In the image below, you can actually see the core around which a whole tree formed, intact at its center.  The tree never left it behind as it grew but kept it central.  A wondering I have: There is something about the open-arms shape of the sapling around which a whole, strong, and beautiful tree emerged! Might our own growth and unfolding be something like that too?

The story I tell above is like that for me and speaks something of the incredible life giving power of experiencing full presence whether gifted to one’s self-by one’s self, to an Other, or received from an Other.

MORE ABOUT ME

Hi, My name is Kelly Verret and I bring a background that blends professional nursing (RN), literature (BA), spirituality (MDiv), and Focusing (a process of deep empathic inner listening) together with a spectrum of life experiences that enable me to walk with people in and across all of life’s situations. I offer Spiritual Accompaniment, Accompaniment for Life’s Transitions and Grief, and  professionally guided Focusing sessions that facilitate your capacity to listen within and cultivate the kind of Presence out of which the new can emerge. I also offer Focusing courses so you can continue to deepen this capacity. I love empowering people to discover the infinite creativity of their own embodied wisdom.

I have worked locally and internationally with artists, engineers, therapists, dreamers, teachers, actors, medical professionals, deli clerks, professors, priests, and business people…at the peaks, valleys, and in-betweens of their careers and lives….the young, the middle, and the old of every orientation, gender, color, belief system and ethnicity.

When I am not working, some things that nourish me: Spending real quality time with my son,  being out in nature both alone and with the people and creatures I love, writing poetry and prose, singing, and using my yoga swing.    I also like hand spinning yarn out of big clouds of soft wool, collecting old typewriters, and meeting all kinds of people wherever I go.  I am a free spirit. I believe that plants and creatures have gifts for us, can feel our presence, and speak to us in a language we can understand. I believe in the power of play and wonder.  I don’t think I could live well without having a furry creature as a companion. My dog’s name is Bodhi, he is little, thinks he is the boss, and on a leash is sort of like trying to fly a kite in a hurricane.

I look forward to meeting and learning more about YOU!     PS: I have been to hell and back many times..I have learned so much through falling down. I share things about my own story when I feel that someone really needs them.   AND, since I was very little, people, whether i know them well or not, like to approach me and want to tell me everything about themselves and thier lives. What a gift!!!