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Beat…. Beat…. Deep BREATH. Beat…. Beat.... Beat... Deep BREATH. Tune into your heartbeats. Does the rhythm of your heart change during times of.... relaxation? anxiety? trauma? working? Throughout your day, stop and take notice of your feelings. How does your heartbeat change with each emotion? When our heartbeat changes with our emotional state, it affects our mood and how we treat ourselves and others. Think of trauma you’ve experienced in the past (or maybe trauma you’re experiencing now). What happens to your heartbeat when your thoughts are related to the trauma? What happens in your body? How did it make you feel? Do you know that your thinking takes place on the left side of your brain while your emotions take place on the right side of your brain? When we have a thought (from our left side of our brain) it triggers an emotion (from the right side of our brain) that is connected to the thought we just had. Many times this emotion is associated with a past event or filter that we relate to the current thought. Imagine yourself watching a scary or high-action movie. Even though you are not directly experiencing the horror or action, your body is reacting to the movie. Our old filters act in the same way as watching a movie. We push play in our memory bank and project an old emotion on to the current event. Beat… Beat… Beat… Deep BREATH. When you begin practicing a balancing breath exercise, you will find that thoughts DO create your reality. This daily practice becomes muscle memory for the nervous system and you'll start to feel more balanced in every area of your life. Each in-breath is the same count as the out-breath. Breath in for a count of 5 (or any count that is comfortable) through your nose. Breath out for a count of 5 through your nose. Breath in for a count of 5 through your nose. Breath out for a count of 5 through your nose. Let’s BEAT together and create peace.
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 Heartache can jar us out of complacency, out of our routines of dysfunctional habits, out of living from someone else's priorities or merging with their values.
Heartache helps us take stock of our own values, what we want and what our heart yearns for. Heartache helps us find the courage and confidence to step into a bigger life, a life that has a deeper connection with our heart. Heartache helps us stop living our life from a superficial place, or a place of comfort that keeps us small. So the next time you experiece heartache, be gracious, welcome it in and know your life will be forever changed.  One of the questions I asked myself while budgeting and planning for 2020 is if the money 💵I am spending is contributing to the life I want to be living? Do I spend money in the areas of my life I value, or are my habitual ways of spending money pulling me further away from my ideal life❓
Remember money 💵is just an exchange 🔁of energy. It’s either your time and effort or you’re using someone else’s time and effort❗️ Questions to Ponder This Month:
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Don’t let your year of 2020 go by without putting intention into what you want your life to look like. 6/10/2019 Comments The Ripple Effect Note: This post was originally published in August 2016. Modifications have been made to the original post. This post also appears in our June 2019 newsletter. Get future newsletters by subscribing here. Love has this amazing ability to spiral out into the Universe as a ripple effect. And love is something that all humans can draw on at any given time, in any given place, especially when others are in need. Our planet, and all the life it supports, needs love to ripple out in waves more than ever right now. But figuring out how to create such waves from a place of positivity, empowerment, and trueness can be puzzling and even debilitating. The first step in practicing the ripple effect is realizing that it starts with you. I believe that love is not something we receive from the outside, but instead, something we find from within. Finding it, however, can be tricky. We must let our ego slip and allow ourselves to be present in the moment. This is not about what we "should" be doing for someone or something else. Instead, it's about believing in the inherent goodness of love and realizing that all of us are deserving of love. Only when we tap into our inner love in such a way, can we return the kind that genuinely radiates out into the world. I always admired my parents for this gift they had of reaching out to those in need. But, I'm not sure it was always from a true place. By that I mean they were somewhat guilted into practice, as we all are, by norms and voices that say we should give to others. So, one of the first things you can do to practice the ripple effect is unravel the judgmental voice that we should do something. Now, this is a hard thing to tackle. I'd like to tell you a story of my own ripple effect experience in the hopes that it helps you create your own ripple. "Love has this amazing ability to spiral out into the Universe as a ripple effect." In 2016, I received a phone call from someone letting me know that a family member of mine was in jail. We didn't always have the best relationship growing up, but I knew then that this person needed my love. But before I could support them, I needed to forgive them. I worked on it and worked on it, both personally and with the professional help of others. But, that practice was worth it because when I drove to visit my family member in jail, I was able to meet them with unconditional love and support. This was the beginning of our journey to an amazing friendship and connection, which spanned beyond just us. As I opened up my heart to this family member, they in return were able to open up their heart to their fellow inmates. One of those inmates continues to feel that ripple effect today. 'David' (as I'll refer to him here) has been incarcerated for 25 years and has many more to go, as he is carrying out a life sentence. I didn't know much about David other than he was friends with my family member, who told me that David often wanted to just 'give up' because he thought nobody cared about him. One day, to David's surprise, he received a letter from a total stranger – me! I don't remember why I wrote that first letter and I'm not sure it really matters. What matters is that he felt love and connection from that letter. According to David, he felt as if God was saying, 'see I am worth it - you are loved!' It's important to practice fully opening your heart and letting our ego-self and consciousness go – in that moment we can feel what true love is. We are not separate from one another. All living things are connected here on this Earth, sharing the same resources among one another. We could all use some strong, bold, and impactful ripple waves of love. So, start practicing. Let's keep the ripple going until it's a wave that has such force, we are all riding it together. According to David, he felt as if God was saying, 'see I am worth it - you are loved!' PS: The ripple is spreading – David received a surprise letter for the first time in 28 years from his son!  We recently celebrated Earth Day. In honor of our planet and the change of seasons, I'm sharing three health benefits that come from grounding with the Earth. By grounding, or making physical direct body contact with the Earth’s surface, we can reduce inflammation, improve our sleep and decrease stress. This concept is commonly referred to as 'earthing' or 'grounding.' BENEFIT 1: REDUCED STRESS If you go outside and put your toes in the grass, walk along the seashore, or touch the trees in your backyard, you'll likely experience a feeling of relaxation. When our body makes contact with the ground, it soaks up charged electrons that come from the Earth. Our nervous system is electrical and when we pump it with these negative electrons, we can induce a state of calmness and reduce stress. BENEFIT 2: IMPROVED SLEEPING While we no longer sleep on the ground as our ancestors did, we can still derive benefits from grounding with the Earth's surface. Emerging research suggests that earthing can shift the autonomic nervous system from sympathetic (fight or flight) to parasympathetic (rest and relaxation). In addition, scientists are finding that grounding the body during sleep might be important for setting the biological clocks regulating diurnal body rhythms. BENEFIT 3: REDUCED INFLAMMATION Earthing can enhance your health by reducing inflammation and pain in the body. The connection we have with the Earth enables free negative electrons to flow upward through the body, mitigating the effect of positively charged free radicals that are generated by inflammatory factors. Moreover, earthing normalizes cortisol levels, which can improve inflammation. Wow! Now that is a proactive health boost that is doable, simple and loving to yourself. Let's pump our bodies with feel good vibes by soaking up those negative electrons. Take some time each day to make direct contact with the Earth. This simple act of earthing can help your body heal inflammation or pain, reduce stress, and help you sleep better. Feel the gratitude and give thanks to the connection you have with Earth and the life that flows through everything! How Wendy Practice EarthingGardening and nurturing plant life Sitting on the ground or leaning against a tree, watching the surrounding insect and bird activity Immersing her body in the water Walking the beach and feeling the connection with the sand, rocks, shells and waves Taking off her shoes before walking on her lawn How will you practice grounding for your well-being? 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