Repair, Redemption and Resilience Judith S Schmidt, PhD ” the seed for the planting must not be ground down” Kate Kollwitz I recently had a very poignant reunion with Alice who is 50 years old. We first met when she was 15 after she had been arrested for being a runaway. A is now the stepmother …
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Mourning the dead in Newtown CT Judith Sarah Schmidt I feel called to speak some words to our beloved CIL community. Words, however, are so hard to find at this time. Language seems lost… stunned speechlessness seems the only response possible as I look into the face of incomprehensible horror. My hand rises up, asking: …
Summer Musings on The Practice of Presence Judith S. Schmidt PhD During this summer, I have been reading and reflecting on several facets of the Practice of Presence, a wisdom practice that is central to our learning at the Center for Intentional Living. Reflections from Child Development D.W. Winnicott tells us that ‘there is no …
We would like to share a recent interview that Sandra Pribanic, a 2007 CIL graduate, recently held with us. Sandra’s probing questions gave us pause to reflect on our over 30-year relationship with CIL and with one another. Sandra, who lives in Toronto, will share this interview as part of her organizing a CIL program there. …
GESTURES OF THE SOUL Judith Sarah Schmidt PhD All real living is meeting (Martin Buber) In recent weeks, a poem by William Carlos Williams keeps calling to me, whispering itself in my ear. It goes like this: So much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens l (1923) …
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Embodied Images: Healing Containers For Trauma Judith Sarah Schmidt Ph.D The deep resources of healing and wholeness offered by dream and imaginal journeying are central to both my personal and professional practices. I would like to share with you some of my thoughts and reflections on the healing worlds of imagination in times of trauma. …
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Working with Space and Safety Alexis Johnson, PhD A few weeks ago I heard from a CIL graduate who wrote about starting another program and then added “I always miss the CIL training – it is the best and safest and most supportive I have ever done.” That got me to thinking about safety and …
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Cry the Beloved Country Judith Schmidt, PhD I am concerned for my beloved country. There are things I see that frighten me, that I believe are potentially threatening to our democracy. Being a culture focused on the cult of personality, we tend to look at our leaders as individual personalities. There are times, however, when we …
Alexis Johnson, PhD and Judith Schmidt, PhD Dear CIL community, Most of us are still reeling from the pictures of New Orleans. In many ways this tragedy is different from that of 9/11. The tragedy of 9/11 affected everyone equally; wealth and race were not factors. This natural disaster has been suffered predominately by the …
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Healing Depression by Barbara Miller, MD Depression is a withdrawal from life. It is usually felt as a sense of hopelessness, helplessness, low energy, eating and sleeping problems, poor self-esteem, difficulties in relationships, and thoughts that may be preoccupied with catastrophe, self-criticism and death. Why does this happen? When I’m trying to understand someone’s depression, …
