What an immensely beautiful meditation today. Thank you to all. I was deeply touched by your experience and comments.
Many Blessings.
Dorothy
New Moon Meditation January 2012
January 24, 2012
January’s Full Moon Meditation Recording
January 19, 2012
I’m so sorry this is late. I will make it a point to post the recordings immediately after the scheduled meditations in the future.
Happy Meditating!
Dorothy
New Year’s Meditation
January 3, 2012
Here’s the recording from our New Year’s Meditation. Many thanks for the thoughtful participation of those present.
Happy New Year!
Dorothy
Solstice Meditation Recording
December 30, 2011
Hello Everyone!
Here’s the recording from our Solstice Meditation last week.
A great big thank you to those who attended and helped make it such a wonderful journey.
Happy New Year to All!
Dorothy
New Classes
May 23, 2011
Relax and Be Present
A new series to assist those struggling with stress and anxiety and that find it too difficult to focus on traditional meditation. Discomfort in one’s body, an agitated nervous system, and distressful thoughts and emotions often make meditation too agonizing or tedious for many people. Over the years in working with my students and clients, I’ve found elements of chi gung, taoist breathing, and the Feldenkrais method can help make developing a meditative awareness more easily accessible and pleasurable as well.
The series consists of three 4 week sessions.
1) Relaxing into your Body: We’ll use Feldenkrais Awareness through Movement lessons and basic Taoist Breathing and Chi Gung principles to help you become more physically comfortable within your body. How often are we told to “Just relax”? Yet this state feels completely elusive at times. You will learn techniques and strategies to be able to create a relaxed and easy state on your own – anytime; anywhere.
Dates: Thursdays, 6:15-7:15pm; June 16 – July 7; at my home office in the Sunset District of San Francisco
Fee: $70; bring a friend/practice partner and you each get 10% off
2) Relaxing into your Breath: This class will be devoted to learning the foundational principles of Taoist Breathing in depth. In all of my years as a psychotherapist, this is the number one technique that clients have reported getting positive results form regarding anxiety, panic disorder, and processing overwhelming thoughts and emotions. We will be looking particularly at the foundational body mechanics as well as the principle of circularity – a central technique in being able to fully release, relax, and stabilize the nervous system.
Dates: August 4 – 25
3) Relaxing into the Emotions: This class will build upon what you’ve learned in the previous classes and apply it to fully processing emotions and mental patterns. We will use the breath and circular movements to discover where and how in ourselves we get stuck. We will use clear and structured exercises to practice processing distressful thoughts and emotions fully and then release and smooth out our nervous system until there’s a sense of ease and comfort.
Core Connection: the Heart of Relationship
I’ve noticed over the years that my students and clients have had difficulty translating their learning and internal shifts into being fully in relationship with others and the world around them. The ability to be deeply present with oneself while also contacting another is a very foreign skill to most – but one so very essential to truly satisfying relationships as well to those wishing to be healers or Shamans as myself. I had my first big insight to this as a young child trying to pray. One day I realized “I’m treating God like Santa Claus – always asking for something. I think I need to learn to listen.” And from that day forward, it’s been a central focus on my Path.
In this class, I will integrate those principles from Shamanism, Taoism, and the Existential movement that I have found to be the most useful and transformative. I thank several of my students for inspiring me to put this on there. This is a largely experiential class so much time will be devoted to meditation, Shamanic journeying, and homework with partners. It is meant for those people who are deeply committed to their personal growth and healing and are willing to be very honest and do the work.
*** This class will be in teleseminar format. It will be recorded and emailed out each week for review as well as for those who have to miss a class. ***
Dates: Mondays, 11:30am – 1:30pm PST beginning June 20
Fee: $400
Fall Schedule
October 27, 2010
***All classes are Sundays from 2:30-4:30pm. Fee: $30***
Halloween – It’s a Tai Chi Day!
Nov. 7 – Dragon and Tiger Chi Gung
Nov. 14 – Standing Dissolving and Cloud Hands
Nov. 21 – Marriage of Heaven and Earth
Nov. 28 – Wu Tai Chi Short Form
Dec. 5 – Gods Playing in the Clouds
Dec. 12 – Dragon and Tiger Chi Gung
Dec. 19 – Wu Tai Chi Short Form
***At the beginning of each class, we will be warming up with Taoist Breathing to help integrate this as the basic foundation of all the forms.***
August Chi Gung/Tai Chi Schedule
July 23, 2009
August Tai Chi Short Form Extravaganza!
Sunday, Aug. 2nd, 2-5pm: Tai Chi Standing Postures – structural mechanics
Sunday, Aug. 9th, 2-5pm: Tai Chi Standing Postures – standing and dissolving
Sunday, Aug. 16th, 2-5pm: Tai Chi Short Form – all levels
Sunday, Aug. 23rd, 2-5pm: Tai Chi Short Form – all levels
Sunday, Aug. 30th, 2-5pm: Tai Chi – outoor nature practice (weather permitting)
Taoist Arts Schedule for May/June
May 11, 2009
Sunday, May 3 – 2-5pm – Wu Style Tai Chi Short Form
Sunday, May 10 – 2-5pm – Dragon and Tiger Chi Gung
Sunday, May 17 – No Class
Sunday, May 24 – No Class
Sunday, May 31 – 2-5pm – Marriage of Heaven and Earth Chi Gung
Sunday, June 7 – No Class
Sunday, June 14 – 2-5pm – Longevity Breathing and Yoga
Sunday, June 21 – 2-5pm – No Class
Saturday, June 27 – 2:30-4:30pm – Wu Style Tai Chi Short Form
Schedule Update
March 21, 2009
Sunday, March 22 – Class Cancelled
I will be postponing this week’s class on Marriage of Heaven and Earth until the following week.
***Shamanic Gathering – Date Change***
We will be meeting on Sunday, March 29 from 6-8pm.
Blessings.
Dorothy
March Shamanic Training Schedule
March 4, 2009
Sunday, March 22 – 6-8pm – Shamanic Gathering
In these Gatherings we will explore basic techniques of Shamanic awareness and healing. I will be offering these monthly to create a community of ongoing support, healing and exploration. They will also serve as an introduction for those of you wishing to pursue more indepth study with me. Each month we will review certain basic techniques while also exploring new realms for healing.
Suggested Donation: $10-$20
