"I love this metaphor Brad. Thanks for sharing it. Makes me really curious about what the various configurations of this paper will be as you "read" it out into the world --- or live it into being :-) Kathy"
"Hello Alia family and new friends!
I am eagerly anticipating being with all of you. This will be my 5th Alia experience and each year it feels like I am returning to a family- one that is always expanding. My husband, Ryan, is part of the Alia…"
"I have been feeling inspired by each of the posts as they have been appearing and there is this cumulative effect that has prompted me to write my appreciation and gratitude to each of you who have been contributing to and building this field. I am…"
"Neighbors!
A rising sense of aliveness is sparked upon my heart in reading your words here. I feel us tuning the field, opening a space for the transformational magic of our time together. I love how the vulnerability of Qualia's post inspired…"
"Greetings All,
I was moved to share by Qualla's posting... oh my, how courageous and awesome, at 19, to enter this unknown and bring it back as messenger for your people. That struck me as profoundly tender and brave. And no worries! You will…"
"Osiyo Kathy and Everyone :) Thank you so much for the providing the opportunity for us all to share.
This is my very first Shambala Institute and to be honest I'm a little nervous to go along with the excitement. I have to admit that I believe…"
"Hello all and thank you Kathy for the invitation,
I am very much looking forward to spending a week at the Summer Institute. This will be my first time. I am a dentist in private practice for 35 years.
In 2007 I began to experience a personal…"
"Dear All,
Thanks, Kathy, for initiating the on-line welcoming round for the 10th Summer Institute. What a great idea! I can feel the momentum building being in the city :))... I moved to Halifax from Atlanta, GA last September and have had the…"
"This is my first time to the Summer Institute and I am WAY looking forward to it. I am both filling myself with information in preparation for the conference (reading Theory U and Presence) and trying to empty my mind so it can be filled again in…"
"This is my fifth Summer Institute experience with ALIA, and my first in the role of program director. In addition to working with the faculty and staff team to keep all the moving parts aligned, I am eager to continue exploring my questions around…"
"This is my first time to the Summer Institute and I am looking forward to it. I find myself at a number of crossroads and am excited to use the institute as a way to move my journey forward. I look forward to meeting you all!"
"Hello, everyone. This will be my first time attending the Summer Institute, and I do so in a new position at my NGO - bringing innovation. So I look forward to soaking up ideas; learning what to watch out for, what to anticipate (in the happy sense…"
"Hello Kathy and others,
I, too, look forward to this 10th anniversary gathering (my 6th), to reconnect with friends, make new ones, and experience the ever rich breadth and depth of perspective from each encounter. The entire week, from morning to…"
"Kathy,
Thank you for sharing your journey with us. As a destination-oriented person, I always love to hear how people arrived at particular intersections and continued their journey to the next destination.
This is my first time to attend and look…"
Hi,
Thanks for writing. If you are in Halifax later this month perhaps we could meet for coffee and follow-up on threads of conversations that have been dangling for a long time! David