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10/15/2020

Curious about 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰? 𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴? 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.
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This page has a stale energy about it that has been bugging me for a while so I am going to archive it for now.

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10/16/2019

Doesn’t this little helper of mine make you go “ahhhhh..... here I am”?

10/16/2019

My little grounding helpers ✨✨✨

10/16/2019

I am absolutely in love with my standing desk. It often invites me to spill all the ideas out on the paper. Writing is something that brings me back to my centre. What helps you to come back to yourself?

10/16/2019

Where you find that you have everything you need and are capable of making magic happen in your life.

10/16/2019

A new addition to the room. For deep soul connecting meditations and work.
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10/16/2019

Feels like fall is a perfect time to move furniture around. It feels like the energy in the room shifts with the physical objects. And as we are moving into a darker part of the years it time to change lightbulbs too, to cozy up and warm up with a cup of tea.

04/24/2019

A retired drum. Have you ever meditated to the rhythm of the drum? Current research is beginning to uncover what ancient cultures have known for thousands of years: The act of drumming contains a therapeutic potential to relax the tense, energize the tired, and soothe the emotionally wounded.
According to a well-cited article on Green Med, there are six evidence-based benefits to drumming (beyond the enhanced mindfulness aspect):
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Reduces blood pressure, anxiety and stress: 2014 study published in Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine.
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Improves cognitive function: 2014 study in Journal of Huntington’s Disease.
Pain Reduction: 2012 study published in Evolutionary Psychology
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Improve Immunity: 2011 study published in Alternative Therapies and Health Medicine
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Induces Theta; enhanced meditation: 2004 study published in the Journal Multiple Sclerosis
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Depression and Emotional Disorders: 2001 study published in the Journal Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

04/11/2019

Here is a friend at the office! A therapeutic animal, Manimo frog 🐸 A good lap companion for when your therapist asks you difficult questions! He helps you stay grounded and his shiny scales are nice to look at so you don’t have to stare at me just to to be polite 🙈

03/28/2019

Now when we do shadow work I am always reminded of Medusa and she always reminds me to be brave enough to face my own shadow and to hold a tender space for clients who face theirs. She tells a story about her becoming dark monster with a head of snakes who turned people to stone. Out of the shadow she asks a question, has the darkness you hide always been a part of you? Because she knows how that darknesss takes over. She knows. Before Medusa became a dreadful monster she had monstrous things happen to her. Medusa was a beautiful being. Many suitors aspired to win her heart but one day Poseidon laid eyes on the gorgeous young woman and immediately wanted to possess her. Medusa was a chaste woman and wanted nothing to do with Poseidon. The poor woman did her utmost to escape from the determined god, but to no avail, he persisted in his attempt to seduce her.
Medusa attempted to take refuge in the temple of Athena, hoping that the goddess would protect her, but Poseidon paid no heed to the surroundings and proceeded to have his way with the unwilling victim.
Filled with rage for the desecration of her temple, Athena punished Medusa transforming her into the beast with the writhing snake hair, making her so horrifying that gazing upon her would turn onlooker to stone. We see how Medusa’s terrifying form as a monster with serpent’s hair was the result of her own violation and how her early trauma transformed her and turned her from victim to perpetrator who killed with one look. Similarly previous trauma may compromise human psyche and nervous system and continue to live through generations, often lurking in the shadows of our subconscious, never talked about. After Medusa was defeated two magical entities emerged out of her wounds. One is Pegasus the winged horse who can soar to great heights and is a symbol of a body, instinctual knowledge and transcendence. Another character was Chrysler one-eyed giant with the golden sword representing penetrating truth and clarity. Together, they suggest true transformation through the living body. And we too, have the power to work through the Trauma Monster and lay it to Rest In Peace, release that beautiful winged horse of transcendence and the warrior with the sword of piercing truth of who we really are.