Wow, can you believe we are in 2015!? I remember when 2012 seemed to loom in the distance and now it's almost a distant memory. And we are moving right along.
2014 was a rich year. Summer was busy for me, between Highlands and Clayton, and it simply flew by. Come Fall, I headed west to answer a strong call I had been feeling for a couple of years toward the west coast. It's best not to ignore callings - the Soul can be very persuasive...
I prepared myself for the possibility of staying someplace in CA until Spring, and headed out for a workshop with Deane Juhan in October along the central coast in Beautiful Avila Beach. This time for 4 days of learning from and being further inspired by this master. It was a wonderful workshop, partly because it was a small group and afforded much hands on time. Also, it was an opportunity for me to meet some new folks from totally different territory.
After the workshop, I headed up to the Bay Area to explore what the calling was about. I found scenery from big dreams I had had a year or more before in this place that was so new to me. The beauty is astounding, and I made some sweet connections. I was able to find a great job in Mill Valley at the beautiful Evo Spa, but finding a place to live was not so easy. So I made my way home to GA, then soon took a hard right down to Gainesville, FL, led by a dream.
As it happened, Deane Juhan was giving another workshop in Gainesville in December, and since I was conveniently in the neighborhood, I signed up for another 3 days of learning. And I'm so glad I did. Each time I have the opportunity to study with him, a little more of the work seems to sink in to me. The work is vast - between Deane's Resistance/Release and the foundation of Trager work that it comes out of - and I know I am still at the tip of the iceberg, even after more than 150 hours in his workshops. I am so grateful for these opportunities to learn and grow.
Now on the "first coast" in St. Augustine, I am enjoying doing some work for a couple of Chiropractors who are new in the neighborhood at Matanzas Chiropractic, and this week will be moving into an office part time within Deprey Chiropractic to keep my hands (and the rest of me) engaged and inspired for the rest of the Winter. I am also, of course, enjoying being near the ocean and in warmer climes during winter this year. I signed up to be a volunteer at one of my favorite places nearby, Washington Oaks State Park, in order to fulfill my deep need for natural beauty. This is a special place, if you're ever down this way...
Saturday when I was at Washington Oaks' beautiful coquina beach, I was inspired to write the introduction for an upcoming dream workshop I am giving down in Tampa.
“Dreams, like ocean waves, keep coming every single day - no matter what we do. Some are big, some small; some scary, some calm; some memorable, some (seemingly) inconsequential. Some bear treasures, others leave trash behind on the beach of our conscious awareness. Just like walking the beach each morning, inspecting the rack deposited on the shore, when we shift our gaze to our dreams each day, we begin to find patterns in what appears. Some days or weeks, the ocean brings just horseshoe crabs, other days nothing at all. Some days a prized shark’s tooth is uncovered, or a 16 million year old turtle bone. After a big storm, there is a plethora of artifacts to sift through — much like the way dreams bring us the detritus of our affairs.”Until next time... Keep well!
Honor Woodard, BFA, LMT
FL MA 66301 GA MT 008365 NC LMBT 13263
