Gary Vollbracht

Pat looked at me, sort of sprawled out in my chair, and said, "Look how you are so 'at ease' this morning." read more »

... what I noticed was that at the point where I was to feel my feelings in my body, I was blank. In this moment I realized that I do not recognize the experience of feeling my feelings. read more »

I was aware that I was choosing to surrender more fully to the process of this modality of breathwork, to letting go and letting the breathwork take me where it would. read more »

In the early pages I was struck by the clarity Progoff gave of how one's spiritual/religious life can deepen from surface doctrines and traditions of worship of one's chosen religion or philosophy to the highly individualized work of deep spiritual transformation. read more »

Dropping deeper, I shared a strong part of my negative intentionality -- one that I have become increasingly aware of in the last year or so. There is a part of me that delights in bad news read more »

...our coffee time brought up the challenge we both seem to have of connecting emotionally with others, with each other, and even with ourselves. read more »

Pat asked, "What do you want from life, Gary?" I found I could come back with what I felt was a satisfying answer. read more »

Beautiful time with Pat the day before, but this day -- it was last Thursday -- I got all knotted up in my underwear again. read more »

The intensity of the journey has been high these past two weeks. Inwardly and outwardly. read more »

Pat's and my Sunday morning coffee time began with Pat wondering about the personality dissolving into nothingness upon death. read more »