Discussions are
led by Bekki Eldridge, owner of Hampton Roads Hypnosis &
Meditation. Bekki is a certified hypnotherapist who holds a B.A. in
Education, an M.A. in Literature, and an M.F.A. in Creative
Writing. She taught full-time at Christopher Newport University
before embarking on an intense spiritual journey of her
own.
Women's Reading Circle
Join a fun, casual group of women who want to read and discuss books about spirituality, health, happiness, and life.
The next book to be discussed is Discovering Your Personality Type: The Essential Introduction to the Enneagram, by Don Riso and Russ Hudson.
The enneagram is an ancient tool for delineating the nine basic personality types and their interrelationships. An excerpt from the introduction to the book explains what we can gain from learning about ourselves with this tool:
It is in the act of seeing ourselves objectively that something lets go in us: a new possibility is created when we allow the grace available in the moment to touch us. We discover that at our deepest we are not our personality. When we experience this truth, transformation becomes possible. Without our trying to do anything to “fix” ourselves, the act of bringing awareness to the moment causes our higher essential qualities to become more available and our personality to lose its grip over us. As we have more moments of freedom from our personality, our essence reveals its many facets--acceptance, love, authenticity, forgiveness, compassion, courage, joy, strength, and presence--as well as gratitude, vitality, and boundlessness--and all the other manifestations of the human spirit. By moving beyond merely knowing our type to the ability to see ourselves as we are, the shift from personality to essence takes place and we discover that we can live differently. We discover that we can be free.
Click here to go to the author's site.
Click here to buy the book from Amazon.
Click here to check out another great enneagram site.
Water and a light, healthy snack will be provided at the break. Please bring something to sit on, such as a towel or blanket, Captain's chair or pillow. An email with more information will be sent approximately one week before the session to those who have registered.
Grab a friend, mother, sister, or daughter and come out--or come alone. All women welcome.
Cost: $8 per person
SUNDAY, July 26, 2009, 3:00-5:00 PM
Join a fun, casual group of women who want to read and discuss books about spirituality, health, happiness, and life.
The next book to be discussed is Discovering Your Personality Type: The Essential Introduction to the Enneagram, by Don Riso and Russ Hudson.
The enneagram is an ancient tool for delineating the nine basic personality types and their interrelationships. An excerpt from the introduction to the book explains what we can gain from learning about ourselves with this tool:
It is in the act of seeing ourselves objectively that something lets go in us: a new possibility is created when we allow the grace available in the moment to touch us. We discover that at our deepest we are not our personality. When we experience this truth, transformation becomes possible. Without our trying to do anything to “fix” ourselves, the act of bringing awareness to the moment causes our higher essential qualities to become more available and our personality to lose its grip over us. As we have more moments of freedom from our personality, our essence reveals its many facets--acceptance, love, authenticity, forgiveness, compassion, courage, joy, strength, and presence--as well as gratitude, vitality, and boundlessness--and all the other manifestations of the human spirit. By moving beyond merely knowing our type to the ability to see ourselves as we are, the shift from personality to essence takes place and we discover that we can live differently. We discover that we can be free.
Click here to go to the author's site.
Click here to buy the book from Amazon.
Click here to check out another great enneagram site.
Water and a light, healthy snack will be provided at the break. Please bring something to sit on, such as a towel or blanket, Captain's chair or pillow. An email with more information will be sent approximately one week before the session to those who have registered.
Grab a friend, mother, sister, or daughter and come out--or come alone. All women welcome.
Cost: $8 per person
SUNDAY, July 26, 2009, 3:00-5:00 PM
Past Reading Circles:
April 2009: Brian Weiss's Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives.
January 2009: Debbie Ford's The Dark Side of the Light Chasers: Reclaiming Your Power, Creativity, Brilliance and Dreams.
October 2008: Sue Shellenbarger’s The Breaking Point: How Female Midlife Crisis Is Transforming Today's Women.
August 2008: Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment.
May 2008: Charlotte Kasl’s If the Buddha Got Stuck: A Handbook for Change on a Spiritual Path.
April 2009: Brian Weiss's Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives.
January 2009: Debbie Ford's The Dark Side of the Light Chasers: Reclaiming Your Power, Creativity, Brilliance and Dreams.
October 2008: Sue Shellenbarger’s The Breaking Point: How Female Midlife Crisis Is Transforming Today's Women.
August 2008: Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment.
May 2008: Charlotte Kasl’s If the Buddha Got Stuck: A Handbook for Change on a Spiritual Path.
NOTE : If you'd like to be
included on our Reading Circle mailing list, send me an e-mail
message (rebecca@hrhypmed.com) with "Reading" as the subject
line.
Here's what a
participant says about the reading circle:
"I joined the women's reading circle via a friend's encouragement and
feel very fortunate to have wound up there. I have met such strong women on many different journeys and guiding us through it all is Bekki. She is an incredibly calm and peaceful presence and has created this wonderful place for women to gather. We sit on yoga mats, chat about the book and topics that Bekki has asked us to think about ahead of time (our homework!), tell stories and of course have snacks. There is something special about this place and the woman at the helm."
"I joined the women's reading circle via a friend's encouragement and
feel very fortunate to have wound up there. I have met such strong women on many different journeys and guiding us through it all is Bekki. She is an incredibly calm and peaceful presence and has created this wonderful place for women to gather. We sit on yoga mats, chat about the book and topics that Bekki has asked us to think about ahead of time (our homework!), tell stories and of course have snacks. There is something special about this place and the woman at the helm."