Retreat

[vaneramos]

It would be difficult to describe my weekend at Easton Mountain and do it justice, but I must say something. The best part, of course, was the people I met. Most memorable was spending all of Saturday afternoon on a balcony overlooking the lake, knitting, and talking with Michael (author of Knitting With Balls), the other Van, and others who

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[leafshimmer]

I am so happy for you. what you recount is a stunning testiment to the teaching I have received that we literally carry buried memories within our physical bodies. I don't know nor do I particularly care about the biochemical explanation for why this is so, but I have heard a number of stories similar to yours.

I haven't had a massage in an age and this makes me think that I NEED to get one!

[vaneramos]

I have it in mind that you have written something about Easton Mountain. Have you visited?

[leafshimmer]

I may have written about Easton somewhere on LJ, but I have never been there. Their events are cost-prohibitive for me, but in recent years they have hosted a couple of Radical Faerie meetings that were very low priced (and sliding scale at that). There is also the issue of carpooling to get up there. I don't really know anyone who is a part of that community, although I have attended a couple of things that were hosted by men who were trying to get going a "Easton vet in Boston" kind of thing. The vibe just didn't gel for me.

Beautiful Men

[anonymous]

It was great to get to meet both you and Danny. I was so glad there were so many gentle men at the retreat who were so interesting and varied. One of the most human experiences of my life in a long time.

You conveyed well the sense of the retreat...you were also a large part of helping to create it. Thanks.

Oh yeah...loved your pictures on Flickr...bagel deity indeed.

Re: Beautiful Men

[vaneramos]

Joe? "One of the most human experiences..."

For me, too. Many thanks.

[twillhead]

That is so interesting that the physical massage acted as a catalyst for unblocking some of the unresolved feelings you have experienced regarding the death of your Mom. It somehow falls in line with kundalini and chakras and nadis, but I don't have the capacity to articulate how it all relates. I am so glad that you did not attempt to suppress these emotions, but just went with the flow as the massage continued. Now that the pipeline has been cleared, you may find yourself overwhelmed with similar feelings at the most bizarre -- and often inappropriate, or at least inconvenient -- moments over the next few weeks. Big {{{Hugs}}} to you!

[vaneramos]

I've brushed with those feelings a few times over the past few weeks, and did not try to suppress them. In fact I tried to engage them, but it was like trying to dive to the bottom of a lake, and finding myself lifted by buoyancy beyond my control

[east_side_patch]

Interesting content on you blog and very elequent and personal writing.
regards,
ESP.

Retreat

[anonymous]

Sounds like a wonderful weekend, how I would like to have been there.

Kerry