Transforming through the Heart

By Jenny Warner, ETJ Retreat Leader There is a coaching tool called the Victim Triangle. This process includes a perpetrator, victim and rescuer at each of the 3 corners of the triangle. At various points in our life, we can experience ourselves in each of these archetypes. The victim is pretty self-explanatory. It is the… Read More »

The Heart Opens When We Simplify

By Christina Alexa, ETJ Co-Founder When I am teaching, I often look around the room and feel moved by the individual promptings that draw each person to practice. Stepping out of the general flow of our lives to seek moments of reset and connection takes focus and effort. I know that if I see just… Read More »

Write from the Heart

By Sue Penney Bergman, Maine Retreat Leader Years ago, I received a very clear message that I was going to teach something called Write from the Heart. There was only one small problem: I had absolutely no idea what I was supposed to do with this message. I had been “writing from the heart” for… Read More »

The Rally Cry for Focus

By Kate Lemay, ETJ Founder Last week I listened to a podcast that really stayed with me. I’ll share the link below, but there were two ideas that especially resonated. The first was a simple question: “If you’re going to go in a direction, why not go all in? Why not go all the way?”… Read More »

Don’t Forget What You Said You Wanted

By Kate Lemay, ETJ Founder You might consider creating some form of accountability for yourself, too. Today I’m coming to you because I said I would. Honestly, this is exactly the kind of accountability I was hoping for because it’s late on Thursday, I’ve had a crazy day at camp, and there are a hundred… Read More »

Atha & Creating with an Open Heart

By Christina Alexa How long had it been since I felt truly open-hearted? Since I had empowered myself as the creator of my life and not just the person within it? This morning I was reflecting on the journey – the travel through the past that dropped me into the now – or in Sanskrit,… Read More »

Podcast ~ Lessons from 6 Months in Chronic Nerve Pain: Allowing

By Renee Cupples, ETJ Retreat Leader Our heart nudges aren’t always meant for us alone. Listen Now     After a difficult year and allowing myself space to heal and grieve, I got the nudge to record a 40 Day podcast series on sadhana, the daily practice ritual that I learned when becoming a yoga… Read More »

Return to Heart

Many of you who know me know this has been a rough go these past few years. I came into this life with a drive toward freedom from all limitations. This path is a current, like the current of Ohm that places me in the caves with the Brahmans, timeless in the eternal seed sound.… Read More »

She’s VERY Sensitive…

Bt Heather Maguire, Retreat Leader, ETJ It happened all the time when I was little. One grown-up would put a hand up to the side of their mouth and dramatically say, “She’s very sensitive,” to another grown-up while they waved their eyeballs in my direction. I remember thinking, What a weird thing to do. Why… Read More »

Maybe Your Heart Needs a Deadline?

By Kate Lemay, Artist of Conscious Evolution There are two ways of being for me: times when I am creating and making art, and times when I am not. Running overnight camp communities, leading retreats, being a mom, being a sister or daughter, being a friend or wife—these are all roles I am in… but… Read More »