Bringing your consciousness to various areas of your body can be both a concentrative and contemplative form of meditation, and can even be used for self-healing. A couple years ago, I noticed a poster on the wall of my chiropractor’s office for a weekend workshop on women’s empowerment from an Indigenous perspective. It sounded intriguing […]
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Pulitzer prizewinning author and racial civil rights activist Alice Walker has been quoted as reminding us that “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any”. Maybe some of you can relate with me when I say that I haven’t always felt I was in a place of
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To paraphrase a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay on “Self-Reliance”, we find our genius and power when we learn to detect and watch those gleams of light that flash across our minds from within. I know what some of you are thinking. Finally, a post about intuition! This blog is supposed to be about
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There I was, dancing wildly to “Butterfly” by Crazy Town, like I was back at a college dance 15 years ago. In my kitchen. Wearing cactus print retro shorts. And a bright purple workout tank. They clashed. Both the shorts and tank combo, and the outfit and song combo. Just for the record, no alcohol
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Personal growth can be exhilarating – you have that “aha” moment that brings a new clarity or ability you’ve never experienced before. This work can also be incredibly challenging as we face core limiting beliefs or past experiences that have played a significant role in how we view ourselves and the world. Been there, done
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Last year, I was fortunate enough to have a session with a very gifted and overall incredible person named Rachel Stavis who gave me some homework to do for 30 days. She widely shares this homework, because anyone can do it and the outcomes are significant if you stick with it. Doing this homework barely
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How many times have you suddenly encountered a moment of stress, anxiety, overwhelm or panic, and wished you had the ability to immediately bring yourself back to a calm and grounded place? A very simple and speedy tool is called square breathing. Also known as box breathing, or Sama Vritti (equal breathing), square breathing is
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Stories. People love stories. Movies, oral tradition, plays, tv shows. Any good storyteller understands the importance of something called the “suspension of disbelief.” “Suspension of disbelief” is a concept outlined by Aristotle with respect to poetics, and gets at the idea that audiences accept fiction as reality in order to have an emotional experience. We’ve
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If you’ve been wondering how to get started with meditation, you’ve come to the right place. There is a lot of information out there, and a wide variety of resources that can perhaps feel a bit overwhelming to a beginner. Imagine – being able to decrease anxiety and stress, while increasing your productivity and emotional
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We’ve all heard about the amazing and well-documented benefits of meditation. Modern research findings point to all the great physical, emotional, social, neurological and even career benefits of meditation (check out this great article in Psychology Today if you’re curious about these benefits). And we all know that meditation in various forms has been practiced
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