Homeostasis for the Holidays: Return to Regulation
We’ve all heard the phrase home for the holidays, but no matter where you find yourself this season, there’s another kind of homecoming waiting for you—the return to your inner home.
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From Surviving to Thriving: Shutdown/Collapse, Freeze & Depression
Part 2 - This second part of our Surviving to Thriving series delves into the survival responses of shutdown, collapse, freeze, and depression. These states represent one end of the nervous system spectrum,
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From Surviving to Thriving: Anxiety & Panic Attacks
Part 1 - Our nervous systems are brilliantly wired, molded over millennia, guiding us through life's ups and downs, keeping us safe, and increasing our chances of survival.
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Mobility Matters
While “mobility” doesn’t have a formal definition, it comes from the Latin word movere, meaning “to move”. Most dictionaries define it as “the ability to move or be moved freely and easily.”
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Understanding Trauma
“Trauma” has become a buzzword in our culture, which has diluted its meaning. Many of us are left wondering: what is trauma actually, and further, what is it not?
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How Somatics Transforms Trauma
Last month, I had the opportunity to talk with Suzanne O’Connor on Prince Edward County’s The Grapevine radio show about what somatics is, my journey into somatics, and how somatic work transforms trauma.
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Heartfulness
In a world where mindfulness is often touted as the key to a balanced and fulfilled life, we overlook the profound power of the heart. What if, instead of focusing solely on the mind, we directed our attention towards our heart?
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The Power of Connection
In a culture that deprioritizes authentic connection, the importance of cultivating healthy and conscious relationships cannot be overstated. Our wellbeing is profoundly influenced by the quality of our connections with others, because at our core, we are relational beings. It is through relationships that we find joy, intimacy, love, and fulfillment, and without them, we lose touch with the essence of our humanity.
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The Present of Presence: Live Life Deeply Engaged
In our fast-paced world, filled with constant distractions and demands, it can often feel like we’re constantly chasing presence – a moment to smell the roses. Yet, presence is not just a fleeting moment; it is a profound engagement with your life and deserves our full attention. By working towards being fully present, as often as possible, we can deeply connect with ourselves, others, and our surroundings, experiencing everything with embodied awareness.
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Turn Toward
Turning toward is the way back home to our authentic selves. Our systems will only regulate when we do the work to make the return back to our whole selves, & most importantly, feel safe & supported throughout the process.
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Awareness
Are you living life on autopilot? Do you wake up and immediately go into action? Here’s a practice for you.
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Perpetual Wholeness
When we are able and ready to engage in the work and practices that welcome all aspects of ourselves home, we remember and experience ourselves as whole, exactly as we are, in every moment.
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Structure and Freedom
This time of year still affects my whole being, even though I'm years removed from the yearly school calendar. There's a shift in late August that signals an ending of summer's freedom, of summer's play…
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June Bloom
Have you heard of “June Gloom?”
It's a term used in Southern California for a weather pattern that produces less-than-ideal conditions in early summer.
Taking Care of You
The era we've been living in reminds us of the importance of self-care. I’m not sure I love this compound word as it suggests that caring for myself is a DIY (or do-it-yourself) endeavour.
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Blessings for Big Leaps
You are magic. You were born magic. Some part of you knows this as truth. I know this is true for all beings because when I look deep into the eyes of another human, with an open heart and with love, I can see it.
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On Being and Becoming
The transition from one year into the next can spark the urge to set intentions and goals, and to feel into an opportunity for a fresh start. Whether that's your jam or not, I am in full support. I like to take this time to reflect, recognize, and rejoice.
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Winter Awaits
Are you ready? We are very close to approaching the coldest days of the year. How will you navigate winter's hardships and ensure that you celebrate the sacred gifts that come with this season?
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A New November
The last weekend of October was, for me, a total reset. I dove into three full days of continued training in Relational Somatic Psychotherapy with brand new teachers from the Ryzio Institute and alongside my colleagues, in the sacred circle, we all have come to know and trust.
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Fall Feels
We are experiencing a natural transition with the change of season. This shift brings us into longer periods of darkness, as the daylight hours lessen.
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