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How to Reconnect to Wholeness
QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT: Before I get into today’s post, I’d like to announce that my Youtube Channel is LIVE!!! Here, I will share yoga practices and narrative visual meditations on spiritual topics, most of which I’ll also share here in written form. Subscribe, if you feel called 🙂 Now, on to the good stuff. How to…
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What does your Narrative say about you?
Have you ever thought about the story you tell about yourself when you interact with others? These narrative identities usually include labels. “I’m a nice guy.” “I don’t have a lot of friends.” “I’ve been a smoker since I was 17.” “My husband left me.” “I have a big heart.” “I’ve never been good enough…
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The Hidden Power in Asking for Help
I recently went through a breakup and moved houses after a period of financial instability, two instances of what psychologists Cochrane and Robertson reported to be the most stressful life circumstances.I have moved nearly 10 times in my adulthood – almost all of them by myself, with zero help. In one circumstance, I abandoned most…
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Mercury Retrograde: Speak Your Truth
Ahh, Mercury Retrograde. It’s the three week period that seems to arrive far too frequently. We experience technological glitches and challenges in communication. It’s a time of more careful contemplation of our words before we speak, and reflection on others’ expressions before we respond. I want to chat about our human tendency to censor ourselves…
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Self-Discipline? What about Self-Devotion?
The only thing that stands in the way between what you want and what you have now are the deep-seated beliefs you have about whether you truly deserve it. Read that again. We can all admit there are aspects of our lives in which we could implement more discipline, right? Instead of shaming ourselves for…
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Acceptance vs. Judgment: How do you describe your difficult connections?
When something goes awry, and the energy becomes difficult or resistant between yourself and another, how do you choose to see the situation? As much as I dislike binary interpretations of things, I’ve found this dichotomy helpful when relating… Are you accepting what is happening, or are you rejecting what is happening by judging the…
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Your Presence is Your Responsibility
I recently created a “Last Day of Your Life” challenge in which I asked participants to live their day and all its obligations with the presence of someone spending their last day on Earth. During the challenge, I found immense depth in the pleasure and depth of sensation I experienced in this practice… Feeling into…
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Do You Know How to Communicate Your Needs?
Do you know the difference between sharing your truth through the filter of pain and sharing from love? Lately I’ve noticed this trend of people claiming they are “speaking their truth” when they are expressing their beliefs toward another party (which presumably feels differently). These shares, though they can feel empowering in the moment, are…
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How We Become Fossils – The Trappings of Dogma
As spiritual seekers, we enjoy saying yes to the unknown. We know the people, things and places with which we surround ourselves affect our perception of the world. We strive to gain greater levels of awareness and, when conscious of ourselves, choose not to repeat the same painful cycles. We see pain as an evolutionary…
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Butterflies and other trite Symbols of Spiritual Transformation
To be real with you… I’ve been better. I’ll spare you the details.People kept telling me all this challenge would be worthwhile. They said, “You’re experiencing a spiritual initiation!”or, “You’re facing trials now so that you can emerge transformed.”or,“You’re a caterpillar almost ready to become a butterfly!” Let’s all take a moment to collectively roll…
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