Deepening
in
Self
&
Awakening
to
Your
Potentials
When
we
take
the
time
to
be,
we
create
an
opportunity
to
deepen
into
ourselves
and
gain
understanding
and
insight
into
who
we
are.
This
process
allows
for
a
connection
to
the
truer,
more
authentic
self.
As
a
result,
we
maximize
our
potential
for
getting
clear
about
who
we
really
are,
what
makes
us
happy
and
what
we
really
want
to
create
in
our
lives.
It
is
often
the
busyness
of
our
lives;
the
packed
schedules,
juggling
work
and
home,
fitting
in
self-care,
everyday
worries
and
on-going
concerns,
that
accumulate
over
time
and
produce
stress.
In
this
state
of
stress
we
get
out
of
alignment
and
balance,
forget
what
is
essential
and
meaningful,
and
lose
our
way.
The
hike
and
talk
therapeutic
adventure
is
a
new
and
refreshing
opportunity
to
reconnect
to
yourself
with
the
support
of
therapeutic
guides
under
the
umbrella
of
the
great
outdoors.
It
is
our
belief
that
this
expansive
experience
of
combing
therapeutic
and
supportive
dialogue,
physical
activity
through
hiking
and
contemplative
experiences
in
nature,
will
aid
individuals
in
re-connecting
to
themselves.
This
state
of
inner
connection
can
ignite
feelings
of
confidence,
peace
and
joy,
and
provide
clarity
and
motivation
to
make
positive
life
choices.
This
holistic
therapeutic
process
is
a
gateway
to
discovering
your
true
nature
and
potential
for
living
a
happier,
healthier
and
more
fulfilling
life.
In
creation
and
leadership,
East
coast
Dr.
Suzanne
Nixon
and
West
coast
Dr.
Greg
White,
team
together
to
present
this
new
and
unique
experience
in
the
outdoors.
This
fall
they
will
be
exploring
and
hiking
the
Grand
Canyon
in
Arizona
as
a
venue
for
this
seminar.
The
intent
is
to
conduct
the
hike
and
talk
adventure
Spring
2008
and
Fall
2008.
Seminars
will
be
either
4-7
days
in
length,
accommodations
will
be
at
inns,
lodges
or
hotels,
and
meals
will
be
included.
Participants
will
need
to
arrange
their
own
transportation
and
transfers
to
the
site.
We
would
greatly
appreciate
knowing
of
your
interest.
At
this
time
we
are
collecting
feedback
from
all,
and
beginning
a
list
of
interested
participants.
We
expect
to
have
a
complete
and
firm
itinerary
by
October
2008.
Contact
Suzanne
at
with
your
interest.
At
times
I
feel
as
if
I
am
spread
out
over
the
landscape
and
inside
things,
and
am
myself
living
in
every
tree,
in
the
splashing
of
the
waves,
in
the
clouds
and
the
animals
that
come
and
go,
in
the
procession
of
the
seasons.
There
is
nothing
with
which
I
am
not
linked.
~~Carl
Jung~~
Who we are
Suzanne
Nixon,
EdD,
LPC,
LMFT,
CMT
is
a
licensed
professional
counselor,
licensed
marriage
&
family
therapist
and
state
certified
massage
therapist,
who
has
maintained
a
private
practice
in
counseling,
psychotherapy
and
mind/body
therapies
since
1981.
Her
area
of
expertise
and
specialty
is
in
mind/body
approaches
to
psychological
and
physical
health
and
well-
being.
Dr.
Nixon
synthesizes
complementary
and
alternative
modalities
with
traditional
psychological
and
counseling
theory
in
the
delivery
and
treatment
of
care.
For
thirteen
years,
she
had
a
private
practice
in
massage
therapy,
and
furthered
her
training
by
studying
energy
medicine.
For
the
past
fifteen
years,
she
has
incorporated
"hands
on"
energetic
bodywork,
guided
visualization
and
meditation
in
her
work
with
clients.
An
educator
at
heart,
and
by
training,
she
has
been
teaching,
lecturing
and
presenting
seminars
at
educational
institutions
for
nearly
thirty
years.
Dr.
Nixon
has
taught
as
an
adjunct
professor
at
Virginia
Polytechnic
Institute
and
State
University,
presented
seminars
at
educational
facilities
for
massage
therapists
and
bodyworkers,
conducted
seminars
and
consulted
for
renowned
health
spas
and
resorts,
and
has
been
invited
to
speak
at
dozens
of
professional
conferences
in
the
field
of
health,
wellness
and
behavioral
medicine
nationally
and
internationally.
Dr.
Nixon
has
been
active
in
sports
and
fitness
for
most
of
her
life.
Currently
she
cycles,
runs,
walks,
and
is
an
avid
gym
rat.
She
has
had
a
meditation
practice
for
thirty
years
and
practices
the
tradition
of
Vipassana.
She
is
the
mother
of
an
adult
daughter
and
son.
Greg
White
is
both
a
clinical
and
social
psychologist
and
Professor
of
Psychology
at
National
University,
where
he
currently
directs
graduate
psychotherapy
training
and
undergraduate
psychology
programs.
He
has
been
on
the
full
time
faculty
for
the
University
of
Maryland,
the
University
of
Auckland,
the
University
of
California
at
Santa
Cruz,
and
Southern
Oregon
University,
and
for
many
years
was
in
full
time
psychotherapy
practice.
For
over
35
years
he
has
practiced
in
various
meditative
traditions
including
Zen,
Vipassana,
Pure
Land,
and
Sufism
and
co-leads
the
River
Oak
Sangha
in
Redding,
California,
in
the
tradition
of
Thich
Nhat
Hanh.
Since
1990
he
has
been
active
in
the
men's
myothopoetic
movement,
including
17
years
in
a
men's
group
that
uses
ritual
and
music
from
many
cultures.
His
private
practice
is
in
Jungian
psychotherapy,
working
with
individuals
and
couples.
His
research
has
been
on
emotion,
romantic
jealousy,
the
highly
sensitive
personality,
and
dreaming.
In
his
workshops
he
draws
on
several
traditions
for
individual,
couples,
and
interpersonal
work.
He
has
been
married
since
1981
with
two
adult
sons.
He
enjoys
kayaking,
backpacking,
gardening,
and
growing
mountain
maples.
I
am
not
I.
I
am
this
one
Walking
beside
me
whom
I
do
not
see,
Whom
at
times
I
manage
to
visit,
And
at
other
times
I
forget.
The
one
who
remains
silent
when
I
talk,
The
one
who
forgives,
sweet,
when
I
hate,
The
one
who
takes
a
walk
when
I
am
indoors,
The
one
who
will
remain
standing
when
I
die
~~Juan
Ramon
Jimenez,
trans.
Robert
Bly
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