Everyone these days knows about “the gays”. When I was a kid growing up in a small prairie town in western Canada, I had no idea. I didn’t know that a male friend who curled his hair and wore makeup was gay. I didn’t know what to make of the…

Inquiry from Sunday Class Something interesting happens when we work with arrested self protection. It doesn’t happen with everyone, but it can with those of us who felt unable to speak out and protect ourselves. We make excuses like “other kids had it worse”, “my parents couldn’t help it”, or…

“Arrested self-protection stifles our healthy anger.” Pete Walker Guided inquiry from Sunday community class When our experiences with anger have never allowed us to feel and express it safely, we suppress it. Children can’t afford to turn against their parents so we turn against ourselves. Feeling our emotions is different…

“The practice of feeling has taught me that there is absolutely nothing inside myself from which I need to run.” Pete Walker Link to guided somatic inquiry practice from class Link to join live Sunday 10AM community class and 1PM Insight Timer Live This has come to be my experience…

“Maintain your awareness in the heart center in a soft and nurturing way. Remain aware of the external environment but without reaction to it or thought about it.” Swami Veda Our unconscious patterns of protection disconnect us from this warm, loving energy and from kindness and compassion that we might…

“The death of having a positive relationship with yourself is one of the worst losses.” Pete Walker What would your life have been like if you had been lucky enough to have been raised in a family of good enough parents? Would you be in the same career or followed…

Click here for guided practice Click here for inquiry from class You wake up feeling anxious and mentally review your day. There is nothing in particular to be anxious about. You hear a loud voice a few aisles over at the store and you flinch then hold your breath. You…

I arrived in Nova Scotia to begin life as a single person. I was happy to be moving forward with healing after leaving my 30 year unhappy relationship. I was grateful to be moving into closer connection with my son and family and I became an integral part of life…