Retreat, relaxation, repose, restoration and catching the last bits of longer lingering evening light —  wonderful parts of Summer to hopefully find time for.

I’m about to take some time to enjoy some of these things myself but before I do, I wanted to let you know of a couple of new mentor groups I’ll be hosting in September, and I would love to have you join me if you can.

If you’ve practiced with me before you know my emphasis on the body, especially the subtle, more mutable energetic aspects of body. I’m ever curious as many of you are too, about how much our heart and mind affect the body, and how much our body equally affects the heart/mind.

Even when we feel fairly fixed or solid physically, a change of heart can release ages of tightness in muscles.  Decades of constriction in areas not previously realized to have been held, can actually be unbound. We can unfurl views and unfurl tissue, rearrange alignment as we rearrange our perceptions of what is. Doors of restrictive beliefs can always open, we just need to discover where they are and how to walk through.

I’ve had many of these experiences myself and witnessed thousands of others over the years, so I know this to be true and available to all. It’s what is possible and probable and part of our path of liberating the heart/Citta which is always present and not physically limited. When the heart is more free so is the body, when the body is more relaxed and open, the heart follows suit.

With these experiences as inspiration, I’ve been offering mentor groups to explore these lesser-known practices over the past few years. I have two coming up if you care to join me.

The first small group (of 4-10 people) will begin in September on Thursday mornings at 10 am PT/1 pm ET and is for anyone who hasn’t yet explored my 4 foundational subtle body practices with me before. These practices are based in physiological anatomy, but have incredible energetic potential, are substantial in building concentration and offer lots of applications for everyday practical living.

These are not commonly taught practices that come from a compendium of lineages I’ve practiced in and include: the pelvic and skull diaphragm practices, somatically sensed Metta/Loving kindness and consciously moving the mind, healing the body breathing practice.

These are all are framed in and are integral to the path of Dharma as the Buddha emphasized mind and body. They are also interesting in terms of somatic psychology or what we might know in terms of a phenomenological approach. You can read more about the group and see the Thursday dates here.

If you’ve worked with me in the past and know these practices, you are welcome to join either of two groups that will be starting again in September – one on Wednesday mornings at 10 am PT/1 pm ET, and the other Friday mornings at 10 am PT/1 pm ET. We continue to practice embodied mindfulness and meditation in a variety of ways and explore Dharma a little more deeply. To get the dates for these other groups and generally inquire please write me here.

All groups include a monthly mentor group, an optional peer group meeting and a one on one with me. The Thursday group is 4 months, the other groups are 6 months per session.

I’ll be offering something at SF Dharma Collective and NY Insight soon so more to come.

Until then I hope you find a little inspiration and joy in something everyday.

With kindness, Jill

** the photograph above is a swarm of bees that collected in a bush in my front yard. A swarm is an incredible thing to witness as hundreds of bees fly around until finally gathering as a collective somewhere before finding a new home/hive. Let’s stick together and support each other similarly as we find home or re-home our bodies, hearts and minds.

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