

Crystal is a conference participant who wrote in her journal,…“I loved the stones in my hand. They felt smooth and cool. They came from the shore that’s a five minute walk and I felt a connection to them. They are all different shapes and sizes. Their color is consistent with slight variations of a middle tone gray. I let the feel of the stone heal me through its simple splendor. I started to feel the other materials closest to me. I loved looking at and holding in my hand the pieces of driftwood and the pine cone. Lightly touching the pine cone against the direction of the petals produced a light, sharp noise.”


