Vision is important in life so that we can have something to work towards. If we do not set intentions, then we don’t have goals which can lead us to stagnation. Visualization meditation is powerful because the mind believes what we envision. So being careful of what thoughts that we think of is important, because this what creates our emotions, perceptions, …
Why having healthy coping skills is helpful
Coping skills, what are those? Coping skills are about how you deal with what life throws at you, how you manage your stress, anxiety and internally how you respond to these challenges. So what is a good coping skill vs. a not so great one? Check out these 3 ways that you can gauge your coping skills. Life is not what …
4-7-8 Breathing Excercise
This weeks video is number three of the three part series in learning how to manage stress and anxiety through your breath. This week we will be learning the 4-7-8 breathing technique. Last week we talked about the 4 square breathing technique which helps to reduce anxiety and bring us into the present moment by giving us a cognitive and somatic …
How to use affirmations and have them be effective
Affirmations help us to affirm the way that we want to see our lives. When I was first introduced to affirmations I was not yet a therapist and I was very skeptical about them actually working for me. So lets explore the science behind positive psychology and the use of affirmations. The thought behind affirmations is that you are stating …
Taking Charge of the Inner Critic
So it is 2017, it is January so everyone is reassessing their lives and trying to make changes. So what make us not attain our goals and fall back into old patterns? One reason is not having a good action plan, with measurable steps and ways of reinforcing goals. (I will write about setting and completing goals in another blog …
Finding Serenity in Surrender
“Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be.” ~Sonia Ricotti Image: Serendipity by Leo Grübler In our society surrendering is usually equated with two things battles and religion. When we use it in our personal lives surrendering can teach us important lessons about ourselves and what we hold on to. Surrender has to do with …
The Power of Choice
Using the power of decision gives you the capacity to get past any excuse to change any and every part of your life in an instant. ~Anthony Robbins When we are children we are at the whim of our parents and the world we have little choice what happens to us, we are beholden to them. Many people carry …
What wolf do you feed? Choice in the way that we live.
THE TWO WOLVES – A CHEROKEE STORY A young boy came to his Grandfather, filled with anger at another boy who had done him an injustice. The old Grandfather said to his grandson, “Let me tell you a story. I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those that have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do. But hate wears …
The problem with Expectations
Expectations are a part our everyday lives. We expect things to work as we envision them to. We expect people to keep their word. We expect our friends to show up. Our families have expectations about who we will be and what we will do. But when things don’t pan out, we are disappointed, butt hurt and sometimes we even hold …