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About Midlife
Journeys
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For many people, midlife is a time of
transformation, a time of seeking greater purpose, joy and meaning in the
second half of life. Midlife Journeys is a monthly newsletter
designed to support you in reconnecting with your authentic self and
energizing your life through deep self-nurturing, creative expression and
heart-centered living. Each issue contains inspiration and resources to
help guide you on your journey to greater aliveness, joy and fulfillment.
Coming in September:
Bittersweet New Beginnings: When Your Child Leaves Home.
Are you facing an empty or partially empty nest? Get the support you need
for this bittersweet transition from a small group of like-hearted
parents and receive valuable coaching on the challenges and opportunities
of this new chapter in your life. This is a 10-week group coaching
program. Register under Upcoming Events.
Women's Sacred Journeys 3: Autumn Workshop. Come
celebrate the magnificent and abundant expressions of autumn through an
inspired blending of yoga, meditation, movement, inner journeys and
sacred ceremony. With Carol Sutherland
and Mary Donovan. Register under Upcoming Events.
Please feel free to forward this newsletter to anyone who would enjoy
receiving it!
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The Healing
Power of Nature
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i thank you God for most this amazing
day:for the leaping greenly spirits
of trees
and a blue true dream of sky;and for
everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes
--e.e. cummings
I have always felt deeply inspired and refreshed by nature. As I get
further into midlife, I feel an even more personal connection with the
natural world.
Times in solitude, particularly in nature, allow us to renew and
regenerate our own natures. Being in abundant greenery is refreshing and
healing.
Listening to the natural sounds of ocean waves crashing, the gentle
breeze in the trees, the birds or other small creatures
rustling in the bush, or a stream flowing nearby calms and renews
our souls.
Seeing a wide open sky, a vast expanse of ocean or a wide, majestic
landscape expands our vision beyond our everyday focus. It touches our
spirit and awakens our senses.
I am fortunate to live near the natural beauty of the Pacific
Ocean. Almost every morning, I walk a winding path on a
bluff overlooking Santa
Monica Bay.
It brings me right to gratitude and is an exhilarating way to greet the
day. Each day offers a different panorama of colors and textures in the
sky and sea-a truly inspiring masterpiece!
One way to deepen our connection with nature is to pay attention to how
our natural rhythms mirror the cycles of nature throughout the year.
In September, we celebrate the Autumn Equinox (this year on September
23rd). It is a time of balance between light and dark and of going
within. It is a good time for balancing our inner natures.
Below are eight healing principles, used in the majority of the world's
cultures, which sustain health and well-being (from Angeles Arrien,
The Four- Fold Way):
1.Balanced diet
2.Daily exercise
3.Time for fun, play and laughter
4.Music and/or chanting
5.Love, touch, and support systems
6.Engagement in interests, hobbies and creative purpose
7.Nature, beauty, and healing environments
8.The presence of faith and belief
This Autumn, I invite you to consider: Where could you bring greater
balance to your life? How could you do this in the most loving,
self-supportive way?
Many blessings and Happy Autumn!
Carol
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Upcoming
Events
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Womens Sacred Journeys
Autumn Workshop Sat., Sept. 23, 2006, 7:00-9:30 pm
Register
Group Coaching
Bittersweet New Beginnings: When Your Child Leaves Home Wednesdays, Sept.
27 - Dec. 6, 2006, 7:00-9:00pm
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