When I was a young, I saw the world so much differently than everyone else. I could see the energy field of living things but over time, I learned to turn that off because I didn't have anyone to validate those experiences or explain what was happening. During my time with The Wonder Sessions, I have learned to reconnect with that young girl and see the world like she did, and trust myself in the process. This program is like a reawakening and this time around, there are like-minded people around to learn from and share with.
Read MoreThis class is community medicine & Rebecca Altman is the teacher of my heart. I found I was having difficulties on how to describe this class. I came across these words from a woman named Natasha Clarke. She was speaking about roses but I thought it fit. This class is a slower path, to engage in this dance of trust, a trust of self, a trust of others that can lead us eventually into seeking supported spaces, that can enable us one day to hold again a generosity of spirit to look at other without hatred or shame or judgement but curiosity and care.
It has also brought about for me a deepening of connection, to plants and to people. I can't find the words to express all the changes and wonder that it has brought to me.
Read MoreAlmost a year into The Wonder Sessions and the most significant shifts have been:
Slowing down
Seeing the overwhelm for what it is
Paying attention even more than before
Allowing a feeling but not owning it forever
Connecting ever deeper with the natural world surrounding
Allowing the not knowing of the future to be okay
Letting love touch my heart
Forgiveness seems easier
Letting habits go
Thankful
I signed up for the Wonder Sessions because of the engaging and interesting way Rebecca writes about plants and health and all sorts of good topics. Being connected to the natural world around me is an integral part of life already, and I wanted to deepen that knowledge and appreciation and ability to communicate with the earth. And this desire is being met in a different manner than I expected. If your heart is yearning for this kind of engagement, I would encourage you to explore that.
Read MoreThrough the Wonder Sessions, I've gained more clarity in noticing, understanding, contextualizing and accepting how I'm feeling and what I'm currently dealing with, as well as a myriad of tools and frameworks with which to decide what to do with that clarity. In deepening my own self relating, I'm in turn deepening my ability and desire to connect with other energies and entities, be they people, plants, rocks, rivers or those less easily defined. I'm more deeply interconnected with those around me on many levels, rooted in this web of relationship in a way that feels critical and generative.
Read MoreBecause of The Wonder Sessions, I have learned to stop in the midst of my day and drop into a deep connection with the Earth. For just a moment, I can feel grounded and peaceful and then move on.
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