by rjacksonpaton | Apr 3, 2016 | connections, eco-somatics, ethnoautobiography, reverences, uncoveredwagon, writing
as i begin to birth my ‘work of body’ [site under construction!] art show/coming out party and such, some words have been showing up. when i first was deciding on what to call my role in the process, i went with curator, because i want to collaborate with...
by rjacksonpaton | Feb 10, 2016 | connections, dissertation, ethnoautobiography, readings, writing
lately there’s been (too) much in Democratic party circles of throwing around the word “establishment.” something came to me this morning that i’ve written about elsewhere (especially in my 2012 dissertation!) that might relate. in my...
by rjacksonpaton | Jan 16, 2016 | connections, creativity, en/gendering embodiment, readings
several strings are up for me at this moment, one of them being a currently underway Brené Brown online ‘course’, called CourageWorks. i was going to post a short bit about something that’s been up for me in the past month or so (and i haven’t...
by rjacksonpaton | Dec 7, 2015 | connections, creativity, en/gendering embodiment, ethnoautobiography, readings, sex & love, writing
had a fabulous session the other day where i connected experiences relating to somatic body-mind centering teachings and gabor maté’s work around the harm associated with being dislocated. in my recent reverence ‘lost homes’ i came to terms with some...
by rjacksonpaton | Dec 7, 2015 | connections, readings, sex & love, writing
a dear friend shared with me recently some difficult times they were having after a couple of hurtful betrayals from family members. i shared that it seemed they had some grieving to do. then i happened upon this quote. seemed to relate to their situation, as well as...
by rjacksonpaton | Dec 7, 2015 | creativity, ethnoautobiography, readings
some additions to the creativity tab on the embodiment page, as well as some new images in the ‘work of body’ gallery…