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Tag Archives: Happiness
Starting the New Year Right
Everyone is familiar with the resolution madness that occurs with what I heard recently called the “Caucasian New Year”. November and December are the biggest months for retail, but I bet for gyms it’s January and February. I can barely … Continue reading
My SE Experience: Part 4
I this series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), I’ve been relating my continuing experience of personal transformation through Somatic Experiencing (SE). It’s been a little over 2 years since I learned about SE and started using it with clients, … Continue reading
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Tagged Energy, Happiness, Healing, Inspiration, Procrastination, Somatic Experiencing, Trauma
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If You Want Simplicity, Give Up All Hope
I’ve noticed that there’s this way in which humans always seem to want to simplify life. This is a fine goal, but when it’s driven by ego or conditioning (read: the part of us that just wants everything to be … Continue reading
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Tagged failure, Freedom, Happiness, Mindfulness, Peace, Presence, Spirituality
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More Self Compassion Practice
In a previous post I wrote about the practice of attending to one’s own physical cues as a starting place for cultivating a self-compassionate stance. This is often where we need to start if trying to tune in to and … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching
Tagged Compassion, Happiness, Healing, health, Mindfulness, Self care, Thought
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Do You List?
Over time, I’ve experimented with a lot of different options and systems for organizing and managing my time. What I realize in retrospect is that I spent a lot of time on it which I could have used for other … Continue reading
The Rhythm of Life
I recently heard this theory of self care (boring word therapists use to describe the relationship to the self) that made a lot of sense to me and expanded my understanding of its importance. It goes something like this: We … Continue reading
Posted in Mindfulness, Nutrition, Diet and Exercise
Tagged Compassion, Happiness, Healing, Mindfulness, Peace, Self care, Stress
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Meditation Challenge Update 6/10/13
So we’re approaching the 6 month mark and I thought I’d check in to see how everyone is doing and to report my experience so far. I am meditating approximately 6 days per week, at least 30 minutes. Occasionally I … Continue reading
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Tagged Happiness, Healing, Meditation, Mind, Mindfulness, Presence, Stress
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More Isn’t Always Better
Diminishing marginal returns is something we learn about in Econ 101, but most of us don’t internalize what it means for our lives. The more you have of something, the less satisfaction or value you get from an additional serving … Continue reading
Rewiring Your Brain for a More Positive You
I think it always helps to get the same message in different formats, so here’s an article from LifeHacker about using the way the brain learns to rewire it for greater happiness, which is something I tell almost anyone who will … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety, Columbus Meditation Class, Focus, Happiness, Inspiration, Meditation, Mind, Mindfulness, Self care
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Freeing Yourself From Hidden Beliefs
When we start to investigate reality through mindfulness practice, we may discover that the problems we complain about are self imposed. Seem crazy? Well, see if any of this sounds familiar: Feeling as though you never have enough time, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, Freedom, Happiness, Healing, Mind, Mindfulness, Spirituality
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