We too often live in a fog due to life’s competing concerns for our awareness and time. It is possible, even in the midst of these competing concerns, to pay gentle attention to our ways of being in the world. Developing imaginative powers, mental focus, relaxed/nourished bodies, sensory awareness, emotional release, and earthly and cosmic connectedness increases possibilites for joy and well-being.

Play is important. Many adults know how to distract or entertain themselves, but they have forgotten the gift of abandonment to play. And, of course I'm not talking about irresponisble activity.

Understanding our energetic selves is another key to our being able to conjur calm, perhaps joy, in the most unlikely moments.

Barbara Barg bases her energy work and workshops on her studies, life learning, and life experiences. She was raised a small town in Eastern Arkansas and moved to New York City after college where she became a several-times-recognized-in-a-coffee-shop poet/musician on the downtown poetry/music scene.

She is a poet, writer, singer/songwriter, drummer, teacher, and workshop leader. Her poetry and short stories are available from MIT Press, and she was a member of several legandary NYC bands.

Barg has undertaken numerous studies in many aspects of energy work, vocalizing (including a cross-species vocal workshop), writing, and rhythm. She's logged hundreds of hours under the dazzling tutelage of the reknowned chi kung energy healer and teacher Damaris Jarboux of The Center Place in Boulder, CO. Barg also loves adventures in shamanic, African drumming, and energy player worlds and has experienced many wondrous gifts from the beautiful souls who sing in those keys.

Her ongoing art project is to discover/invent a joyful, meaningful, compassionate life and to live harmoniously with her species and her planet in this awesome cosmos. She currently lives in Chicago, IL where she continues writing, teaching, and developing her workshops.

The Voluntary Evolution Workshops are generously sprinkled with Barg's personal pixie dust: laughter, rhythm, song, wonder, surprise, wit. We each have our personal pixie dust . . . come discover yours.