Body Wisdom 2
Body Whispering: When we listen to how our body feels we can get answers that come from a deeper place of awareness. Our body is our physical presence in this world. It is always in the present, always here now. It holds the physical experience of our thoughts and feelings: our reactions to the external […]
Body Wisdom 1
Night and day our five senses are continually downloading information from the external world that we process. We can be overloaded by all this input. Your day might start with an alarm, or the call of a child, the flow of water in the shower and clothes against your skin. How do you feel on […]
Lookout? Look in!
It’s in our very DNA to be on the lookout for danger. So we have a predisposition to worry. And we can always find something to worry about! Much of our stress comes from our experience of the external world. We worry about the past: why we did this and they did that? Yet we […]
Self Empowerment
Are you feeling blocked, stuck, trapped in some areas of your life? Maybe trying to resolve challenging relationship issues at work or at home? Maybe stuck in work that is unfulfilling or even stifling? Are money worries weighing you down, seeming impossible to resolve? Or perhaps health issues are keeping you from living the way […]
Sleep Easy
Research has shown that a minimum of 7 hours sleep is one of the most valuable things you can do for your health. Sleep deprivation is debilitating. Long term sleep issues are often caused by ongoing stress and anxiety. Keeping busy with our thoughts and actions during the day can suppress anxiety. However, when we […]
Mouse on a Wheel
Does anxiety undermine your intentions for the day? Do you find yourself feeling tense, overthinking, procrastinating, isolating, rushing or overwhelmed? Living with anxiety can feel like being a mouse on a wheel, perpetually striving to get somewhere and yet never arriving. Trying to fun faster to “get there” but nothing changes. Imagine what might happen […]
The Darkest Hour
We all have times when we can feel really challenged. Sometimes it can feel as though we are being stretched beyond our limits. We can feel overwhelmed and helpless. Often blessings emerge from a situation that seems a crisis, in spite of the challenges. We may be in the dark at the time, but on […]
Times of Change
There has been so much change and uncertainty this year. You may have felt lost, confused and out of control at times. When we focus on the outside world: follow the media, talk to friends it can heighten our anxiety and lack of control. There is always something “out there” to worry about. However, we […]
The Power of Acceptance
Living with Acceptance Last time I wrote about our inclination to deny and resist change, such as the changes that go with COVID 19, and how uncomfortable that resistance can make us. I talked about how when we argue with what is happening and keep thinking it should not be happening it makes us feel […]
Those Pesky Emotions
At various times in our lives we encounter challenges. No-one is exempt! When something happens that we do not want we usually have a strong emotional response. It could be anxiety, anger, sadness or guilt. It can be difficult to make good choices about how to respond when our emotional level is high. As emotions […]