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New Understandings Keep Arriving
Hey, All! Spoiler: this article is about fear – fear of death, fear of carbs, and the fomo underlying certain kinds of perfectionism. But really, about how new openings never stop coming, if you really are open to them! I … Continue reading
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Hello! I’ve been away, lots of change, growth, ups and downs. Investing my time in creating…playing the guitar and learning to sing at the same time, learning how to draw and paint, trying to creatively restore life to the dirt … Continue reading
My SE Experience: Part 5
Life goes on, as does my continued progress in healing with Somatic Experiencing, which I’ve been sharing in this ongoing series of posts (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4). My capacity continues to grow. When I use the word “capacity”, … Continue reading
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Tagged Body, Healing, health, Mental Health, Motivation, Somatic Experiencing, Trauma
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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 2 (Slow Down to Speed Up)
In the previous post (Part 1), I talked about what it’s like to have completed a significant amount of Somatic Experiencing (SE) work. There’s much less constriction, more freedom of movement physically and in the mind, and less energy output … Continue reading
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Tagged Body, Healing, health, Mindfulness, Peace, Self Compassion, Somatic Experiencing, Trauma
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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
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Tagged Compassion, Happiness, Healing, health, Mindfulness, Self care, Thought
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Are You Really Connected?
When I see people staring at their phones in public while their two year old tugs at their sleeve, I always wonder what the societal impact of this will be. Electronic distraction is a relatively new phenomenon, and the full … Continue reading
Do You Know What’s in Your Shampoo?
After its recent hiatus, the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep cosmetics safety database is back up and running! Check out the safety of your favorite products, from deodorant to toothpaste, and baby and mens products. I checked and found most things … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition, Diet and Exercise
Tagged Allergies, Body, Healing, health, Research, Self care
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Resolute Self Compassion
It’s that time of year again – New Year’s resolutions that bud in December and fade by February, forgotten by March. Resolution is a form of resolute. Webster defines resolute as “marked by firm determination”, and lists some of its … Continue reading
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Tagged Compassion, Focus, health, Meditation, Mindfulness, Self care
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2013 Challenge – Add Silence Practice this Year and Change Your Life
I’ve issued an invitation to everyone on the meditation reminder list, and am repeating it in this post. I plan to commit to daily silence every day in 2013. Please see this page for further details on how you can … Continue reading
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