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Cultivating Compassion Through 'I Am That' Thinking
Welcome back! This post is a creative approach to exploring the paradox of judging what we are, or limiting ourselves to a particular way of being. I know that many people find looking beyond the many aspects of what we are to be a powerful way of cultivating awareness through the you are not what presents itself inside of you approach. I think that
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Parts Integration: A Lesson From Soapmaking
Saponification Lately I’ve been thinking about what I learned that was of spiritual value from my adventures in soap-making and I wondered at how the world around us is filled with so many examples of how spirit moves…it seems that everywhere I look there is spiritual impact to be seen. My
Facing Challenges
Friendly or Frightening? Most of us find certain challenges in life frightening and do our best to avoid them, while others we face without fear and actually relish the experience. This particular paradox within myself, was one of which I have always been acutely aware. In some situations I was paralyzed
Body Awareness = Conscious Eating
Over the past few months I’ve lost 24lbs and I’m still going strong. I didn’t use a special diet, weight-loss program or any other such thing that is easy available to us that guarantees our weight-loss success…or not, as many of us who have tried these methods can attest. I
Doggy Rapport: A Blog Anniversary Post
Today is the one year anniversary of this blog and to celebrate I decided to write a post of appreciation to all of my furry four-legged friends. I am especially indebted to my dog…as she (among many other beings) has provided me with a huge platform for my growth. So with that in mind, I’d
A Vibrational Shift and the Encounter with the One-Horned Beast
Smelly Energy Energy imbalance happens. For me, it started a few weeks ago after my husband issued me a growth challenge. You know, the kind that once it’s been uttered makes a part of you cringe in the corner and whimper…it had to be that one, didn’t it? I knew the time was right
Coaching Highlight: Reorganizing a Learning Disorder
The Map is Not the Territory Thinking is the way we make an internal representation to ourselves of the world we live in. We take our experiences and our sensory input and with it we create a map of the world in which we live. This map comes equipped with a navigational system whose primary function
Contracting or Expanding Your Mode of Focus
The Storm Yesterday nature sent some chaos into our lives in the form of our first good wind storm of the year. As we watched it howl we wondered if trees were coming down, whether or not the power would stay on and what effect all of these possibilities might have on the evenings commitments. Earlier
Beautiful Monsters and Other Fine Things
Have you ever chased passion to the threshold of sanity? Followed your soul to the dungeons gate or experienced a delirium so sweet that it defies verbal expression? Have you ever fought your way through unimaginable fear only to find that contained within it was the heart of your dreams? Would you
Gotta Question? Ask Your Body…
Chakra Reactions Lately on my after class walks the subject of body reactions related to the chakras has come up. Many of us found that if we were using our voice for example, to do something that did not align internally that we experienced some side effect such as phlegm, a cough or some other impediment
What are you doing with your incredibly crazy, amazingly beautiful, precious life? That's the real question...and does what you are doing reflect who you really are at your deepest levels? Are you creating something synergetic between your life force and your physical reality? Well, regardless of the answer if you're thinking is leading in this direction, you are making a journey inward and are about to embark on the adventure of your life!