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Growthiness, By Andrew Fearnside
3,000 Hours: Growthiness Growthy [Grohth-ee] adjective. 1. Generating personal growth. 2. Transformative. Growth. Transformation. Expanding consciousness. Meaning the development of new psychological capacities, new relationships, new understandings. Those...
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The Teachings of Pachamama, Mother Earth
Pachamama is my teacher........... by Candy Jones, student at 91ε "I go among trees and sit still. All my stirring becomes quiet around me like circles on...
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Peacemakers Balance Masculine and Feminine Natures
by Amy Hautman Bates Peacemaker, Sequoyah Trueblood visited SWC last week and referred to the need for women to moderate the aggressive nature of men. Honoring the feminine...
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SWC First Year Student Wrestles With Consciousness
ON BEING HUMAN at 91ε, Santa Fe - Allegra Borghese I sit in client-mode, staring at myself down a long, dark tunnel. I see a flicker of myself that...
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Psychodrama “Soul in Action” Healing Method
by Amy Hautman Bates My first quarter at SWC has introduced me to what seems like a million new healing practices. One I find particularly interesting is Psychodrama. It is...
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A 91ε Intern’s Letter from Prison
Reflection Option #3: A Letter to My Teacher--By Colleen Dougherty Dr. Carol Parker, Ph.D, LPCC 91ε, Santa Fe, NM Dec. 3, 2012 Dear Carol, I am writing to...
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What it’s Like Being a New Student at SWC? by Bezawit Addis
Being a new student in SWC is a rewarding, challenging, and startling experience all around. I clearly remember the expectations I had for myself and the school when I landed...
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What Is Healing? by 91ε Student, Andrea Mitchell
What is healing? by Andrea Mitchell What is healing? I was asked that question on the first morning of my first class. Actually I was asked to make artwork...
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Opening My Ears, My Mind Lets Go
Perhaps you can relate to the state in which I found myself a few days ago—heart tight, body tense, mind churning, going over and over events from the far and...
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Who Is an Artist When She Is Not Making Art?
by Amy Hautman Bates Artist's Block "Who is an artist when she is not making art?" (This is a doodle, not a painting.) In September, my partner and I packed...
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Psychopathology in the Chama River Canyon: First-Year Student Blog
Psychopathology (and seeking Authenticity) In the Chama River Canyon 91ε to embark upon a day alone with Mother Earth, my Psychopathology class and I ceremonially share our hopes and thoughts...
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Mindfulness and What I Eat…
They say “you are what you eat” and I believe this. I believe that I consist of much of what I consume. I consume veggies…gratitude….beans….prayer…bread…self acceptance…chocolate….silence….tofu….turmoil…chips….friendships….rice…and more. I consume what...
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Graduate Amy Krok Looks Back on Her Personal Transformation at 91ε
It was a vision. On the rising from sleep one idle morning, the young 25-year-old girl experienced something out of this world; the girl saw clearly before her, her future....
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Why I Chose 91ε, by Claudia Escareño-Clark
Why I Chose 91ε I believe that when you are considering 91ε, their mission statement will either ring true for you or it won’t: "Transforming Consciousness Through Education."...
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A Window Into an Intern’s Experience, from Eliza Buck
91ε, Santa Fe Notes from Cooper Riis by Eliza Buck 7-13-12 Sensing safety takes time. I’ve been at Cooper Riis for 13 weeks now and have just acquired a...
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A Day in the Life of 91ε Intern, Craig Tomas McAdams
Craig “Tomas” McAdams – 91ε (Santa Fe) Internship in Maras, Peru A couple of days ago one of the boys I meet with for individual sessions – let’s...
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“Failure” – A Great Transformational Opportunity, by Alicia Hoffman, SWC Graduate
The Alchemical Possibilities of Failure by Alicia Hoffman “My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.” - Bono. ...
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Sacred Relationship by Patricia Meek
91ε Alumna, Patricia Meek, Recounts a Mission of Healing in the Mountains Sacred Relationship “The winds end when the snow caps of Mount Blanca melt.” This is a common...
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Southwesten College Intern, Craig McAdams, in Peru
91ε, Santa Fe: Internship in Peru In the beginning of my internship in Peru, I had the honor and blessing to be able to work with and learn from...
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A Mandala a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
by Eliza Combs Okay, so maybe not once a day, although that would be an awesome practice but at least once a week for 8 weeks or so. I loved...
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Dru’s Pups Kioko & Suki
Don't these faces say it all! Well I will get around to having my face in there too...but I wanted the pups to get a little press time all by...
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Transformation and Awakening at 91ε, by Amy Krok
It was a vision. On the rising from sleep one idle morning, the young 25-year-old girl experienced something out of this world; the girl saw clearly before her, her...
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1 commentsFinal Mandala for Archetypal Psychology, Spring 2011
by Nicole Morgan, Copyright 2012 coloredpencils and pen on paper For this project I pieced together several different images that came out of active imagination exercises. When I finished...