Katy Hawkins: The Somatics of Centering: Quaking and Stillness

Nov. 8, 2024 // Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Fall Continuing Sessions
Katy Hawkins, PhD (pronouns: she/her) is a lifelong Quaker and a member of Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting, where she serves on the Worship and Ministry Committee. Ten years ago she opened Shiné: Mind/Body/Spirit at the meetinghouse, a practice space for integrating the whole self in the work of centering. She has offered courses, workshops and weekend retreats at FGC, Pendle Hill, and area colleges. Her book, Thinking Feelingly: Somatic Approaches to Poetry, experiments with how poetic language can bypass the rational mind to touch deeper layers of our being. She is currently taking part in School of the Spirit’s “Participating in God’s Power” program on deepening Quaker ministry. More information on her work can be found on movingpoetics.com