Author Archives: chrisj

◄ by Jean Berman – Peaks Island, ME ► I had the privilege of attending and presenting at the recent Parliament of the World’s Religions in Salt Lake CIty, Utah in October. Having been involved in somewhat similar gatherings in the 1980’s and ’90’s, I felt a significant difference in the grounded, practical and diverse ways the participants expressed both their experience of oneness and the activities and programs they are part of. You who are reading this are part of the significant upswell of the forces of integration on this planet – thank you! What follows are some of my impressions

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◄ by Gretchen Abendschein – Saxtons River, VT ► I’ve been taking an Attunement practitioners course in Hancock, NH, with Andrew Shier since the beginning of September. Each weekend we put names of those we want to bring into our field on an altar in the center of our circle. During a class at the end of October I had put the name of one of my cats, Mr. Spatterdash, on the altar in our Attunement circle. He was scheduled to have surgery on the following Monday morning to remove an infected nipple, which had become swollen and discolored last

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◄ by Jan Vanderwood – Hancock, NH ► I recently attended a 3 day Attunement Workshop with Andrew Shier and Paul Price. Early before the Saturday morning session, while in meditation, I received the following writing – some call it a poem. I shared it with the group at Sunday’s closing check out. The Importance of Leading From the Heart Do not forget what the real work is here. It is the work of your own spirit looking in upon itself. It is the quiet reflection. It is the meeting joy with joy. Take time always to refresh yourself in

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◄ by Paula Bergeron – Grafton, NH ► I am most fortunate to be part of a women’s blog group. Our faithful leader asks pertinent questions and we choose to ponder and answer…… or not. In the past twelve months I have found my pondering centering on that which I have taken in from Attunement sharing, instruction, and conversations. The question asked of us this past week was centered on events experienced and witnessed by our leader, both tragic and euphoric, such as the recent bombing at the Boston Marathon, and the birth of a granddaughter. She asks us, “How

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◄ by Vicki Barbour – Erie, CO ► Thank you both [Chris and Donna] for the call today and our work together!! It would be great to continue to do that collective work on future calls. Or maybe start with feedback/work done on a previous topic, such as the gun thing. I’ve been thinking about the gun issue as there has been a rise in permits in Colorado to carry concealed weapons since the Aurora shooting. Here at CU, students are allowed weapons on campus, if they have a concealed permit;  although the weapons aren’t allowed in the dorms. The

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