Sometimes, taking time for pleasure can even trigger a stress response, because slowing down feels unfamiliar. But here’s the truth: pleasure is good for you. It softens the edges, nourishes your nervous system, and brings you back to life.
Reconnect with pleasure and passion Read Post »
Your voice is important, it matters what you say, doesn’t it? It matters, what you say to others, and most importantly what you say to yourself. Your voice is a channel of energy, speak with intention.
Your Voice Matters Read Post »
I thrive working with women who lead, who organise, who hold the vision. The women who know deep down they’re here for something more. Something greater. A mission that calls from within. Because you are here for something greater. Your soul is calling you home. Join me on the Rise Up weekend meditation retreat in September.
Your soul is calling you home. Rise Up sister! Read Post »
Hope came up twice this week, once in a deep conversation with a friend, and again in a session with a client. Hope was the belief, the Superpower under all the negativity that helped them press on.
The Final Frontier: Hope! Read Post »
The healing and spiritual journey isn’t one decision you made once to believe in a deity, or follow a religion. It isn’t once to pray, meditate, attend church on Sundays, or seek solace on retreat. It is a daily devotion. As my teacher Manna says, it is continuous self-inquiry, and consistent conscious choice.
Dancing with duality: From survival strain to spiritual gain Read Post »
LOVE means different things to different people. It depends on what family and culture you grew up in. The Greeks have 4 different words for love.
Eros meaning romantic, sexual and passionate.
Agape meaning selfless and unconditional.
Philia describes the love of friendship, loyalty, and shared interests.
Storge is the love between family, of deep attachment and natural affection.
Belonging is one of our basic human needs. Without this need being met, most of us do not thrive, let alone survive. In 1948, psychologist Abraham Maslow came up with a hierarchy of needs theory. It states that we must have our primal and basic needs met before we can satisfy our higher social, intellectual, and spiritual needs. If we try, which we do, we can end up with longer-term psychological problems such as anxiety, depression and chronic illness.
Craving Connection? You’re not alone. Read Post »
Knowing yourself is an inside job. It starts by expressing yourself in some way. That’s how we know others, right? By the way they express themselves. Self expression is either moving, speaking, or creativity. When we express, we allow our life force energy to move us into taking action. I take expressive action by writing, speaking, taking photos and dancing.
Knowing and expressing yourself Read Post »
