 There were some tough lessons at the Summer Solstice Ceremonies this year. Challenging and painful, but critically important. Several days into our gathering, Ann Coughlin and Eve Costello conducted a series of ceremonies that guided me deep into the beauty of my heart. After each successive ceremony, I found myself to be more and more open and sensitive. When I returned to sit around the fire between ceremonies, I noticed even the most subtle forms of sarcasm or cleverness became difficult to be around. I could see how it created separation and feel how painful that
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 We live in a vigilant culture. We are inclined to believe that if we do not prop things up, everything will fall apart. We come by this honestly. Our vigilance may be necessary on the make-ends-meet level.
However, it turns out we are not wired that way at the emotional and spiritual levels. On the contrary, in these realms it is more beneficial to stop propping things up and  A few weeks ago many things that I have been working with for the past 6 months all broke free at once. The manuscript from my book came back from the editor, meaning I can now send out proposals to publishers. My new video camera came in allowing me to start shooting video and creating video blogs. I also had just started to search for places to facilitate retreats in 2020. And, I go to my 7-day meditation
 Are you ready for spring? In my tradition of the medicine wheel, the new year starts in the spring. Spring is when a new cycle of your life is born. This is readily apparent in nature with plants sprouting and animals giving birth in the spring. To be clear, spring is when the essence of your new cycle is conceived, so it may not have form yet. It's also when your intention naturally begins to issue forth
 Last week, a friend asked me how my day was and I responded, "It was a bad day." Later I reflected why I decided it was a bad day. I labeled it bad because the things that happened did not go the way I wanted them too. But what if Life had other plans for my day? In my forth-coming book, Natural Way of Being, I assert that when we offer an intention, we initiate a partnership with Life. Life's role in this partnership is to present doorways and situations for the thing we intended to unfold. Our role is to offer a
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I, Michael Hoffman, am a licensed psychotherapist, teacher, and author with 25 years experience in counseling and teaching experiential workshops. I have maintained this blog since 2009, and my second book Natural Way of Being will published in 2019.
I offer in-person and video-conferencing counseling, intensive workshops, and online courses to allow participants to directly experience their natural way of being and the life they would have for themselves. Archives
July 2019
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