It seems all good things come from connection – to each other, to ourself, to nature, to spirit. You might first think connection is what happens between us and another but it also happens within us. Connecting is a capacity of our nervous system, one we need to survive, and also one we can build …
This is the first day of Spring in the northern hemisphere, yet it seems like the hibernation is just beginning! It’s time to remember that these are the times that we have practiced for. Thank goodness that we have built skills of wisdom and strength and continue to work on a nervous system that is able …
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Whatever we practice, we get better at, and we are always practicing something; either we are reinforcing habits, behaviors and reactions we already have or we are learning and reinforcing something new. Many of our behaviors and reactions are automatic and unconscious – we might call them ‘default’ practices. Conscious, intentional practice, on the other …
“Tension is who you think you should be, Relaxation is who you are” Lao Tzu It’s kinda funny to think that it takes practice to be who we really are, to return to our ‘naturalness’. So often it seems we are trained by the world to hold our true being at arms length, so to …
We live in a world rife with the white noise of constant stimulation and overflowing information; the screens of phones and computers are ever beckoning with their flashing lights and dopamine-inducing bells and whistles. As well, the past and it’s unresolved pain and traumas leave their mark on us, effecting our nervous system in a …
Scientific research about who we are and what makes us tick has created a quiet revolution in our understanding of the power of our Heart. Studies show now what the wisdom traditions have known for ages….the the heart is not only the center of our biology, but the source of our highest intelligence, and the …