Mindfulness can be a fantastic tool for identifying, coping with, and even resolving difficult feelings and self-limiting behavioral patterns.
9 Steps to Transforming Emotions Mindfully
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Bring Your Ideas to Life & Serve the World
You know that feeling when you receive a flash of inspiration for a clear passion project that has real potential to improve your community or our world? It's like feeling "called" to something bigger than yourself. It's powerful...and fleeting if not acted upon. So life goes on and doubt creeps in, along with that voice … Continue reading Bring Your Ideas to Life & Serve the World
Tango of Life: Decision-Making & Serendipity
Yesterday I was reminded of the connection between decision-making and serendipity. When we finally and whole-heartedly make a decision to follow the path of authentic, soulful living, then serendipitous waves of opportunity often follow like a wealth of spring blossoms emerging from dormancy. Life often supports us in unexpected ways when we're really decisive, committed, … Continue reading Tango of Life: Decision-Making & Serendipity
Forgiveness: For Suckers or Saints?
This week, my work with people has presented a theme: Forgiveness. What is it? How do we do it? Why would we want to? And how do we forgive while staying safe? The first thing that comes to mind when I hear these questions is the famous Nelson Mandela quote: “Resentment is like drinking poison and then … Continue reading Forgiveness: For Suckers or Saints?
That Feeling When Your Leap of Faith isn’t a Total Sh*t Show!
I feel like I owe you an update. For those of you who have been keeping up with things here, you may recall that in August, I took the leap of faith and quit my day job providing counseling and mindfulness coaching at an addiction treatment center. I'd been slowly building my coaching business and … Continue reading That Feeling When Your Leap of Faith isn’t a Total Sh*t Show!
How to Get More of What You Want in Your Relationship
Not getting your needs met in your relationships? We've all been there and it can be challenging to resist impulsive reactions to the pain it can cause us. We might push hard to be understood by the other person, which can leave them feeling rejected, pressured, and pushed away and us feeling more misunderstood than … Continue reading How to Get More of What You Want in Your Relationship
Watch “Living The Goddess: Soul Work for the Modern Woman” on YouTube
Click here to check out this excerpt from the first Living the Goddess workshop run by Sara Daves and myself. The next one is coming up on Wednesday, July 5th at Boketto Wellness in Richmond, VA and will be about Emotional Mastery. On August 2nd, we'll do "Daring to Discover your Authenticity. " Please sign up … Continue reading Watch “Living The Goddess: Soul Work for the Modern Woman” on YouTube
Why The World Is F*ed Up And What You Can Do About It.
A lot of people feel like the world will always be messed up if we don't make some serious changes. Of course, the world isn't really messed up as a whole. There's an astonishing amount of beauty here on Earth, within the universe, and in the heart of consciousness that most of us will never … Continue reading Why The World Is F*ed Up And What You Can Do About It.
How Chasing Your Dream Can Make You Miss It
I've spent years chasing my dream life. Always looking to the next thing to improve about my life or myself. The chase for my dream life began as an innate love for the experience of living; a curiosity about the endless possibilities and realities of life, As a child my reality of life included my … Continue reading How Chasing Your Dream Can Make You Miss It
Stop the Pendulum: Building Bridges Between Extremes in Thinking and Emotion
What do you do when you feel that burn behind your diaphragm? When your heart won't stay in your chest? When your thoughts are spinning in your brain like tops? What do you do when your muscles start to ache along with your heart and you can't afford a good massage? How do you trust … Continue reading Stop the Pendulum: Building Bridges Between Extremes in Thinking and Emotion
Stop Drop and Roll: Radical Acceptance Through Mindfulness
It's amazing to see the shifts in people as they're presented with a new possibility. Initially they may respond with resistance as their fear warns them to stay put in whatever routine they've been caught up in . But if they see that resistance, stop the thought, drop into their body, and roll into curious … Continue reading Stop Drop and Roll: Radical Acceptance Through Mindfulness
Life Surfing: Overcoming Chaos One Wave at a Time
“You can't stop the waves but you can learn to surf.” -Jon Kabat Zinn The waves in life are constant and we can always count on change. We may even get really good at surfing certain kinds and sizes of waves. And when we do, we may get excited to try out our skills on … Continue reading Life Surfing: Overcoming Chaos One Wave at a Time
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