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Articles written by Eric Bowers:

Stranger Connection

As I wrote several posts ago, I often get very inspired when trail running or hiking.  Ideas come to me that I get excited about, but the excitement doesn’t often carry into my day-to-day life. ...Read More

Freedom Training

I’m walking through downtown Vancouver-Robson St, Burrard St, Granville St-streams of traffic and crowds of unfamiliar faces.  It’s eight o’clock on a Friday night and the last of the daylight is filtering through clouds and ...Read More

Liminal and Leaving

“The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to
your adventure.”
~ Joseph Campbell Nelson is a difficult town for me to leave behind.  In so many ways Nelson embodies ...Read More

A Lesson In Pain

“When we allow ourselves to compassionately be with the fullness of our pain, connected to the beauty of life in the pain, we become vehicles for spirit and not obstructions to it.” 
-Robert Gonzales A Lesson ...Read More

Busy Being Born

Bob Dylan once wrote in a song, “That he not busy being born is busy dying.”   After considering that line for some time, I decided to get clear for myself what it means to me ...Read More

The Fear of Love

There isn’t anything in this world but mad love. Not in this world. No tame love, calm love, mild love, no so-so love. And, of course, no reasonable love. Also, there are a hundred paths ...Read More

Free Range Chicken Torture Chamber

“Big chest. Big chest. Big che-est!” I’m lying supine on a modified gym machine, arms splayed out to either side, legs held in a bent position by a sling and pillows.  No, I’m not involved in ...Read More

It Takes A Community

It Takes a Community to Raise a Relationship  ”For thousands of years we have gathered in circle - around fires, around bodies, around altars - because we can’t do this alone.”  - Wayne Muller ...Read More

Separating In Connection

The following is a transcription of a dialogue between Shayla Wright, Eric Bowers, and Melody Greger.  It has been edited for easier reading. Shayla: My name is Shayla Wright.  I’m a teacher and a ...Read More

Presence For The Past

“Given sincerity, there will be enlightenment.” –The Doctrine Of The Mean.   I began my day like many others: sitting in silence, a little exercise, some writing, and tracking of the endless vertical trail of ...Read More

A Foundation of Freedom

NEEDS A Foundation of Inner Freedom, Empowerment and Peace. By Eric Bowers The human needs that we all share are the foundation of the Nonviolent Communication, NVC, process because it is in connecting to ...Read More

The Road To Compassion

Several years ago I worked in the north as an expedition river guide.   Three other guides and I would each take a raft loaded with clients, camping gear, and food and float down the Tatshenshini ...Read More