Illnesses, loss of loved ones, career missteps and relationship failures, accidents, traumas or past abuse are part of the human conditions we are all subject to. Whether minor or serious these setbacks can leave their mark. They are part of our history and life story. What matters is not the thing itself but how we relate to it…how we see it … [Read more...]
Deep Healing is just that – Deep!
Deep healing is akin to deep listening. To get to the level of healing that’s required to heal trauma in yourself you have to first open to yourself and listen deeply, patiently with compassion and forgiveness. This, deep and active listening, in itself, is a challenge and a particularly trying one for someone who is suffering with post traumatic … [Read more...]
The Best Medicine: Relax and Focus on What Excites You!
Taming the ‘monkey mind”, entering the stillness, quieting the mind, finding inner peace may all be ways of saying the same thing….the experience of Mindfulness, defined in 2003 by Jon Kabat-Zinn, who popularized it in North America as, “Paying attention in a particular way on purpose, in the present moment, without judgment.” So … [Read more...]