Events
Womens Spirit Circle - 11/2 and every 1st & 3rd Monday thereafter 7-8 p.m.
Strum Your Bliss Guitar Circles
Wednesday 7-8:30 pm
Thursday 11-12:30 - now forming
Journey in Community
1/2010-5/2010
Puget Sound Area
For details see the sections on the right.
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What you perceive in others, you are strenthening in yourself.
Course in Miracles
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The sun has gone around many times since the my last E-News. I was diagnosed with
Stage III cancer in March. I have completed
surgery and treatment and I am now on the mend.
This continues to be a frightening and at the same time amazing
journey. I have experienced things and I
have had shifts that I had thought would never happen. Stay tuned for wisdom
learned from my experience in future E-News and for the new cancer resources section on my web site.
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How Can I Help?
When people hear I have had a significant experience with
cancer, they often say, "what can I do to help you?".
Because I am self employed I lost a lot of income this
year and I don't have very good health insurance. This means I have a reduced income coupled
with large medical bills and on-going medical expenses. The best way to help now is to order a
SoulArt piece or join a Strum Your Bliss Guitar Circle. Also, please help by spreading the word about
these services to your friends and loved ones.
Thank you for your support and caring.
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Introducing SoulArt
With a life threatening illness there is a lot to work
through. Just the acceptance of what is
can be a long, gradual process. I
intuitively turned to drawing as a way to shed light on my own process and to
uncover clues for moving forward with strength and courage. After a time, I began doing drawings for my partner
and this lead to drawings for friends.
The requests kept coming and SoulArt was born.
We have all thought about our
problems and talked about them with friends, family and even professionals. Our
core patterns and challenges are usually quite stubborn and don't shift easily.
Often even a clear awareness of what is happening and how events are triggered
does not create the changes we seek. The roots of our problems lie beneath our
conscious minds, in our unconscious.
Because SoulArt is non-linear
and non-verbal, it speaks to our unconscious minds by showing a representation
of what is underneath the surface. Our unconscious minds are very non-linear
and responsive to non-linear information. This is one of the reasons the arts
are so valuable for healing. Once we see what lies underneath the troublesome
situation, we have more information and an understanding of where we are and
what stands in our way. Once you have more information, you can begin to make
choices from that new insight and this begins to shift the old patterns. In
some cases, SoulArt has been known to shift a pattern just when a person has
spent time gazing at it. Each SoulArt piece comes with a written interpretation.
Click here to read SoulArt Testimonials
Click here to see a down loadable 1-page SoulArt Flyer
Click here to order your own unique SoulArt piece.
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New! 2010 Journey
in Community
Join us on a radiant journey of graceful forward movement, self expression and deepening authenticity We'll be building a healthy, supportive community where you can discover and celebrate your unique gifts and contributions to the community and the world.
Locations: Seattle/Tacoma Area TBA January - May 2010
The flyer with details will be available shortly.
Click here to let us know of your interest in this 5 month program. Offered by Sherry Helmke and Oceana. Sherry brings people and teams together to
create positive, life-affirming results. She led a high
performance organization and has worked with clients in a variety of industries
ranging from aviation manufacturing to health care delivery. Sherry is the
mother of two grown daughters.
To read more about Sherry click here.
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Lessons from (Domesticated) Nature
The Pomeranian
One day, motoring along to teach a guitar class, I saw a lovely Pomeranian dog walking by himself along the sidewalk of a busy street. He was well groomed and well taken care of and clearly should not have been out by himself.
Nevertheless, his head was held high and he was strutting down the street as though he owned it. I imagine that little dog was quite afraid. I pictured him looking around and saying to himself, "Well, whenever I've been in a place like this before, I've been on a walk, so that's what I'll do".
I thought isn't that just what we have to do in life sometimes, whether it is a cancer diagnosis or some other unexpected problem? We stand up tall, embody our dignity and do the best we know how.
(I told the students in my guitar class this because I wanted them to play their guitars with the attitude of the Pomeranian. One of the boys asked, "Why didn't you stop and help it?". That is a great question. I was on the way to school and did not help the dog. It is a nice neighborhood and I knew someone would. I have helped lots of lost animals over the years, including a dog that ran into our house once on New Years Eve and refused to go back out. The owner was very relieved when we called.)
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New! Women's Spirit Circle
Offered in conjuction with Catherine Place, Tacoma, WA 1st and 3rd Mondays 7-8 pm Starts Monday Nov 2nd
Through
ritual, inspirational readings, poetry, and music, women share insights
about life and the sacred. Participants are invited into deeper
reflection and a renewed sense of their own goodness.
Facilitators: Sherry Helmke and Oceana del Fuego
Women's Spirit Circle is free. We ask that following the first meeting, that the circle become self-sustaining through donations of tissues, tea bags, unscented candles, etc.
An E-Mail reminder will be sent a few days before each circle. To receive the reminder or for more information click here. Please specify that you wish to be on the Spirit Circle Reminder List.
Sherry and Oceana wish to thank Catherine Place for this opportunity. They feel honored to carry the work of Catherine Place to a new community.
Click here for more information about Catherine Place.
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Strum Your Bliss Guitar Circles
Have
you always wanted to play guitar? Join
one of Oceana's Strum Your Bliss guitar circles and have fun while you learn.
Wed
7-8:30
This
circle is suitable for beginning to intermediate players.
Thurs
11-12:30 pm
This
circle is currently forming.
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