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\n\u201cThere is a way to guide people in expressing all that they are.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
My first impression of Sandra Warne is that she\u2019s curious and eager to connect. Come interview time I find that she\u2019s sensitive, communicative, still very curious\u2026 and maybe not used to being the one in the spotlight. Once I satisfy (at least some of) her curiosity, she seems quite willing to let me into her world.<\/p>\n
Sandra tells me she has been fascinated with people since childhood. \u201cI found my friends interesting and different, and was always interested in finding out why.\u201d (Ah, yes, the curiosity). In school she studied sociology , anthropology and fine arts – trying to figure out the dynamics of groups, which then led her to psychology – to better understand the individual. From there it became about tying them together – from the individual to his\/her connection with the world. (Connection, check).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe psychology of individuals is my passion; what carries them in different directions,\u201d Sandra adds. So being a therapist seems a natural calling for Sandra\u2026 but that doesn\u2019t mean it was always easy. Sandra opens up about some of her fundamental experiences growing up.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter high school I left the small community I grew up in (Tujunga in Southern California) and moved to the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco. But the drastic change was a shock to my system and the transient lifestyle was unsettling.\u201d While \u201cnot an easy fit,\u201d Sandra admits, she found the overall experience \u201ceye opening and extremely valuable\u201d. \u201cIt prompted me to figure out where I fit, what my values were, and who I was. Eventually I learned to reorganize two different realities – the progressive beliefs of that time and place integrated with the predictability and order I needed to feel safe.\u201d<\/p>\n
But get a grip on one challenge, and there\u2019s always going to be another opportunity to grow (even if at first kicking and screaming) around the corner. Sandra\u2019s brother – \u201ca brilliant painter\u201d, as she calls him – died young. In part, Sandra believes, from her father not supporting art as a career and pressuring him into the family business, without regard for his inclination to do so. This tragedy, however, helped Sandra shed light on family system beliefs and early programming that can limit us. \u201cIt\u2019s okay to be your own person; authentic and different from your family and their long held beliefs. Having a life purpose is central to flourishing and happiness,\u201d Sandra says.<\/p>\n
An artist herself, she also enjoys inspiring the creative process in others. \u201cI like to help people explore the creativity inside them to bring forth more happiness. It\u2019s very important to me that people are on their path of authenticity that allows them to be in harmony with what they love. There is a way to guide people in expressing all that they are. And healing can occur at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI meet people where they are.\u201d Sandra elaborates. \u201cThinking too much about the future can cause people to become anxious; Too much residing in the past can foster rumination, even depression. Living in the present, aware of each moment, leads to a more joyful life.\u201d Much of this she\u2019s learned from studying Buddhism.<\/p>\n
“My mom introduced us as children to lots of different religions, so we could make up our own minds, but my belief in God was not supported by what I saw as religious dogma that did not support my intuitive spiritual needs. It was Buddhism that ultimately felt congruent with my values and beliefs.”<\/p>\n
This led Sandra to France to work with Zen Buddhist David Braizer, before continuing a 2-year correspondence training with David and the Amida Trust Distant Learning Foundation. \u201cThis supports my interest in the individual, and their ongoing affiliation with groups and beliefs that speak to who they are and how they flourish.\u201d Now she aims to help \u201cliberate the therapeutic and personal path with Buddhism\u2019s concepts of openness and generosity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bottom line, she says, \u201cI think our lives are about finding those people and experiences that maximize personal growth.\u201d<\/p>\n
And when we find them, feel free to be curious and eager to connect.<\/p>\n
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