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October/November 2006 Volume 40
Welcome to this bi-monthly edition of our newsletter! You will find these columns contained in our October/November issue:
Metaphors for Life
GrowthWorks
Special Events
Review
I hope you enjoy this issue of Kenosis In-spirations...
Carla Woody, Founder
Kenosis
Metaphors for Life
Many traditions understand the power of teaching through stories. Our minds find a special repository for them. We unconsciously draw from this metaphorical resource bank when we need it most -- to guide and nourish us. Here you will find such tales, quotes and prose. As they have come to me, I pass them on to you just as our ancestors have done since the world was young.
I would implore you, own your own broken heart when a relationship changes. The other way is a painful road.
- Livingston Taylor
Songwriter and musician
GrowthWorks
Life is nothing if not levels of learning, whether we freely enter the Perpetual School or are drug kicking and screaming into our lessons. We actually have no choice in the matter. In this column, I offer you philosophy, musings and information that you may take with you as they fit into your own lyceum.
A Birthday Story
by Mary Lou Hyatt, Guest Columnist
Editor’s Note: This is a story sent to me by Mary Lou Hyatt, a valued member of our Kenosis community, who had a strong intuition about moving back to Texas from Arizona to care for her aged parents and followed it. While we certainly miss her here, I absolutely support those who follow what they know to be the true road. ~ Carla Woody
Sunday, on my birthday, I was out in the yard working, loading up some fertilizer to do a two-hour project in the back yard. I took the cell phone outside because I knew Haley (daughter in Arizona) would call. She did call and we talked a few minutes. She said she was getting ready for NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming class at Kenosis).
I said, "Do you have time to say hi to Gran (my mom)?" And she said, "Yeah, sure." Now she could have easily said, "Let me call her a little later." Or "let me finish getting ready and I will call back." And I would have put the phone down and gone back to my yard work for the rest of the morning. BUT because she said, "Sure" I stopped what I was doing and went in the house to give Mom the phone.
I found her lying down on her bed in the middle of an AFIB episode. I quickly told Haley that Mom was resting and I had to go. I got my stethoscope and Mom's heart was beating so fast that I couldn’t count it. I rushed her to ER and they hooked her up to a monitor and she came on the screen with a heart rate of 220. Before the doctor could even get in the room, she had climbed to 250.
The doctor leaned over Mom and said "I am about to give you a medication that will stop your heart and you are going to feel strange, but it won't hurt". He called the crash cart team in and they got the paddles ready and then stopped Mom's heart.
Our eyes were locked on each other the whole time. Her heart stopped as soon as they gave her
Adenosine. About four seconds later, it started back on its own without having to use the paddles and it had a regular rhythm and rate of seventy. I was so relieved. The doctor said Mom could have tolerated that rhythm she had for no more than 30 minutes before she would have thrown a clot or had a fatal heart attack.
She was admitted to the hospital and today we are going to Methodist Hospital in Houston to do a procedure that will attempt to remove the cells that are misfiring at her AV node on her heart and if that doesn't work, they will go ahead and insert a pacemaker during the procedure.
So . . . I think if I had stayed in Arizona and not listened to the little tug to come home, I would have gotten a call on my birthday that would not have been good news. But if Haley hadn't called, I wouldn't have come in the house.
Morals of the story:
We always have just a minute to say "I love you."
In addition, it seemed the true message of this event came back to something very strong in your teachings about "intent." I think this incident with my mom made me realize that we must have "intent" in operation as we go about our business. We really don't need to get up and spend the day without making our intent clear so that the Universe can help us with it. That disconnect from intent or that "on purpose" behavior leaves us exposed.
© 2006 Mary Lou Hyatt. Reprinted with permission.
Carla Woody is the author of the book Standing Stark: The Willingness to Engage and Calling Our Spirits Home: Gateways to Full Consciousness and founder of Kenosis, an organization supporting personal transformation. Carla has long been leading people toward mind/body/spirit wholeness using integrative healing methods blended with world spiritual traditions. She may be reached by e-mail at info@kenosis.net or by telephone (928) 778-1058.
Special Events
For more information call Kenosis at (928) 778-1058 or e-mail info@kenosis.net to request a flyer. If you are interested in sponsoring a book signing and/or workshop with Carla Woody, please contact us.
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Navigating Your Lifepath for Teens with Cindy Foss. Derived from the original "Navigating Your Lifepath" by Carla Woody reformatted especially for teens. Life-defining coursework perfect for young people on the cusp of major decision-making regarding their future. Guided incremental change in a powerful group setting. Call Kenosis at 928-778-1058 or info@kenosis.net for more info. Sponsored by and held at Achieve Academy in Prescott Valley, AZ.
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The Beat of the Heart: Earth Rhythms for a Woman's Soul. A Re-membering Retreat for women with Carla Woody and Jean Robinson. Theme: The depth of our connections to the beauty within us is a gift we return to our origins. In sacred reciprocity intent becomes the sister guiding us. Discovering the circles of our own lives as females and nurturing our natural heritage, welcomes us to the deep recognition of who we are at the core. From that source, the landscape we journey is transformed. Drawing on the spiritual traditions of the Andes and Native North Americans, what was mythology becomes reality. To be held at The Stone House at Chauncey Ranch east of Prescott, AZ. Early registration by October 7: $570. After October 7: $595. Includes tuition, drum and other materials, lodging, 8 meals and use of nature trails. Shared rooms. MC/Visa. Partial scholarship may be available. Group size limited due to space. Register now to guarantee your place! For more information, a flyer or to register, call Kenosis at 928-778-1058 or info@kenosis.net.
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Entering the Maya Mysteries with Carla Woody, Alonso Mendez and more. Spiritual travel to Mexico visiting hidden sacred places and engaging in nearly extinct ceremonies of the Lancandon Maya. Group size limited. Early registration by November 10: $1895. After November 10: $1995.
Scholarship program for young adults (18-25) co-sponsored by Nine Gates Programs, Inc. For more information or to register, contact Kenosis at 928-778-1058 or info@kenosis.net. This is an adventure of the spirit!
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Navigating Your Lifepath Intensive with Carla Woody. Using the proven techniques of NLP merged with practical spirituality. Life-altering coursework for those who want to create clear direction, move through limitations, deepen relationships and live through your Core Self. Guided change in a powerful group setting held in two sessions. The first four-day session focuses on going inside for alignment, exploring values, outcomes, core energy and life beliefs. After an integration period, the second session focuses on going outside in relationship with others, money, work and the larger world. We go inside deeply to come outside freely and authentically. A great way to prepare for or re-enter from our Spiritual Travel Programs...or set intent for the next phase of your life! Option 1: $1250 by January 22. After January 22: $1285. Option 2: If you are participating in 2007 Spiritual Travel Program to Mexico or Peru, receive a discounted tuition of $970 by January 22. $995 after January 22. MC/Visa accepted. Co-sponsored by Edge Work Institute and Kenosis. Call Kenosis at 928-778-1058 or info@kenosis.net for more info or to register. Held in Grand Rapids, MI. See what people are saying about this coursework.
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Embracing the Heart of the Andes. Spiritual travel to Peru working with internationally renowned mystic Don Américo Yábar and conscious living teacher Carla Woody, as well as other healers and shamans. Group size limited to 12 all trips. Trip 1: May 26-June 8 Special group for healthcare professionals and complementary health practitioners. Co-sponsored by Global Nursing Network and Edge Work Institute in partnership with Kenosis. Trip 2: June 11-24 Sponsored by Kenosis.Open to anyone.
Trip 3: June 26-July 9. Special group for Lakota Sioux elders, youth and their sponsors. Co-sponsored by Global Nursing Network and Kenosis in partnership with Cloud Horse Institute. To learn more about being a sponsor, contact us. For trip itineraries, tuition and other information, please go to the webpage. Scholarship program for young adults (18-25) co-sponsored by Kenosis and Nine Gates Programs, Inc. For more information or to register, contact Kenosis at 928-778-1058 or info@kenosis.net. This is an adventure of the spirit!
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Meditation Practice guided by Carla Woody and friends of the circle. Mondays (except holidays), 6:30-7:30 PM. We use breath, chant, subtle energy and guided imagery from a tapestry of world spiritual traditions to come to a place of inner peace. Donation basis to support the Kenosis scholarship fund. No prerequisite except a desire for tranquility that you can take home. Held at Kenosis, 339 S. Cortez, Prescott, AZ.
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Private Consultation is available with Carla Woody in-person or via telephone. Addressing life direction, relationship, spiritual emergence and whole health. Integrating NLP, subtle energy work and sacred world traditions to make a lasting positive difference. Contact Kenosis at 928-778-1058 or info@kenosis.net. Office at Kenosis, 339 S. Cortez, Prescott, AZ.
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Review
More often than not, the publications or music you will find reviewed here will not be new or “bestsellers.” Websites or organizations may not be well known. But all are spotlighted by virtue of their impact and value.
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Judy Irving, Director
Available in DVD
Before I watched this documentary I thought it might be some potentially interesting piece on wild parrots in an urban setting. It’s that, but much more. The main human character, Mark Bittner was a man, lost and homeless, who began to feed the wild parrot flock around Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. Over time he was able to develop a relationship with the birds, cared for those who were injured or sick, bringing them into the small apartment where he was squatting until they were well, recognizing them separately to the extent of naming them. Through the lens of the camera, we’re able to experience their separate personalities. There’s Mingus, a cherry head, who loves to dance to the blues. And Connor, a blue crowned parrot in a flock of cherry heads, with his quiet, regal manner. Too many others to name here and I don’t want to give away too much.
At the heart of the story is the beauty that, through service, Mark came home to himself and found his place in the world. There may be a message for many of us in this poignant and inspiring film.
- Carla Woody
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