Here's Martha Beck's description of Ilene Hart:
'Ilene Hart is a wisewoman in every sense of the word. As an experienced psychotherapist, consultant and life coach, she has explored both the dark and light sides of the human journey through life. Her work with native American peoples and their traditional wisdom, combined with impressive analytical skills and educational pedigree, makes her uniquely expert at identifying her clients' deepest goals and most frustrating obstacles. She will help you dismantle your obstacles and achieve your goals with humor, compassion, honesty and intellectual depth.'
Crowspeak
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Halloween = Pretend Anxt
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| And from one who knows, that's so much better than the real thing... |
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| When you're alone in the middle of the night and you wake in a sweat and a hell of a fright When you're alone in the middle of the bed and you wake Like someone hit you on the head You've had a cream of a nightmare dream and you've got the Hoo-ha's coming on you Hoo hoo hoo - T.S. Eliot, Fragment of an Agon |
Happy Halloween everyone!
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Personally Dr Oz Scares Me
You know - with all his 'fecal matter' scare talk... However his recipe for Pesticide Wash Solution is inexpensive, easy to make, and I've decided (and it's always my choice how to decide these things...) extremely effective!
Here it is:
Mix together the following:
1 cup water
1 cup white vinegar
1 Tablespoon baking soda (this will make the liquids fizz up)
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Pour solution into spray bottle and spray your produce. Let the solution sit on your food for about 5 minutes before rinsing it off.
Voila! Pure food!
Here it is:
Mix together the following:
1 cup water
1 cup white vinegar
1 Tablespoon baking soda (this will make the liquids fizz up)
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Pour solution into spray bottle and spray your produce. Let the solution sit on your food for about 5 minutes before rinsing it off.
Voila! Pure food!
Friday, October 28, 2011
Settling As Death
“In the beginning you held me all night long
rarely does this happen anymore
And I know this is just one of the minor deaths
for which I, as an adult,
am expected to settle
like I do with the mice
squealing at night
from the glue traps under the radiator.
I'm supposed to close my eyes,
repeat the mantra
That's life...
But I lie awake
next to you
and I imagine them
chewing off their little feet''
Haelinn Seu
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Be Kind To Yourself
James Taylor sings "The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time..." Dear beloveds, please be especially kind to your beautiful, human selves during through times when 'enjoyment' just can't be found. Wretched as they may feel, those times are a necessary part of the human journey. Your joy is fabulous and your suffering can bring you closer to grace.
Here in our new home, I've created the most amazing little workshop just for me!
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| A monster |
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| A fish... |
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| A salt shaker angel... |
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| The shoe bag on the wall is filled with Vintage neckties! |
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| With chests of drawers and printers' boxes, my collection of old tins and tiny crates, everything I need is here! |
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| Holiday wreaths upcycled from Vintage ties... |
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
OCCUPY PHOENIX YOU TUBE SITES
OCCUPY PHOENIX YOU TUBE SITES
http://youtu.be/DELDiptMllM
http://youtu.be/2i6UQBewiMk
http://youtu.be/UjNSPc_Dp7M
http://youtu.be/kPluYv22V5Y http://youtu.be/Z-1gcibXqnU
http://youtu.be/DELDiptMllM
http://youtu.be/2i6UQBewiMk
http://youtu.be/UjNSPc_Dp7M
http://youtu.be/kPluYv22V5Y http://youtu.be/Z-1gcibXqnU
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Developing Spirit
The Traditional Medicine Wheel, used for thousands of years by indigenous peoples as a sacred mirror into which one could gaze and see aspects of the Self otherwise invisible, teaches a simple path to vital aliveness. The Elders taught that every human who was ever born or ever would be born is made up of the very same four aspects: The Mind, The Body, the Emotion and The Spirit. Further, they taught that the Path to vital aliveness and health is to develop and / or strengthen each of our four aspects and to keep them in relative good balance.
These days, as we place more emphasis more the rugged individual than the collective, (I can't see this lasting forever) we each have our own ideas about how we personally define these aspects. So as we begin the Wheel Work, I ask my clients to define each of their four aspects in ways that work in their worldview(s).
Then I ask them to relax and spend some time reflecting on the wheel - their wheel. Next they list, next to each aspect, what they are currently doing, on a regular basis, to develop and / or strengthen each aspect. Quickly each person / couple's strengths and weaknesses become clear!
Often, when doing this work, clients will tell me they have a weakness in the Spiritual area of the Whole Self.
World spiritual traditions offer a wide variety of devotional acts. Prayer can take an infinite number of forms from Christianity's bowing of heads, folding of hands and kneeling, to Native Americans' spirit dancing and awareness of the Divinity in all living things, to the Sufi's whirling and the Hindu's chanting of mantras, to the Orthodox Jew's swaying his or her body back and forth, to the Muslim's kneeling and prostrating to the Quaker' silence and we have only just begun...
These days, as we place more emphasis more the rugged individual than the collective, (I can't see this lasting forever) we each have our own ideas about how we personally define these aspects. So as we begin the Wheel Work, I ask my clients to define each of their four aspects in ways that work in their worldview(s).
Then I ask them to relax and spend some time reflecting on the wheel - their wheel. Next they list, next to each aspect, what they are currently doing, on a regular basis, to develop and / or strengthen each aspect. Quickly each person / couple's strengths and weaknesses become clear!
Often, when doing this work, clients will tell me they have a weakness in the Spiritual area of the Whole Self.
World spiritual traditions offer a wide variety of devotional acts. Prayer can take an infinite number of forms from Christianity's bowing of heads, folding of hands and kneeling, to Native Americans' spirit dancing and awareness of the Divinity in all living things, to the Sufi's whirling and the Hindu's chanting of mantras, to the Orthodox Jew's swaying his or her body back and forth, to the Muslim's kneeling and prostrating to the Quaker' silence and we have only just begun...
Gaining enlightenment is like the moon reflecting in the water...
God help us to live simply
To move slowly
To look softly
To allow emptiness
To let the heart create for us
At Times I Feel The Community Of Climbers Is Exclusive
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| But the good news is, there's nobody home to interrupt me when I'm communing with my treasures, and once in awhile, some wonderfully unexpected creatures are birthed! |
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Friday, October 14, 2011
New Office Downtown Phoenix
As of next week, Ilene Hart Consulting will be working from Dr Dana Keaton's 'Center For Natural Medicine'
906 West McDowell Road,
Phoenix, AZ 85007.
For appointments please call Ilene at (253) 279-8146
906 West McDowell Road,
Phoenix, AZ 85007.
For appointments please call Ilene at (253) 279-8146
Thursday, October 6, 2011
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