What a day!
All was well at the end of Day One at The ‘Studio… I floated back to my hotel room in the best mood I’ve had in a little while (did I mention all those deadlines at the end of April?) Kevin Quigley’s session, while obscure in spots, was nonetheless grand, the cocktail party kept everyone chatting (and fueled - the “hors doovers” saved us all a trip to the Bistro) and the study groups were rockin’ far into the evening (if I do say so myself!).
The lovely and sweet Maribel of Liquid Video VIDEOTAPED my session! How wild is this? Let me tell ya, it was really a case of the Universe granting my wish… a couple of weeks ago I got to thinking “Wouldn’t it be great if…” which then became, “Gee, I really should…” and then “I do not want to let this cool thing go by without…” But I didn’t have a solution. I really started to come to grips with the idea of not getting it done (there’s only so much I can do) early this week, when Maribel called me out of the blue. A total godsend. Thank you, Maribel!
And if you’ve never seen Maribel’s work before, let me be the first to introduce you. Here’s a bit of Wald on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BXb79ZneLM
So if you’re in the New York/NJ area and need professional video done (we’ll be talking about the benefits of video here on the site), she’s the lady to call! I’ll be adding her to the “Resources” section when it’s up.
Ordinarily I like to chill out in the hotel lobby in the evening (’cause that’s where Wald always is, don’t you know), but last night I was just beat. So beat, in fact, that I didn’t even try to make Robert Place’s session this morning, as I knew it would test the laws of physics (getting there, not the session itself). That’s what The Readers Studio does - gets ya blissfully tuckered.
I must confess, I’m finding it difficult to get articulate blog posts together while in the thick of it, and my Internet access time will run out (it’s not free in the hotel rooms). But I’ll post more when I get home.
In the meantime, I did add some more pictures…
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Hello everyone!
Thank you, Elizabeth, for posting so quickly - with tres cool multimedia! Two snaps up for the photog’s and Liquid Vid’s Maribel.
Let’s see… some potent quotables from Documatrix Suz. … apologies in advance for missed words here and there - Spirit willing; Ears weak.
The process of incarnation - Becoming meat
K. Quigley
When in doubt, do an interpretive dance.
Thalassa
…if you keep saying that, the suckage will continue! The Universe will oblige!
Thalassa
Be open to when the numinous strikes -
Thalassa
There’s a bit of gypsy in all of us -
J.Wells
35 years of psychological patterning will not be solved in half an hour.
J.Wells
Concepts I heard more than once … here’s hoping they’re fully etched in my brain anyway:
The body never lies.
Don’t overthink.
Wisdom nuggets plucked from the Study Group I attended with the esteemed Elizabeth Genko (of this very blog!):
1. if you ask people to do something - they’ll do them.
(why does this never seem to work with my husband?)
2. people will approach you for a reading on their terms, not yours.
A bit of extra special goodness for the information-hungry:
That Appreciative Inquiry business to which James Wells referred in his “Recommended Reading List” (RRL)? It’s truly good stuff - and gets much play in the corporate world, in which I have one foot planted. Lots of free resources, by the way, at http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/ … yummy!
The source of the CloudDancing deck referenced in the Wells RRL (where you can see a sample card - and then another, and then another … oop, sorry, got carried away for a sec): http://www.shamanscircle.com/cloudcards.asp
Thalassa’s material on getting your body into a “positive, centered” position for the space of the reading is backed up by a fun little psychological study.
It was shown that people who held a pen between their teeth (smiling without realizing they’re smiling) were more positive/happy/amused than those who held a pen between their protruded lips (not smiling without realizing they’re not smiling). Both groups looked equally silly, however …
Signing off for now - thanks for the opportunity to chime in …
Well I thank you for taking the time to blog!
You’ve helped give me an idea of what sort of thing goes on there!
Maybe I’ll make that trip next year!
Elizabeth, your class was excellent! I am looking forward to following all the advise and knowledge you have to share.
Hey Suzanne! thanks so much for all those notes! I know they’ll be helpful to my readers.
Thanks to Janice and Amy for your comments, too!
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