A few ideas have been swirling in my mind for some time now and maybe it’s this late night in the cold early spring that finally brings these ideas together to make a whole. I will have to write for a while to see what comes. I’ve been thinking about saving a life, the large and […]
John Calvi’s new book THE DANCE BETWEEN HOPE & FEAR is now available from Quakerbooks orAmazon. This book is not a how-to-do-healing book, but a mosaic of written pieces and speeches John set down for over thirty years in order to understand himself, his healing work, the elements spiritual honesty, and giving over to Divine leadings. John’s second book HOW […]
January 6 Orange Grove Friends Meeting workshops Pasadena CA January 13 Orange County Friends Meeting workshops Irvine CA January 21 Central Coast Friends Meeting reading San Luis Obispo CA January 26-28 University Friends Meeting workshops Seattle WA February 3 Santa Cruz Friends Meeting workshops Santa Cruz CA February 11 Santa Fe Friends Meeting speaking of […]
As I went into the store, I saw him crumpled on the sidewalk in a corner of store windows. He had a hood pulled over his head and a small backpack. I wondered then if I could buy him some food. When I came out of the store, he was standing with his back to me. He turned to […]
Marshall and I began planning this writing retreat last summer. We sat looking over my calendar to see where and when my travel work might fit in some solitary time in the desert. We’ve been doing this a bit for the last few years and now we’ve extended the time. This is something I am most grateful for. […]
Dear Friends, Two more states this month and my work travels for 2018 are done. My calendar shows this has been a very busy year. There’s been lots of work and lots of Light- 18 trips in 11 states. I’ve been on the road for 36 years. There was a wide range of work also […]
Dear Friends, Thank you for all your help and support. This letter comes as I celebrate thirty-six years in the work. As you can see by my calendar, helping people to heal from trauma and mentoring healers has continued with many wonderful teaching opportunities. This is where most of my time and energy goes each […]
Did I ever tell you this story? I was just out of massage school in Boulder Colorado in the Spring of 1984. I was doing lots of massage with rape survivors and people with AIDS and not being paid for it. I got too tired with that work to keep washing muffins tins at a friends bakery during […]
Dear Friends, Another busy year is finishing up with a last work trip and a writing retreat. As you can see by my calendar this 35 th year in the work has been busy. Helping people to heal from trauma and mentoring healers has continued with wonderful teaching opportunities. While there are no prisons or […]
March 24-26 Powell House Rest & Restoration Old Chatham NY April 4 – 5 Kenyon College healing – Staff, students Gambier OH May 26-28 Pendle Hill annual workshop on healing Wallingford PA July 2 – 8 Friends General Conference workshops Niagra Univ Niagra NY August 5 – 10 New England Yearly Meeting workshop Castleton VT […]