by Havi Brooks | Sep 17, 2019 | my personal practice
I have a bobcat (or a bobcat has me), and he naps on my porch at the dome in the desert A secret (or maybe not?) I’ll just say it. I have never really connected with the word ‘retreat’. Is that an unlikely-approaching-preposterous thing for me to say, given that I am...
by Havi Brooks | Aug 16, 2019 | calm techniques
I have been sharing my favorite buffer phrases with a number of clients lately, and you might need this too, so here it is. A very brief primer and some ideas to play with. I’m only going to talk about one particular buffer phrase today as an example, but some day I...
by Havi Brooks | Aug 12, 2019 | updates & announcements
Sensation I am on the floor, listening to the glorious soundtrack that is monsoon rains pouring onto the skylight. The dome is filling up with filtered light, muted monsoon glow, sunset approaching. I am in love with this periwinkle sky of messy watercolor stripes....
by Havi Brooks | Jul 1, 2019 | my personal practice
Photo of The Wild Wild Nest by me! If you come retreat at the center, this is the bonus writing nook / napping nook, and this is your beautiful view! What is possible? What comes after possible? There is an absolutely remarkable concept in Feldenkrais that never fails...
by Havi Brooks | May 14, 2019 | stuff I think about
Photo by Craig Fritz / @craigfritzeye, taken on the grounds of the new retreat center! Enchantments on the kitchen floor “Babe,” says Circe the Enchantress. “I know,” I say, “I’m gleaming the floor for you.” Gleaming is...
