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Wholeness Through Mandalas: Putting the Pieces Together For Greater Unity
by Amy Hautman Bates The Mandala is a symbol of wholeness. And within that oneness, there is a wonderful kaleidoscope of experiences and expressions. Every moment is new as everything...
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Reflections on First Year, by Allegra Borghese
Does Southwestern College really deliver on its mission, "Transforming Consciousness through Education"? I am approaching the end of my first year at Southwestern College. Time has flown. This is not...
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The Potency of Groups – Archetypal Psychology
Amy Hautman Bates I like Robert Waterman's concept of “The Studio" – the sense that we are all one and share in one another's growth. I feel the transformation of...
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Marika Richard’s Seasonal Affective Disorder Treatment & Light Center, LLC
I am a 2005 alumni from the Art Therapy program. Since graduating from SWC, I have been on many adventures as a therapist working in home-based and outpatient settings as...
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Why I Chose SWC by Bryce Downey
In April 2013, I was privileged to hear Robert Waterman speak. The significance of this event is Robert Waterman founded Southwestern College, which I began attending as a Counseling student...
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Kate Latimer: Freedom Through Bridging the Mind/Body Connection
Kate Latimer, Santa Fe, NM I took a hiatus from the counseling world after the birth of my daughter in April of 2011, leaving my much loved job as a...
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Where Do Southwestern Grads Work? Rick Cotroneo, Counseling
1985 Graduate, Rick Cotroneo I started a part-time practice in classical homeopathy. My background in Education made me a candidate to serve as a commissioner on the Accreditation Commission for...
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Wilderness Fast Dreams Become Reality- Jessica Ventura-Ewing
by Jessica Ventura-Ewing "Until You Know Yourself Happiness Cannot Come To You" ~ Yogi Tea When thinking about the maternal lineage in my family the feeling that kept...
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Experiential Learning at Southwestern College
Is there Drama Therapy at Southwestern College? By Allegra Borghese At Southwestern College we incorporate many modes and traditions of healing into the classroom. For first year students in...
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Growthiness, By Andrew Fearnside
3,000 Hours: Growthiness Growthy [Grohth-ee] adjective. 1. Generating personal growth. 2. Transformative. Growth. Transformation. Expanding consciousness. Meaning the development of new psychological capacities, new relationships, new understandings. Those...
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The Teachings of Pachamama, Mother Earth
Pachamama is my teacher........... by Candy Jones, student at Southwestern College "I go among trees and sit still. All my stirring becomes quiet around me like circles on...
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Peacemakers Balance Masculine and Feminine Natures
by Amy Hautman Bates Peacemaker, Sequoyah Trueblood visited SWC last week and referred to the need for women to moderate the aggressive nature of men. Honoring the feminine...
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SWC First Year Student Wrestles With Consciousness
ON BEING HUMAN at Southwestern College, Santa Fe - Allegra Borghese I sit in client-mode, staring at myself down a long, dark tunnel. I see a flicker of myself that...
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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 is...
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A Southwestern College Intern’s Letter from Prison
Reflection Option #3: A Letter to My Teacher--By Colleen Dougherty Dr. Carol Parker, Ph.D, LPCC Southwestern College, Santa Fe, NM Dec. 3, 2012 Dear Carol, I am writing to...
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What it’s Like Being a New Student at 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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What 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 artwork...
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Opening 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...
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Who Is an Artist When She Is Not Making Art?
by Amy Hautman Bates Artist's Block "Who is an artist when she is not making art?" (This is a doodle, not a painting.) In September, my partner and I packed...
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Psychopathology in the Chama River Canyon: First-Year Student Blog
Psychopathology (and seeking Authenticity) In the Chama River Canyon About to embark upon a day alone with Mother Earth, my Psychopathology class and I ceremonially share our hopes and thoughts...
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Mindfulness and What I Eat…
They say “you are what you eat” and I believe this. I believe that I consist of much of what I consume. I consume veggies…gratitude….beans….prayer…bread…self acceptance…chocolate….silence….tofu….turmoil…chips….friendships….rice…and more. I consume what...