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The Garden Series: Cultivate the Seeds of Your True Nature or Higher Self “ your Essence.

The extreme times we are living in are accelerating personal and spiritual growth for many.  In 2020, I had the honor and pleasure of reaching thousands of people with the message of relaxing the nervous system, turning within for peace and meeting yourself and experiences with acceptance and compassion, with a process I’m calling Relax Into Presence.  I saw how powerful and nurturing it was to come together online in a group format to learn, relax and rise above.

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Feel Better. Think Better. Connect Better

I am excited to announce that I have been trained to provide a groundbreaking new protocol for stress, anxiety, trauma, attention difficulties, digestive issues, and other social, emotion and mental health conditions.  The best part is, instead of giving shots or starting IVs like when I was a nurse it involves listening to music for 5 hours! The Safe and Sound Protocol was developed by Dr. Stephen Porges and is based on his Polyvagal Theory.  Read on to learn more. (Photo credit by Jackson Simmer, Unsplash.com)

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You Are Probably Breathing Wrong

Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art is a 2020 bestseller by James Nestor. This book is a fascinating and informative read and that’s from someone who has studied breathing and its connection to health for decades! We breathe 25,000 times/day and with each breath, we send signals to our body that can result in health and well-being or dis-ease.   I will do my best to summarize a few of his findings from extensive study, self-experimentation and interviews with “pulmonauts” from around the world.  (Photo credit: Max van den Oetelaar)

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Why Am I Regressing?

I have been reading a lot about resiliency and why some thrive in a crisis and others don’t.  I came across a theory by psychologist Dr. Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg that describes 3 stages of responding to a crisis that I found rang true and hope you will find it helpful as well.

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Eye of the Storm

After working with a client recently on his emotional stress reactions, he had an image of being at peace in the eye of a storm with a growing white protective bubble around him and the dark clouds receding farther and farther out.

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The Stress Hardy Personality

Everyone I talk to these days is tired, distracted, and anxious. There is much uncertainty in our lives and much continued disruption. The definition of stress is: A response to any pressure or demand, requiring change or adaptation. Sound familiar?

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