Linden Connects

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"A deeper and more nuanced understanding of the ways our biology influences our experience, and the ways that we can intentionally create experiences that influence our own (and others!) biology, allows us to step into a place of empowerment. It frees us to enter into a more skillful relationship with our own and others’ behaviors and ways of being in the world that seem baffling, undesirable, or just plain unhelpful.

Rather than banging our heads against the walls of reality with the story that we should be able to think ourselves into acting differently or incentivize others into 'better behavior' (by force or by plea), this lens offers an alternate way of perceiving and understanding the human experience. Without this awareness, we often attempt to effort or will ourselves or others into more convenient or preferable or pleasant states. We stumble around in the fog of our reactivity, taking it all so personally, believing our struggles to be pathological or indicators of some innate moral deficiency."

The Compassion of Neurobiology — Linden Connects The foundation of all of the work that I do (and, it seems, the lens through which I have come to see the world) is an applied understanding of the ways that our human brains and nervous systems operate. Our ability to respond skillfully to life’s challenges, the quality of our relationships with ...

Beloved humans, consider this a personal invitation!

HELLO JOY! Weekend Retreat, April 19-21st in Vernonia, Oregon with me and Heather Burns.

We will laugh and play together, connect to the natural beauty of spring, reflect in deep conversation, practice imprinting delight into our nervous systems, and explore the ways we (and the culture we live in) block ourselves from our joy and the vitality and resilience that it brings. We will eat good food and wander around the forest and dance and laugh so hard we cry and reconnect to the simple beauty of being human together.

If you are feeling like you need an infusion of joy and vitality in your life as you emerge from winter, join us. If you feel like you don't have time or are too busy for such frivolous things, JOIN US. Seriously. You fu***ng need this. We all do.

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Hello Joy! Retreat | Alderroot Joy is a practice we can cultivate and a practice we need to feel more fully human and more fully interconnected. Enjoy a week-end focused on remembering and experiencing joy through embodiment, imagination, play, and earth connection. In a world steeped in complex problems, we all need restorative....