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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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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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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