Tag: spring

• Passover and Easter: The Promise of A New Day

  Spring has begun it’s tumultuous rush towards renewal. Passover and Easter urge us to join the work of creating a hope filled future, a time free of war, poverty, and racism, a new Spring.

  Michael Watson PhD

  April 8, 2012

  Nature, Social issues

  Easter, hope, Passover, spring

• Spring, Gratitude, and The Medicine Wheel

  Alicia Daniel, my friend and colleague, and a field naturalist at UVM, was the guest presenter in my class this week. Her theme was “Spring and the Medicine Wheel”. Although it had been snowing and raining for over 24 hours, Alicia gamely took the class to a nearby natural area to look for signs of…

  Michael Watson PhD

  April 10, 2011

  native american, Nature, Psychotherapy, Shamanism

  Medicine Wheel, Shamanism, spring

• The Promise of Renewal

  Of course, we must take care of ourselves while we wait. Often we are called to speak our truths in the face of short sightedness, or even evil. Sometimes we must hide; occasionally, we must flee. Each of these acts requires courage, disciple, and self-forgiveness. Seldom do we know for sure which is the right…

  Michael Watson PhD

  February 22, 2011

  Healing, Psychotherapy, Shamanism

  hope, risk, spring, trauma

• A Walk In the Woods

  The other day I went into the woods. The day was showery. Occasionally the sun burst through the clouds, illumining patches of woods. Wildflowers covered the forest floor.

  Michael Watson PhD

  April 24, 2010

  Nature

  spring, Vermont, wildflowers