Joy. Rage. Love. Despair. Ecstasy. Hope. Anxiety. Shame. Grief. Attraction. Curious. Playful. Peace.
Emotions are sneaky, inefficient, disruptive–they can pull us under or allow us to fly – and feelings are real. You have them, and so does every single other person around you. So many of us have learned that emotions need to be denied or controlled – that emotions do not hold value or meaning. But what if just the opposite were true? Showing up in our bodies – the tightness in your stomach, the heat in your palms, the openness in your chest – emotions are some of our closest teachers waiting (and sometimes demanding) to be acknowledged.
Rev. Kristen Psaki is an affiliated community minister with UUCB. She is credentialed in Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Therapy through the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness and assists in teaching this modality to psychotherapists, clergy and chaplains with Psychedelic Sitters School and is an advocate for the presence of trained religious professionals in psychedelic therapy. Kristen is a lifelong seeker of the sacred, trusts in the transformative power of Love and believes that all of us – need all of us – to be free. She currently finds deep spiritual nourishment through the earth-based practices of her ancestors and the guidance of spirit and song.
