Tag: healing

• Soul Loss

  I’m sitting at my desk in the study, watching the sun descend over the mountains and lake. The light is soft and rich, a glow that persists off to the west. I’ve just come from teaching my college class; today I feel emotionally satisfied enough to put off dinner for few minutes in order to…

  Michael Watson PhD

  April 7, 2015

  Shamanism

  healing, Shamanism, soul loss

• Finding Balance

  Spring is near, although the weather remains cold and snowy. The maple sap is flowing intermittently and, on warmish, sunny days, birdsong fills the air. The equinox arrives Friday, and Passover and Easter follow. This morning I had coffee with a dear friend who is Mohawk. He was adopted into a European family and, like…

  Michael Watson PhD

  March 16, 2015

  First Nations, Healing, native american

  civil rights, healing, Native American, Selma

• Truth Telling

  It’s after four and afternoon light is flooding our office. There is just the hint of sunset in the western sky, even as the shadows are lengthening over deep snowpack. The outside temperature has warmed to a balmy 27 degrees.  The warmth is soothing, if transitory.

  Michael Watson PhD

  February 26, 2015

  First Nations, Stories, Teaching

  Ariel Smith, healing, Native American, trauma

• Conversations With The Ancestors

  Conversations with the Ancestors can change the way we understand the world.

  Michael Watson PhD

  February 8, 2015

  First Nations, Healing, Shamanism

  ancestors, healing, Shamanism