Building Healthy Barriers for Highly Sensitive People
What happened twenty-five years ago in that hair salon was so amazing, it changed the way I function within my energy field even now.
The Freedom in Real Forgiviness
The healing starts when I recognize and accept these stories are in process. A maddeningly non-linear journey, but a journey of getting clear and present nonetheless.
Realizing Your Worth
I’ve found the concept of self-worth is a block to healing like no other. If a person doesn’t feel worthy of fill-in-the-blank then that likely won’t happen.
One-Minute Stress Relief (video)
The majority of the time, you can’t think your way out of a mood. How about breathe your way into a new perspective?
The Rewards of a Practice
Growing into my power and consciousness as an awake human being, I see how the practice of operating a business changed me more than I ever would have expected.
The Body Heals the Mind
By activating your Summer Sense of awareness, appreciation, and acceptance, you get a larger perspective encompassing the heart. A larger field. This is a learned skill that can be mastered.
The Gift of Making Amends in Recovery
We’ve all hurt someone in our lifetime. It’s part of being human. So even if you haven’t needed to stare down addiction, you likely have felt your heart swell at having a bridge mended or when something’s made right again.
How To Strengthen Productivity Without Force
First off, I’ve thrown out the idea that I’ll attain perfect balance in anything. What I can do is pay attention to what feels good and what doesn’t, and make little adjustments along the way.
The First Gene Key
A Fresh Perspective Shift between Ideas and Outcomes; I’ve been thinking about expectations a lot recently. I’ve been playing with not having them.
Being Half-Hearted Is Exhausting (Gene Key 29)
The right devotion finds me when I begin in the right mindset. Getting to a yes or no, is an inner practice. So I take special time to observe where this gift directs me.
Why I Write…
My Great-grandfather, William T. Ellis, was an author in the early 1900s. Technically, he was a blogger before that was a thing. He had a syndicated column that ran every Sunday where he mused about the spiritual life; ponderings, lessons, and joys.
Enrichment as a Guiding Internal Principle (Gene Key 56)
Activities that truly enrich my life make me aware of my connection to the world. Rather than feeding a blind external consumption or trying to get a fix, I am drawn to those things that build unity and help me realize how connected we really are.
Tools for Working with Rigid People
I’ve been helping out some family members recently, and I’ve called upon this one skill more times than I can count; using my Flexible Mind. I turn things upside down and look at the situation differently and say to myself…If nothing goes right, go left!
One-Minute Wake Up (video)
Sometimes the answer is so simple…
This breathing exercise I’m sharing in this video is the perfect recalibration when you need more energy.The Joyful Practice of Being a Prepper
Any act, habit, or practice that has become instilled in our lives can be driven by fear or pulled by desire.
The mindset makes the difference.In other words, we can prepare for comfort without dread and panic. We can enjoy the practice and its spoils instead of worrying about consequences.
Preparing for Good Decisions
While writing this, I’m on a sabbatical of sorts. I’ve taken a year to experiment and explore. I’m open to discovering the possibilities unfolding in what I’d consider to be the third phase of my life. Staying conscious through these changes requires me to practice all that I preach.
What the Tarot Taught Me About Branding as a Healer
My imagination jumped right into the symbology of the Tarot (because that’s how I roll). This led me to an analogy that described what I want to convey. Because sometimes we just need a good metaphor.
Mending the Overachiever
I have a precious figurine of a wooden angel holding a bundle of apples in her arms. It was given to me by a patient who did everything in her power to be healthy and young-looking. So when her husband called weeping to tell me she’d had a fatal heart attack, I was shocked.
Knowing When Enough Is Enough
By dancing in the middle of the paradox between spreadsheets and felt-sense I found my way to a sustainable flow. There’s a calmness; not wondering if there’s going to be a self-made crisis around the corner.
Creating a Suggestion That Sticks
Sitting in my clinic supervisor’s professional office, eager to find out what herbs and supplements he’d choose for my ‘student exhaustion syndrome’, I realized something that would become a guiding principle for how I approach practice.
Who is the “Queen of Herbs”?
If you’re wondering how to use herbs effectively, Julia Thie shares her insight into Tulsi, the Queen of Herbs, and mistakes often made when “trying” tulsi.
