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14 Communication Strategies for Hard Conversations Workshop!
Pre-register for this Tuesday, May 21, 2024 workshop at the River Falls High School, 14 Communication Strategies for Hard Conversations! We will cover information on human needs, human behavior, conflict, and nervous system dys/regulation. We will then practice the 14 strategies for hard conversations through demonstration and coaching.
Counseling vs. Psychotherapy?
Most clients and people in the field, use the terms counseling and psychotherapy interchangeably, but there is a difference between the two practices. What is the difference? Which is the best option for you?
The Open Floor Meditation Cycle at Forestville Vines in May, June, and July 2024!
I will be teaching different modifications of the OF Mediation Cycle on the first Sundays from 11am-1pm starting May 5, 2024 and continuing on June 2, 2024 and July 7, 2024 at Forestville Vines outside of River Falls, WI. Forestville Vines is in and on the grounds of an old school house from 1897. There is a special magic to the land. We will be practicing outside, barefeet to the earth, and big sky above. Come join us!
Do You Have One of These Gadgets?
If you are needing tools and ways to regulate your nervous system. A Sensate might be for you!
Bibliotherapy: The Art of Receiving and Giving: The Wheel of Consent by Betty Martin, D.C.
Due to conditioning, family and cultural expectations, and personal history, knowing what we want, how to express it, and holding clear boundaries can be a challenge for many of us.
Dr. Betty Martin has created the Wheel of Consent framework to help us learn about what we really want, empowering us to set limits, to create clear communication, and satisfaction in relationships. Her book, The Art of Receiving and Giving, is a framework that can heal trauma by empowering choice and voice.
Stories & Insights from Canvas Rebel: Interview with Cori Hildebrandt
Meet Cori Hildebrandt
We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Cori Hildebrandt a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, Cori thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Looking back at internships and apprenticeships can be interesting, because there is so much variety in people’s experiences – and often those experiences inform our own leadership style. Do you have an interesting story from that stage of your career that you can share with us?
It’s Official! I am a Certified Open Floor Teacher!
I am finding limited words to express how deeply grateful and changed I am by Open Floor and those involved in the process of me becoming an Open Floor Teacher. It’s been a collective and global effort to cross this threshold. I am honored to join the lineage of those who have come before. I am blessed and proud to be a part of Open Floor International.
V. Stephanie Johnson from The Garage Bikes + Brews DEFINING: A Life Well Lived
To define a life well lived, highlight local businesses, and inspire local community members to be active participants in their wellbeing and life satisfaction, we have invited local business owners to write guest blog posts. Here’s one from Stephanie Johnson, Midwife turned Avid Biker, the Owner of The Garage Bikes + Brews!
My #1 Nutrition Tip for 2024
Annette Kutilek is an Intuitive Eating dietitian in based in Little Rock, Arkansas, and sees clients remotely in any part of the world. It is her passion and mission in life to journey alongside the many folks working to reclaim their here-and-now bodies from chronic dieting and food fears. She is honored to witness individuals finding joy in food, kicking dieting to the curb, and returning home to their bodies on a daily basis.
Bibliotherapy: Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament by Michael A. Singer
Many years ago, I read Singer’s The Untethered Soul and a few months ago, Singer’s new book Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament showed up on the required reading list of my Open Floor Teacher Training. This book includes spiritual ideas and wonderful, provoking thoughts. It is about how to accept reality and the flow of life. He talks about acceptance as non-resistance; how we resist and cling to things, and how this creates suffering. Singer discusses how to live life free from the past. My favorite parts of this book were the chapters: The Origin of Matter, The Power of Creation, and It’s Not Personal. It was a comprehensive science lesson on evolution. These ideas landed for me like never before.
Podcast Ep 138: WELL CONNECTED TWIN CITIES: Brainspotting and Open Floor to Heal Mind, Body, and Soul with Cori Hildebrandt
Cori Hildebrandt, MA, LPC WI, LPCC MN, Certified Brainspotting and EMDR Therapist, Open Floor Teacher-in-Training talking about BRAINSPOTTING and OPEN FLOOR on the WELL CONNECTED TWIN CITIES PODCAST Episode #138. Take a listen!
IV. Rhiannon Sacred Heart Medicine Woman DEFINING: A Life Well Lived
To define a life well lived, highlight local businesses, and inspire local community members to be active participants in their wellbeing and life satisfaction, we have invited local business owners to write guest blog posts. Here’s one from the wild heart of Rhiannon Sacred Heart Medicine Woman.
Doorways to the Soul
Talking about soul and spirit touches on some of the great existential questions of life! A wonderful place to explore and investigate what soul and spirit mean to you is through your body with movement, on a dance floor! All classes over the next several months will be moving with SPIRIT and SOUL. Come checkout a SOUL MOVES class. Come investigate these on the dance floor, Sunday, February 25, 2024!
EMDR Therapy: RESOURCING
Curious to understand more about EMDR and learn an EMDR Resource that you can practice at home? Join Cori Hildebrandt, MA, LPC WI, LPCC MN, Certified EMDR Therapist for this workshop, EMDR Therapy: Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, and Resourcing on Thursday, February 22, 2024 from 6-7:30pm at the River Falls High School. Pre-registration is required.
You’re Invited! Free GRIEF Workshop!
No registration required! Come in person or watch LIVE virtually! This is a FREE event that’s part of the Winter Wellness Program at the River Falls Library!
Virtual Writing Group: INNER WELL, OUTER WORD
What’s your relationship with writing? When was the last time you picked up a pen or pencil with paper and wrote honestly, messy, or creatively, without judgment or editing? When did someone last read outloud to you and you listened not only with your ears, but with your heart?
Register your interest now! Starts Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 6pm CST.
Who Does Brainspotting Work With?
Watch Video now on Who Does Brainspotting Work With?
In my opinion, Brainspotting works for most issues and for most people. If you’re curious to learn more about Brainspotting, come join me on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 from 6-7:30pm at the River Falls High School to learn more! Register here!
The Core Movement Resource of Dissolve
An embodied sense of dissolve allows us to move through life with ease. Without dissolve we remain stuck, reluctant, holding onto the past, or unable to connect with our soul and spirit.
Come encounter dissolve on Saturday, January 20, 2024 from 6:30-8pm at Inspiring Actions in River Falls. Your soul will thank you. 💕
VIII. Lindsey Baris from Rising Sun Farm & Orchard DEFINING: A Life Well Lived
To define a life well lived, highlight local businesses, and inspire local community members to be active participants in their wellbeing and life satisfaction, we have invited local business owners to write guest blog posts. Here’s one from Lindsey Baris, Organic Farmer, Human Being Extraordinarie, Owner of Rising Sun Farm & Orchard.
Bibliotherapy: No Bad Parts by Richard C. Schwartz, PhD
You know, I love bibliotherapy and that I’m committed to ongoing growth and learning! In the Brainspotting work I do, I incorporate parts work. It’s pretty easy to understand that we all have parts of self, some are protectors, exiles, or managers, some are childlike, adultlike, or wise ones, others are wild ones, destructive ones, you get the point. We’ve all got lots of parts and they are all self-created to serve certain purposes. In the healing world, Richard C. Schwartz’s Internal Family Systems Model (IFS) is becoming increasingly popular. I picked up his book, No Bad Parts to learn about his IFS Model.