A bit about what I do...
Most
of my work these days is my Diving Deeper writing workshops,
and on my own writing. I also offer personal guidance, and
lead sound meditations. I am an ambassador for zaadz,
an online community with a mission to 'change the world'.
You can find me at http://sandrajensen.zaadz.com.
Workshops:
Diving
Deeper - a writing retreat
An invitation to spend time with yourself, totally
and selfishly. It is an invitation to give your creative energy
– your life energy – complete attention. It is
an invitation to go where you have not dared to go before.
See Latest for this year's schedule.
If you would like to organise one in your area, please let
me know.
The
Art of Listening - with David Crean
This
workshop focuses on developing our listening skills. We listen
not only with our ears but also with our whole bodies. It
is an active and highly sensitive process. We receive non-verbal
messages in every moment – from outside and from within
ourselves. Do we hear them? What are they telling us?
During
the workshop you will participate in exercises that support
you to listen and perceive with your whole being. Working
with your voice, your body, and how you present yourself to
the world, you will be encouraged to discover your core being.
You will have the opportunity to develop your intuitive senses
and experience a deeper connection to yourself and others.
Through this process your natural authenticity and passion
is given voice.
We have been discovering and expanding our own listening skills
as a life long pursuit, both individually and in our relationship
together. For more information on David and the workshop schedule
please see www.bodyresonance.org.
In
Relationship: the mirror to your inner state - with David
Crean
a
weekend retreat exploring connection with yourself and others
For
dates see Latest.
Guided
Sound Meditations
Workshops
around the world:
San Miguel de Allende - contact Christel Meissner
christel@unisono.net.mx
Europe
- contact me at sandra@sandrajensen.net
I am inspired and led to the use of sound by the toning of
Paul Lowe (www.paullowe.org),
and particularly by the Harmonic Chant of David Hykes (www.harmonicworld.com).
I
often call the sound meditation a 'listening meditation'.
Although I produce sounds, the emphasis is on deep listening
- an expanded state of awareness which I experience as no
separation between myself and what I hear; no separation between
myself and what 'is'.
This
falling into sound is, in my experience, a state in which
all kinds of things arise, but most of all I have an feeling
of total 'inclusion', ease, timelessness and beauty, as if
everything settles into place, and the present moment is somehow
stretched out and deepened. In this space, nothing is lacking.
Personal
Guidance
I
offer personal guidance via email and in person. Via email
I am available for interaction with people from all over the
world, without restriction to set appointment times. I have
a passion for written communication as it can bring to light
our thought patterns and ideas in a very precise way.
How
can we all be more loving of each other and ourselves? How
can we live more fulfilling lives? I believe understanding
is inherent. We come into this life 'knowing' everything we
need to know in order to be who we are in the most expanded
sense, and yet this knowing is often unconscious. In our lives
we have the opportunity to choose situations and people who
help us to uncover that knowing, bringing it to consciousness.
The more we interact, the greater the uncovering. If we interact
with others in an intimate, vulnerable way, we are saying
"yes" to support, "yes" to being our full
selves.
Whenever
I write or tell someone what is going on for myself, I become
more vulnerable, more open, and more available. It's a risk
I take, a leap into the void - a void rich with possibility.
In
my email interactions with you I offer you an opportunity
take that leap. I will encourage you to take a look at the
thought processes and patterns of belief that may not be supporting
you anymore.
I
offer you my encouragement to see that every experience you
have can support your expansion. I offer you my support to
discover for yourself that Self which exists underneath the
defense systems which keep you from a truly joyful, direct
experience of who you are.
A
bit about my life….
I believe I'm here to experience life in all its aspects,
each aspect to its fullest. I almost feel I have no choice.
The universe presents a situation to me and I walk into it
as if pulled by a magnet. Some experiences stir up uncomfortable
feelings or even extreme emotional pain. Other experiences
are incredibly joyful. The choices I make that trigger pain
might seem like 'mistakes' to some people, but I view them
as gifts that stretch my being into areas I might never have
explored had I not made the 'mistake' in the first place.
From
an early age I was encouraged to be self-motivating, to experiment
with what life had to offer. When I was thirteen I decided
not to go to school anymore. I had already been to a number
of schools and enjoyed none of them, so I taught myself. I
went on to take a degree in Ancient Greek at university.
I've
had many relationships, including one 'open' marriage, and
another, very co-dependent marriage. The ending of this second
marriage was a turning point in my life. It opened me out
to suppressed grief about my father's death in a family car
accident when I was seven; it brought up many deep fears I
had not acknowledged. From this moment I began to really take
a look at my life. I'm currently in the eleventh year of a
beautiful, supportive relationship.
I've
traveled to many countries of the world, and lived in several.
I've been very poor, and also earned a great deal of money.
The jobs I've done are numerous and full of variety –
I have taught martial arts and developed websites; I was a
health consultant for many years; I've worked with many of
the creative arts: I taught weaving in Ireland as a teenager;
I have held several exhibitions of my photographs; I've acted
in theatre and performed on stage as a mime; I have written
poetry, short stories, plays and travelogues.
My journey to Self has taken me deep into addiction –
I had bulimia nervosa, which started when I was at university
and continued into my late twenties. I have also explored
all kinds of health and spiritual modalities. I lived on raw
foods for a year; I dabbled with astrology and numerology,
I learned various forms of meditation, I've studied Tai Chi
and Chi Kung. I worked with energy healers and spirit mediums;
I've been in Past Life Therapy and done Holotropic Breathwork
and Enlightenment Intensives. I'm particularly grateful for
my time with Paul Lowe (www.paullowe.org)and
the Byron Katie 'Work' (www.thework.com)
Both these individuals have encouraged me to live my life
to the fullest and with total responsibility. More recently
I have been studying with David Hykes, who offers his Harmonic
Chant worldwide. I believe his work is extraordinary, a gift
I'm continuing to discover and open. (www.harmonicpresence.org)
I
chose some of these experiences to find a way out of being
here on earth – I thought that my true home was somewhere
'up there' in the ether. I didn't want to feel.
And yet I was continually presented with opportunities to
be more connected to my body – opportunities to do the
very thing I was avoiding – experience my feelings. As
I delve deeper into these feelings, experimenting with taking
responsibility for them to the fullest degree, my life becomes
more fulfilling, more enjoyable - unfolding into new possibilities
and greater depths of experience and understanding.
A
bit about this website...
I
designed this website using imagery from India and Tibet,
particularly the Mughal miniatures which are a blend of Indian,
Persian and Islamic styles that flourished in India during
the reign of the Mughal emperors from the 16th to 18th centuries.
My
reasons for using these images are purely aesthetic. I love
the richness of colour and detail, and the extensive representation
of the human condition - in all its earthly and otherwordly
aspects.
Technical
issues:
If you have any problems using this website, please email
me at sandra@sandrajensen.net.
The rollover effect on the home page does not work with Internet
Explorer 4.5 for Macintosh. I believe there may be some issues
using AOL, particularly on the 'contact' page. If you cannot
use another browser, please let me know.
