The Colwell Practice

03/14/2026

I treat myself with compassion. Or maybe a different word… kindness.

When I drift. When I didn’t shift.

Just treating myself with kindness.

Not fixing. Not improving.

Just trying that out. As Gay Hendricks says, “For no good reason.”

An invitation for you: Play around with what it’s like to treat yourself with kindness today.

Notice what your body does with that.

03/09/2026

People wonder what the big deal is about the S in S.E.W.

Sensations are the doorway to shifting. Back into Creative Brain. Back into Essence. Back into reality.

This is where we start.

By labeling what’s true in the body, we align ourselves with what’s true.

This moment from a coaching conversation is an amazing example.

Reactive Brain has a story about what’s going on. Of course it does. Sometimes, before we even know it.

Noticing our sensations disrupts the Reactive Brain’s persuasive stories.

Heart racing, chest heavy, jaw tight, stomach churning. These are the keys back to flow.

When we return to the body, something shifts. The body organizes, and the deeper truth has space to emerge.

This is the S of S.E.W. in action.

03/01/2026

It’s remarkable how alluring the Reactive Brain can be.

It tells me there is a problem. Stay alert! It’s out there. The news. The people. The future.

If I tune my attention to my body — my chest is tight.

Ah.

That’s reliable data. That’s unarguable. For me, fear. In my body.

When I loop my attention inward instead of scanning for threats out there, something is able to shift.

The body is reliable.

An invitation for you today: Notice when your attention goes out of your body, and forward scanning for threat. Thank you to Reactive Brain! And then see what happens if you bring your awareness back to your body in this moment.

02/26/2026

It’s not what’s happening out there that tells the story.

It’s what’s happening here *in the body.*

When attention comes inside, signals start to organize themselves.

Tightness.
Fear.
The bottom-line emotion that’s actually asking to be felt.

Nothing to analyze.
Nothing to argue with.

Being human means we get to feel what we’re feeling — any time, for any reason.

A small invitation for you today:
Bring your attention to the body for a moment and notice what’s already there.

02/20/2026

When we are in Reactive Brain we are in resistance to what is.

We cannot change a situation without first being in relationship with it.

In order to love, we start with facing into reality — meeting what’s true without arguing with it or wishing it away.

From that place, something opens. Not resignation, but relationship.

Because how we meet reality matters. And the quality of the relationship can open up what can become possible.

02/14/2026

This weekend is for people who are curious if life could feel bigger and brighter. And for those who are ready to begin creating that difference from the inside out.

Over 2.5 days together, you’ll work with the foundational tools of The Colwell Practice: a body-based, consciousness-centered approach that supports you in shifting out of stuck patterns and into greater clarity, connection, and personal power.

This isn’t just about insight.

It’s about learning how to work with your internal experience in real time — listening to your body, navigating fear and resistance with compassion, and choosing your next actions from a more grounded place.

We’ll practice these tools together in a supportive, engaged community, with space to slow down, reflect, and play with what you’re learning in a way that’s real and usable.

Whether you’re new to this work or ready to deepen your practice, this weekend offers an opportunity to get unstuck and reconnect with what matters most to you.

More details: https://thecolwellpractice.com/essential-tools-for-creating-the-life-you-want/

02/09/2026

The only thing we have control over is where we place our attention.

Words.
Music.
Media.
Moments of beauty and contrast.

Are you nourishing yourself by what you’ve been paying attention to?

02/03/2026

A brief moment from a coaching conversation.

Rather than moving past fear, we slow down and listen to it... as sensation, not a problem to solve.

Often, when the fear is faced into it can finally clear, revealing what someone actually wants to create.

01/31/2026

We're at the turning point.

At the turning points (maximum displacement) of a pendulum, the kinetic energy is zero because the velocity is zero...The pendulum briefly stops before changing direction, converting all kinetic energy from the equilibrium position back into potential energy.

01/28/2026

Loving yourself doesn’t have to mean cheering yourself on or convincing yourself of anything.

Sometimes it’s quieter than that.

More like surrounding yourself with love.
Enfolding yourself. Letting love be something you’re generating, rather than something you’re waiting for.

Just noticing what happens when you imagine that kind of care is already here.

Nothing to fix.
Nothing to change.
Just something to feel.

12/31/2025

Dr. Julie Colwell will lead us in applying the laws of manifestation to support you to cocreate the life you really want. Bring a notebook and your dreams! Register here for this free event: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/cfcsxf5?source_id=38fc0678-a9f3-43ca-b313-09eb2cd01831&source_type=em&c=ppLGj6x7_li_iNk97o0WLX1wJAnJUoX6sZqtUMYEUEMrIzDkATjf9w==

11/12/2025

My heart is soooo full...