“Have you ever noticed how the same situation can feel completely different depending on the day? For example, your work, or relationships. One day, life feels expansive, people seem kind, and everything flows. Another day, …
In a recent discussion of the way trauma and identity arise, I saw a more complete way to discuss the topics. There are four interrelated processes. Part 1: Somatic Principles and Processes We all have …
In healing work, I’ve talked about 2 arenas. There is the reactivity, the unresolved energy or emotion, the vasana. Then there is the pattern or impression, the samskara underlying the reactivity. And then, underneath that …
Part of our sense of identity is a measure of self-worth. This develops when we’re young from feedback we get from others and our own certainty about self. Often, feedback is an attempt to control …
Regular readers know I studied somatic therapy last year at The Centre For Healing. This was a movement to clear samskaras from the body to help with embodiment. Because of my nature, adaptations, and upbringing, …
Recently, Dara has written a trilogy on power, responsibility, and the restoration of relationships. You have the option of reading the essays or listening to her recordings. 1) Sovereignty in an Age of Shadow How …
“God is ananda (bliss). From bliss all beings are born, in bliss all beings are sustained, and into bliss all beings will merge at the time of complete dissolution of the universe.” – Taittiriya Upanishad …
When sensations and emotions arise, the natural response is to experience them, process the experience, and then return to centre. We see examples of this throughout the natural world. However, we humans often learn to …
In the article “What It Really Means to Raise Your Vibration” by Eva Müller, she explores the distinction between the temporary favouring of what feels good and an ongoing shift in your energy state. This …
As in the Shame article prior, anger is a natural and important emotion. It stirs us to action and helps us set and affirm our boundaries, like a healthy No. It’s linked to our personal …
Shame, as an energy, relates to the root chakra. This is why it can feel existential and dense. Shame is a natural response that helps us moderate behaviour, like acting out or venting on others. …
When people describe emotions, some put them deeper than the mind. Like saying spirit, emotions, mind, body. And some put them shallower, like saying spirit, mind, emotions, body. I refer to the “energy” or emotional …
