Heart Sight is a whole-bodied way of relating to "the first Bible" (aka creation), to yourself, to God, and to others. Emerging out of Paula's doctoral work on the Franciscan view of Creation, she's curated a shared, 5-week, online experience where together we'll practice four simple shifts — Language, Ordinary Gratitude, Vulnerability, and EnJOYment — that open up creation as a doorway to authentic living, rather than a backdrop or occasional break from our hustle.
Each live session includes teaching, a guided outdoor noticing practice (a window or your imagination is enough), gentle body-based reflection, and small-group time to be welcomed and witnessed — not fixed, not advised, just seen.
This isn't about doing more. It's about noticing what's already here.
"Sometimes I need
only to stand
wherever I am
to be blessed."
~Mary Oliver (It was Early)
5 Wednesdays -- 10am-11:30am Pacific Time
October 14, 21, 28, November 4, 11
This course is emerging out of Paula's doctoral work on the Franciscan view of Creation.
Week 1 — Language: Moving from "it" to "she," "he," "sister," "brother" — and why that small shift matters more than it seems.
Week 2 — Ordinary Gratitude: Slowing down for the everyday gifts of creation we usually walk right past.
Week 3 — Vulnerability: What bare branches and molting birds teach us about being mid-process without apology.
Week 4 — EnJOYment: Delight that doesn't need to justify itself.
Week 5 — Integration & Sharing: Noticing, naming and nurturing our sense of Creator's ongoing invitations to aliveness we might both give and receive.
Paula Michel Gamble has been companioning weary, disoriented souls for nearly 40 years.
As a Franciscan-hearted author, teacher, Focusing-Oriented Spiritual Director, international retreat leader, doctoral candidate, and woods-walker, she loves to hold sacred space for people to overhear their heart and live into a more authentic version of their God-given self.
The Message
"But ask the animals what they think --
let them teach you;
let the birds tell you what's going on.
Put your ear to the earth -- learn the basics.
Listen -- the fish in the ocean will tell you their stories.
Isn't it clear that they all know and agree that God is sovereign
and holds all things in God's hand -
every living soul, yes, and every breathing creature?
Isn't this all just common sense, as common as the sense of taste?"