A belief is a composite view or mindset that consists of a set of ideas or assumptions, theories we assume to be true. The belief you hold may be implicit and underlying expressed through our attitude and behaviour shaped by early conditioning – what we witnessed and observed in our families and internalized growing up as impressionable and … [Read more...]
Is Active Listening Possible When You’re Upset or Angry?
January 21, 2015 by
It's well recognized that the capacity to innovate is a function of active listening and is often compromised by chronic job and life stressors and energy traps. Your ability to listen and actually hear is influenced internally, by what you are feeling and what you are thinking and externally, by stimuli that distracts you. Active listening … [Read more...]
Crafting New Year’s Resolutions that Stick is an Art and a Science
January 16, 2015 by
According to a recent article in Scientific American, “Getting discouraged by setbacks is one of the most common reasons people fail to meet their goals.” This, I am sure, is no great news. What’s important to learn is how to set and manage expectations. In doing that right, you’ll soon experience fewer and fewer setbacks. The small steps, kaizen … [Read more...]
Self Compassion and You
January 14, 2015 by
It is no surprise to me and I expect won’t surprise you either that people who treat themselves with compassion feel better about themselves and have better coping skills – are more able to respond rather than react to disappointments and setbacks. The September 2014 research study at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, by Kelly et al., 2014 … [Read more...]
Beginners Mind Makes Facing Change Fun
January 9, 2015 by
Facing change in our lives takes courage and strength of character. Change is not going away. It's here with increasing complexity, frequency and intensity. How we well we do at accepting change is critical to our well being and our survival. So, how can we be pro active towards change? Can we learn to surf the wave of change - be the change … [Read more...]
Acknowledgement – a Powerful Medicine!
January 7, 2015 by
The act of acknowledgement recognizes and honours, contributing to an enhanced sense of appreciation and self-worth. It contributes to creating an environment of unconditional love and support - like fertilizer is to plants, acknowledgement and gratitude expressed create the context and required conditions for growth. To acknowledge and be … [Read more...]
What Commands Your Attention, Deserves Your Focus
December 30, 2014 by
Commitment to a thing that matters to you requires that you first recognize it as a priority. Right here, right now, THIS is what matters to you and so you give it your full attention. It engages and commands your attention and compels you to focus. What’s in the way? It is this compelling presence that receives your full attention – your energy … [Read more...]
You Don’t Stop at Your Skin!
December 30, 2014 by
In Therapeutic Touch™, the healing field is the subtle, non-physical energy field, generated by the healee, that is palpable beyond the body’s physical periphery – that is beyond the skin. The Therapeutic Touch practitioner, through practice, learns to guide the natural, orderly flow of energy coming out of the palms of her hands so as to … [Read more...]
Gifts From the Heart are Gifts For the Heart
December 18, 2014 by
Consider giving gifts that help people deepen their appreciation for themselves and their world. Doing so will require you to take time out from your busy life and reflect on those you love and want to gift. This action of slowing down and reflecting will help you de-stress and begin to heal your heart. All healing is self healing. The … [Read more...]
What’s Wrong With Christmas Gift Giving?
December 16, 2014 by
The commercialization of the Christmas gift giving tradition revs people up into a buying frenzy, leaving them overspent and exhausted. Seasonal marketing messages designed to attract buyers and increase sales, employ psychological insight to leverage personal insecurities and low self-esteem for corporate gain. The resulting impact has … [Read more...]
