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In the Client's Words
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"As I wrote, I began to see how...things really were."
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Gratitude & Compassion Practice
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Sign up to do a few hours of community service at your local land trust/ conservancy, food kitchen, a homeless shelter, the humane society.
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Jennifer J. Wilhoit's Books
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Common Ground Between Crafts Collectives and Conservation
Weaving a Network
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TEALarbor stories'
mission is to compassionately support people as they discover & convey through writing their deepest stories.
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Greetings!
This month heralds my beloved autumn and for this I am eternally grateful. I begin to feel the excitement of soon-to-turn-inward days: the steadiness of the routines of fall, a comforting return to quietude as vacations wane and children return to school, the promise of renewal that comes on the breath of the wind.
Things are changing rapidly at TEALarbor stories, too. It is with the same youthful anticipation that I felt as a girl returning to school in September that I now embark on new professional opportunities that coincide with this academic year. Exciting collaborations, expanded offerings, innovative modes of delivery of the services that help people explore their inner/outer landscapes, write with fluidity, finish projects, traverse difficult situations; details will be updated in these newsletters in the "News & Updates," "Workshops & Events," and "Did You Know" boxes below. Check out what's new now...
May this season of change grace you with refreshing breezes, a falling away of what no longer serves, and the beauty to continue on the path of your fiery calling!
Blessings,
Jennifer Wilhoit, Writing Mentor, Guide, Mediator
TEALarbor stories
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TEALarbor stories' newsletters offer inspiration, encouragement, & beauty; inform about the connection between story, the natural world, & all things writerly; & promote professional writing, guiding, & mediation services.
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Spotlight: Seasons of Change in Writing & in Life
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I recently sat with a woman in distress. As I helped to hold the space of support and guidance, I remembered how crucial it is that we feel empowered - perhaps especially when things on which we rely are crumbling around us, as we begin to soften in the falling debris of these structures.
One thing that helps shift a crisis is the ability to see the small steps we can take. We don't need to tackle the whole situation at once. Tiny changes can have a profound impact leading to transformation of conflict or loss. And often that next step takes the form of giving up something that doesn't serve us well anymore.
What attitude, task, constraint, problem are you willing to release in order to better focus on your passionate work? Write down a few of these items. Just as the fiery leaves naturally and softly are released from the branch so the tree can live through winter, so too we gently let things fall away so we are able to thrive.
Please email to learn more about 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.
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News & Updates
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The registration deadline for the Sep 26th autumnal equinox workshop is 9/18; click here to register for this relaxing time of writing in a beautiful outdoor setting.
It's not too early to register for the Oct 24th inner/outer landscape writing workshop in Penngrove. It's a great introduction to TEALarbor stories' work.
The Second Tuesdays workshops at Napa Bookmine have now morphed into Wednesday Wordsmiths (quarterly, in the mornings) beginning in November. There will be time for writing (of course), an option to bring a project-in-progress, voluntary sharing of writing, and an opportunity to meet one-one-one right after each workshop.
TEALarbor stories will offer online courses, workshops, and webinars in the near future
Package deals are coming soon.
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Workshops & Events
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Writing for the Autumnal Equinox
Sat, Sep 26, 2015, 9 AM-12 PM. Sebastopol. Fee $65.
Exploring our Spiritual Roots: The Inner/Outer Landscape
(in multi-session with Universal Meditation Technique)
Sun, Oct 18, 2015, 10-11:30 AM. Parliament of the World's Religions, Salt Palace Convention Center.
Writing the Inner/Outer Landscape
Sat, Oct 24, 2015, 10-11:30 AM. The Sitting Room, Penngrove. Fee $30.
Wednesday Wordsmiths: Write, Reflect, Read
Wed, Nov 4, 2015, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM. Napa Bookmine. Fee $40.
Writing the Landscape of Loss: Navigating Sorrow through Faith
Sat, Nov 7, 2015, 1-5 PM. Covenant Presbyterian, Napa. Fee $85.
Grief & Writing through the Holidays: A Workshop for Respite & Healing
Sat, Dec 5, 2015, 9 AM-12 PM. Sebastopol. Fee $65.
Journeying the Inner/Outer Landscape: A Spiritual Ecology of Writing
Thurs, Jan 7, 2016, 7:30 PM. Many Rivers Books & Tea, Sebastopol.
Stories of Conflict: Writing for Insight as a Tool for Mediating - Community Boards Mediation Clinic
Tues, Feb 2, 2016, 6-8 PM. Hosted by JAMS: Two Embarcadero Center, San Francisco.
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Did You Know?
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TEALarbor stories' website is updated as needed on a nearly daily basis. Please click here for the latest news and click here for the current workshops and offerings.
And don't feel shy about checking out the testimonials page while you're there, too...We're not timid about broadcasting clients' sweet words.
© 2015 TEALarbor stories - Jennifer J. Wilhoit, PhD
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