops at Esalen Institute, Big Sur California |
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Interview
with Sandy Brown, a hard working chiropractor
took "Grounding & Healthy Boundaries Intensive Workshop"
wanted
greater professional presence for herself ; usually drained by end of
day.
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Interview with Grace
Imani, 25 year trauma survivor
took Healing
Pelvic Floor workshop
in midst of marriage separation
after 16 years; on "journey to find out who [we] are"
been working on incest trauma for decades - "triggers still arise"
"Esalen's strong nature connection allowed for a safe environment...released
alot of trauma
in the nervous system without being pulled
down -stayed in the present didn't run away/bolt"
took
"Healing from the Core" workshop immediately after...
gave her the "feet & legs" to take forward
what she just learned in previous workshop
"never felt worthy enough"[to work on herself] - "Give it a chance!"
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Interview with California
Walsch, divorcee' engaged to another divorcee'
took "Grounding & Healthy Boundaries" workshop
wanted
relationship workshop before second marriage
learning healthy boundaries for relationships between others drew her
"Esalen
is nourishing in many ways -- sounds of waves & whales; organic food
= energy..."
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Interview with Marcus
Shouse, an ER/Critical care physician
took "Grounding & Healthy Boundaries Workshop"
wanted
to learn
boundaries - has hard time saying"NO" in personal & professional
life
workshop exceeded expectations; more connected to own energy source &
had execrcises to prove it!
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Interview with Richard
Griffin, corporate worker; been taking classes for years
wanted
to learn
boundaries -- to connect w/others
found courage to do things he never thought possible;
works effectively; calm presence diffuses office politics for self &
others
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physical therapist from NY shares how Healing From the Core
courses have strengthened her therapeutic presence
A
CranioSacral therapist teaching assistant shares how she was able
to help CST students feel the CranioSacral rhythm using Healing
From the Core techniques
A
participant from Maryland relates how Healing From the Core
helped her when she was robbed at gunpoint
An
occupational therapist from North Carolina describes the unique
combination of skills taught at Healing From the Core advanced
courses
A
massage therapy student loves the practical skills learned in
Healing From the Core
A
physical therapist describes how Healing From the Core and CranioSacral
therapy are complimentary
An
accountant praises the 3-day Grounding & Healthy Boundaries
course
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Physical Therapist from NY shares how Healing From the Core
experiences have strengthened her therapeutic presence
"After
studying with Suzanne, there is an ease during my therapeutic
sessions that I had not previously experienced. If you are not
clear in yourself, it will be impossible to allow your client/patient
to experience all their traumas in the least judgmental way.
If you become "charged" by what is happening on the
treatment table and do not know how to work in a grounded way,
you may lead that person down the wrong road or the session
will just never go far enough. CranioSacral Therapy taught me
how to touch and heal the nervous system. Healing From the Core
taught me how to incorporate essential resources of energy,
grounding, and connection to Spirit/life force. Combining the
two systems creates the whole. |
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A
CST teaching assistant shares how she was able to help CST students
feel the CranioSacral rhythm using HFC techniques
"Some
people in the class were still having difficulty sensing the
CranioSacral rhythm on the third and fourth day. They were so
frustrated because everyone else was "getting it"
and this caused them to get even more upset. I simply stood
next to them and focused my energy on grounding myself and creating
a wider, diffuse field to support the students. I also led them
through the imagery of feeling their feet on the ground and
reaching with roots into the earth, focusing on their breath.
To MY EXCITEMENT, they were able to feel the rhythm for the
first time in the course. It was nice to be able to help these
people who may have otherwise given up on the experience." |
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A
participant from Maryland relates how Healing From the Core
helped her when she was robbed at gunpoint
"I took
the Healing From the Core three day course in the Spring of
1996 and in the summer of that same year, I was tied up and
robbed at gunpoint in my own home. I don't know if I would be
alive today if I hadn't had that training. The skill of staying
grounded, present in my body, probably saved my life as I negotiated
with the robber, calmly and clearly until he left. This work
has changed my life! This work is vital for dealing with the
uncertainty and trauma so present in these times."
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An
occupational therapist from North Carolina describes the unique
combination of skills taught at Healing From the Core advanced
courses
"Nowhere
else have I found such powerful, yet gentle, healing. These trainings
are a masterful synthesis of conscious intention, cutting edge hands-on
work, and ancient indigenous ceremony using breath, movement, and
sound to augment it all. What an incredible combination!"
A
massage therapy student loves the practical skills learned
in Healing
From the Core
"I
find the grounding skills highly valuable. Also, the breath
and
movement exercises helped me to deepen my experience of being
grounded.
Now, I can call upon this in the real world, especially at
school." |
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A
physical therapist describes how Healing From the Core and CranioSacral
therapy are complimentary
"Healing
From the Core and CranioSacral therapy meld wonderfully together!
As practitioners, we are often called upon to assist in deep
healing work. The blending of Suzanne's unique and wonderful
gift of teaching allows me to fully expand my practice and therapeutic
presence. Learning these concepts and techniques and bridging
them with CranioSacral therapy opens the door to fully understand
the depth and possibilities this work can bring to others, as
well as yourself. Suzanne teaches each of us how to connect
to our source, how to hold a healing space for another person,
and how to live life to its fullest. During the Advanced CranioSacral
II course, I found that Healing From the Core prepared me to
move forward and learn with a dynamic and open process. I now
have the tools to keep myself grounded, energized and clear.
Integrating the concepts from HFC has allowed my personal and
professional life to flourish!" |
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An
accountant praises the 3-day Grounding & Healthy Boundaries course
"Suzanne, once
again I awaken the Monday morning after the course with a sense that
nothing will be the same. Thanks so much for your thoughtful, loving
guidance as each of us on your circle begins to explore unknown, forgotten,
or completely new interior landscapes. Your skill, your confidence,
and your support combine to create a most remarkable atmosphere in
which we awaken. Thank you." |
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Dr. Joel Ying, MD, a Certified Healing From the Core Presenter, talks about the Advanced Energy Dynamics & Applications workshops:
"As I prepare to return to AEDA II, this time as a Teaching Assistant, I remember how life changing this workshop was for me the first time through. It was a turning point in my journey that allowed me to show up more powerfully in my office and hospital practice. As an Internist, I see a wide variety of people, so my presence - and my ability to modulate that presence - is a vital part my success, given the challenges I face each day.
I learned in AEDA II that my ability to feel depth and steadiness in my heart - as I held space for someone else's healing process - was deeply healing for me as well. My trust in the unseen support around me was deepened immeasurably. I gained a greater energetic awareness and as we practiced with distance healing and dream interpretation, things that had previously felt fleeting and ephemeral became palpable.
The process of simply "being" with another person, with no agenda opened my consciousness to information and a rich depth of connection that I have never experienced before. The exciting part is that I have been able to take that rich connection from the workshop and bring it home to my practice with my patients. Personally, I was able to give up "the need to do it perfectly" and rest back in who I am - knowing that its more than enough! In the end, when I rest back in who I am when I am in session with someone, I receive as much as they do - I feel blessed by the connection between us." |
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