Keep Calm in Chaos: Get Moving
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Practicing Yoga and Meditation at Home
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If you’ve been thinking about doing yoga or meditation, now is probably a good time to get started. I’ve received a ton of comments from my friends and students that their anxiety has gone through the roof because of the coronavirus. Since studios are closing in the interest of public health, there is an abundance of opportunity to start a home based yoga and meditation practice. A lot of us have moved our classes online because we get it: you need your yoga!
Read MoreYou Are Not Broken
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You’re not broken. Your mental health struggles are not a problem. They’re unmet needs asking for attention.
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You Can't Force Your Way Into Desire
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The must dramatic and sustainable change I’ve seen (and experienced) were quietly called forth from within. The result of awareness, acceptance, and hope, an inner longing for change has enough fuel to overcome objections, inertia, and obstacles.
Read MoreWTF Just Happened? Help for Trauma's Aftermath
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Yoga is like having a giant tool kit for healing. Working with a private yoga teacher is like having someone help you know how, when, where, what, and why to use those tools.
Read MoreSelf Care for Emotional Trauma
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Typically when you’re on the edge of expansion, conflict occurs because opening to life is in direct opposition to the unconscious strategies you’ve employed to keep you safe. Growth requires confronting our limits, but confronting our limits feels incredibly threatening. If symptoms have been dormant, like anxiety, night sweats, irritability, lack of focus/concentration, digestion issues, etc., they start coming back just when you start moving forward.
Read MoreThe Great Lie: "I'm not enough" and Breaking Free
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After years of experiencing traumatic conditions inside of relationships that were supposed to be loving, many of us conclude that there’s something fundamentally wrong with us. Living with a sense of impending doom, we dare not venture into the creative space, lest we fail (once more). We dare not share who we are with others, lest they see how messed up we are. We dare not reach out, lest we experience waves of rejection and shame for simply wanting or needing something.
Read MoreWhat is C-PTSD? with 5 Suggestions for Moving Deeper into Healing
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CPTSD develops as a healthy response to unhealthy circumstances.
Read MoreWhy Striving for Stability Nearly Ruined My Life
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In striving for stability, I tamed the wild right out of myself, and with it went desire, passion, excitement, and joy. Stalking stability killed the thriving star, the alive parts of me.
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