After over 18 years of study and practice, I’ve come to believe that if we want to really get to the roots of healing and experience the freedom, joy and potential that is our birthright, we need to work on the level of the nervous system. In the Somatic therapies we often talk about neuroplasticity, or rewiring …
Is this you? You’re a perfectionist, to a fault. When someone needs help, you rarely say no. You regularly feel tired or even exhausted but still have difficulty winding down &/or sleeping. You’ve lived through intense challenge and survived, but you don’t feel the same connection with life and your body that you did before, …
Today’s episode of Bodywise Wednesday is Part 3 of our 4 Part “Navigating the Darker Emotions Series” and today our topic is ~ NAVIGATING FEAR and healing the nervous system. (Scroll down if you want to dive right into the video!) In this episode, I’m interviewing Irene Lyon, MSC. Irene is a nervous system specialist …
In last weeks Sacred Saturday post I wrote about strategies & tools to address SADS or seasonal depression in this article – Beating the Winter Blues. Having these tools is totally useful, and I shared them because I use them myself and with my clients as needed. And yet, while “nutraceuticals” & lifestyle practices can …
So much has been written over the past week around the #metoo that I could hardly find my own words when I first started writing tonight. Turns out I have a bit to say, 7 important points specifically that I feel perhaps not quite enough has been said about. If you don’t know what I’m …
What if you knew that there was a way to know EXACTLY which choice was in your highest good in any given moment – without a doubt? What if there was a tool you could use – like a GPS – for everything from what to eat for breakfast to whether to take that job …
Everybody wants to be happy. I truly believe that. How many people do you know walking around who are actually saying, “I wish I could experience more suffering.” Okay – perhaps there is a few which is a whole different topic, and perhaps it would be more correct to say that everybody wants homeostasis ~ …
Part of ending the self-sabotage/body breakdown/burnout cycle and entering (and staying in) a healing “upspiral” cycle in our lives is redeveloping what I call Sacred Self Trust. Sacred Self Trust actually goes hand-in-hand with healthy boundaries, which I’m going to talk about in next week’s blog. So as you watch this video, and as Brene …
You know the feeling in the Springtime – maybe you’re even feeling it right now – when Spring energy all around you is like “Woohoooo ~ time to get up and go ~ time to BURST forth with LIFE-FORCE ~ time for EXUBERANT JOYFUL ALIVENESS…” And your body might be like, “Ugh…yawn….yerp…” The Sloth ~ …
Have you ever felt like your emotions were taking you on a roller coaster ride that was completely out of control? Have you ever wished that you could feel more consistent joy in your life? Or maybe just even more consistent “everything is okay…” Have you ever noticed that when you’re NOT feeling joy – …
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