Let’s begin with what are limiting beliefs – where do they come from and why it is so important to release them for women? When I speak of limiting beliefs, I am referring to all the negative thoughts and feelings that we tell ourselves are true. Thoughts like I am not good enough, I can’t…

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The stress-response or what is referred to as the fight/flight or freeze response is a protection mechanism that occurs in the body when we perceive a life-threatening event and our nervous system gets triggered. Unfortunately, our nervous system reacts similarly to non-life-threatening events which contributes to long-term and far reaching effects physically, mentally and emotionally.…

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This month I am focusing on the 3rd chakra – our energetic “power” action center and it got me thinking about the word power and what it means. There are several definitions for power depending on whether it is used as a noun or a verb. And when we think of power in the context of…

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Passion is the key to our vitality. It is the fuel that drives our desires and needs into action. It is the substance for which big goals and dreams rely upon. There is nothing more exciting than taking steps towards your desired future. However, there are times when life gets in the way of our…

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Ahhh the New Year – a time for setting intentions and making resolutions! Going after all of the goals we’ve been putting off. A fresh start! Why is it then that most of us see our intentions and resolutions fade within a few weeks? Why does this happen?  Well in part because we start from…

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It’s the holiday season! A time for gathering with family & friends and celebration. Yes!…and all is well with the world, right?! Not so fast…because all of the demands and expectations with cooking, baking, shopping, cleaning and entertaining -to name a few can result with significantly increased levels of stress, anxiety, and exhaustion. For some,…

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You have come so far, you’ve put your heart and soul into your next big goal and now you are on the edge of taking new actions, big actions, which means in some ways you are going to put yourself out there even more and that can feel very exposing! And although it may seem…

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Let’s start with self-care.  Many of us think of self-care as self-love – we believe they are one in the same, but by definition they are very different. Self-care is an integral part of self-love. Self-care means consciously and consistently nurturing ALL aspects of your own well-being – physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.  Most of…

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Okay so let’s talk about meditation. I started my journey with meditation over 20 years ago. When I first started meditating. I had preconceived notions and beliefs about what meditation was, how to do it and its benefits. I initially thought meditation was a mysterious religious ritual that only yogis and monks could do to…

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What are boundaries? The word “boundary” can be a bit misleading without its full context. By definition a boundary is a line that marks the limits of an area.  However, if we place the meaning in terms of “personal boundaries”, it conveys the concept of rules or limits we put into place to establish permissible…

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