Cherie Byrd, Blog

Embodied Meditation: Introduction to the Middle-School Program        June 1, 2016 Dear delightful friends, Over the 35 years that I’ve been in clinical practice I have heard one comment over and over, many times a year. People will find themselves at the end of their session feeling transformed and cock their heads in wonder and say, “Why don’t they teach us these practices when we’re in school? My life would have been so different.” I KNOW, if only. So here I am out digging in the garden a couple of weeks ago and that same question echoed thru me out of the blue, and I paused wondering why. The response came in loud and clear, “Because it’s now time for you to do it, start with the middle-schoolers.” REALLY? What a great idea!  This project is now consuming me day and night… researching what is happening with meditation in schools, lots of studies mostly with TM and Mindfulness with a couple of big celebs behind it.  ...

The energy of connection, cultivating the tangibly alive and vibrant I-max version of life Whether the focus is physical, emotional, relational or transformational, healing is found within practices of embodying consciousness, engaging the nature of creativity, activating our empowerment and awakening to connection.  When we build coherence within our fields we activate states of being that are exponentially more vital and capable of an expanded range of access to our inner resources and their useful expression. Results of coherent energy embodiment I have experienced in 35 years of experiential clinical work with populations from infancy to death: Physical Health: ·        Increase vitality ·        ADD/ADHD resolution ·        Clearer eyesight ·        Healthier ·        Fewer allergies ·  ...

T hanks to the encouragement of many of you and a download from Spirit, I will be offering our children a 3-week summer training for Embodied Meditation  Dates are not yet landed, this is what I know now. Classes are 2 hours, once a week for 3 weeks, and parents are welcome to stay. I’m opening it up to grades 1-12, and if there is a large turnout I’ll do two classes and split the age difference. The class is playful, engaging and adapted to the students.Class is held in Seattle, WA @ IntraSpace holistic center located in the old Rainier Brewery Bldg. Do you have children who are particularly sensitive? Kids who could use some confidence, or self-empowerment skills? Are they comfortable with themselves and living from an internal sense of awareness and safety? Do they listen inwardly, access their intuition, and feel the strength of their genius? Would you like them to have the opportunity to learn some tools? Embodied Meditation is a ho...