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Our sensorium feels something coming and we react out of habituated patterns to protect ourselves. Let's say we are overwhelmed.....

Falling in love with another human being is a complex and multifaceted emotional experience that is intricately tied to the neurochemistry

I Am (Not) Fine The tears rolled down her cheeks in a torrent of liquid sadness. " Are you ok?" I asked, which is what we say when...

Healing Financial Wounds: How Trauma Shapes Your Money Mindset Frugality was the money mindset theme I grew up with. I wore my brothers...

In order for us to feel better, have more energy, be at peace or live purposefully the energetic-emotional patterns must be undone

One doesn’t usually associate Walmart with spirituality, but for me it became a temple or church of sorts, a place for deep practice, and

In our journey of personal growth, we often overlook this one aspect: the ability to effectively express our needs wants and desires clearly

This ancient technique of Kintsugi, or golden joinery, offers a powerful metaphor for the healing process.

I CAN’T STAND THIS! We have all been there. We are doing something we can’t wait to be done with. We are hating it. Time is moving...

What's a Nightshade? It's Summertime. The garden is bountiful with those tomatoes, potatoes, peppers and eggplants. But did you know they...

Female Meditator in lotus position in the sky with tree roots anchoring into rocks What is Dissociation? When I began my healing journey...

REASONS I GIVE MYSELF NOT TO HEAL “ I am too old” " I don’t want to go there—lets just leave it in the past” “ I’ve tried _____ and it...

Anxiety can be scary and threatening as it feels like this craziness has taken over and you have no control.

The last thing I want to do when I am feeling bad is sit with myself. I want desperately to not feel what I feel. I want to scroll,...

Life and the Cosmic Pizza Chef My meditation teacher, Shinzen Young, uses the phrase “Cosmic Pizza Chef” from time to time in his talks....

IS THIS YOUR EMOTIONAL BODY? I was listening to a webinar with Luis Mojica (HolisticLifeNavigation.com) and he used the phrase “somatic...

When I was in art school in New York City back in my younger days, we had an assignment to create a self portrait. The professor went...

Beginning with the Mind In the Unified Mindfulness System of meditation one of the practice options is a “do nothing” technique. Which,...

Violation of our trust can occur with small incidents over time when we are children like our fear being dismissed after a nightmare

She sat, hunched over, osteoporosis wielding its vengeance of misshapen fragility. Arthritis, osteoporosis, pain and fear keep this once...