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Books by
Jennifer J. Wilhoit
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Common Ground Between Crafts Collectives and Conservation
Available on Amazon or by order at your local bookstore
Weaving a Network
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In the Client's Words
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"I (just) began to feel really, really good about my own memoir."
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Gratitude & Compassion
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Practice:
"Fire & Water"
Consider how landscapes receive the sunshine and the rain, converting them into life-giving sustenance. Give thanks for the ways in which fire, the sun, warm water, heated rocks, & summer climes sustain you.
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TEALarbor stories'
mission is to compassionately support people as they discover & convey through writing their deepest stories.
Offering:
Writing Services
Story & Nature
Guiding ©
Life Transition Support
Mediated Conversations
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Greetings!
The parched land croaks from thirst. Wildfires continue to rage, charring tens of thousands of acres in California and up the Pacific coast. It is that season here: heat, aridity, smoke-laced air, the ground a dull tan prickly bed of once-green vegetation. Even though our lovely little hamlet in West County enjoys the cooling marine layer most evenings and mornings this time of year, we are sharply aware of the oppressive conditions nearby.
We cry for the landscapes and natural beings who are lost in the fires, as well as for the humans who have been displaced or left homeless. We trust that our tears will restore us to balance in our grief; we hope that renewal will come eventually in the form of winter rains that soothe the burn and entice new growth to risk sprouting up again. We remember that all things in balance, even fire, can crack open what is necessary within us, what is waiting to grow.
We think this month about balance and respite, refreshment, watery reprieve; we realize the summer days are winding down and we write ourselves into thirst-quenching inner landscapes.
How will you care deeply for yourself, keeping cool and hydrated as the summer weeks press on? What will you seek out as refuge and haven, to continue the healing that is the gift of summer sun? The focus for this newsletter is "refreshing yourself."
Blessings,
Jennifer Wilhoit, Writing Mentor, Guide, Mediator
TEALarbor stories
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TEALarbor stories' newsletters offer inspiration, encouragement, and
beauty; inform about the connection between story, the natural world, and all things writerly; and promote professional writing, guiding, and mediation services.
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Spotlight: Refreshing in Writing & in Life
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This is very simple. Do this just once; I bet you'll enjoy it. I hope you'll want to do it again...
Take your beautiful journal or some old dusty paper outside with a few colored pens. In a very comfortable chair, with some cool water or iced tea by your side, sink into this place. Close your eyes. Feel the breeze or sunshine (or raindrops) on your head, your shoulders, your legs and arms. Find a space within you that is a place of refreshment (calm, peace, fretless). In a relaxed way, begin to scrawl onto the page whatever comes to you. Do this for as long as it feels comfortable.
Please consider how TEALarbor stories can support you as you move forward with your writing projects, as you traverse a life transition, or as you face a difficult situation of conflict; I welcome your inquiry via email.
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Did You Know?
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TEALarbor stories currently has availability for the following:
*ongoing writing mentorship &/or life transition support - 4 openings,
*full book manuscript editing - 2 openings,
*mediation - 1 opening,
*small projects editing (less than seventy-five pages) - 2 openings,
*story & nature guiding - 1 opening
Additionally, I currently have 1 sliding scale rate available for a life transition support client.
With the busier fall season coming, please secure your spot today.
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News & Updates
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I'm delighted to present "Exploring our Spiritual Roots: The Inner/Outer Landscape" at the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions. Click here to learn more about the Parliament.
Mark your calendar for 7:30 PM on January 7, 2016 if you're in the Sebastopol area; I'll be giving a talk at Many Rivers Books.
I am now an active member of the California Writers Club (est. 1913) -Redwood Writers branch.
The TEALarbor stories website has been freshened up with a responsive design for your mobile device. There are brand new testimonials and additional workshop offerings. Visit to see what's new.
TEALarbor stories also offers conflict support/coaching and facilitated conversations.
Check out my partner page and the main Charter for Compassion site.
Did you know you that writing workshops are available as a one-on-one option at a time convenient for you? Enjoy the writing, poems, insights and activities from the comfort and privacy of your home, via Skype. Email for details.
Check TEALarbor stories' blog for new posts on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
In the News
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Workshops & Events
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Writing Workshops 
Second Tuesdays at Napa Bookmine
964 Pearl Street. Fee $25.
The next one is on August 11, 2015 from 6 - 7:30 PM
Sustainable Earth, Sustainable Lives: Writing that Sustains
Save the 2015 dates for Bookmine workshops:
Sep 8, Oct 13, Nov 10, Dec 8
NEW LOCATION! Writing for the Autumnal Equinox Workshop $65.
Saturday, September 26, 2015 from 9 AM - Noon in Sonoma County
Exploring our Spiritual Roots: The Inner/Outer Landscape
October 15-19, 2015 (exact day/time TBA)
Parliament of the World's Religions, Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City
NEW LOCATION! Writing the Inner/Outer Landscape
Saturday, October 24, 2015 from 10 - 11:30 AM
The Sitting Room, Penngrove. Fee $30.
NEW LOCATION! Grief & Writing through the Holidays: A Workshop for Respite & Healing $65.
Saturday, December 5, 2015 from 9 AM - Noon in Sonoma County
Do you have a special event (retreat, workshop, reunion, gathering) at which you'd like to have a half day inner/outer landscape writing experience? Please inquire.
And more workshops being added...Stay tuned.
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