What if "happiness" is found most often in the places which demand sacrifice and surrender? We are urged to be happy. But what is happiness? Does it ever fall under our control, or are we at the mercy of the unknown forces within and without us? Join Dr. James Hollis for an exploration of our […]
How can we outgrow and live more richly in the presence of life's problems? Jung, Freud, and others left us with a rich tradition of depth psychology. What is depth psychology, and how does it differ from other modalities? What are the chief insights into the human condition from which we may still profit? How […]
Discover how to awaken each morning anticipating what you are creating rather than worrying about what you fear. Support yourself through life's rough and unpredictable changes – career, relationships, divorce, and grief. Based on the instructor's book The Pebble and the Canyon: Reflections on Composing Your Life, this workshop will help us discover practical ways […]
Explore how to release the difficult thinking and challenging emotions which hold us in unhelpful perspectives. In 2017, behavioral coach Louise Evans released her book, The Five Chairs, based on Dr. Marshall Rosenberg's process of Non-Violent Communication. She describes a powerful method which can help us master our own behaviors and address the behaviors of […]
Discover how to awaken each morning anticipating what you are creating rather than worrying about what you fear. Support yourself through life's rough and unpredictable changes – career, relationships, divorce, and grief. Based on the instructor's book The Pebble and the Canyon: Reflections on Composing Your Life, this workshop will help us discover practical ways […]
Join us for a specialized workshop tailored for ceramic artists, taught by Professional and Nationally Merited Photographer Teri Whittaker. Learn how to take stunning, professional-quality photographs of your ceramic creations using minimal supplies such as your phone, a backdrop, and a light box. Focus: Techniques for photographing ceramic art.
Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS) and the Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) present the Houston Media Conference. Exhibiting local and national production companies, equipment rental houses and featuring speakers from film, television, digital media, legal, and financial professions to discuss and provide information about the business side of filmmaking, the Houston Media Conference intends to […]
Explore how spirituality, sexuality, and our own mortality influence the many complex relationships between our conscious and unconscious minds. What if the solution for transforming our chaotic world lays deep in our bodies and imaginations? Spirituality, sexuality, and mortality are three charged themes at the core of both our individual and collective psyches. Religious traditions […]
Jenna Bush Hager has amazing stories to tell Moderated by Houston Public Media's Ernie Manouse Hager is the co-host of NBC’s TODAY with Hoda & Jenna and author of New York Times bestsellers including Everything Beautiful in Its Time: Seasons of Love and Loss and Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope. The humanitarian and former […]
Explore the meaning of play in our work, differentiate play from pretend, and explore how ethical approaches to our work might be informed by seeing through the lens of play. The ability to play is essential to healing and growth, and the provision of a "playspace" where this can happen is a central component of […]
The Tejas Storytelling Association will hold its biannual storytelling conference in Houston this year! Join us for a weekend of workshops, performances, panels and networking. Workshops cover storytelling and writing, storytelling in schools and libraries, storytelling in counseling, storytelling in organizations -- and more. Performances feature some of our best Texas tellers including featured teller […]
Explore how experiences of loss can teach us how to navigate the underworld – where we can find life again if we can bear the risk of getting lost ourselves. Myths and legends that talk about loss illustrate how the promise of new life is always present, but only if we are willing to consciously […]
