Warm New Year Greetings,
Here is a poem from one of my most favorite poets & philosophers-John O'Donohue. May it deeply inspire your new year!
For a New Beginning
In out-of-the-way places of the heart,
Where your thoughts never think to wander,
This beginning has been quietly forming,
Waiting until you were ready to emerge.
For a long time it has watched your desire,
Feeling the emptiness growing inside you,
Noticing how you willed yourself on,
Still unable to leave what you had outgrown.
It watched you play with the seduction of safety
And the gray promises that sameness whispered,
Heard the waves of turmoil rise and relent,
Wondered would you always live like this.
Then the delight, when your courage kindled,
And out you stepped onto new ground,
Your eyes young again with energy and dream,
A path of plenitude opening before you.
Though your destination is not yet clear
You can trust the promise of this opening;
Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning
That is at one with your life’s desire.
Awaken your spirit to adventure;
Hold nothing back, learn to find ease in risk;
Soon you will be home in a new rhythm,
For your soul senses the world that awaits you.
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For All Women
Trauma Informed
Mind Body Program (“TIMBo”)
Online Series of Classes
and Online Private Sessions!
Begins: Friday Feb. 23, 2018 or Sat. Feb. 24, 2018 (see more details below)
Once per week for eight weeks.
Available to ALL WOMEN all over the country & all over the world!
Accessible from the comfort of your Home or if you are away from Home!
Do you want to live with More Awareness, Acceptance & Ease?
TIMBo is a program for All Women to:
Relieve stress;
Better manage emotions; and
Create healthier and more compassionate responses to life’s challenges.
The program includes workbook-based discussions, breath practices, gentle yoga & guided meditation.
(
no experience is necessary & All are Welcome!)
Our
Timbo Online Program
will meet via the simple to use Zoom video platform. Participate from the comfort of your home or at any other location. All you need is internet access; a cell phone, tablet or computer with a video camera, privacy, and some room to participate in gentle yoga.
Informational Session
We will be having an online informational session on Sat. Feb. 3rd from 12pm-1pm (EST)
To participate in this informational session
& learn more, please contact J at
jmassagetherapyoga@gmail.com
Depending on how many women are available on each of the two following options: Fridays or Saturdays from 12pm-1:30pm (EST) - the group will either run on Friday or Saturday.
To express your interest in joining group & let us know whether you are available for Friday &/or Sat. group times, please contact J at
jmassagetherapyoga@gmail.com
Meet your TIMBo Facilitators
J. Vecchia,
Holyoke, MA &
Mindy Loiselle, MSW, LCSW, ,
Richmond, VA (
Click Below for more details
)
Testimonial
“J truly embodies the key qualities of mindfulness: I felt the quality of her presence. I experienced her
non-judgmental, accepting attitude. I felt warmed by her huge, compassionate heart. She readily
inspires trust and is easy to be with – very important to trauma survivors like me. Of equal importance is
establishing a sense of safety; I felt held and nourished by her facilitation style and way of being.
Myself, my family, and my friends all noticed significant changes as the result of having taken the
course. My family said I seemed lighter and more at ease with myself. I also found myself outgrowing
friendships that I finally realized were no longer serving me. And I felt steadier as I became increasingly
inclined to ‘go into the body’ when triggered. This enabled me to respond to triggering situations with
greater dignity and integrity as opposed to reacting which would always leave me feeling shame.
Overall, I’m grateful to J for facilitating this course and encourage anyone considering it, to not waste
another minute thinking about it. Go ahead and enroll - you won’t be disappointed!” R.R.
