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“It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority. It’s necessary.” ~Mandy Hale I have to start off with how I define the different levels of self-care. There is what I call surface-level self-care. This would be things like getting your nails done and taking a bubble […]
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When you’re in fight-or-flight mode, everything you do or don’t do teaches the brain something about the perceived threat. When you avoid or flee the situation, your brain experiences a wave of relief. The amygdala learns that avoiding that situation is how you stay safe from that threat. This is exactly how you want the
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“I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.” ~Audre Lorde I can’t pinpoint the exact moment when I realized that I no longer needed to fight for my survival, but I do know that it came after several years of prayer, healing, and
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Just as it is with every other thing, the yoga practice also has its ups and downs. A person might love yoga more than anything else in the world and still there is a possibility of waking up on some days with absolutely no motivation being left to start practicing yoga. In addition to this,
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Supplements are growing in popularity in the contemporary days. Gym-goers and others who are looking for abs and muscles mostly depend on supplements. Why is this a trend? Well, people do not have much time to consider one particular practice in this modern world. When you are running behind on time, smart work is the
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“Today I shall behave as if this is the day I will be remembered.” Once again, Dr. Seuss reminds us of the finite nature of life with a powerful punch in the face. If I’m being honest, only about a third of my week am I kicking ass. And that doesn’t factor in the weeks
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“Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving yourself and see what happens.” ~Louise Hay There is a lot of hype around self-love these days. The media and marketing world often bombard us with messages insinuating that the key to self-love lies in consumerism. For a long time, I bought into
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Hi friends! As someone who’s passionate about growth and healing, I’m pleased to share that the FREE Collective Trauma Summit: Creating a Global Healing Movement is starting soon. Each year, over 100,000 people worldwide gather online to explore innovative ways to address current global traumas and unhealed cultural wounds. From September 26 to October 4,
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“It takes nothing away from a human to be kind to an animal.” ~Joaquin Phoenix Earlier this year, I went to Egypt with a small group of friends. “Egypt will activate something ancient in you,” I was told by one of them. “You have to go.” Egypt wasn’t exactly on my bucket list, but in
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“Stay in the moment. The practice of staying present will heal you. Obsessing about how the future will turn out creates anxiety. Replaying broken scenarios from the past causes anger and sadness. Stay here, in this moment.” ~Sylvester McNutt Like many people, I have an anxiety disorder that twists my thoughts and feelings. I call
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