Creative Spirit Collaborative

03/20/2026

A friendly reminder that the world is inside you, as we transit the Spring Equinox today.

03/16/2026

Nos sentimos honrados de dar la bienvenida a Laura Carola Avalos al equipo de Creative Spirit Collaborative.

Laura es orgullosa de haber nacido en Costa Rica y aporta tanto su experiencia vivida como inmigrante y Latina, como muchos años de trabajo clínico apoyando a personas y familias que navegan por el trauma, la ansiedad, el duelo, la identidad, las transiciones de vida y la integración de experiencias espirituales.

Laura ofrece terapia tanto en español como en inglés.

Laura se ha comprometido a servir a los demás durante más de una década. Para muchas personas, el lenguaje y la experiencia vivida juegan un papel importante para sentirse cómodos al expresar emociones, recuerdos y experiencias de vida en terapia. Laura integra su querer por la humanidad, la terapia de Brainspotting, tonificación del nervio vago, psicoterapia basada en la atención plena, meditacion, y ecoterapia, apoyando a las personas a reconectarse con su fuerza interior y capacidad para sanar.

En el corazón del trabajo de Laura hay una profunda creencia en la resiliencia y la belleza del espíritu humano y nuestra sagrada pertenencia y responsabilidad como parte de la familia humana.

Ella cree que tenemos la capacidad de sanar y crear incluso en los momentos más oscuros. Si está buscando terapia, Laura está actualmente disponible para apoyar a nuevos clientes. Contáctanos en CSC para una consulta gratuita o para ver si estás en la red de seguro de nuestros terapeutas.

Agradecemos que Laura forme parte de la comunidad de CSC.

We’re honored to welcome Laura Avalos to the Creative Spirit Collaborative team. 💗
Laura was born in Costa Rica and brings both lived experience as an immigrant and Latina as well as many years of clinical work supporting individuals and families navigating trauma, anxiety, grief, identity, life transitions and spiritual experience integration.

Laura offers therapy in both Spanish and English.

Laura has been of service to the community for more than a decade. For many people, language and lived experience plays an important role in feeling comfortable expressing emotions, memories, and life experiences in therapy.

Laura integrates her deep care for humanity into her work as well as therapies such as Brainspotting, vagus nerve toning, mindfulness-based psychotherapy, and ecotherapy, supporting people in reconnecting with their inner strength and capacity for healing.

At the heart of Laura’s work is a deep belief in the resilience and beauty of the human spirit and our sacred belonging and responsibility as part of the human family. She believes we have the capacity to heal and create even in the darkest of times.

If you’re seeking therapy, Laura is currently available to support new clients. Contact us at CSC for a free consult or to see if you are in-network with our therapists.

We’re grateful to have Laura as part of the CSC community.

03/11/2026

We’ve entered a Fire cycle on the planet. As we navigate Fire Horse energy over the next 20 years, it’s important that we remember the power of relationship. Relationship with each other, relationship with the planet, & relationship with the elements themselves.

As we work with Fire, remember:
☀️we’re also working with shadows and darkness
☀️to cultivate a reservoir of inner Water
☀️that responsible Fire stewardship requires a balance of Earth and Air

But throughout it all, remember that it’s okay to HOPE for something better! If we are to midwife a new world into being, we must start with important conversations about what matters. If you find yourself seeking community that supports a matriarchal, community-centered vision of what can be (while also supporting the grieving, accepting, and integrating process in between), we invite you to explore our monthly study groups on Patreon.��This conversation continues on Patreon outside of our study groups as well (and it’s free to join in):

patreon.com/c/creativespiritcollaborative

02/19/2026

In this Collaborative Insight Episode, our team came together to talk about the heaviness of the world lately, and the ways community can be an important light in the darkness during times like these.

This short clip offers insight from CSC’s Emily Overland, and the conversation continues on Patreon. You can watch the full 17 minute discussion here (it’s FREE!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/150357677

02/18/2026

Your nervous system is the lens through which you see the world. These days the constant bombardment of bad news is enough to not only throw us out of balance, but keep us there. If you find yourself in that place, here are some of the ways we recalibrate:

💃Movement: To shift stagnant energy and complete the stress response cycle.

🌬️Breathwork: To send a direct “safety” signal to the brain via the vagus nerve.

🥣Sound: To use frequency and vibration to soothe the cellular body.

Regulation isn’t about staying “calm” 24/7; it’s about building the resilience to come back to center when life gets loud and fear comes forward.

If you find yourself in need of a support container for this work, we invite you to join us on 2/28 for a special half day retreat into embodiment, breath, and sound healing.

Link in the bio🖤

02/12/2026

If you’re a helping professional right now, you’re likely feeling the weight of the many people who are struggling to breathe with these times. As more of us turn to therapeutic tools and practices, it’s important that we care for ourselves as we care for others.

Sometimes (or maybe often) the body needs permission from the mind to step behind the wheel. Somatic practices help us move, process, integrate, and ground the energy and information overload happening today. If you find yourself needing ways to move this craziness out of and through your body, this might be for you.

Now you can register with a friend and BOTH of you receive the early-bird discount ($50 off!). You can learn more at https://www.creativespiritcollaborative.com/groups-workshops

Event Info:
Embodiment, Breathwork, & Sound Healing
Eugene, OR
Sat 2/28
10am - 2pm

02/10/2026

“Long before calendar-time and clock-time, our ancestors recognized this time of year as the midpoint between Winter and Spring. Cold nights persist and perhaps even grow colder for a time, and yet the Sun creeps higher in the sky every day. It makes sense, then, that this has historically been a time for attuning to Light and celebrating Fire.

When we let ourselves slow to the pace of the natural world, we’re reminded of an ancient, elemental knowledge buried deep within us. Yes, our modern society makes it challenging to cultivate rest and space and other Winter-qualities. However we can still cultivate harmony with both the growing light and the persistent darkness of the season. As you tend to it with patience, that inner, replenishing Space will bloom into your waking, relational experience.”

The conversation continues on Patreon (it’s free to join). You can read the full post here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/149364611

02/08/2026

Sometimes we need a safe space to authentically give and receive, so we discover deeper parts of ourselves. Other times, we need a supportive container to drop into the body, and move. If you find yourself seeking authentic community online or ways to move the energy of the times through your body, we have resources and opportunities worth checking out.

You can sit with us anytime for our monthly virtual study groups, for ongoing conversations and explorations around spiritual wellness and community. If you desire in-person somatic experience, you can join us in Eugene, OR for our upcoming workshops:

Links in the bio! You can also find more info at creativespiritcollaborative.com

02/04/2026

Sometimes the work we need to do is in our bodies. We need to move. And breath. And listen. If you find yourself needing these things, we invite you to join us this month.

CSC’s Rachelle Cornelius and guest facilitator Saffire Bouchelion will host a half-day retreat into embodiment, breath, and sound on February 28 in Eugene, OR. This 4-hour experience will take you through a journey of dance and movement in Saffire’s Dance Into Being, followed by Rachelle’s guided psychotropic and yogic breathwork. We’ll end with a replenishing, healing sound bath offered by both facilitators.

01/24/2026

In a recent staff consult meeting, one of the
questions we talked about was “Is my place of authenticity outside of my comfort zone?”

Important questions for these times!

01/23/2026

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