How do we find physical help for our spiritual quest? Could the structure of ancient kivas in the American Southwest offer a template for the human interface of that path? And what might nature, embedded in the kiva itself, reveal to us about our own belonging, no matter where or how we live? These are questions author and transpersonal therapist Robyn Bridges has explored for over thirty years, winding through the Rocky Mountains from Montana to Arizona while discovering the healing power of nature. From her own blessed and challenging life experiences, resulting in years of unplanned solitude, she has quested and found meaning, solace, and support from the divine, the human community, and the natural world. This Way to the Kiva chronicles that journey and its attendant discoveries.
The earth pulses with a slow heartbeat, inviting us to quiet our own. Through time in nature, we downshift from busy days to spacious wisdom and from mental chatter to gracious sentience. The Good Earth offers refreshing reminders of the beauty of wild animals, rushing streams, and starlit nights. It returns us to visceral relief for our bodies and valued peace for our troubled minds. Gratitude then naturally bubbles up, and we revel in refreshed spirits. Through the enclosed poems, you may rediscover how much you actually belong to nature, to others, and to yourself. In the process, your own canyons of gratitude will guide you toward greater wellbeing, with all the attendant blessings.
Seeking solace from lifes daunting challenges, therapist, author, and speaker Robyn Bridges offers portraitures of the inner landscape of mindfulness and the necessary tools to complete a successful journey. Astute and insightful, these poems chronicle the heights and depths of answering the call of our own lives as a great adventure. Through Bridges poems, we realize how to allow sorrow to transform into a life rich in soul. We become capable of hearing our own truth and discovering a heart full of self-compassion. Safe Passage provides a template for navigating the unknown by seeking safety within it, while keeping eyes on sunrise. Through it all, we emerge with clear vision and a realized hope.
Uncharted Sorrows: The Incandescence of Loss, offers poems traversing both personal and collective heartache and loss. When we grieve, the territory is full of angst. Thwarted desire is a cruel taskmaster; limitation, loss, and death ultimately have their way. Though we rail at the injustice of dashed dreams, we heal by allowing ourselves to surrender to the alchemical mercy of a process beyond our grasp. As we do so, we become kinder and more compassionate toward ourselves and others. We grow more spiritually astute, understanding, and wise. These poems seek to accompany you through your own dark times. Though your sorrows are yours alone, others share the broader field of grieving with you. May you find comfort in this, while discovering a kind of holiness in the unexpected incandescence of your own grief.
How do we find physical help for our spiritual quest? Could the structure of ancient kivas in the American Southwest offer a template for the human interface of that path? And what might nature, embedded in the kiva itself, reveal to us about our own belonging, no matter where or how we live? These are questions author and transpersonal therapist Robyn Bridges has explored for over thirty years, winding through the Rocky Mountains from Montana to Arizona while discovering the healing power of nature. From her own blessed and challenging life experiences, resulting in years of unplanned solitude, she has quested and found meaning, solace, and support from the divine, the human community, and the natural world. This Way to the Kiva chronicles that journey and its attendant discoveries.
Uncharted Sorrows: The Incandescence of Loss, offers poems traversing both personal and collective heartache and loss. When we grieve, the territory is full of angst. Thwarted desire is a cruel taskmaster; limitation, loss, and death ultimately have their way. Though we rail at the injustice of dashed dreams, we heal by allowing ourselves to surrender to the alchemical mercy of a process beyond our grasp. As we do so, we become kinder and more compassionate toward ourselves and others. We grow more spiritually astute, understanding, and wise. These poems seek to accompany you through your own dark times. Though your sorrows are yours alone, others share the broader field of grieving with you. May you find comfort in this, while discovering a kind of holiness in the unexpected incandescence of your own grief.
Gone! Gone! Gone! Hail the enlightened voyager! -Sanskrit Mantra I’d been deeply in love with the Sonoran Desert forever, it seemed, reveling in companionship and inspiring insights. But overnight, its magical spirit vanished without a trace. No rainy season, no chance to say goodbye or store water in my ribs, as did the Saguaro Cactus, for the thirst to come. It was like waking up one morning next to a longtime lover and wondering, “Who are you and why are we together?” How do you find sustenance through the shock and perplexity of sudden loss? This is the story of that unwelcomed surprise. It could tempt you into soulful encounters and strange teachings. It could beckon you to examine who you really are. It could entice you into following the unpredictable current of shock, loss, and a surprising recovery that just might help prepare you for your own.
Seeking solace from lifes daunting challenges, therapist, author, and speaker Robyn Bridges offers portraitures of the inner landscape of mindfulness and the necessary tools to complete a successful journey. Astute and insightful, these poems chronicle the heights and depths of answering the call of our own lives as a great adventure. Through Bridges poems, we realize how to allow sorrow to transform into a life rich in soul. We become capable of hearing our own truth and discovering a heart full of self-compassion. Safe Passage provides a template for navigating the unknown by seeking safety within it, while keeping eyes on sunrise. Through it all, we emerge with clear vision and a realized hope.
The earth pulses with a slow heartbeat, inviting us to quiet our own. Through time in nature, we downshift from busy days to spacious wisdom and from mental chatter to gracious sentience. The Good Earth offers refreshing reminders of the beauty of wild animals, rushing streams, and starlit nights. It returns us to visceral relief for our bodies and valued peace for our troubled minds. Gratitude then naturally bubbles up, and we revel in refreshed spirits. Through the enclosed poems, you may rediscover how much you actually belong to nature, to others, and to yourself. In the process, your own canyons of gratitude will guide you toward greater wellbeing, with all the attendant blessings.
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