Excerpts from "No Enemies Within: A Creative Process For Discovering What's Right About What's Wrong" by Dawna Markova, Ph.D. Read by E. Addison on April 16, 2012

No Enemies Within

Tea Time

Excerpt from "No Enemies Within" by Dawna Markova, Ph.D. Read by Elizabeth Addison on April 16, 2012

Five years in almost 18 minutes. I am not sure how to do this yet. Although innocuous in most respects, this period in mu life was the calm before the storm. I consider this a work in progress and first draft. I want to add sound effects, music and edit down. May add back more sensitive parts, too. 

Elizabeth A, Ages 10-15

Alone at Last

Words, thoughts, sounds, and breath on a metaphorical hike.
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To harvest sounds, I took many walks over the past week. The walks got me out under the sun and stars. My intent was to find silent places to record the wind. I found the wind and sweet breezes, but I could not escape the sounds of civilization. Planes, cars, bicycles, bart, doors, music… It was frustrating and made me realize that experiencing only natural sounds in our world is a rare thing. I recorded the wind and many, many things, but I was drawn to the recording of a hike that gave in to the sounds I was given. As Shaun McNiff advises, use difficulties to fuel one’s creativity. I always need to remind myself of this. I gave into the material that moved me the most and instead of the wind, I found my breath and beating heart scrambling down and then up the deer paths in my own “back yard”. 

It's O.K. To Take a Different Way Up

Lean Into It

Take Me To The Oasis

2012 6-1 Rene Yanez Punching Holes in the Tortilla 1

This is part of the story of a friend, a former priest, and his journey to embodiment.

Crater Whisperer