Media
Videos and articles featuring Laurie Phuong Ertley.
Trauma and Conflict.
Blog for The Center for Understanding In Conflict, January 2021.
Inherent in conflict are difficult emotions—anxiety, anger, anguish—that tilt our equilibrium when in a space of vulnerability. In this environment, trauma often manifests as formidable feelings—not only those of others in the room, but also our own. When we work with people in conflict, we need to understand what trauma is, recognize when someone is in this state, and know what to do when a person is experiencing trauma. And our ability to shift between internal and external awareness is critical when trauma is in the room.
Read more here.
Mindful of Race book review.
Understanding in Conflict newsletter, May 2020.
“Racism is a heart disease—and it’s curable.” As an educator with more than 20 years of experience, King offers her readers practical tools to cure one’s own internalized racism in her book Mindful of Race (2018). King identifies as Black Queer grandmother with more than enough compassion and wisdom to offer anyone willing to address the inherent and uninvited pain that comes from living in a racialized society. Her background in clinical psychology, organizational development, diversity consulting, and meditation informs her writing.
Read more here.
Training for life in a Japanese Zen Temple.
Phuong Ertley shares her experiences relating to her month-long winter practice at the Zen training monastery, Toshoji, in the Japanese prefecture of Okayama.
Listen to the Kannon Do Zen Center podcast here.
Zen in our daily lives.
Phuong Ertley discusses the functional and poetic purposes of the forms and structures in Zen.
Listen to the podcast from the Kannon Do Zen Center here.
Heart of the Brush
Kazuaki Tanahashi is a renowned calligraphic artist and teacher who works with hundreds of students throughout the world each year. In this online workshop, you can study with him up close, as he guides you in exploring the wondrous world of brush calligraphy.
Watch Laurie as she models for this class here.
Use these Grounding techniques when you are anxious. Phuong Ertley offers a variety of somatic techniques you can use whenever, wherever.
Take a Pause and Breathe Deeply.
When you are anxious, your breath shortens. Resetting your breath to be long and smooth calms your nervous system. Try this technique to breathe and feel better.
This is a fun DIY project to help lift your spirits.
Ertley Fine Arts
Phuong Ertley’s photography documents the nomadic people of Mongolia. More of her work can be found here. Her portraits of female eagle hunters and dancers were published in a fine art book, Finding Peace in a Restless World by True North Editions. Along with other artists, this book documents the lockdown of 2020. Click here to purchase.