Building the Bridges in Life
with Z'eva

There are a number of people (perhaps you are one of them) who find themselves more and more present to what is happening in their own lives and in the world around them. They have desires for fulfillment, feelings of belonging, meaningful lives, and a sense of purpose. An over-riding wish is that one can weather the stresses of life without succumbing to depression and a lack of energy. These people really want to be more well than well.

Joan Halifax, anthropologist and Buddhist priest
made a lasting impression upon me when she said,
"…We actualize through deep change."

In my experience, to "actualize" is to be authentic, and to be unafraid of being who we really are.

In the past 30 years, thousands of self-help books have been written---many of which are excellent. Books, however, will never replace the human connection. Sometimes we think we need fixing-we think that we are flawed in some way. However, there really is no way to "fix" what is wrong because there is nothing 'wrong' about being human. The truth is that we are all exactly where we need to be at any given moment, doing what we think is the right way to react to something.

When we were very young, we all needed safe adult models that were whole heartedly engaged and experienced. They would then have been able to help us move from what we could understand to what was beyond our level of understanding. They could help us "bridge the gap" because our young brains weren't ready to deal with overwhelming circumstances. "Bridging" offers an opportunity to develop wisdom born of experience during early childhood challenges.

Without the acknowledgment and guidance we desperately needed, our brain/body harbored the stresses of holding ourselves literally breathless when unexpected change occurred. Our reactions were swift and long lasting. This wasn't wrong---it was just what happened, and it resulted in narrowing the images in our minds of what happened.

In my work, I know a healing process that many are still unaware of--- a practice within which we are supported while we learn to see differently. This is healing for our brain/body. In addition, with this support, we will find ourselves in the middle of the center of a much bigger picture than we imagined. There, in the middle of the center,

we are not lost; we stand still, and we are seen.

Only then can we witness the magnitude of where we are and from where we came. At that point, we are truly standing on sacred ground. For those of you who are willing to enter into this work with me, there is an opportunity to move deeply without fear into an ever-expanding personal spiritual development.