Posted June 25th, 2012 by Jim Nolan, Former President & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Ecotherapy, Consciousness & Mindfulness, SWC Blog.
Southwestern College Alumna, Patricia Meek, Recounts a Mission of Healing in the Mountains
Sacred Relationship
“The winds end when the snow caps of Mount Blanca melt.” This is a common saying in the San Luis Valley, especially in the spring when the thirty plus gusts blow grit across one’s teeth.
It was a windy day.…
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Posted June 15th, 2012 by Magdalena Karlick & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC.
An Art-Based Ritual
by Deb Schroder
Artwork created by Magdalena Karlick
A summer ritual in the art therapy program has begun again. We’ve started our annual “Portfolio Review” process which is a part of the transition for first year students who are ready to begin second year in the fall.
Deborah John and I will…
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Posted June 7th, 2012 by Jim Nolan, Former President & filed under Student & Alumni Stories, Ecotherapy, SWC Blog.
Southwestern College, Santa Fe: Internship in Peru
In the beginning of my internship in Peru, I had the honor and blessing to be able to work with and learn from Andean Shaman (Paqo's). Through this journey, these men became my teachers, mentors, friends and brothers. First, I sat with Adolfo Ttito Condori, one of five…
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