Mary’s Tree and an HIV Retreat

Almost 20 years ago, my dear friend Mary MacDonald gave me an apple tree for my then new home in the Catskill Mountains. Although Mary passed away 2 years ago, her spirit continues to be an important resource. Not only do I feel her presence while I’m working with clients, but as I arrived upstate yesterday, Mary’s tree was in full, luscious bloom. Thank you, Mary.

This springtime lift amplifies my excitement to be co-facilitating a Gay & Bi Men's International Retreat: Transforming HIV - Awakening Our Lives, Thursday to Monday, July 14-18, 2011,at Kirkridge Retreat Center, Stroudsburg, PA (in the Pocono Mountains). Further details & registration: http://www.pozretreats.com/index.htm

At this 4th annual retreat, along with co-facilitators, Claes Lilja & Sam Lipton, I will share my experiences on the Focalizing process for disease transformation. Focalizing allows us to respectfully set aside familiar thoughts and feelings to instead access our innate intelligence, reconnecting us with a natural resource that conveys new perspectives. Focalizing often illuminates previously unseen possibilities for moving forward with grace. In learning how to transform overwhelming life situations we can suspend our everyday-thinking-mind to a timeless source of change, developing a newly enlightened intelligence. Being surrounded by nature’s beauty at this retreat with my colleagues will enhance everyone’s experience. Please consider joining us, or passing this along to anyone who may benefit. Early registration is suggested, as retreat is limited to 30 participants.

Best Always, Michael