Anxiety and stress are the most common mental disorders.  The current state of the world is exacerbating people’s anxiety and depression. Ongoing stress increases the chances of anxiety becoming a disorder.  The two go hand in hand.  It has been reported that 1/3 of Americans are showing signs of clinical anxiety and depression as a result of the pandemic, political divisiveness, economic stress, fires, droughts, floods and other climate extremes, and losses of life, property and homes. Countries worldwide are experiencing similar upsurges of anxiety as instability increases.  

By definition, anxiety is marked by “a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.”  It seems each day brings an alarming crisis and mounting uncertainty.  It is no wonder that anxiety is rising.  

Recognizing Burnout

Anxiety can sneak up on you.  You may not realize that your fatigue and exhaustion are a result of burnout from mental distress.  Your sympathetic nervous system, which pushes adrenaline and cortisol, is working overtime without a break from the necessary calming balance of the parasympathetic system.  Burned-out in this case means that your nervous system is overloaded and just like a fuse burning out of an electrical circuit, it damages your neuronal circuits. 

Chronic stress is draining.  It causes wear and tear on the body and the damage to the brain’s circuitry causes changes in the brain’s anatomy.  Symptoms of constant anxiety, panic attacks, restlessness, insomnia, heart palpitations, inability to relax, high blood pressure, breathing problems and poor digestion as well as other impacts to the body can result.  Research by William James Fellow Bruce McEwen on the neuroendocrinology of stress hormones found that chronic stress impacts specific areas of the brain, which can lead to changes in mood, learning, and memory.  Burnout can result in a loss of motivation, emotional depletion, memory impairment, cynicism, rumination on negativity, and detachment.  Your brain is worn out and needs a rest.

Approaching Threat

How do you manage the bombardment of so many external factors that you have no control over?  Your body’s defenses and your sympathetic nervous system will ignite whenever your survival is threatened.  This may occur when your values or way of life are threatened, or when you are isolated and alone, unaccepted or unloved.  

Detachment is the natural outcome when you are mentally and emotionally exhausted and drained.  You want to “chill-out” or numb out with mindless distractions.  Mild distractions can be beneficial in the short term.  However, when anxiety escalates you may dissociate, or turn to drugs or food to soothe yourself.  Sitting in front of the television or your computer for long hours, erratically keeping busy or working until you drop are danger signs.  These habits of retreating may become addictions that harm you, deplete your energy and don’t actually stop the anxiety.  The underlying threat response is still activated and only temporarily submerged.  Regular exercise, being creative, walking in nature, meditating, dancing, playing music that you love, laughing, playing and reducing time spent listening to media are all healthy ways to discharge and de-stress.  These are great coping skills and when you understand why these work, you will be able to initiate a higher and more productive level of consciousness. 

Connection Creates Security

In the moments you are doing the latter activities like exercising, playing and laughing, you are not separate from yourself.  You are fully present and connected.  It is all about connection.  You are either connecting with life or disconnecting from it.  Threat brings out the defenses of separation that purposefully disconnect you.  It is easy to see that dissociating and inhibiting your emotions disconnect you from a vital part of yourself…you no longer feel alive or an integral part of life.  When you are in that level of consciousness you have a tendency to fall back into controlling life creating even more separation.    

A healthy body is always checking for harmony, balance, and a return to homeostasis.  You go in and out of balance with continual adjustments taking place. Physical connectivity between the physiological elements and processes of your body is required to achieve relatively stable equilibrium but so is emotional and mental connection to others.  When you know that you belong and are supported it gives you a sense of safety and freedom, which not only relaxes your defenses but also reminds you that you are interconnected with life.  So…connecting with people that support and love you will ease much of your stress.  Having deep meaningful connection with others when you are isolated or the world is contained is not so easy.   

Control Creates Insecurity

Relying on or seeking stability in the world or even in relationships can be a never-ending quest.  Life and the world are in constant flux.  The very best relationships have times of discord.  Your body has a marvelously intricate system to maintain equilibrium; yet, it cannot control all of life and external events.  Most happenings in life are absolutely not in your control.  Ay, there’s the rub.  The ego’s threat detection program focuses on attempting to control what it cannot.  “If I can fix what is wrong out there or with this person, then I will be secure, I will be safe.”  “If I can control external events everything will be fine.”  Control is a defensive losing strategy because it disconnects you not only from others but also from security itself.  It sets you up to see the world as separate.   

As Alan Watts reveals, “There is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity. But the contradiction lies a little deeper than the mere conflict between the desire for security and the fact of change. If I want to be secure, that is, protected from the flux of life, I am wanting to be separate from life. Yet it is this very sense of separateness, which makes me feel insecure. To be secure means to isolate and fortify the “I,” but it is just the feeling of being an isolated “I” which makes me feel lonely and afraid. In other words, the more security I can get, the more I shall want.”  Without that sense of security, I am engulfed in anxiety and stress. 

The Way to Everlasting Security is Interior Connection to Presence

If you can’t find safety in the external world, where can you find a safe haven?  What is security?  Change is scary because it reflects the impermanence of life.  What is truly needed is an internal sense of permanence.  

Ultimately, rising up from the debilitating carrion of stress and anxiety is metaphorically like the rise of the Phoenix from the fire and ashes.  It is an undertaking and journey of the soul.  It is a catalyst for tremendous growth.  It requires you to remain present with your experience rather than standing apart from it.  There is a place within you that is eternally present that is outside of the noise of turmoil.  Presence is the light of consciousness at one with all of life.  Consciousness has never been separate.  It is permanent, secure and stable.

The Interior Connection to Presence Fosters Interconnection with

 the Unity of Life

It is the interior connection to presence that fosters interconnection with the oneness and unity of all of life and relaxes you into the deepest state of security.  You are no longer in the illusion that you are separate because you know that you are integrally connected and one with life and consciousness itself.  

Embracing Anxiety into Freedom

The sky turns dark and a huge plume of orange and purple smoke billows overhead.  A fire has flared up on the mountains above.  I am aware of a flood of distressing thoughts.  Instead of being engulfed by them, I see them as a warning to be aware.  There is a perpetual movement of these thought forms.  Instead of grabbing onto them, I am in relationship to the present moment and to what is happening around me.  Is there something to be done or not?  I experience a burst of sensations and waves of emotions rushing through me.  A feeling of fear erupts in my stomach and gets caught in my throat.  Can I allow and accept this experience without controlling it?  It is almost unbearably uncomfortable.  At first I want to control it and push it away.  I remember to be aware and accept the anxiousness and fear that is present without needing to be separate from it.  As I experience being fully present in the now, my perception expands and I feel the energy of being alive a part of life simultaneously with the sensation of the emotions arising in my body.      

Miraculously, more presence in the moment creates an alchemical transmutation within and a higher intensity of awareness.  I am more enlivened and conscious.  This higher state of connectivity calms me.  I can assess my situation and know that I am safe. 

Presence is Fuel for Consciousness

Eckhart Tolle describes presence as the fuel for consciousness and higher intelligence.  Be gentle with yourself.  Your ego defenses are instinctual and strong.  Embracing and befriending fear and anxiety is a practice.  Each time you accept these raw energies, you will find that it gets easier to be present.  Your integrity and interconnectedness are restored.  It is because of this total acceptance of all parts of yourself that you no longer feel separate.  You are an integral part of life and fully engaged.  Your freedom is worth it. 

Dorothy Wallis is a former intern at People House in private practice with an M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy.  She is a Psychotherapist, Certified Relational Life Therapist, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, and an International Spiritual Teacher at the forefront of the consciousness movement for over thirty years grounded in practices of meditation, family systems, relationships, and emotional growth.  Her work reflects efficacious modalities of alternative approaches to healing for individuals and couples based upon the latest research in science, human energy fields, psychology, and spirituality. 

As a leader in the field of emotional consciousness and the connection to mind, body and spirit, her compassionate approach safely teaches you how to connect to your body, intuition and knowing to clear emotional wounds and trauma at the core.  The powerful Heartfulness protocol empowers your ability to join with your body’s innate capacity to heal through holistic Somatic, Sensory and Emotional awareness. 

www.TheDorWay.com and www.Heartfulnesspath.com  

March 2020

My daughter has come to stay for a week.  She needs a respite to heal from a car accident.  It is a blessing for me.  Happily, a respite for her means working together on projects.  My back deck is now a haven to enjoy with colorful flowerpots, fresh herbs, an umbrella covered table nestled in one corner, and a grill.  Working together we have hauled flagstone and hand built tiered garden beds, dug the clay, filled it with compost and planted vegetables and herbs. 

Most news I receive is by email.  What seemed like a far away concern has now become a serious issue.  The coronavirus is causing a world wide ‘shut down.’  We are advised to ‘stay at home’ and wear masks when going out.  Stores and restaurants are closing down, flying is precarious and so my daughter decides to stay a bit longer.  Bags of frozen fish, canned goods, and cleaning supplies are added to my shopping list to shorten trips to the store.

My refrigerator terminates and we salvage what food we can in a couple of coolers in the garage.  Rats, I just filled up my frozen section!  What a time to have it go out.  It is a couple of weeks without refrigeration before I find a business that is willing to come inside and install a new refrigerator.  Within minutes of the new one being stocked my garbage disposal goes out.  Leaking from the bottom an inch deep of water covers the floor of the cabinet.  It has to be fixed pronto in order to use the kitchen sink.  My patience pays off after a masked trip to Home Depot waiting in long lines and talking with four different service personnel trying to figure out how to give me a refund for an unneeded refrigerator part while my daughter retrieves the new disposal.  With her strong arms and ingenuity, she has it fixed and the house is humming once again.  

Every day there is more news about the novel virus spreading and I hear people having trouble with feelings of isolation with the ‘stay at home’ order.  For me, nothing has slowed down.  There are waves upon waves of situations popping up that need prompt attention.  

April 2020

My cousin is in the hospital with Covid-19.  I learn that he came down with a high fever and within the week he is in the hospital on a ventilator.  So much about his condition and the virus is unknown.  I hear some good news from his sister.  It is a little over a week since he has been in the hospital and his oxygen and CO2 levels, blood work and organ functioning are normal.  The sedatives have been lowered and he opens his eyes.  They want to take him off of the ventilator but his breathing is not sufficient.  His sister tells me one day his vitals are up and the next day they are down.  His sisters and family are experiencing grief and pain not only because of worrying about his condition but also at not being allowed to be with him.  The doctors are doing their best to figure out what treatments to give him.  He has been given hydroxychloroquine and plasma from recovered patients.  His condition suddenly worsens.  He is not waking up.  We prayed and were hopeful. Within three weeks, he has expired.  It all seems to have happened so fast.  The doctors and nurses caring for my cousin have come to know him.  They make an exception and benevolently allow his wife and son to say good-bye as they remove the ventilator.

The strangeness of this virus is incomprehensible.  My heart is heavy and weeps for my cousin, his wife and son and his sisters.  A beautiful gentle soul, he is no longer with us.  

May 2020 

Reality has become surreal.  Each day there are more stories about the spread of the virus, the precautions to take, the empty shelves and people stocking up on essentials.  I plan my outings so that I don’t need to go very often.  The recreation center has been closed.  Restaurants are taking a beating with some closing for good.  My book club has gone to Zoom meetings as has my office.  Other groups are not meeting at all.  It is quieter….everywhere. 

For the moment, the quiet does not disturb me.  I see how others are struggling and hear about all of the deaths.  It is so hard for the families not being able to be with their loved ones as they go through this illness or to be with them as they pass.  It gives me a greater appreciation for the safe enclave where I live and what I have.  My heart reaches out to give solace, hope and care.

I’m observing the reactions of people and have been asked to do a podcast on the effects the shutdown and fears of Covid-19 are having on people.  The fears are more than the virus.  People are dividing depending upon their fears, beliefs and values.  The situation is shining a lens on whatever fears and beliefs have been hidden.  Some people are concerned about getting the virus or unknowingly giving it to someone else.  Others are concerned that their freedoms are being impinged upon.  Whatever is valued most is being unhinged.

There is an ominous foreshadowing as the fear spreads.  Tensions are rising.  It is as though the world has succumbed to a thick sickening green pallor, a ubiquitous deep silence is enveloping and blanketing consciousness.  It is the stillness before hail pellets drop and the furious swirling funnel of turbulence rips and tears at the earth and psyche of humanity.  

June 2020

On May 25^th George Floyd dies at the knee of a policeman.  Fury is unleashed in citizens all over the world at injustice.  Marches assemble and groups protest.  Chaos intensifies.  Consciousness is raised and focused on rectifying the discrimination that black and minority groups have endured.  The Black Lives Matter movement is far reaching and aims to bring liberty, justice, and freedom for black lives.  There is push back against the movement and against the police.  Some take it upon themselves to instigate violence.  Divisions and sides are taken with blame being projected in all directions. 

Disagreements between friends and families cause ruptures in relationships.  It might be about how to deal with the virus, or the protests, or the economy, or corruption or what the heck is the truth.  What one person holds as a value or sees as a truth is at odds with others.  It is surprising to feel the enormous animosity and anger when a person’s intrinsic safety, beliefs, values and way of life are confronted.

July & August 2020 

As if the virus, the protests, the loss of jobs and businesses are not stressful enough another existential challenge faces us.  Fires, floods, hurricanes of immense magnitude and derechos strike one after another causing the loss of homes, beloved forests, property, crops and the livelihood of many.  The destruction and tearing down of the stability and structures that have been relied upon is unfathomable.  With millions of people out of a job, people isolated and confined, or homeless the rate of anxiety, depression and suicides has increased.  A pervasive hopelessness ensues.  

It does not matter what strata of society one comes from, this sense of despair and uncertainty is affecting people from all walks of life.  Michelle Obama spoke about how her sleep has been off and how she goes through periods of emotional highs and lows where she just doesn’t feel like herself.  She described it as a form of “low-grade depression.”  She expressed her anguish at witnessing the enormity of racial injustice and the effects of the virus on all levels of people’s lives.  As any one of us suffers, we all suffer.  

An Existential Wake-Up Call

Depression is an energy that stops you cold, in your tracks.  When it does, it is a call to wake up and see what is happening around you.  Humanity is experiencing an existential crisis.  It is the feeling that one’s very existence is threatened.  At the fundamental core of your psyche, you feel the shakiness and fragility of being human.  With so many forces creating instability, chaos and change, it is impossible to not be affected in some way.

The existence we once knew is no longer.  We have exploited the resources of the earth by opening up gaping holes, tearing down mountains, destroying land and water supplies with little thought to the consequences.  We have been using toxic chemicals to wipe out insects, poisoning the land and water and in turn are poisoning ourselves.  People are sick.  Their immune systems are suffering.  We have lost our relationship to the creatures and elements of the earth.  We have upset the natural balance and the interdependence of life that we depend on.    

Sadly, we have forgotten our kindred relationship to each other, to our fellow humans.  Relationships are suffering.  We have forgotten how to care and support one another in our striving for independence and the determination to be rich and successful at all costs.  It is Costing us Greatly.  It may cost us our very existence.

It is right to be depressed because that energy, which slows you down says, “Look around you, look inside of yourself, something is out of kilter.”  The time is up for self-interest that includes heartless detachment, prejudice, discrimination, greed, hatred and careless unmitigated derision of resources and people.  

Fear is at the core of survival.  What is your relationship with fear?  Our mode has been to resist it, fight it, suppress it and run away from it.  It is in resisting it rather than meeting it with understanding that creates the destruction we are engaged with.  When you sit with your fear, what does it speak about?  What can you learn from it?  How do you react to it?  Learning about your fear will tell you much about your relationship to life.  

Yes, these are challenging and pretty scary times.  I look back on March and see how the wee problems that occurred in my life are simple and easy to solve.  The larger ones are upon all of us now.  It calls for us to reach out to one another no matter what another’s values are or the culture they have come from.  Learn about the people around you.  What challenges and fears do they have?  What do they care about?  What do you care about?  Find the higher aspects of yourself.  Face your fears with compassionate care.  

We are all waking up from a very long slumber.  Our fears have been driving us over the edge.  A portal of opportunity has opened for us to look deeply within and realize that fear is not an enemy.  It is here to help us survive.  It does not need to control us nor destroy us.  

As you get familiar with the driving scared parts of yourself and relate to them it opens up other health giving vital aspects that have been waiting to arise.  Beautiful expressions of calm, caring, friendly, loving, confident, wise, creative and playful facets are allowed to emerge.  

Can you imagine what happens when you allow these parts of yourself to express?  Can you imagine what it feels like to be in harmony with people and in balance with nature?  Crossing this threshold takes you into a new wondrous dimension.  You can do it if you want to.  It starts with befriending your fears.

Dorothy Wallis is a former intern at People House in private practice with an M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy.  She is a Psychotherapist, Clinical Hypnotherapist and an International Spiritual Teacher at the forefront of the consciousness movement for over thirty years grounded in practices of meditation, family systems, relationships, and emotional growth.  Her work reflects efficacious modalities of alternative approaches to healing for individuals and couples based upon the latest research in science, human energy fields, psychology, and spirituality. 

As a leader in the field of emotional consciousness and the connection to mind, body and spirit, her compassionate approach safely teaches you how to connect to your body, intuition and knowing to clear emotional wounds and trauma at the core.  The powerful Heartfulness protocol empowers your ability to join with your body’s innate capacity to heal through holistic Somatic, Sensory and Emotional awareness.  www.TheDorWay.com and www.Heartfulnesspath.com 

Doesn’t it feel wonderful when you know that someone cares for you?  It is a deeply felt knowing that you are not alone in the world.  It is an essential need.  There is a longing to be connected to someone in your life that supports you and has your back.  When you don’t feel “cared for” by your partner you experience disconnection.  A lack of attention and care can leave you feeling unloved and forgotten.  

Biologically we are “wired for connection.”  Humans have a very long dependency period and being cared for is critical in order for a human child to survive.  Caring relationships are basic to human existence and consciousness.  The inherent desire for a companion that cares about our well-being continues throughout life.  

In partner relationships, the desire to be seen, heard and known is fundamental because if we are truly known by another there is a sense that they care for us. We think of healthy attraction beginning with the spark of erotic polarity, which is necessary but unless it includes caring intention from both partners, the sexual attraction will not be enough to hold the relationship together.  Caring intent is essential for intimacy and having a healthy meaningful relationship that lasts.  The absence of being cared about can lead to loneliness, loss of meaning, despair and depression, which is why it is vital to keep the caring connection alive. 

“A Caring person is one Who has Appropriate Motivations to Care for Others and Who Participates Adeptly in Effective Caring Practices”

~ Virginia Held

Caring is an Action

Caring for someone is more than just liking or loving them; it means that you are concerned for their well-being.  Your actions and behaviors include serious attention to protect their health and welfare.  You are interested in looking after their needs and willing to put yourself aside to give to another.  Virginia Held, a philosopher on the ethics of care, describes a caring person “as one who has appropriate motivations to care for others and who participates adeptly in effective caring practices.”  The motivation to care can arise from the initial attraction to another and deepens with the sense of love for another.  A person may “care about” another without knowing how to “care for” another.  

The kind of care you received when you were young will have an affect on the kind of care you expect to receive and the kind of care that you give.  Living in a culture that upholds Independence and self-sufficiency as a high standard has diminished the value of caring to the extent that many people have not learned how to care for others or even for their own deepest needs.  

Knowing what actions and behaviors the person you care about needs in order to feel “cared for,” supported and protected is necessary in order to give healthy caring intent.  This is often where misunderstandings, feelings of discontent, and of not being loved occur in relationship.  One person may truly care about another but have no clue how to show their partner that they care. 

Effective Caring Practices

Commit to the Relationship

All relationships go through periods of harmony and disharmony.  Without a commitment to stay, work through problems and resolve issues there can be an underlying feeling of dissolution at any moment.  Don’t be, “One foot out the door,” whenever there is an issue that arises.  This is a lack of commitment.  The thought that one’s relationship is not solid gives partners a sense of insecurity and the feeling that one’s partner doesn’t really care.  Trust is fractured.

Trust is crucial for security and when both people commit to supporting each other through difficulties intimacy increases and the feeling of care results.  Resolving and repairing issues requires skill.  Commitment entails overcoming your habitual reactions that cause separation and learning the skills of coming back into harmony. 

Connect with Your Partner and Give them Attention

Relationships suffer from absence, inattention and taking your partner for granted.  Have the demands and activities of your life taken precedence over your relationship?  Caring behavior includes attending to the thoughts, feelings, desires and needs of one’s partner.  Once you commit to a relationship you may believe that you have “tied the knot” and are done with the job of giving your partner caring attention.  “I’ve told you I love you, why do you need more?”  Neglect feels like rejection and can silently creep into your relationship.  Absence in the form of neglect and lack of attention does Not make the heart grow fonder.  Distance for short periods of time can create a sense of appreciation and longing….but if you are not making an effort to be with your partner and connect with them or to be there when they need support, you are not valuing them and they will feel the lack of care and concern.

Attention is shown through being present with your partner, focusing on their needs, putting your needs aside and truly listening to them.  You care about how they experience life, what brings them happiness, what their passions are and what they want to pursue.  You understand and empathize when they hurt and support them when they are sad. 

Attention is shown through Daily Actions. Make Appreciating Your Partner a Priority.

• Be Present and consistent.  Our bodies crave the feeling of a trustworthy and reliable partner.
• Connect with your partner every day.  Ask about their day and take time for sharing.  Be curious and interested in what interests them.
• When you are traveling or apart from one another Call, Text, and check in.
• Leave notes of endearment.
• Remember special occasions, dates and events.  Notice what lights up your partner’s face and how they like to celebrate.  Treat Special Days with extra special attention.  Plan ahead. 
• When your partner has a project or event that matters to them be supportive and show your appreciation for their passions.  Make your partner your Priority and what matters to them matter to you.  Be present and drop what you are doing.

Be Emotionally Engaged and Actively Listen

• Make sure your partner is your “Go To Person.”  Create a sacred intimacy between the two of you that no one else shares.  Keep confidences.
• Share your thoughts, ideas, and vulnerabilities.  Open your heart.
• Have common interests and share in social engagements and activities.  Do an activity your partner enjoys even if it is not high on your list.
• Be emotionally intelligent; know your feelings and be willing to share them.
• Regulate your emotions; do not suppress and do not project.
• Validate your partner’s feelings.  Emotions are real; do not ignore, dismiss, or try to change your partner’s feelings.  It is diminishing, hurtful and emotionally abusive.  Instead, accept your partner’s feelings and do your best to understand.
• Actively listen.  Be present and look at them.  Attune yourself to the other person.  Notice their body language and the sound of their voice.  Paraphrase back to them what they said.  Validate their feelings and words.  Ask for clarity if you do not understand.  Show that you are interested in what they are saying.  Don’t numb out. 

Do Acts of Kindness

At the beginning of your relationship, you probably noticed the small gestures that gave your partner joy.  You made their favorite meal, you tidied up your mess, you brought them tea or coffee, you planned a special outing and surprised them, you bought concert tickets to their favorite group and you made sure that when they had a tough day you turned off the television, sat with them and listened.  The day-to-day kindnesses add up.  Each time you do an act of generosity and kindness for your partner, you are adding the positive qualities of love and caring, which enhances your life and theirs.

“And in the End, the Love you Take is Equal to the Love You Make” ~ The Beatles

Value and Cherish Your Partner Every Day

The more you put into the relationship by being generous with your care and attention, the more safety and trust are enhanced.  When you cherish your partner you are valuing your connection of Love. 

Dorothy Wallis is a former intern at People House in private practice with an M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy.  She is a Psychotherapist, Certified Relational Life Therapist, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, and an International Spiritual Teacher at the forefront of the consciousness movement for over thirty years grounded in practices of meditation, family systems, relationships, and emotional growth.  Her work reflects efficacious modalities of alternative approaches to healing for individuals and couples based upon the latest research in science, human energy fields, psychology, and spirituality. 

As a leader in the field of emotional consciousness and the connection to mind, body and spirit, her compassionate approach safely teaches you how to connect to your body, intuition and knowing to clear emotional wounds and trauma at the core.  The powerful Heartfulness protocol empowers your ability to join with your body’s innate capacity to heal through holistic Somatic, Sensory and Emotional awareness. 

www.TheDorWay.com and www.Heartfulnesspath.com  

What we are experiencing on the planet is unprecedented. Never before have we had the magnitude of global interconnection and communication during a crisis that affects every human being, as we are experiencing in this moment.  

Much of humanity is focused on the media, the daily changes in life and the effect it is having on distant parts of the globe as the Covid-19 virus circulates around the world. 

Where is your focus and attention going?

You don’t need to listen to the news to know something remarkably uncommon is occurring. You can see it on the empty streets, with the closing of schools, people being sent home to work, and empty shelves at the grocery stores.  You can see it in your personal life and how it has affected your livelihood. Now, people are self-isolating or sheltering in place either by choice or because they have to.  

As you observe this phenomenon what are you experiencing inside? 

Does fear arise? Does confusion, panic or astonishment arise? Are you at peace?  Do you enjoy the “alone” time? Perhaps you are at home with family members that before were all out in the world.  Now you find yourself in constant contact with them. Are you kind? Are you enjoying one another? What is your response?  

It has been just a week, although it seems like a month, since this became a serious enough issue that I thought to take action to be prepared.  Being a pragmatic Virgo, I made a list of items I would need to stay at home for a month or so and set out to purchase them. Lucky to find a parking space at Costco, I started toward the door when a man ran up behind me, “Ma’am take my cart.  There are none in the store.” A bit bewildered, I thanked him for his thoughtfulness. Before entering, a woman holding a bottle of hand sanitizer and wipes swabbed my cart handle. Again, I smiled and thanked her. Inside I beheld a sea of people and baskets.  It might have been daunting yet as I navigated through the crowd, I felt a sense of joy. People were not pushing and shoving, they were actually slowing down and allowing others to get where they needed to go. There was an air of kindness…a sense that all of us were in this together.  Checkout lines were long going all of the way to the back of the store. I rounded an aisle near the front to pick up some protein powder, the last item I needed, and saw a short line. In disbelief, I asked the man standing at the end, “Are you at the end of the line?” “Yes, he replied.”  I had the most delightful time as we conversed noticing our similar feelings and views on keeping a positive loving attitude and approaching the situation from within our heart. Normally, I am not inclined to be so open with a “stranger” but it felt good to share and reflect on our abundance and goodwill.    

If you haven’t noticed, we are witnessing an extraordinary moment. 

A moment when we have an opportunity to awaken to the truth that we are truly One.  One human family, breathing one breath, globally interconnected and interdependent. Is there any doubt now that what happens in China or Italy or the U.S. or Canada or Australia, or Syria, or any country affects every single one of us?  We are joined physically, mentally, emotionally, economically and spiritually.     

You can look at the virus as a demon or as transformer.  It is showing us that we All Breathe the Same Air. We are One Breath.  We are not Separate. We are one global family. With that understanding the question becomes, how do we respond as One Being?  How do we lift our consciousness to a higher level of Care for One another?    

There is so much I have thought about over the past days with so much to say…and so little to say.  We are in Unknown Uncharted waters. Isn’t that the greatest fear? We cannot know for certain what lies ahead.  The world has turned upside down and in the outer world there seems to be no stability. Our healthcare, economic, social systems, and leaders are showing their vulnerabilities.  No one is immune. This tiny creature is raising All of our personal and systemic vulnerabilities to the surface.    

As strange as it sounds, that is the Gift. 

We are getting a clear view of our response or reaction to this crisis.  Distractions are few. We are at a standstill. When have you ever seen the world Stop Doing?  We have been running around willy-nilly doing, doing, doing with endless thoughtless busyness. We have been so preoccupied with doing life that we have not stopped to see where we are going.  What have we created? How are we impacting each other? How are we impacting all of life?

In a moment of fantasy, I had a Sci-Fi vision of Mother Earth creating this microbe to get rid of humans.  We would not be missed. In actuality, the earth is taking a deep breath right now. Water in the canals of Venice is clearing and fish and dolphins are populating the waters.  Pollution in cities is abating as cars, trucks, businesses and factories are shut down. Animals and other creatures are happily carrying on. We humans are the ones in crisis.         

We are in a pivotal moment in consciousness.  We have a great opportunity to pause and observe without judgment but with great discernment our habitual conditioned response to life.  We invest lots of our energy in attempting to control just about everything. It is a basic reaction to ensure survival and it can also be our greatest downfall.  There are a zillion different views on what and how to control the outer world and other people in order to be secure.

How secure do you feel right now?

Can you awaken from the trance?  You have never been able to control the outer world.  External stability is fleeting. The only place where true stability resides is inside of you.  A great teaching is offered in turning inward. Through this extraordinary circumstance you have a chance to glimpse the eternal part of you that is constant.  Here resides a core of centeredness and stability that is awareness. You have the power of choice in how you respond to whatever you experience. 

As you approach life from this pillar of timeless balance, you are coherent with the ebb and flow of life.  You are able to observe and choose responses that enhance life. Innovative and creative solutions abound in times like these.  Already, we are seeing people creating new and exciting ways to deal with work. Others are using their skills to find solutions to save people’s lives.  What we know for sure is that we are all in this together. We are having a rare Shared Experience. I trust we will adapt. Humans are resourceful and resilient.  We are in the midst of an upgrade in consciousness if we choose it.  

As you move inward into your heart and know without a doubt that we are One, you will respond with care for all humans, for all creatures, and for our dear planet.  

This is our challenge and how we respond will be written in our memories for all time.  

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Dorothy Wallis is a former intern at People House in private practice with an M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy.  She is a Psychotherapist, Certified Relational Life Therapist, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, and an International Spiritual Teacher at the forefront of the consciousness movement for over thirty years grounded in practices of meditation, family systems, relationships, and emotional growth.  Her work reflects efficacious modalities of alternative approaches to healing for individuals and couples based upon the latest research in science, human energy fields, psychology, and spirituality. 

As a leader in the field of emotional consciousness and the connection to mind, body and spirit, her compassionate approach safely teaches you how to connect to your body, intuition and knowing to clear emotional wounds and trauma at the core.  The powerful Heartfulness protocol empowers your ability to join with your body’s innate capacity to heal through holistic Somatic, Sensory and Emotional awareness. 

www.TheDorWay.com and www.Heartfulnesspath.com  

As the cycle of the New Year begins, I always find it fascinating and very beneficial to look at the energies that will surround and engage us throughout the year.  This year there are powerful forces mixing together creating a potent potion of movement in a vortex of energy that can be harnessed through focused intention and guidance to uplift and transform your experience of life.  Forget the doom and gloom, these energies are ushering in the seeds of change. The creative potential at this time is astronomical. As you ground yourself in the vision you want to create, new perspectives and possibilities open up as if by magic.  Your worldview and life may radically change as the world you have known alters.

Chinese Philosophical System of Cycles

Today we are going to look through the lens of two systems.  One of these is the Chinese system of ancient knowledge, which has followed the rhythms and cycles of planetary and universal energies for centuries.  They formalized this knowledge into philosophical principles of alchemy, medicine, and astrology. Earthly elements and characteristics of animals are the symbology to describe some of these forces.  January 25, 2020 begins the celebration of Chinese New Year and this year rings in the energy of the Yang White Metal Rat formally arriving on February 4^th. 

Yang energy is masculine.  It is strong, active, giving, fast, emptying and focused.  Metal imbues resourceful righteousness, refinement, integrity, and provides structure and control.  It gives you the confidence to lead your own life and the motivation to “step up to the plate.” The white rat is considered a protector and bringer of prosperity through self-knowledge, discipline, resilience, endurance and the ability to cope with difficulties.  Incredible survivors, rats are intelligent, quick witted, adaptable and clever. They are problem solvers. Just think about a rat going through a maze. Their determination is unrelenting and they rarely give up in the face of resistance. One of the attributes that allows this relentless pursuit is patience.  They are not dissuaded by failure or mistakes. The goal is always in focus and their attention is on creative and inventive solutions. 

Did you know that rats are very sociable?  People with pet rats know this. They are nurturers, extremely protective of their family and emotionally sensitive.  Abundance and prosperity is implicit in rat energy. Nurturing qualities are necessary when one is as abundantly fertile as a rat.  A mother rat is capable of having up to 200 babies a year. Rats have been known to enjoy the limelight and become jealous of other rats.  Most of the time, they enjoy life using ultrasonic chirps to laugh and purring when content. When you observe rats in community, they share and help others.  Lab rats will figure ways out of their cage and then release their friends. Their body and mind is highly adapted for survival with their extraordinary immunity to disease, tremendous balance and the mental acumen and resourcefulness to discern what is essential and what is not.

All of these characteristics offer the necessary power to create the life you want and need.  As you will see, they perfectly coincide and blend with the western astrology lens of cosmic planetary forces that are beaming onto planet earth as she grows and matures.

Cosmic Planetary Forces

Astrologically there are some big hitter planets overseeing and enthusiastically activating change.  Saturn moved into Capricorn for about a three year period from December 19, 2017 until March 21, 2020.  It will briefly enter Aquarius before retrograding back into Capricorn from July 1, 2020 until December 17, 2020.  Capricorn is hardworking and has the ambition, fortitude and discipline to climb the tallest peak in the same way the rat perseveres.  Pluto has been in Capricorn since November of 2008 and will stay there until May of 2023. The work of these two planetary energies in tenacious Capricorn is to dredge up the shadow aspects and take a hard look at what is not essential or does not support an individual’s growth or humanity’s evolution of consciousness.  Pluto reveals your relationship to power. Where do you give it away and when do you stand in your own power? Saturn discloses your limiting beliefs and asks you to be strong in standing for your truth and the discipline to follow your creative impulse. What is left after facing and purging your fears is the fundamental ground to germinate and birth your new reality.

These two planets came together at 22 degrees in a conjunction in Capricorn on January 12, 2020 initiating a new cycle and a shift towards new forms, relationships, systems, and structures that support your individual life and humankind.  We crossed a threshold and a portal of opportunity opened as Jupiter, the planet of expansion, joined the party along with Saturn, Pluto, Ceres, Mercury, and the Sun forming a stellium of concentrated impact. The last three bring in Ceres nurturing fertility necessary for growth, the skills of clear and rapid communication of Mercury, and the continuous stream of life force activating and catalyzing growth from our Sun.  Can you feel the gift in the promise of new life emerging in the aftermath of so much clearing?

Catalyzing a Bright Future

All of this remarkable confluence of energy is fostering the emergence of renewal.  This time is ripe for evolving and creating. Use your imagination. Ignite your dreams.  The soil of ingenuity birthing life giving vitality is extremely fertile. Rat energy is intensely active and activates prosperity.  How can you employ these resources to your advantage? 

“You Must be Imaginative and Strong-Hearted.

You Must Try things that May not Work,

and You Must Not let Anyone define Your Limits

because of Where You Come from.

Your only Limit is Your Soul.”

~ Gusteau from “Ratatouille” the movie

• It is important to Follow your Heart and Patiently Listen to your Inner Guidance.
• When difficult Transitions and Loss occur, Touch inside of yourself with Compassion. Allow yourself to feel whatever emotions arise.  Learning how to Nurture and Care for Yourself is crucial for Creating and Sustaining Life.
• What is Essential for your life?  What is Non-essential?  
• What is the difference between Needs and Wants?
• Where do you Limit yourself or give your Power away?
• Be Courageous in Relationships and Communicate Your Needs and Desires in a Loving way.  Share your thoughts, joy, hurts, and desires; it brings intimacy and companionship. 
• Use your Imagination and Guidance and Plant your Intentions into the Energetic stream. 
• Be Clear about your Intentions.  Are they Life Giving and Sustaining for All?  These powerful energies do not discriminate or judge, they only Create.  Be Mindful of Others, the Earth and all of Creation.
• It is a Time of Creating Great Prosperity and Abundance when you Focus on Your Life, Your Intentions and what You Desire to Create.  It is easy to get wrapped up in world events, which distract you from your creative process.  This is a time of rapid change and with it there is much destruction, loss, and chaos as the deep dark shadow elements of humankind continue to be expunged.  There are those that will use this energy to advance themselves over others. Be Diligent and plant your seeds to create the world you want to live in.
• Be Proactive about your what you want to create. 
• Determination, Perseverance, and Resilience in the face of Difficulty is Required.  Do not become discouraged by mistakes, problems or failures. 
• When you contact Outer or Inner Resistance, Take a Step back, Re-Group and Center yourself.  Do not push the energy.  Pushing the energy makes it grow stronger.  Re-focus and just like a rat, use your imaginative inventiveness, instincts and inner guidance to discover ways to move forward around the obstacles.   
• Believe in your Power, have Confidence in Your Ability to Create the Life you Desire through Discipline, Self-Control and Self-Respect.  Release self-doubt and limitations.
• Stay in Balance through Self Awareness, Patience and checking your Ego.
• Be Grateful and Appreciate all of the Goodness in Your Life.
• Make time to engage with Loved Ones.  Happiness is found in giving to others and cherishing relationships.

Feel the fresh energy of renewal and new beginnings that is upon us.  We have been walking through stormy times yet all of it has been leading us to the realization that a different way of being in the world is imperative.  Humanity is in the process of a very arduous labor. It is up to each one of us here at this time to care. It is with great care that we nourish and birth a world that is loving and kind and creates abundance for all.

I wish you an Incredibly Fabulous Birth.

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Dorothy Wallis is a former intern at People House in private practice with an M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy.  She is a Psychotherapist, Certified Relational Life Therapist, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, and an International Spiritual Teacher at the forefront of the consciousness movement for over thirty years grounded in practices of meditation, family systems, relationships, and emotional growth.  Her work reflects efficacious modalities of alternative approaches to healing for individuals and couples based upon the latest research in science, human energy fields, psychology, and spirituality. 

As a leader in the field of emotional consciousness and the connection to mind, body and spirit, her compassionate approach safely teaches you how to connect to your body, intuition and knowing to clear emotional wounds and trauma at the core.  The powerful Heartfulness protocol empowers your ability to join with your body’s innate capacity to heal through holistic Somatic, Sensory and Emotional awareness. www.TheDorWay.com and www.Heartfulnesspath.com

It has been quite a ride and sometimes as I look back on 2019, I feel like my life was swept up inside a whirligig with the continuous momentum pulling me from one relational experience to the next.  It has been a year of connecting with friends, loved ones and new people, which has been richly rewarding. There are so many dear people that I did not connect with yet have been so present in my heart. 

I remind myself that there is time for everything and how valuable it is to pause and reflect on what this year has brought.

The energy of this year invited us to deepen our relationship to self and others, which continues as we move toward unity.  Finding the balance in your own life means taking time to look inward and getting in touch with your true feelings and desires.  Tremendous healing is possible and supported through unearthing the shadow aspects that hold you back or are no longer required when you honestly look at your life and outworn patterns. 

It is important to stay grounded by actually sticking with what you are feeling instead of pushing uncomfortable or painful emotions away.

This is how you find the truth of what is going on inside of you instead of believing it lies somewhere outside of you or in another.  When you connect with your emotions and desires, you engage with your essence self. The more you access your True Self, the more you develop greater trust and acceptance of your wholeness. Trusting your own goodness expands your vision and opens possibilities especially when you purge the negative disempowering beliefs.  Insights abound and the creative juice of the universe is allowed to move freely through you. This is truly a release from bondage.   

Your practice of these principles may go smoothly and then the inevitable bumps and challenges of life erupt.  It is then when faith in your ability to face the unknown and uncertain outcome is activated.

Letting go was a theme for many this year. 

Loss may have been in the form of a health crisis, or a relationship, or career, or an aspect of your life that had given you much meaning.  Change is a constant and yet not welcomed when what had been in your life nourished you or gave you a sense of identity. Whatever had been in your life before offered you something for your growth.  When the loss is seen with the eyes of what was gained rather than all that is lost, there is a profound sense of acceptance. It is then that integration can occur and the ability to cherish what was and to be able to move into what life is now offering.

There is a longing in the consciousness of humanity to explore deeper levels of intimacy within the self and through others.  What catalyzes this inner search transpires through various situations. Perhaps a relationship that seemed so stable suddenly found you distraught and questioning whether to stay or go.  Shallow meaningless relationships that do not spark growth or that do not support your values or integrity are not satisfying. The dissatisfaction is a motivator to look squarely at your needs and desires.  The stimulation from the frustration champions your deepest yearnings to be seen and not ignored by you.

Even though you may want a partner or friend to know what you need, the reality is for you to know what you need. 

The thrust of this energy propels you to push beyond your doubts and fear even though you struggle with trusting your inner guidance. Stepping outside the comfort of companionship even if it is no longer beneficial is not easy.  

Most often the disruption is not about your partner, friend, foe or the relationship.  It is about a change in direction. Your soul is bringing you a new experience that is necessary.  The beauty and love you received from a primary relationship has filled you and given you the treasure of knowing another and seeing the reflection of yourself through them.  Leaving behind a person that has provided comfort, security and love is devastating. Why does it have to end? Equally crushing is the loss of relationship with a part of yourself through a physical impairment or of your identity when your livelihood, career, or changes in your lifestyle occur.

So why, you ask is this happening?  How can loss of any kind be in my highest good? 

The American Tibetan Buddhist nun, Pema Chodrin, offers words of insight.  “Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.”  This is when strength and resilience unfold from within. In the heart of you is this indisputable essence of fortitude and inner security.  The inner security you are searching for is not outside of you or found in another person, it is eternally a part of your essential nature.

The disruptions in your life bring you closer and closer to the realization of who you really are.  By befriending yourself you engage the small moments of life with love and devotion. Each moment becomes a precious albeit fleeting experience.  Through thick and thin you learn how to be compassionate with yourself.  

Rapid change is happening and you cannot avoid it.  Transition is a constant pattern. You may change and fear it as well.  Look back at this year and the one before it. How have you weathered the changes in your life?   Change is not always smooth and yet, here you are. You’ve got this. Each time you stay with the hurt, anger, sadness, and shakiness you get better at being with it.  Give yourself credit and Give yourself a break.

Dorothy Wallis is a former intern at People House in private practice with an M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy.  She is a Psychotherapist, Clinical Hypnotherapist and an International Spiritual Teacher at the forefront of the consciousness movement for over thirty years grounded in practices of meditation, family systems, relationships, and emotional growth.  Her work reflects efficacious modalities of alternative approaches to healing for individuals and couples based upon the latest research in science, human energy fields, psychology, and spirituality. 

  As a leader in the field of emotional consciousness and the connection to mind, body and spirit, her compassionate approach safely teaches you how to connect to your body, intuition and knowing to clear emotional wounds and trauma at the core.  The powerful Heartfulness protocol empowers your ability to join with your body’s innate capacity to heal through holistic Somatic, Sensory and Emotional awareness.  www.TheDorWay.com and www.Heartfulnesspath.com

The sunlight bounces off the myriad shades of burnished auburn and gold as I rake leaves into plump piles.  The azure sky is a deeper blue in autumn as the angle of the sun dips lower. The air has a bit of a chill. In Colorado the sun is quite intense and so the temperature is neither too hot nor too cold.  It is the perfect time to be in the garden or golfing or hiking or doing any activity outdoors.  

Live each Day Aware of the Simple Pleasures in Life

This simple act of raking leaves on this glorious day brings me a feeling of pure pleasure and gratitude.  I am a Virgo and I enjoy tidying up and seeing things in order. I tuck leaves around tender plants to provide insulation from winter’s cold.  I think about my friends in the southern hemisphere imbued with the flourishing of spring flowers and the explosion of green leaves adorning the plant world.  

I am aware of the cycle of the seasons and how tending and bedding down my garden now will bring an abundant renewal.  Being present to each moment with its special qualities knowing that this moment is fleeting begets deep appreciation. There will never be a day exactly like this one.  I am thankful for the opportunity to have tools and a garden and the physical ability to be able to gather the leaves and feel the sun and breathe the air.  

Gratitude arises as an inner feeling of thankfulness and appreciation with an energy of goodness that cannot be contained.  It must radiate outward and express itself. The warmth of gratitude shines rays of kindness from within your heart spilling over into compassionate acts.  It is an act of loving the world and life with all of its imperfections just the way it is.  

Of course it is easy to have gratitude when the moment is as beautiful and peaceful as this lovely day in the sun.  Can this feeling be cultivated when burdens and painful experiences distract you away from being present with what is good in your life?  When life is at its most difficult how do you find the glimmer of light within?  

Accept Life as It Is with Presence

Harsh realities obliterate the sense of wonder and delight.  Fear creeps in and drags you down into a well of negativity. Life is imperfect.  There is grief, loss, illness, chaos and violence. It is especially discouraging when you feel hopeless and powerless to do anything about it.  The world looks bleak, melancholy sets in and you despair. What can pull you out of the abyss?  

You start with one small moment of acceptance.  Life is made up of a series of moments. Each one is a particular experience that adds up to your life.  Some experiences are easily cherished and others not so much. Instead of resigning, you accept and acknowledge the world as it is.  You then empower your life with a simple movement of attention thereby creating a different moment of experience. Look around you. What do you observe?  If you cannot see, what do you hear? Use your senses to be present right where you are. Your body is the most miraculous virtual reality vehicle created with remarkable abilities to sense and perceive.  Do you take it for granted? What small thing are you thankful for…right now in this very moment? Find just one tiny thing. You might enjoy something in nature like birds, animals, trees, a special environment or a pet.  It might be clouds in the sky. It might be your ability to breathe. Notice movement. Nothing stays the same. Whatever ails you now, will not last. You are not powerless. You have the power to choose how you respond to your experiences. 

Be Generous with Acts of Kindness

Take is slowly.  Allow yourself to be still.  Do an act of kindness toward yourself.  Make a cup of tea or coffee. Whatever warms you with a sense of comfort.  Smell the aroma and drink it in. Every nurturing act creates a positive experience.  Be aware of the many blessings in your life. What goodness have you experienced? Are there people that have shown you support or kindness?  What kindness and compassion have you offered to others? Remember those acts of generosity and sustain the positive experiences. Do not pass over them lightly. Really receive and take in moments of pleasure, joy, benevolence, courtesy, tenderness, generosity, love and compassion. Sustaining the positive moments actually changes your brain altering your outlook towards optimism resulting in feelings of congeniality and vitality keeping you young and healthy.

Pay particular attention to the good intentions you offer to others.  Research shows that benevolence and kindness to others results in mega benefits for the giver.  On all levels of psychological, emotional and social well-being those performing kind acts generated an increase in positive emotions enhancing their health, contentment and optimism.  What is surprising is that offering good will to others proffered even higher levels of beneficial emotions than when participants gave to themselves. Gratitude naturally arises.

Expand Your Perspective and Change Your Patterns

Your brain is programmed to hold onto the negative experiences in order to protect and warn you of danger.  You readily become engrossed in ruminating over “bad” experiences. It takes effort to counter it, yet it happens when you consciously shift your attention and are present and thankful for what life has given you.  Every time you engage in positive emotions new brain cells and pathways are generated overriding the negative conditioned response.

What obstacles confront you?  Is it possible to meet them with acceptance and gratitude?  You may have pain. It means you are alive. What is it telling you?  Pain stops you in your tracks whether it is physical pain or emotional pain.  Your body is speaking to you; it wants you to notice something. Perhaps you’ve been going non-stop in one direction and there is an imbalance that needs correcting.  Maybe you haven’t paid attention to your health or needs. A long-standing habit or pattern may not be in your highest good. It could be that you are stuck in old beliefs that limit you.  Perhaps you are so self absorbed that you haven’t noticed the kindness of others or how life is giving you what you need. 

Challenges invoke you to grow.  Look at your situation with fresh eyes.  How is your higher self encouraging you to develop and expand?  What needs to be recognized? Have you given your power to external situations?  Are you taking care of your needs or expecting them to be met outside of yourself? Take a hard look at your expectations. Are you giving to get or are you giving whole-heartedly?  Giving and receiving are aspects of one continuum…a circular never ending flow. You can be depleted when either one is not in balance.  

Receive Grace through Gratitude

Filling yourself up with thankfulness is an act of receiving and loving yourself that energizes every part of your body.  The positive energy from gratitude strengthens your outlook on life and gives you resilience to meet life with confidence.  Grace occurs when you reach beyond the limited perspective that you are at the mercy of life and can see the higher purpose in the hardships and struggles.  Once you perceive strife as growth obstacles and resistance melt away as gratitude opens a channel to the clarity and truth of how life is supporting you. You become infused with a compassionate heart and shift out of distress, hostility, anger and depression. 

Gratitude heals you inside removing judgment, expectations and the limited viewpoint of the ego.  Without judgment, you see yourself as complete and whole and at one with humanity. You discover the grace of feeling safe, secure and connected.  You find there is no separation between you and all of life.  

Dorothy Wallis is a former intern at People House in private practice with an M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy.  She is a Psychotherapist, Certified Relational Life Therapist, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, and an International Spiritual Teacher at the forefront of the consciousness movement for over thirty years grounded in practices of meditation, family systems, relationships, and emotional growth.  Her work reflects efficacious modalities of alternative approaches to healing for individuals and couples based upon the latest research in science, human energy fields, psychology, and spirituality. 

 As a leader in the field of emotional consciousness and the connection to mind, body and spirit, her compassionate approach safely teaches you how to connect to your body, intuition and knowing to clear emotional wounds and trauma at the core.  The powerful Heartfulness protocol empowers your ability to join with your body’s innate capacity to heal through holistic Somatic, Sensory and Emotional awareness. 

www.TheDorWay.com and www.Heartfulnesspath.com