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I can often be heard asking people to tell me their story.  I'm interested and I know that I can learn so much from hearing other people's experiences...with this in mind, I begin my next series of entries to tell you about a new and yet old story unfolding for me.  It is my hope that the telling of this story may help others in some small way...

I have been on a bit of a journey for a little while now and more recently have been working with an amazing woman who specializes in homeopathy.  While not entirely serious or grave, I have struggled with some physical symptoms that require my attention.  What is beautiful about the homeopathy process is that, like my orientation, homeopathy believes that illness originates in mental and emotional processes.  Certainly there are "organic" origins but much of what ails begins in our noodle!  She took a history unlike any that I have ever experienced.  This woman knows more about me inside and out than any other practitioner I've met.  She can now listen to something I say and tell me what my core feelings are in absolutely accurate terms.  She uses all of this data to analyze what my constitutional needs are and to recommend a remedy to help support me in moving towards greater balance.  There is amazing science behind this and I will, in the next few posts, insert links to this fascinating research.  In any case, the journey that I would like to share with you over the next several entries will tell the story of what it has been like to walk this road.  The remedy brings to the forefront of your experience a you like you might not have known or seen in awhile.  The lessons are immense.  This is not a magic pill that erases all symptoms but rather a natural counterpoint that requires the user to do their work.  It has taken me into interesting art, writing, dream work and reflection.  The intelligence of the process is astounding.  My commitment is to write a little each day for the next couple of weeks until I get the story out.  Much more to come...
 
 
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I have fallen in love with this spirit doll that I created.  I love it so much that I decided to use it as the main image in this site.  It came out of some work that I did at an amazing expressive arts training workshop at Sky Mountain.  Anne and Lali, the facilitators there, told us an amazing story of Vasilisa the beautiful.  Here's a link to the story.  http://www.oldrussia.net/vas.html    In this story,  Vasilisa receives a blessing, a gift from her mother in the form of a spirit doll.  This doll guides her throughout the story and utimately brings her to safety.  It was very powerful for me to connect with the idea of the blessings that we pass from one generation to another.  What blessings have I bestowed on my daughter?  And also, what blessings have I received?  It is my deepest belief that listening to our intuition and our inner wisdom is the single greatest gift that we pass along.  This doll, created after this story telling is filled with the energy of wisdom and truth and love of my father.  She has the wings of an angel and the heart of love.  She feels like my guide and I love her.  She embodies what this place is about for me...connecting to one's guidance, inner voice and wisdom...for it is always with us.  All  we need to do is access it.  That is my greatest wish for all who come to Expressive H'arts Studio!  Many blessings to all of you!