Posts Tagged ‘mindfulness’
What Do We Do When We’re Scared? || By Bre Smith
Sometimes when I feel really scared my system (body/mind) feels like it goes “offline.” What I mean by this is if my brain ran on Wi-Fi, my Wi-Fi went out. I don’t have access to the functioning I typically do (or that is expected of me socially). For us psych nerds, I am speaking to…
Read MoreEveryone Is On a Hero’s Journey || By Beth Hinnen, Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher
If Joseph Campbell popularized the hero’s journey, then J.R.R. Tolkien made it palpable with the Lord of the Rings (LOTR) trilogy. Every year, between Christmas and New Year’s, I watch all 3 movies. It used to be in one day, starting at 8 am. And given that I watch the extended versions — a full…
Read MoreFate or Destiny: It’s your choice || By Phannie Krentzman
Fate and Destiny have one thing in common; you make them both up. I am a curious person and when I learn or hear about something, I wonder about its origins, about its truth and how it applies to my life. On my journey of self-discovery, the concept of fate and destiny has come up…
Read MoreFinding Mind-Body-Spirit Balance During the Holidays: A Holistic Perspective from a Therapist in Denver || By Leanne Morton, MA, LPC, ATR
Why the Holidays Feel Heavy (Even When They’re Meant to Be Joyful) The holidays are rarely just about the joy, connection, and magic we see in the media. Alongside those pleasant experiences often comes the expectation to do more: consume more, create more, decorate more, cook more. At the same time, nature is slowing down.…
Read MoreTwo Sides of the Same Coin — ReDo* || By Beth Hinnen, Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher
*I first published a version of this blog during COVID. During any trying time in my life, it drops in for me that adequacy and interdependency are two sides of the same coin. And during those days of COVID, I saw this coin being flipped in every moment, with one word or the other, each…
Read MoreYour Fight Response || By Laura Zwisler, LPC
I have observed from my seat across from the human condition, that adults with particularly unjust childhoods tend to have “anger” problems. In reality, they have a handful of problematic triggers that cause them to act out whenever they feel threatened in the same way they were as a kid. From that viewpoint, their behavior is rational. From…
Read MoreTrue Responsibility is the Ability to Respond || By By Phannie Krentzman
We all have long lists of what to do to be most responsible. There are things we’ve inherited from our parents and grandparents that were dictated by their life experiences and conditions. The societies we live within tell us the most acceptable ways to parent, live, spend, save, travel, communicate, be in relationship, etc. Responsibility is…
Read MoreThe Sacred Practice of Slowing Down: What Motherhood & Art Taught Me About Spirit || By Leanne Morton, MA, LPC, ATR
I still remember the shock of becoming a first-time mom in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, how lonely it felt to cross the threshold into motherhood without a community to hold me. It was overwhelming, defeating and disorienting. Like so many new mothers, I turned to my phone, the internet, and social media, hoping…
Read MoreAnte Up || By Laura Zwisler, LPC
I suspect life is run like a casino game. Casino games require that you place a bet or “ante up” before you get a chance to play. Playing is not winning. Playing is an opportunity to win. It’s also an opportunity to lose. Should you lose, you paid to lose. Should you win, you paid for the chance to win. Want…
Read MoreFrom Mind-Body to Bodymind || By Phannie Krentzman
A crucial aspect of our well being is disregarded and overlooked. Obsessed with cognition, we seem to miss what’s right underneath us – our bodies. Funnily enough, we’ve separated the brain and its function, from the body. We’ve forgotten that the brain IS body and that the body is continuous. Now it’s a curious thing…
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