Body Awareness – Winter Blooms

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With polarizing influences screeching in our ears like nails on a blackboard, it is easy to be caught up in the drama and forget to turn off our devices and sit in silence as we invite the natural rhythms of the world to bring us back to centre. One of the most effective techniques for building resilience in the long term and self regulating in the moment is to step outside onto a grassy patch, focus on a tree, and simply offer our appreciation for its being present to us. Resilience and self regulation are the secret to joyful longevity, loving and respectful relationships, and successful, sustainable business enterprises. Tapping to clear all resistance to daily resilience and self regulation practices helps us to develop nourishing self-care practices that ensure positive experiences in the moment and positive experiences over time.

Continue reading Self Care during Challenging Times

Once we commit to making positive physical changes, several helpful concepts support our intentions. The first concept concerns respecting and communicating with each aspect of the body we are conscious of judging negatively. When we find ourselves grasping the flesh of the upper arm, or belly, or some other body area as we make a critical comment, it is helpful to think of this physical part as coming forward for peace making. I say this because every specific part we reject about our flesh serves in some way to increase feelings of safety. This may sound counter-intuitive, especially when we are convinced that it is wrong or bad to be “fat,” or “lazy,” or even ill. However, when we reject even the tiniest part of the Self, we are in some way doing our very best to prevent similar rejection from others. Many of us learn self criticism as young children and then make our way in the world repeating this criticism as a way of short circuiting those we feel might criticize us in similar fashion. Tapping can help us to resolve our fear of criticism from others and at the same time, support us in making the long and winding journey from head to heart.

Continue reading Weighting and Waiting (Part 2): Conversations with the Body