Oliver: Ever catch yourself thinking about… thinking? What is it all about? How do you relate to it? Is it just you in your head doing your you-thing, or is thinking its own weird little creature? Join the CEC community for a quiet sit and a chance to share your thoughts—curious, confusing, or otherwise—all are welcome.
Steph: As naturally social creatures, we are born into relationships. First, with our primary caregivers, our immediate and extended family, our neighbors, friends, community, and so on. The older we get, the larger that web of relationships also gets, and it only continues to grow throughout our lifetime. We sit like the spider at the centre … Continued
Erin: My lofty, not always met, goal for communication is to speak from the intersection of honest and kind. We’ve probably seen or felt the sting of someone “sorry not sorry, no filter, telling it how it is”. And likely we’ve also sidestepped some truth telling in favour of being polite and non-confrontational. Tonight we’ll do an … Continued
“You can hold yourself back from the suffering in the world, but perhaps this ‘holding back’ is the one suffering you can avoid.” – Franz Kafka James: That is the quote underneath my email signature. I often delete it because, well, I’m not sure my ER scheduler needs to reflect on suffering as she plots my … Continued
Warren: In this session we will tune into ourselves on 3 levels – somatic, emotional and a core values / needs based level. Connecting to the heart of nonviolent communication we will weave together a sitting practice with self connection and empathy, and practice embodying the very thing we wish to have more of.