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no commentsFrom Unconscious Unity to Conscious Unity: The Soul’s Journey
President James Michael Nolan Muses on the Nature of, well, just about everything, as it relates to your experience at Southwestern College. In addition to teaching mainstream Psychology and...
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no commentsIs Affordability of Grad School Making You Feel Fear-Based?
Affordability of Graduate School Revisited… Dru tells me that many people who look seriously into Southwestern College decide to “stay closer to home”,or decide that “money is an issue”....
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no commentsThe Power of Now in New Mexico
By Amy Hautman Bates I just reread “The Power of Now”, for Katherine Ninos' Consciousness I class. It has been ten years since I first picked up Tolle's book and...
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When a Trance is Broken and an Awakening Occurs – Transformation @ Southwestern College
"Dance" Kinetic Sculpture in the garden at Southwestern College Transformational Possibilities and Properties of Dysregulation Some people believe that “Dysregulation” is a bad thing, and something to be...
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no comments4 Part Series on Career Services: #2–Creating Your Career Path at Southwestern College
Creating Your Career Path at Southwestern College Southwestern College is a small, extremely focused graduate institution. Many larger schools offer a multitude of majors and programs, and create “career services”...
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no comments4 Part Series on Career Services: #1–Training Experiences at SWC
Career Services at Southwestern College Questions You Should Have About Graduate School in Counseling or Art Therapy Every graduate student and (especially) prospective graduate student should have a keen interest...
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no commentsde la calle – Katherine Beck Collages on Display in Art Therapy Building
by Katherine Beck When it rains in Santiago all the posters pasted onto urban walls get wet. There are often many layers of posters glued on top of each other,...
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no commentsMusings on Consciousness from President Nolan
Musings on Consciousness (re-published from Heartlink several years ago) James Nolan, Ph.D., President Southwestern College, Santa Fe The concept of "Consciousness" has been at the center of ten times ten...
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no commentsKatherine Ninos: Reflections on Quimby/Southwestern College History…
Reflections on College History By Katherine Ninos, Vice President In the past several Heartlinks, we have traced the lineages and influences of Quimby/Southwestern College back through Phineas Parkhurst Quimby...
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no commentsRock Tray Workshop
Let’s go for a walk, and pick up with permissionpieces from the earth, resting branches, fallen leaves, rocks rolled with time, or shells that once were homes. What history...
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no commentsA Poetic Journey through Ethics and Personal Transformation…by Student Camille Grec
Professional Ethics in Art Therapy Final Paper Camille Grec Autumn 2012 “But I say to you that when you work you fulfil a part of of earth’s furthest dream, assigned...
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no commentsArtful Networking in Santa Fe
by Kat DisonBefore moving to Santa Fe, I worked as a full time artist, retainedamazing professional representation, participated in artistresidencies, and frequently held group and solo exhibitions. AlthoughI did well...
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no commentsMud: A Poem of Counsciousness by Allegra Borghese
MUD On my elbows and knees, trudging through thick mud. Cut up, alone, and enveloped in darkness, yet there is something delicious about the taste of this earth. I chew...
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Psychodrama “Soul in Action” Healing Method
by Amy Hautman Bates My first quarter at SWC has introduced me to what seems like a million new healing practices. One I find particularly interesting is Psychodrama. It...
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no commentsI Think We Need “Inner Wilderness Guides” More Than Teachers
"Teaching" at Southwestern College, Santa Fe Most of my colleagues "love teaching"...they proclaim that with great gusto at faculty meetings. I am way behind them. I don't know what "teaching"...
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no commentsScenes from Supervision
by Debbie Schroder A few months ago I wrote about the importance of words. Today I’m having trouble finding the right ones to describe my experience in supervision this quarter....
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no commentsINFP: A Psychosocial Profile, Mostly Serious
A Psychosocial Profile of an INFP –from Dr. Jim Nolan of Southwestern College, Santa Fe (offering fully accredited, master’s degrees in holistic Counseling and Art Therapy/Counseling) “I” People laugh when...
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no commentsA Southwestern College Intern's Letter from Prison…
Reflection Option #3: A Letter to My Teacher--By Colleen Dougherty Dr. Carol Parker, Ph.D Southwestern College, Santa Fe, NM Dec. 3, 2012 Dear Carol, I am writing to tell...
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no commentsStudents at Southwestern College, Santa Fe, Learn Powerful Clinical Skills
We just don't talk about it as much as we should, and you may end up with a slanted view of Southwestern College's strengths... Here, Dr. Jim Nolan brings you...
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no commentsThe Metaphysics of Job Creation: Read Henry Ford Before Responding
How Do Jobs Get Created? The Way You Believe They Do... Most conversations about job creation carry an assumption or perspective that jobs are created out there in the world,...
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no commentsWhy Southwestern College (Santa Fe) Is All Over Social Media
Speaking the Language of the Digital Natives OK, here is something the world needs. Authentic, committed, serious, spirited, informed, good-humored, action-backed, energetic and collaborative conversations and team-building around "Social Media...
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no commentsPinterest Shows Off the Santa Fe & New Mexico Brand for Southwestern College
Pinterest as a Marketing Tool in Higher Education By Dr. James Michael Nolan Southwestern College is in Santa Fe, New Mexico, home of the “magic hour light” that has been...
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no commentsINFPs (and other Types)–Take Care of Yourself Over the Holidays
Realized yesterday that when I or my job or anybody else schedules up too many things, the "felt feeling" is "I no longer own my own life." I immediately UN-scheduled...
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1 commentsShamanic Journey Down Tobacco Road…
My Journey With My Ally Plant, by Dr. Carol Parker About 10 years ago while leading one of my first vision quest ceremonies in a remote location in Death...
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The Power of Touch, Jin Shin Jyutsu (Acupressure)
by Amy Hautman Bates Touch is magic. When my mom put her palm to my forehead to measure my temperature, when my dad held my hand, even when the...
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no commentsA Poem All Therapists Should Know…
My Life in in 5 Chapters a poem by Portia Nelson Chapter I I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk I fall in. I...
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no commentsScared of the Cost of Graduate School? No Need To Be…
The School Loan Debt Story in This Country is NOT YOUR Story. It is somebody else's story. Remember that. By Dr. James Michael Nolan You need not be scared of the...
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1 commentsUgly can be Good Enough.
by Magdalena Karlick I delved into this rag rug project at the beginning of the summer, wanting to recycle old, non-fitting, and stained clothing to make a rug for my...
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1 commentsFamily Art
Materials: Markers, Colored Paper, Scissors, and Glue These days, most presents for family and friends are family creative efforts; Mama and Judah (2 1/2 years old) taking lead. My folks...
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no commentsBrief Reflections On Subtle Taxonomies of Spiritual Hipness
One Upsmanship in the World Of Oneness... You know, a lot of people put a lot of emphasis on quieting the mind, relaxing, slowing down, parasympathetic dominance, meditation, and the...
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no commentsTaking Responsibility: Authenticity versus "Taking a Position"
Taking Responsibility is a Freeing Experience: Shaming & Blaming, Less So... It may be the case that I botch things up less frequently than I once did. Not sure...
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no commentsThe Children’s Museum and the SWC Interns in Maras, Peru…
Southwestern College (Santa Fe) Interns and the Children’s Museum in Maras San Luis Gonzaga primary school goes largely unnoticed to the Western passing by. Its two-story main building serves 111...
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no commentsWhy Southwestern College Does Not Offer Online Master’s Degrees
Experiential Learning in Intimate Classroom Settings... During my professional career, I have been trained by, and taught for, seven distance learning universities, primarily in doctoral Psychology programs, but also in...
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no commentsConsciousness and Elections: Suspending “One-Ness” for the Night?
The good news is that Humanity wins every election, and all that matters in the way the results are played out is the level of Consciousness we bring to the...
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no commentsWhy Do We Kill Beauty? ~By 1st year student, Meryll Davis
A professor in one of my classes recently presented to us her thesis on Killing Beauty in North America. While I haven’t yet read her actual book, our discussion in...
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no commentsSocial Media and Informed Consent for Therapists: PLEASE READ THIS!
"Your Informed Consent Form is Out of Date--You Just Don't Know It Yet" --by Laura Lansrud-Lopez A primary responsibility of art therapists and mental health counselors is to...
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no commentsWhat it’s like being a new student in SWC? By Bezawit Addis
Being a new student in SWC is a rewarding, challenging, and startling experience all around. I clearly remember the expectations I had for myself and the school when I landed...
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no commentsKate Latimer and Kenobi…
Hey Jim! Loving the pets and their people blog! What an awesome idea! This is me with my dog Kenobi (named for a certain Star Wars Jedi played by...
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no commentsEverything You Ever Need To Know About Doing Therapy
How Does Therapy Work? One of Three Million Possible Answers, by Jim Nolan I am reminded of two little stories....(as you probably know, I like these little ways of learning/teaching....) There is...
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no commentsA Poem for Ted Wiard at Golden Willow Sanctuary for Grief and Loss
"Ted" Looking across the yard toward La Capilla de Los Angelitos, sun bright to my right, slight breeze, mid 50's-- almost too cool for a tee shirt, but not quite--...
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no commentsThe Myth of Causality in the Field of Psychology: Chasing Ghosts and Giving Them Names
by Michelle DiNapoli, who is an extraordinary student at Southwestern College, Santa Fe. She questions pretty much everything. I see in our culture's understanding of the world not only an obsession...
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no commentsWhat Is Healing? by Southwestern College Student, Andrea Mitchell
What is healing? by Andrea Mitchell... What is healing? I was asked that question on the first morning of my first class. Actually I was asked to make an...
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no commentsLight Figures: Finding the Core of Consciousness at Southwestern College, Santa Fe
Light Figures and Consciousness: At the Core of Southwestern College's Curriculum (Santa Fe) by Katherine Ninos, developer of the Psychology of Consciousness Sequence As you all know, Southwestern College’s...
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no commentsJill Campoli, Student Trustee Honors Your Journey Toward Southwestern College
"The Energy of Your Heart Is Moving You Here" I moved from out of state to attend graduate school here in Santa Fe and have embarked on a truly life...
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no commentsOpening My Ears, My Mind Lets Go
Perhaps you can relate to the state in which I found myself a few days ago—heart tight, body tense, mind churning, going over and over events from the far and...