Your Vision Matters If you are an empath, chances are that you intuitively know what's best for you. This ability enables you to know your true path in life. However, maintaining course can be a challenge when you struggle to hold your ground against the emotional needs of others. Empaths are naturally sensitive to the … Continue reading Are You an Empath? How to Create Healthy Boundaries (for Empaths)
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Who Am I? The Confidence to Say “No”
Healing Your Boundaries If setting your personal boundaries sends you running for the hills, you could be unnecessarily stressed, unfulfilled, and feeling the symptoms of depression and anxiety. You could even be living a life of exhaustion, low mood, and intermittent chaos. Reclaiming your boundaries is not just a matter of learning a magic phrase. … Continue reading Who Am I? The Confidence to Say “No”
How to Find Your Life Purpose
How to Find your Life Purpose Who did you want to be when you were 7 years old? As babies, we are getting used to being in a body. As toddlers we've mostly figured that part out, and have evolved into the next stage of learning: mastering emotion (More about Emotion, what is Emotion). We … Continue reading How to Find Your Life Purpose
Authenticity Can Save Your Life
If You Feel Unhappy... Many emotional traumas from childhood are caused when our caregivers shame us, snap at us, and ignore us when we are having an emotional experience. This is a kind of emotional abandonment. When as children our emotional life is not accurately received, we can feel abandoned, shamed, unworthy, confused, empty, and … Continue reading Authenticity Can Save Your Life
BUILDING POSITIVE EMOTIONAL RESOURCES
Emotional Presence Technique You may have a specific experience that is causing some emotions to stir up, or you may simply want to do this technique as a daily practice. The goal is to practice presence with your emotion by feeling the sensations of it, instead of telling a story about it. This will show … Continue reading BUILDING POSITIVE EMOTIONAL RESOURCES
HEAL THE BRAIN TO TRAIN EMOTION
Heart-Brain Heart-Brain coherence is when the frequencies emitted by the neurons of the brain are coherent with those emitted by the heart. This state of coherence corresponds with mental clarity, emotional balance, and better physical health. Heart-Brain coherence can occur spontaneously in sleep, and also be induced by intentionally generating positive emotional states (for example … Continue reading HEAL THE BRAIN TO TRAIN EMOTION
THE BODY-MIND-BRAIN CONNECTION OF EMOTION
THE BODY-MIND-BRAIN CONNECTION OF EMOTION Your emotional life is influenced by your body, brain, and mind. This means that you can transform your brain, body, and mind so that they are primed for a balanced emotional life. Working with any one aspect will influence the others. It's all connected. Not only can you actively work … Continue reading THE BODY-MIND-BRAIN CONNECTION OF EMOTION
What is an “Emotion” ??
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF EMOTION Emotional self-awareness creates the foundation for self-confidence, healthy boundaries, creativity, and generally good emotional hygiene. Emotions are important signals. Therapy can help you get in touch with your emotional life, get it more organised, and get it working for you. Here are some basics: Emotions are bound to the body. Emotions … Continue reading What is an “Emotion” ??
THE CASE FOR YOUR EMOTIONS
Why Emotions Matter Emotions are an inescapable part of our human experience. Yet we are provided with few tools to navigate or understand our emotional worlds. “Mental health” is a commonly spoken phrase, but emotional health, and spiritual health are seldom discussed. Many of us believe that we are at the mercy of our emotions, … Continue reading THE CASE FOR YOUR EMOTIONS
PORTRAIT OF AN INNER CHILD
They were on their way to the park, and waiting to cross the road. Beep. Beep. Beep - Tock! Green light. Mum held onto Marelise's hand very tightly. Too tightly. She walked briskly, pulling at Marelise's arm as they made their way to the other side of the road. The day before, Marelise and her … Continue reading PORTRAIT OF AN INNER CHILD
WHY IT’S SCARY AND HOW TO CHANGE
When your circumstances don't match your expectations, you want to know how to change. Whether we are working to change our relationship with ourselves, with others, or even our careers - the fear of change can be the thing that stops us from making it. WHEN THE EGO'S SURVIVAL SABOTAGES YOUR SUCCESS The ego is … Continue reading WHY IT’S SCARY AND HOW TO CHANGE
THE LOST SELF…WHY YOU FEEL LOST
We all want to be the attuned vital force that directs Life seamlessly. We want to make clear decisions, be successful, and choose the right path for our greatest good. Often though, we feel stuck. It's not so clear how to move forward, how to get out of the 'trap', or what the right choice … Continue reading THE LOST SELF…WHY YOU FEEL LOST