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Walking in the sun in silence before an overnight snow storm An oak tree with old rustling leaves, right beside a tree filled with white blossoms. I know frost and snow will come overnight The oak tree leaves will finally come off, while most of the blossoms will freeze and die. Life’s ups and downsContinue reading “This Moment: The only Moment”

Listen within Everything you need is inside of you. You have wisdom that will guide you – just listen within. You have love and compassion for yourself and others – just pause and access them. You have strength and resolve – just breathe deeply, and access them in your heart space. You have values andContinue reading

So much triggers our “painbody” these days: watching the News, being reminded of the loss of loved ones, feeling helpless in the face of senseless violence, pain experiences of our ancestors being touched, fears for deployed and fighting soldiers, empathy and pain on behalf of Ukraine and Russian families. When we create space in ourContinue reading “PAINBODIES”

Sometimes the macrocosm mirrors the microcosm of our life, and vice versa: There is the reality of a war and here are struggles and uncertainties in our life. There are colliding interests and powers and here we need to hold onto our deepest values. As you take the time to heal yourself while attending toContinue reading “One in a Million”

What makes you decide? What helps you stop? What in you leads you to health or to a more authentic and freer you? There is an invisible stream, an energy, a guiding light, a quiet voice, an intuition, a force you could name “courage” that flow around you, that fuel you, that shine on justContinue reading “Deciding”

As you return home after a long day find a peaceful spot – The sofa, the bed, or your favorite chair and “collect” yourself: “Take yourself back”… from all the things you did, from all the thoughts you had… and return to yourself: breathe in deeply and relax your shoulders on the outbreath. While continueContinue reading “At the end of a long day”

There are years when life feels like a dream… we move through it and nothing remarkable happens… we don’t see of feel more than the “usual”… And then something happens – loss, major changes or trauma reach us, nothing is as it was before. We feel disturbed, scared, shaken – nothing feels “as usual”… WhenContinue reading “Awakening”

When I am patient with myself, and forgive my limitations and my not so helpful coping mechanisms – I practice self-love. When I accept who I am, with all my corky ways and my imperfect look and my idiosyncrasies – I practice self-love. When I smile at myself, and feel compassion in my heart whenContinue reading “Self-Love”

This space inside, where I can ground myself is often covered with debris: thoughts and feelings, memories and anxieties plans and hopes all are crowding this space. My grounding space is located right between my lungs and my heart. It is that sacred space grounded deep in my tissues, expanding and contracting like waves, whileContinue reading “My grounding Space”

When anxiety sneaks in, breathe deeply and don’t fight it. Breathe slowly in for four… and slowly out for six… Repeat the slow breathing until your body relaxes, your nervous system calms down, and your brain stops being triggered. Then whisper to yourself: “I am safe” “I am loved” “I am enough” And when theContinue reading “When Anxiety Comes”