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 23, 2016 | creativity, eco-somatics, en/gendering embodiment, ethnoautobiography, reverences, writing
in november 2014 an idea was born about assembling art and representations related to my trans* formation to river… then i called it body of work… well, it’s still under development, but the seeds have grown… stay tuned for further...
by rjacksonpaton | Dec 7, 2015 | creativity, reverences, writing
attempting to create a place for my reverences that will include space for narrative about each one. this was an early note on my RiverGuide FB page: …my current work in process is a reverence for the loss and longing associated with living in at least 21 homes...
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...
