Arnold Mindell

01/01/2026

It was so lovely to be online with many of you tonight to celebrate Arny’s birthday and the new year. It warmed my heart and, I can sense, Arny’s as well. Thanks to everyone who joined from so many places around the world.

Afterwards, I felt moved to share a couple of Arny’s paintings. He began painting around 2004. I recall moments when he was working at his computer on a book or a seminar and wasn’t quite sure how to go further. He would often, then, take a break to ask the dreaming about the next steps.

Sometimes, he would get up from his desk and go into our little bathroom (which we had turned into his “painting room”). He would relax, let go, let his body be moved, and suddenly create a spontaneous painting -- often using a little children’s spin machine
I had given him. When the painting was done, he meditated on it and the message it was bringing him. He would then return to his desk with new ideas and inspiration for the next steps in his work.

He never wanted to keep his paintings, but I insisted on saving them and took photos. Here are two of the many I love --a small gift for the new year to all.
Love, amy

12/28/2025

Hi friends,
This is a reminder about the online gathering to celebrate:
--the New Year and Arny's birthday on December 31st at 11:30pm (Pacific
Time) and
--a walk on January 1st at noon on the Oregon Coast for Arny's birthday.
For more information, to RSVP, and to get the link on Dec. 31st, go to:
https://community.processwork.org/events/celebrate-new-year-and-arnys-birthday-with-amy-mindell-93372075?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExcVc3NDdCR3RqbnIzT1RwZnNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5eCtCL8gFdcj4s0e_-wRriIJOETACyuX6wU7oSBlJbSGYOP3irUgsJW1JBQw_aem_t3YAIjpn4k6sbM0mT6xE9w
I look forward very much to seeing some of you soon and feeling Arny's beautiful spirit with us.
(thanks Cathy Bernatt for this wonderful photo of Arny on his 80th.)

12/28/2025

Thank you dear Process Work Institute for sharing this profound quote of Arny's which seems even more relevant today than when it was written in 1989. Though it is somewhat less known, "The Year I" is one of my favorite books of Arny's.

"Though we speak of rapid change and the coming of a new age, we are today on the verge of planetary extinction. We are still burdened by exactly the same unsolved emotional problems which caused our earliest ancestors to murder one another.
.. we hear daily about industrial and chemical spills, dying forests, poisoned food, water and air, and the threat of nuclear war. These problems threaten the very existence of the earth, and affect distant parts of the world we thought would never touch us.

None of us realizes the power of our own potential global awareness. That is why we project it upon the leaders of our groups, expecting them to create the world we need instead of developing our own ability to deal with ourselves and our groups.

We are surprised that the 'experts' who were going to save us also live in the same troubled field as we do and are, as a result, as unknowing as we.

Modern physics warns us that our universe is post-Einsteinian or, in other words, a space with 'no localities', where everything is instantly connected and where everyone's thoughts and feelings intermingle, creating a world in which hiding is impossible; we cannot avoid one another.

Ecology needs an extended meaning. In the Year I, we realize that nothing, not even fantasies, feelings or thoughts, can be thrown away because they no longer have anywhere to go."

Arnold Mindell (1989) The Year I - Global Process Work: Community Creation from Global Problems, Tensions and Myths, P. 11-12

12/09/2025

I love this beautiful quote from Arny. I was so lucky to witness how he taught and lived this every single day of his life...and always will.
Thanks dear Process Work Institute for posting.

"Taoism ... became the central paradigm that I worked with, namely, that there are certain things which can be expressed--and those were for me analyzable experiences, and there was a Tao which couldn't easily be expressed - and that was this deeply unconscious material, the flow of things which you can't comprehend intellectually but you can accept indirectly through following signals from the body. ... My goal became not just to understand what was happening, but to follow the river."

Arnold Mindell in June Singer's (1995) Interview with Arny and Amy Mindell on Process Oriented Psychology. The San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal, 13(4), p.27.

11/28/2025

(From Amy)
Dear friends, I’d love to gather with many of you on New Year’s Eve to continue a tradition that Arny and I began many years ago -- meeting on Zoom to celebrate both the New Year and Arny’s birthday (January 1st), and to feel ourselves in community.
This will be the second year that Arny won’t be with us in his physical body. His physical absence still weighs so heavily and deeply on my heart, and, I know, on the hearts of many of you. Yet I also feel and know that his awesome and passionate spirit will be with us. He reminded us that we are not simply alive or dead, but an ongoing dreaming process, and that he will always be here. I feel this every single day and know he will be with us and “woofing” as we gather to welcome the new year.
During this short New Years Eve gathering, we will do some of the things we’ve done in the past such as dream about the coming year for each of us, find out who is the Tao of the new year, and celebrate Arny’s birthday -- though he never wanted us to do that! So typical of his immense generosity, he insisted that we not focus on him, but rather focus on everyone’s birthday in the coming year. In the photo he is opening his arms to embrace everyone on his 80th birthday! (thanks to Cathy Bernatt for the great photo!)
I know the timing is not the most convenient for everyone around the world, but I do hope many of you are able to come! Here is the info:
---Time and Date: December 31st Zoom Gathering: 11:30pm-12:15am US Pacific Time.
---Click the following link to check your timezone, to RSVP (let us know you’re coming), or simply click on this link on the day to access the Zoom link for the gathering. https://community.processwork.org/events/celebrate-new-year-and-arnys-birthday-with-amy-mindell-93372075
Looking forward very much to seeing you soon. Love, amy and of course from arny, too

09/27/2025

(from Amy) As promised, here is the second short set of videos of Arny (about 5 minutes long) that I showed at the June 10th gathering. I’m sure you will feel the way in which Arny’s teachings grow out of his utter love and awe of nature.
The first clip comes from an audio recording I found of Arny talking about using your processmind in the world. In the second clip he speaks about "being what nature wants you to be," and in the third video he talks about how he learned psychology from nature, and about the invisible powers that move us.
Once again, I’m so happy to share these brief teachings and Arny’s beautiful, exuberant spirit with you all.

This is a second set of short videos of Arny that I showed at a gathering on June 10th to celebrate Arny and feel him with us. The first one comes from an au...

09/24/2025

Dear friends, (from Amy) on June 10th my friend Rhea and I had a touching online gathering with many of you to celebrate Arny and feel his beautiful spirit with us. During that gathering, I showed a few short and fun videos of Arny. This morning, I woke up and wanted to share the videos with those of you who could not be with us.
I began creating these videos many years ago. During our walks and runs, Arny would often speak about nature and process work with exuberance and passion. I had the feeling that these “talks” should not be just for me, but should be shared with others. So, I asked him if I could video him …and he agreed!
I have many videos and let my dreaming choose a few to share. In this first short set of clips (about 6 minutes long), Arny speaks about process work, how nature shows the way, how your life is none of your business(!), why we are here, and an adorable video where he uses one of my puppets to playfully explain his concept of the “processmind”. I will share another short set of videos in a next post.
The videos remind me of Arny's joyful, wise, and playful spirit and his absolute reverence for nature. I hope you enjoy them and will feel his spirit very close to us all. (You may need to turn up your sound to hear well. I added subtitles to help.)
Love, amy

During a touching online gathering on June 10th 2025 to celebrate Arny and to feel his beautiful spirit with us, I showed a few short and fun videos I took o...

08/24/2025

Dear friends, (another message from me, Amy)
I am happy and amazed! After innumerable curves and detours since the Fall of 2023 when I first conceived of the idea to collect and create a book of stories about Arny, the book is finally published and available! The amazing thing is -- the book came out a couple of days ago on Arny's and my 40th anniversary (since we first got together)! What a wonderful gift!

I’m delighted the book is available for you to enjoy. And I'm so happy I was able to read many of the stories (and short introductions I wrote in the book) to Arny which he loved hearing.

I am grateful to everyone who generously shared their stories about Arny, Barbara Burkhardt for her wonderful editing and ongoing care and support, and Jerry Grant for his great work with the photos which were challenging due to their varied quality.

And most of all, I’m so thankful to Arny, the most beautiful man who inspired so many of us to tell our stories about him, and who continues to gift all of us with Process Work, and with his love, wisdom, teachings, playfulness, and so much more.

The book is available in paperback and eBook from many different booksellers. The photo below will take you to the Amazon page. The book will also be available in most countries via such places as Apple iBooks Store, Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Google Play Store, Bookshop.org and many more distributors to local bookshops.
With happiness and gratefulness, amy

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07/14/2025

Hi everyone, this is a reminder from Amy:
If you would like to attend the August 22+23 gathering in Yachats and have not yet registered, please register by sending an email to arnycelebrationoflife(at)gmail. com by JULY 31st.
Thank you and I look forward very much to seeing some of you there. For details about the gathering, see below.
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Dear friends,
I am looking forward very much to seeing some of you at the IN- PERSON COMMUNITY GATHERING on August 22+23 on the Oregon coast to HONOR ARNY and his beautiful and vast spirit and legacy, and to nurture our relationships, creatively RENEW OUR COMMUNITY SPIRIT, and dream into the future with Arny by our side.
Kas and Brooke have generously offered to help coordinate the event!
Looking forward to seeing many of you there. For more information and details about the gathering, how to register (by July 20th), timing, lodging, etc click this link: https://www.aamindell.net/2025-events
With love,
Amy and also Kas and Brooke

I am looking forward very much to seeing some of you at the in-person community gathering in August on the Oregon coast to honor Arny and his beautiful and vast spirit and legacy. It will be a chance to nurture our relationships, creatively renew our community spirit, and dream into the future with....

06/19/2025

Dear friends,
Due to a technical glitch many people were not able to get into the Zoom gathering on June 10th to honor Arny and feel his beautiful spirit with us. Luckily Hellene Gronda from the Process Work Institute recorded the gathering. You can view it by clicking https://tinyurl.com/3rk5rvzu . Because of the intimate and personal nature of the gathering, it will only be available to watch for a limited time, until June 30, 2025.
The gathering was hosted by me and Rhea. There is an inner work exercise to connect with Arny's spirit, and I shared 2 sections of very short videos that I took of Arny over the past 15 years or so. The videos have not been seen before and many of them show Arny's joyous spirit as he delights in nature and explains different concepts! I felt the videos would help bring Arny and his passion and joy even closer to everyone.
With love, amy
p.s. This picture is from one of the videos where Arny is doing a puppet theater with a puppet I made called Arnoldo. I love this so much!

06/17/2025

Dear friends, (a message from Amy)
I am looking forward very much to seeing some of you at the IN- PERSON COMMUNITY GATHERING on August 22+23 on the Oregon coast to HONOR ARNY and his beautiful and vast spirit and legacy, and to nurture our relationships, creatively RENEW OUR COMMUNITY SPIRIT, and dream into the future with Arny by our side.
Kas and Brooke have generously offered to help coordinate the event!
Looking forward to seeing many of you there. For more information and details about the gathering, how to register bu July 20th, timing, lodging, etc click this link https://www.aamindell.net/2025-events
With love,
Amy and also Kas and Brooke

06/11/2025

Dear friends, (a message from Amy)
I can hardly express in words how touching it was to be online with so many of you around the world today to honor and celebrate Arny-- on this day, 1 year since he passed on to his next journey. It meant more to me than I can ever say.
It was a joy to be together with this wonderful community that Arny brought to birth, to feel his spirit with us, to feel your love for him and how he has profoundly influenced your lives, and sense how you carry his teachings and gifts into the world in your own way. I was happy I could help bring him even closer by sharing short videos I took of him speaking about process work, nature, and more while on our walks and runs together.
I’m so very sorry there was a problem with Zoom, and many could not get in. Luckily Hellene Gronda from PWI tried to record the gathering and hopefully we will be able to share it.
Many thanks to Hellene, Kelly C Queen, the Process Work Institute, and Rhea for helping organize, guide, and create this event. And my deepest thanks to all my dear friends, family, and this awesome community for holding and caring for me especially during the most agonizing times this past year, as well as sharing my incredible joy when I have so often felt Arny and his timeless spirit with me.
My heart and soul are full, and I know you have brought much happiness to Arny as well. As he always said, and says, Woof!
With all my love, amy