Kathy ShimpockMar 5Poetry"Thinking Like a Butterfly" A poem by Mark Nipo."Monday I was told I was good. I felt relieved…” When I share poems with a class, I follow the Benedictine practice of Lectio Divina....
Kathy ShimpockMar 5Wise Crone StoriesThe Wise Old Woman Archetype It's story timeAs a storyteller, I share the stories of old. I especially like the tales in which the wise old woman/crone appears. I tell many of her...
Kathy ShimpockMar 5Wise Old WomenJoan Baez (1941 - ) Crone Role Models In the past, we had the stories of powerful older women. Some were called crones. It was a term that once meant crown, but was later used...
Kathy ShimpockMar 5PracticesMindfulness Breathing - A simple way to bring peace and awareness into your lifeWe’ve been practicing mindfulness breathing for some time now in this class. It’s based on the Buddhist practices of Thich Nhat Hanh. He...
Kathy ShimpockMar 5Conscious AgingThe Cost of Being Invisible. Sometimes older women are not seen, but other times they simply choose to fade away. Both my mother and father died the first week of June many years apart. Each year, I reflect on what I learned from them and what they...
Kathy ShimpockMar 5Practices5-4-3-2-1 Game - How to Live Stress FreeLast month we explored mindfulness breathing. This month we take a sensory approach to awareness. The 5-4-3-2-1 game brings you quickly...