Sanctuary Soulplay

My major focus since 1986 has been birthing myself and others. I find I can best help those experiencing life-passages that open them to new ways of being, including but not limited to spiritual emergence, the challenge of illness, divorce and mid-life opportunities.

A major tool these days for me is The Work of Byron Katie. Authentic Movement is always available, as are art therapy and, perhaps the most powerful of all, dialogue from a place of presence.

Here is the text of a recent email to a friend:

     My experience is with spiritual journeying into the depths of my own experience as well as to the heights, through disease and kundalini and betrayal and the arts and the body. It is about exploring deeply and finding what is true, what is the source of truth as it is experienced it in the body and the heart.

     My skill is in being able to help others navigate the realm of body/mind/spirit by being with what is too painful to bear, too shameful, too ugly, and sometimes too beautiful, and in the being-with, allowing the movement in the body, in the soul, in the heart. The movement is always toward freedom and toward truth. That is my gift. I have lived that myself, and who I am now reflects my journey. I used to do a lot of work with drama, dance, myth, ritual, etc. but seem to have outgrown that. It gets simpler and simpler. As Jan Frazier said last night at satsang, it's not about the content, it's about the container.

     The job of a spiritual midwife is to hold the container while the person heals and can finally take over containing their own process, their own hearts.

     As Michael Brown, in his amazing book The Presence Process says:

"I have seen through my own experience that only life itself can prepare us to have the integrity to facilitate another and that life accomplishes this by inviting us to have the integrity to first facilitate our own self. All the information in the world cannot replace real life experience."

And another recent epistle:

     " I am glad to hear that you feel ready for significant inner exploration and change. It is wonderful in a perverse sort of way to recognize how we have emprisoned ourselves through fear and anxiety.

     To truly want to get out of prison is a great blessing. However, it is a blessing that requires some work in the form of a willingness to take a look at what is going on inside, at those fears and the beliefs that they are covering.

    Usually the beliefs are about how we well and truly hate ourselves for somehow not being good enough or not measuring up or 'being bad' or some variation on thoughts we picked up as young children and have been secretly nursing for many many decades, children in adult bodies.

     We are afraid that our horrid thoughts about our selves are somehow fundamentally TRUE. They are not, but it does not work to try to skip over to the opposite pole by telling ourselves "I am a child of God" or "I am perfect just as I am" sort of beliefs without actually spending time with that frightened child within.

     It is that frightened miserable one who is ruling your life and who will continue to rule your life until you spend some quality time with her by meeting your thoughts with understanding, by feeling those uncomfortable feelings, by truly giving your child-self compassion compassion compassion and understanding."

New Service: Phone sessions

Phone sessions are now available at $65 for 50 minutes. I have discovered that we do not need to be in the same room to do this work together. So if you cannot come out to Sanctuary, try a reasonably priced phone session. To set one up, email caitlin@sanctuaryvermont.com, or phone 802-387-5779.

Quotes

“Caitlin's wisdom comes from having deeply experienced life with courageous curiosity, profound intuition and an open heart. In my sessions with her over the past 12 years, her insights and support, especially in the areas of spiritual practice, relationships and creating beauty in home and hearth have been invaluable.” Scott, yoga instructor

“The concrete ways to begin caring for myself were exactly what I needed . . . everything there seems easy enough for me to do and (in some cases), fun.. . .I really feel as if I'm in the process of rebuilding my synapses to love, respect, and deeply care for myself and others and you are such a wonderful ally on that path.” Ella, graphic designer

A resident of Windham County since 1973, Adair is known for having started Sacred Circle Dance in New England, as a performing artist, and as author of Love's Body Speaks. Since 1995 she has taught classes locally in Authentic Movement, self-healing, body-wisdom and Art By Heart and The Work of Byron Katie. She is the co-founder of Mything in Action and the OM Society.

Caitlin Adair can be contacted at 802-387-5779, or Caitlin@sanctuaryvermont.com.





	Caitlin Adair, Spiritual Midwife Sign up for a free 30-minute consultation on the phone or in person. My major focus since 1986 has been birthing myself and others. I find I can best help those experiencing life-passages that open them to new ways of being, including but not limited to spiritual emergence, the challenge of illness, divorce and mid-life opportunities. A major tool these days for me is The Work of Byron Katie. Authentic Movement is always available, as are art therapy and, perhaps the most powerful of all, dialogue from a place of presence. Here is the text of a recent email to a friend: My experience is with spiritual journeying into the depths of my own experience as well as to the heights, through disease and kundalini and betrayal and the arts and the body. It is about exploring deeply and finding what is true, what is the source of truth as it is experienced it in the body and the heart. My skill is in being able to help others navigate the realm of body/mind/spirit by being with what is too painful to bear, too shameful, too ugly, and sometimes too beautiful, and in the being-with, allowing the movement in the body, in the soul, in the heart. The movement is always toward freedom and toward truth. That is my gift. I have lived that myself, and who I am now reflects my journey. I used to do a lot of work with drama, dance, myth, ritual, etc. but seem to have outgrown that. It gets simpler and simpler. As Jan Frazier said last night at satsang, it's not about the content, it's about the container. The job of a spiritual midwife is to hold the container while the person heals and can finally take over containing their own process, their own hearts. As Michael Brown, in his amazing book The Presence Process says: "I have seen through my own experience that only life itself can prepare us to have the integrity to facilitate another and that life accomplishes this by inviting us to have the integrity to first facilitate our own self. All the information in the world cannot replace real life experience." And another recent epistle: " I am glad to hear that you feel ready for significant inner exploration and change. It is wonderful in a perverse sort of way to recognize how we have emprisoned ourselves through fear and anxiety. To truly want to get out of prison is a great blessing. However, it is a blessing that requires some work in the form of a willingness to take a look at what is going on inside, at those fears and the beliefs that they are covering. Usually the beliefs are about how we well and truly hate ourselves for somehow not being good enough or not measuring up or 'being bad' or some variation on thoughts we picked up as young children and have been secretly nursing for many many decades, children in adult bodies. We are afraid that our horrid thoughts about our selves are somehow fundamentally TRUE. They are not, but it does not work to try to skip over to the opposite pole by telling ourselves "I am a child of God" or "I am perfect just as I am" sort of beliefs without actually spending time with that frightened child within. It is that frightened miserable one who is ruling your life and who will continue to rule your life until you spend some quality time with her by meeting your thoughts with understanding, by feeling those uncomfortable feelings, by truly giving your child-self compassion compassion compassion and understanding." New Service: Phone sessions Phone sessions are now available at $65 for 50 minutes. I have discovered that we do not need to be in the same room to do this work together. So if you cannot come out to Sanctuary, try a reasonably priced phone session. To set one up, email caitlin@sanctuaryvermont.com, or phone 802-387-5779. Quotes “Caitlin's wisdom comes from having deeply experienced life with courageous curiosity, profound intuition and an open heart. In my sessions with her over the past 12 years, her insights and support, especially in the areas of spiritual practice, relationships and creating beauty in home and hearth have been invaluable.” Scott, yoga instructor “The concrete ways to begin caring for myself were exactly what I needed . . . everything there seems easy enough for me to do and (in some cases), fun.. . .I really feel as if I'm in the process of rebuilding my synapses to love, respect, and deeply care for myself and others and you are such a wonderful ally on that path.” Ella, graphic designer A resident of Windham County since 1973, Adair is known for having started Sacred Circle Dance in New England, as a performing artist, and as author of Love's Body Speaks. Since 1995 she has taught classes locally in Authentic Movement, self-healing, body-wisdom and Art By Heart and The Work of Byron Katie. She is the co-founder of Mything in Action and the OM Society. Caitlin Adair can be contacted at 802-387-5779, or Caitlin@sanctuaryvermont.com.