 March 1, 2013
HealingHeartPower Newsletter
Reclaiming the Power of the Heart |
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About Linda
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Linda
Marks, MSM, is pioneer in body psychotherapy who has developed, taught
and practiced Emotional-Kinesthetic Psychotherapy (EKP) for more than
two decades. Author of LIVING WITH VISION and HEALING THE WAR BETWEEN THE GENDERS,
she co-founded the Massachusetts Association of Body Psychotherapists
and Counseling Bodyworkers and is the founder of the Boston Area
Sexuality and Spirituality Network. She holds degrees from Yale and MIT,
and has a vital 17-year-old son.
To find out more about Linda . . .
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HealingHeartPower Calendar
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If you would like to apprentice in EKP, you may want to consider participating in a half-day EKP workshop or be part of the Community As Healer group.
March 22
The Power of Voice
workshop
hosted by Margaret Arndt and David Sneickus
Newton, MA
7 pm
March 23
Community As Healer
workshop
Newton, MA
1 - 4 pm
March 26
Boston Jazz Singers Showcase at Ryles
Cambridge, MA
8 pm
April 18
Defining Moments for Therapists:
Book Release
New York City
April 21, 2013
2nd Annual "Voices of Boys and Men" Benefit Concert for Boys to Men New England
Scullers Jazz Club
Boston, MA
May 21
Boston Jazz Singers Showcase at Ryles
Cambridge, MA
8 pm
If you would like to train in EKP, contact Linda
If you would like to sponsor a
Healing the Traumatized Heart workshop, a Willingness: The Key to Successful Relationships workshop or a Community As Healer workshop,
contact LSMHEARTaol.com
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Creating events that
integrate music, community and a good cause spark the flame of my
passion. I am grateful to have helped bring two amazing events together
this past month, and am counting down to the 2nd Annual "Voices of Boys and Men Benefit Concert" for Boys to Men New England at Scullers Jazz Club on Sunday April 21, 2013.
This year's theme is "The Power of Voice,"
and we have wonderful adult and teen voices and performers to inspire
you and get your feet tapping, as well as two amazing keynote speakers:
World renowned jazz singer Rebecca Parris and Williams College head football coach Aaron Kelton.
Get your tickets now and buy tickets for kids from Boston Charter Schools to attend! Read below for more information.
I will be singing again at Ryles at the Boston Jazz Singers Showcase on Tuesday, March 26 at 8 pm.
On April 18, a new book, Defining Moments for Therapists, edited by Serge Prengel and Lynn Somerstein, will hit the streets. I am proud to be one of the authors of a chapter in the book.
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The next Community As Healer workshop is coming up: Saturday, March 23 from 1 - 4 pm in Newton, MA.
All funds raised at these workshops are donated to organizations working to make the world a better place for kids.
The Power of Voice, will be my next workshop at the home of Margaret Arndt and David Sneickus at their home in Auburndale on Friday, March 22. Contact msarndt@verizon.net for more information.
Cedar Barstow's Right Use of Power work is well worth knowing about. In this issue, I share her concept of "the Power Zone."
Your comments and feedback are always welcome!
Heartfully,
Linda
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What is EKP?
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is Emotional-Kinesthetic Psychotherapy, a heart-centered, body-centered
psychotherapy method Linda Marks developed and has taught and practiced
for nearly twenty years. Working with the heart, touch with permission,
the wisdom of the body and the intuitive guidance of the spirit, EKP
creates a special sense of intimacy that deeply touches and transforms
most all who participate.
Participants can be "client," witness
or helper as an individual group member has a "turn" to do deeper
heart-centered, body-centered psychospiritual work in the center. Since
the electromagnetic field of the heart extends out 10 - 12 feet from our
bodies, as we go deeper and open our hearts, we are all touched.
EKP
helps restore our capacity as organs of perception. The skin is our
largest organ, and a source of soul deep knowing, perception and
expression. When our hearts and hands can work as one, we move beyond
defenses safely and respectfully and find freedom, connection and
expression.  | | Linda Marks, MSM |
Emotional
safety is the foundation of EKP. When we are emotionally safe, we are
more aware of feelings, sensations and deeper thoughts in our bodies and
hearts. You will have a chance to listen to and care for your heart as
you help create and hold a safe healing space for everyone's heart.
Experience what we mean when we say that in EKP, "when anyone has a turn, everyone has a turn."
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| 2nd Annual Benefit Concert for Boys to Men New England: Accessing the Power of Your Voice | 
This year's Benefit Concert for Boys to Men New England will take place on Sunday, April 21 from 5 - 7:30 pm at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston.
Our female keynote speaker and headliner is world renowned jazz singer Rebecca Parris. Our male keynote speaker is Williams College head football coach, Aaron Kelton. Both Rebecca and Aaron will speak to this year's theme, "Accessing the Power of Your Voice."
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performers will include returning favorites (father and son duo, Jesse
and Jack Gauthier, award winning teen barbershop group G20, and award
winning adult barbershop group Sounds of Concord...) and some new and
inspirational talents (including five piece family band, the Kid Jazz
Band...).
Tickets are $75, available by sending a check payable to Boys to Men New England to BTMNE c/o Linda Marks, 3 Central Avenue, Newton, MA 02460. Please include your name, e-mail and cell phone number with your check.
You can also support BTMNE by:
1. Sponsoring a charter school student
from Codman Academy, Brooks Academy or Prospect Hill Academy to attend
the concert. (Send in $75 payable to BTMNE and you will sponsor one
student to attend).
2. Making a donation of any amount to BTMNE.
3. Taking out an ad in our program ($250 for a business card sized ad). |
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| Living the Blues: A Celebration of Life With Shirley Lewis |
 | | L to R: Angela Warner, Shorty Billups, Holly Harris, James Montgomery, Shirley Lewis |
Even though the February
blizzard snowed on our parade, the Living the Blues tribute to the
"Regal Queen of the Blues," Shirley Lewis
came to life in fine form on Sunday, February 24.
Nearly 200 people came
out to celebrate, dance and commune, creating a wonderful tribute to an
amazing lady! You would never know she is in hospice care when you hear
her sing! Her spirit prevails over all!
Thanks to Jordan Rich,
Paul Schlosberg, Ron Della Chiesa, Cindy Cantrell of the Globe and Jenn
Adams of NewTV for all their help getting the word out!
The event raised over
$3400, which not only covered event production costs, but allowed for a
donation to to the Beth Israel Hospital Cancer Center and some funds to
help defray some of Shirley's medical costs.
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| Workshops: Community As Healer and The Power of Voice |
Community As Healer
Saturday, March 23 from 1 - 4 pm in Newton
$50
suggested donation will go to Boys to Men New England, the Life Is Good
Kids Foundation and other organizations committed to making the world
better for children.
Be part of a
healing village doing EKP (Emotional-Kinesthetic Psychotherapy)
body-centered psychotherapy work in community and see what we mean in
EKP when we say, "when anyone has a turn, everyone has a turn." We will
create a space of emotional safety, incorporating a heart meditation,
facilitated dialogue, and watching body language and non-verbal cues for
the person having a turn.
Learn about
the roles of client, witness and helper in EKP as we create a safe
container with our collective heart field in 20 minute turns. No matter
what role you play, our goal is for you to feel nourished and
supported! Linda Marks, MSM,
is a body psychotherapy coach and mediator who has worked with
individuals, couples, families and groups for 27 years in Newton, MA.
Helping people connect, feel heard and understood so they have
healthier, happier relationships is at the heart of her work. Linda is
committed to creating a better world for children and serves as Board
Co-Chair of Boys to Men New England, serves on the Board of Directors
for Ben Speaks, and serves on the Board of Advisors for the Flo Creed
Jacobson Foundation.
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| To read entire article...Your Power Zone |
Cedar
Barstow of Right Use of Power defines power as "the ability to have an
effect." She underscores the truth that "how we use this ability is the
difference between abuse of power and use of power for good."
Cedar
has identified four different dimensions with goals that relate to
power, each of which has two polarities. When we tend to behave at one
extreme or the other, we find ourselves losing power. When we work to
find a balanced place in the middle of each continuum, we can live in
"the power zone."
Here are the four dimensions Cedar has identified:
1. Be informed and aware
Goal: Use power to evolve relationships and situations.
Polarities: Too little information (which creates information) and Too much information (which creates overwhelm)
Task: To find and utilize just the right amount of information to make well-thought out decisions.
2. Be sensitive and compassionate
Goal: Use power with both heart and strength
Polarities: Over-focus on self (self-absorption) and Under-focus on self (unconsciousness)
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| Creating Better Lives for Kids: Boys to Men, Flo Creed-Jacobson Foundation, BenSpeaks, Life Is Good Kids Foundation | |
One of my
greatest commitments is to support organizations that work to make the
world a better place for kids. Four of the organizations I give time to
are Boys to Men New England, the Flo Creed-Jacobson Foundation,
BenSpeaks and the Life Is Good Kids Foundation.
In the months
ahead, I will share more information about each of these important
organizations and the transformational work they are doing. All proceeds from my Community As Healer workshops are donated to these organizations or others like them.
Boys to Men offers adult-teen mentoring in community,
helping teenage boys find their voices and grow into the men they want
to be. We offer a community group that meets regularly, and also help
schools develop school-based programs. Our 2nd Annual "Voices of Boys and Men" Benefit Concert will take place at Scullers Jazz Club on April 21, 2013. To learn more...
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My first blog at www.heartspacecafe.com/blog
will still be active, but it is built in forum software, which many
people find more cumbersome to use than official "blog" software. In an effort to cultivate more dialogue in more contemporarily relevant ways, my new blog at HealingHeartPower.blogspot.com is user friendly, and even something you can subscribe to. Please let me know what you think of this new blog. |
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