Posts Tagged ‘change’
It’s Never Over || By Beth Hinnen, Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher
These words may strike fear in the heart … or they may be the most freeing ones ever. For me, it’s the latter. As I walk the spiritual path, I make an effort to stay open to new sources of information from many different places (okay, YouTube provides a good chunk of that right now),…
Read MoreSeeds of Growth || By Rick Garcia, Certified Sex/Cannabis Coach, LMT
Recently, my partner and I were considering moving to a new neighborhood. There were, of course, things we’d miss about the house we’d called home for the past five years, but the most bittersweet part was leaving behind our peach tree. We planted it three years ago, and this year, for the first time, she…
Read MoreFortunate Times || By Beth Hinnen, Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher
“May you live in fortunate times.” As I went through Yoga teacher training, I heard lots of different aphorisms and sayings, attributed to this and that culture, or this or that spiritual teaching. With the world on fire this year, what with multiple wars, economic chaos, political strife, assassination attempts, this saying keeps coming back…
Read MoreThe Paradox of Change: Is There Gain Without Pain? || By Rick Garcia, Certified Sex/Cannabis Coach, LMT
As a sex coach, I’ve had the privilege of guiding individuals through transformative journeys in their intimate lives. One curious aspect of this process is the paradox of change: my clients have the desire for growth and more often than not, there is a resistance that comes up in the face of change. It begs…
Read MoreResilience and How We Cope with Change || By Catherine Dockery, MA, Conscious Aging Facilitator
Life is Change How can we embrace our life with vitality, rather than with a faint heart? By allowing ourselves to continue to evolve and grow through transformative resilience, which is a way to describe a shift in the way we see the world. As a child we experience many shifts due to the growth…
Read MoreRest, Connection, and Play Transforms Our Lives || By Catherine Dockery, MA, Conscious Aging Facilitator
Transformation is lasting change for the better springing from radically shifting one’s perspective. – Living Deeply Change is What Life is All About The process of change is not always comfortable and, therefore, we often mischaracterize it as having something ‘wrong’ with us. How can we embrace our life with vitality, rather than with a…
Read MoreThe Intrinsic Value of Aging || by Catherine Dockery, MA, Conscious Aging Facilitator
“Wisdom is a living stream, not an icon preserved in a museum. Only when we find the spring of wisdom in our own life can it flow to future generations.” – Thich Nhat Hanh My specialty is working with older adults. I came into this field when I began my own aging journey over ten…
Read MoreThe Season of Change || By Samantha Camerino, LCSW
The changing seasons tend to have a significant impact not just on our mood, but also our actions. As a native east coaster, I personally enjoy the moody grey days, and I welcome the cold in like an old, loving friend. I appreciate the way in which the colder months encourage me to hibernate, to…
Read MoreDid the Big Changes Happen? II By Victoria Bresee MA, MAR, CHt.
How are things going with all those good intentions at the start of the year? Have you lost steam? Are you disappointed in yourself? Have you just decided to try again next year?If so, you are no different than the 80% of us who have basically given up by March every year.Don’t despair. There’s still…
Read MoreA Summer Solstice Meditation on Change and Light ll By Rev. Mary Coday Edwards, MA.
Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, falls on June 20 this year. It’s the day where the sun seems to “stand still” at that point on the horizon where it appears to rise and set, and then it appears to reverse its course over what it just traversed. It’s…
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