Category: Self Care
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Meditation Research…Survey says….
Ricard: ‘Meditation is not just blissing out under a mango tree but it completely changes your brain’ In the previous post we spoke about ten benefits of meditation. There are actually many more! Here are a few: Improved sleep, reduced need for as much sleep, improved capacity for focus, concentration and attention, enhanced mental clarity…
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An Important Self Care Strategy?
Self Care Enhanced by MeditationOne of the key benefits to a mediation practice is a growing capacity to be present in the NOW moment. Life can be hectic with many areas competing for our attention. Developing the skill to remain present and not controlled by distractions underlies many other abilities that can promote self care…
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Unlocking the Blocks to Clear Perception and Reducing the Fear of Change
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” Socrates Have you ever come to moments in your life where you cannot move forward and feel frustrated, confused or downright angry? I suspect we all have had those moments and wondered why! A common factor that can underlie such times is unprocessed emotions, faulty thinking and false beliefs (held out…
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Afraid of Negative Emotions?
We typically classify emotions as positive or negative based on our experience of them. We like the feelings that are “positive”, we do not like the feelings that are “negative”. Our emotions are energy and by themselves are neither positive nor negative. What is more important than our value judgments on feelings is HOW we…
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Beliefs: Are We Hardwired for Negativity?
Negativity in large part is an overdone early warning system to alert us to danger. There is also a strong component that comes with familial and cultural conditioning. The good news is that we can shift it with some simple tools and openness to change! Neuroscience< Growth and ChangeNeuroscience has shown us many fantastic things…
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Managing Energy Disruptions Positively
Our energy is our power. Negativity dissipates or binds energy (mentally, emotionally or physically) in effect creating a state of powerless. Managing Energy Through Forceful IncreaseTo cope with stress we are inclined to increase, decrease or freeze energy. Some tend to increase energy to cope. This is a pattern of overcompensation for fear or weakness.…