By Valerie Brown, JD, MA, PCC In the 1940s, psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark designed and conducted a series of experiments known colloquially as “the doll tests” to study the … [Read More...] about The Two Percent
Blog
The Two Percent
By Valerie Brown, JD, MA, PCC In the 1940s, psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark designed and conducted a series of experiments known colloquially as “the doll tests” to study the […]
How to Fight Without Hating: Lessons in Power and Love
“Never succumb to the temptation of becoming bitter. As you press on for justice, be sure to move with dignity and discipline, using only the weapon of love.” Rev. […]
A River’s Response to the Global Pandemic
The good news of a river’s comeback amidst a global pandemic.
Mindfulness: as ‘Good Medicine’ in the Age of Global Pandemic
The alarming spread of COVID-19 in the world and in local communities has up-ended daily routines, with mind-racing fear and anxiety. Social distancing, while a critical response to slow or halt […]
Shifting Seasons: Imbolc, a Celebration of Coming Spring
By Valerie Brown, JD, MA, PCC “Still, the profound change has come upon them; rooted they grip down and begin to awaken. . . .” —-William Carlos Williams Imbolc or […]
‘Drishti’: A Yogic Approach to Strengthening Focus
“There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.”– Rumi Do you find yourself “going through the motions” in your daily life, on auto-pilot? In this new year, new decade, […]
Rituals: Four Practices for an ‘Honorable Closure’ to the Year
By Valerie Brown “There comes a time in the spiritual journey when you start making choices from a very different place. And if a choice lines up so that it […]
Pilgrimage of El Camino de Santiago, Spain: Leading from the Heart
By Valerie Brown “…even before you sat down with them, broke bread and drank wine, wiped the wind-tears form your eyes: pilgrim they called you again. Pilgrim.” —David Whyte, from Camino […]
Pilgrimage: The Art of Building Community
By Valerie Brown “….Trust that meaningful conversations can change your world. Rely on human goodness. Stay together.” —Margaret Wheatley, from Turning to One Another As I return next month with […]
‘Thin Places’: Encountering the Power of Pilgrimage
By Valerie Brown, JD, MA, PCC Have you heard the term a ‘thin place’? A thin place describes the distance between heaven and earth, a place where the space between the […]