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Wild Woman Wellness

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Sun. May 15th, 2-4 pm @ Hawthorn Healing Arts Center in Bend

Jessica G. Robinson AP LMP

Offered by Jessica Graham Robinson, Ayurvedic Medicine Practitioner

This beautiful offering is an interactive workshop incorporating Ayurveda, yoga, dance, embodiment, spirituality, and other sacred feminine practices to awaken and nurture your inner wild woman/ goddess. Expect a full spectrum experience designed to connect you to your true nature – as a fully embodied spiritual being – for optimal harmony inside and out. You will leave feeling nourished, grounded, free, and ready to flow confidently into your week.

🖤  Each woman will have the freedom to listen and engage at her own comfort level.

🖤  No experience necessary.

🖤  Vagina required.

What to bring:

  • Your unique, vulnerable self.
  • Dress comfortably for movement.
  • Bring a yoga mat if you have one.
  • Bring a plain foam roller if you have one.

Cost: $45

Call 541-330-0334 to register. (If you are reading this over the weekend and want to register, please use the Contact button to send me a message.)

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Spring Detox: Empowered Aging with Ayurveda

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Purging the accumulation on the inside is even more important than clearing out the clutter in your home. Spring cleaning for the body + mind is necessary for optimal health and empowered aging. (Yes! You can choose how you age.) After a long winter of accumulation, your whole being is craving your assistance with helping your body to naturally detox and deep clean, so as not to carry stagnation forward into the next half of the year.

It’s completely natural and good to put on some weight during colder months – it’s actually protective and makes you more resilient in many ways during the harsher time of year. When we are living in rhythm with the seasonal shifts of the year, as winter comes to a close we will hear the call within that is alerting us to the need to purge.

Ayurvedic seasonal cleansing is a gradual process that works gently and efficiently to pull toxins and accumulated “ama” (undigested gunk that gets stored) from the body and mind, revealing a lighter, more vibrant way of being with clearer mental and digestive functioning, more access to intuition, and overall harmony.

Valued at over $500, Your Investment: $250

Sign up for the Spring Detox led by Jessica Graham Robinson, Ayurvedic Medicine Practitioner. 

Register for the Spring Detox!

WHY Detox/ Cleanse?

Can you answer Yes to any of the following questions?

  • Are you waking up tired, stiff, or sluggish?
  • Do you need caffeine to get going 
  • Are you crashing in the afternoon and feel like you need coffee, chocolate, or something sweet to keep going in the afternoon?
  • Do you feel tired or heavy after meals?
  • Are you experiencing brain fog — lack of mental clarity?
  • Do you notice yourself being more reactive with your spouse/kids than you intend to be?
  • Are you noticing that you’re gaining weight and can’t seem to lose it?

Other Signs You Need to Detox

  • HORMONAL IMBALANCE
  • SLUGGISH METABOLISM
  • OVERLOADED LIVER
  • DIGESTIVE ISSUES
  • INFLAMMATION
  • WEIGHT GAIN
  • LOW ENERGY
  • CONGESTION
  • MENTAL FOG
  • ALLERGIES

Benefits of DETOX

  • Heal your Gut and Optimize your Digestion (which, in Ayurveda, is one of the most important issues for any health issue)
  • Clarity + Peace of Mind
  • Gain Energy
  • Improve Sleep
  • Lose Weight
  • Feel Lighter in Body and Mind
  • Detox your Liver 

21-days to cleanse and create new habits 

(starts 4/08 – flexible timeline)

Week 1 – Easing In, Setting Intentions

Week 2 – Deep Cleanse, Letting Go

Week 3 – Emerging with Vitality + Focus

Expert Guidance

  • 5 valuable teaching/ coaching sessions via zoom
  • Spring Cleanse Recipe book
  • Support via email
  • Private FB group for community

Classes via Zoom

  • Orientation – 4/9 – Saturday 8am PST
  • Week 1 – 4/13 – Wednesday 7am PST
  • Week 2 – 4/20 – Wednesday – 7am PST
  • Week 3 – 4/27 – Wednesday – 7am PST

Investment: $250

REGISTER for the DETOX

FAQs

I feel like I need a cleanse, but I don’t want to feel deprived or weak…

This cleanse is the OPPOSITE of a deprivation cleanse! You won’t go hungry EVER! This cleanse is designed in a very thoughtful way that eases you in, and you are in complete control of what you eat! You will actually hold onto more fat if you stress about it, so this is a STRESS-FREE cleanse! You shouldn’t feel weak during this cleanse at all.

I’m too busy and this timeline doesn’t work with my schedule…

Not a problem! This cleanse is completely flexible! If you are traveling or need to change the timeline, you can absolutely do that. I will give you all of the tools you need to feel good about whatever YOU plan for your cleanse!

Let Go of that SH*T!

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Do you have a hard time Letting Go of Shit? Emotions, weight, clothes, “stuff” (and of course, bowel movements)? 

It’s time to Let Go of That Shit! In order to gain the Clarity, Freedom, Lightness, and Ease of body, mind, and heart that you crave!

Accumulating too much (Overwhelmed, Overfed, Overtired, Over-scheduled, Over-indulged) without being able to properly DIGEST (i.e. utilizing what’s needed and letting go of the rest — internally and externally) leads to AMA (undigested “gunk”).

Undigested gunk (food and emotions) in our systems causes chronic pain, low energy, brain fog, an overall sense of dread for life, and eventually leads to disease.

Letting Go to Shift is a new short course that starts Sunday, November 24th — just in time to help you go through the holidays without regret – to help you LET GO of That SHIT —  physically, emotionally, and mentally. 

This course is for you if you…

  • Have trouble letting go of emotions, extra weight, or “stuff”
  • Have weak digestion and experience constipation
  • Experience regular brain fog, low energy, or pain
  • Wish you had more empty space and time
  • Have trouble saying NO

What’s Included…

  • 6 weeks of Expert Guidance + Tools to help you LET GO of That SHIT —  physically, emotionally, and mentally
  • 3 group coaching calls ($375 value)
  • 1 Discovery Session ($300 value)
  • Weekly teachings + support via FB Group
  • PDFs + Audio materials to keep — recipes, tip sheets, journaling prompts, meditations, etc. ($50 value)

What You’ll Get Out of This…

  • Deeper CONNECTION to your Intuition + Spirit
  • A NEW , more Feminine Way to walk through life
  • CLARITY – no more brain fog!
  • Understand how to really Dial in your Digestion — because your digestion is the key to keeping all of the other bodily systems functioning optimally (including your IMMUNE system!)
  • FREEDOM to let say NO and to LET GO of habits and ideas that don’t serve your highest good!
  • LIGHTNESS – literally feel lighter in your body, mind, and heart.
  • EASE – learn how to shift out of the Stress response of gripping, and into the easeful state of Healing
  • Steps to begin to release old patterns and start moving out of chronic pain

Your Investment…

$1075 $297

BONUSES: 

  • Ticket to Online Workshop ($250 value) (Manifest 2020 Workshop or Seasonal Cleanse or another workshop) 
  • 10% off Ayurveda Course ($100 value)
Sign Up for Letting Go to Shift!

Need Some Help? 

I’m offering scholarships to Single Mamas and People of Color!
Send an email to: info@sacredspacehealingarts.com with “Scholarship Application” in the subject line. Tell me 3 things: 1) Why do you need a scholarship (your current circumstances)? 2) What do you hope to gain from this course? 3) What will you do with what you gain — in other words, how could this change your life for the better?

Fear of Slowing Down

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Let me describe a common scenario…

A woman/mother/man/father (could be you) rises to the sound of an alarm, steps out of bed and into a role that s/he plays well — always working diligently on the projects of the day (work, parenting, meals, cleaning, driving, etc.) — crossing all of the ‘t’s and dotting all of the ‘i’s — rushing around to make sure deadlines are met.

Sometimes meals get skipped; sometimes, fast food has to suffice. Transitions between events/meetings/tasks are tight and sometimes it doesn’t feel like there’s room to breathe, much less observe the subtleties within moments.

Sometimes s/he hears a “thank you” (although it might be rare). S/he’s become so accustomed to this way of life that (most days) there’s no longer even a thought about “self-care”, or doing something for your Self. The evenings require as much routine and squeezing in as the days do, and by the end of the night s/he’s left drained, often indulging in one or more forms of self-medicating — a drink (or two), a few Netflix episodes, the infamous late-night snacking, etc.

It’s not until the weekend that s/he sometimes wonders where the life s/he used to dream about went; s/he sees life flying by without actually living it, and wonders if this is just how it goes. Not quite what s/he imagined for her/his self.

Can you relate to this story?

BAD NEWS: If you’re like most Americans, this is a rough sketch of your daily life.
GOOD NEWS: It doesn’t have to be this way! (keep reading)

When we are living as described above, i.e. modern, over-scheduled lives, we are out of touch with our bodies, our emotions, and our dreams. This translates as living in a constant state of triggering and fear, which means we are going through our lives mostly in Fight/Flight/Freeze (Sympathetic Nervous System) mode, which causes degeneration and disease. When we are in SNS (sympathetic nervous system), blood is diverted away from the organs and into the limbs for quick response. The problem isn’t the SNS, but the fact that we are constantly “on guard” for the next thing that needs doing or email that needs checking.

In order to HEAL, digest, and restore our bodies/minds we need to be in Parasympathetic Nervous System. And as long as we are operating in SNS (i.e. stress response) for the majority of our minutes/hours/days/weeks, then our hormones (and lives) will be out of balance.

Recognizing this is one thing, but making a lifestyle change is quite another.

“Maybe we hear these pleas from our bodies, but we don’t know how to stop running, pushing, overreaching ourselves. We are afraid that if we stop, something terrible will happen.”

~ Dr. Claudia Welch

You might not think you live in “fear”, but I’m here to tell you that if you are choosing a life that is harming your health, inside and out, and limiting your potential, then you ARE. A little tough love here…

As unintentional as it may be, YOU ARE CHOOSING the path of INSANITY! 😱

GOOD NEWS: You CAN Get OUT of this Cycle!!!
BAD NEWS: There is no quick fix — no pill, no diet, no superfood, no surgery, no ONE thing that will “fix it” FOR you. The work is all on you.
MORE GOOD NEWS: This is EXACTLY my specialty and I’d LOVE to help you get UNstuck!

P.S. It’s not going to be EASY, but it’s going to be BEAUTIFUL and so so so FULFILLING!

Schedule a time to talk with me here.

xoxo

Jessica

N O U R I S H

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A 3-Week Cleanse for

Body + Mind + Senses

with Ayurveda

Seasonal cleansing is highly recommended at two particular times of year — the transition into Fall and into Spring. WHY? There are several reasons..

The most obvious one being that we all get into habits that don’t serve us — whether it’s summer ice cream binges or late evening snacking or something else that leads to unwanted (and uncomfortable) consequences — and a cleanse is the perfect way to steer yourself back on track.

If we don’t have a way of redirecting ourselves, then our bad habits lead to unnecessary, and sometimes difficult, ramifications. Even worse, down the road they lead to physical, mental, or emotional DIS-EASE.

Another reason is simply that if we keep making choices — in diet and lifestyle — that are designed for the previous season, we will get sick. This is the main reason that you see so many people coming down with “things” during these two times of year.

For the past several years I’ve been practicing some form of seasonal cleansing and it’s made a huge difference in my life — as it’s given me the power to continuously redirect my lifestyle and choices in order to keep growing in the direction that I desire to go, instead of letting old patterns take over and feeling stuck and stagnant.

This year I want to share this amazing experience with you! I’m offering a guided cleanse to anyone who wants to reap the benefits with me, but first let me set something straight…

This ain’t your typical “detox”!

Maybe you’ve tried doing cleanses, or detoxes, before and felt overwhelmed, frustrated, and — I’m just going to say this…DEPRIVED!?

👉🏽THIS IS NOT THAT KIND OF CLEANSE!👈🏾

(You may sigh a great sigh of relief!)

NOURISH is a 3 week guided cleanse with a focus on nourishing body, mind, and senses with simple self care practices from Ayurveda. During this time what most people need is more GROUNDING + NOURISHING + SLOWING DOWN + SELF LOVING practices that help us ease into Fall and the darkness of this time of year.

If you’re like most of the people on the planet, you’re probably already doing TOO MUCH and feel like you don’t have the TIME to devote to anything else, so depriving yourself of anything feels more like punishment than the medicine you need right now.

If that’s you, then READ ON to find out How You Can Do This Cleanse with Me without breaking your budget or finding more time in a day!

You actually don’t need to buy a bunch of special foods or spend a lot of extra time doing the “things” for this cleanse. If you join me, then at the end of our time together you will feel MORE like yourself and on-track in your heath and life and LESS bogged down with responsibilities and to-dos!

I will show you how to DROP into BEING, not just how to make better food choices.

This cleanse is FULL CIRCLE, as in completely holistic in its approach, and you will get all of the support that you need to succeed! Here’s how it works…

In our initial session, I’ll break down the WHATs, HOWs, and WHYs of designing your Fall cleanse. You’ll get handouts to use to support your journey. We will have weekly group coaching sessions where you can ask questions, get answers, scream or cry, and connect whole-heartedly with other beautiful people doing this simple, yet powerful, cleanse together. You’ll also get an individual coaching session with me near the end of the cleanse in order to reflect, integrate, and move forward intentionally.

Other details:

  • If you happen to live in Central Oregon, you will be invited to 2 additional in-person sessions on October 6th and 20th (to kick off the start of your 1st and 3rd weeks).
  • You can live anywhere in the world and do this cleanse with me! Our initial orientation call will be Saturday, 10/05, 7-8:00 am PST and our weekly group coaching calls will happen on the following 3 Saturday mornings at 7-8:00 am PST via ZOOM webinar.
  • You will have access to all materials — videos, meditations, audios, PDFs, etc. — via a password-protected webpage just for people participating in this cleanse. You are welcome to download the materials to keep and use again.
  • I’ll send you weekly emails with journaling prompts, teachings, and tips for your journey.
  • You will receive constant support from myself and the group in a private Facebook group where no one other than the current participants will see your posts or comments. The value of the support of the community can NOT be overstated! As much as you are willing to reach in and out, you will GROW!
  • During the 3rd week of our cleanse, you’ll receive a link to schedule your FREE coaching session with me (value $100).
  • The investment for ALL of THIS is only $50!

If you’re ready to do this with me, click the button below to purchase your ticket to N O U R I S H !

N O U R I S H – Fall Cleanse for Body + Mind + Senses

How to Get a Handle on Emotional Eating

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If you are reading this, chances are you have experience with Emotional Eating. The American Psychological Association’s website lists these statistics (among others):

In the United States, the majority of adults are overweight or obese, increasing their risk for Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. Obesity is a major contributor to preventive death in the U.S. and can raise morbidity risks associated with chronic diseases, such as hypertension, stroke, respiratory problems and various cancers. Research also shows connections between stress and food. People tend to seek high-calorie, high-fat foods during periods of stress, though in fact, when people are stressed, their bodies store more fat than when they are relaxed.

Thirty-eight percent of adults say they have overeaten or eaten unhealthy foods in the past month because of stress. Half of these adults (49 percent) report engaging in these behaviors weekly or more.

Thirty-three percent of adults who report overeating or eating unhealthy foods because of stress say they do so because it helps distract them from stress. 

Twenty-seven percent of adults say they eat to manage stress and 34 percent of those who report overeating or eating unhealthy foods because of stress say this behavior is a habit.

After having overeaten or eaten unhealthy foods, half of adults (49 percent) report feeling disappointed in themselves, 46 percent report feeling bad about their bodies and more than one-third (36 percent) say they feel sluggish or lazy.

http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2013/eating

Sadly, these numbers are not a true reflection of the magnitude of the problem we are talking about because:

  • the article from which these stats are taken is from 2013 and they have most certainly increased over the last 6 years.
  • these numbers come from the limited amount of people surveyed, not all Americans.

It’s likely that most “first world” peoples are suffering from emotional eating that stems from STRESS, and the lack of knowledge and tools to change.

In the VLOG below, I talk with Tarah Peek, of Mandala Mama, about this epidemic problem of modern culture and give practical tools to bring awareness and make change!

If you’d like to have access to these tools and MORE practical wisdom for Self-Healing, join my summer challenge — AWAKEN Your INNER HEALER! You can read more here or click here to join now!

Are YOU Ready to Take Control of your Health + Life and become a Self Healer?

We ALL have the power to heal and the power to choose — no matter what your current life/health circumstances! It’s NEVER TOO LATE! Take one step in the direction of your healing and click the link below to schedule a 1-on-1 session with me to see how we can work together!

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Jessica Graham Robinson

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Why You NEED to LOVE Your SELF

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Sacred Journey.pngHave you ever had the thought that Self-Care is Selfish? You’re not alone. But…if that’s you — if you really believe that self-care is selfish, I’m here to burst your bubble.

For many people, the words “Self”, “Self Love” and “Self Care” have connotations with being “selfish” and are therefore thought of as “bad”, but our culture has it dead wrong. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Through the ancient traditions of Yoga & Ayurveda, we learn a deeper understanding of the self. 

The (small ‘s’) self is our personality, ego, mind, body, etc., but the big ‘S’ Self is the true self, higher self, more akin to one’s Soul.

During your everyday life, do you make time to do things that nourish your Self? 

In the busyness of your schedule, I wouldn’t be surprised if your answer is no. In fact, I would bet most people don’t even acknowledge, or think about, their true self most days. Sadly, it’s not without a price.

We all know what happens when we don’t feed our (small ‘s’) selves. We starve, we are diminished, and eventually, die.

What happens when we don’t feed our Soul? 

It withers. We lose touch with our dreams, our purpose, our confidence, our intuition. We forget our true Self, our one true “home”.

And when that happens, we start running on auto-pilot, we make choices that are out of integrity with our intentions, we have habits that don’t support real Health, we find fault in ourselves and others, frustration in things that shouldn’t really bother us…in short, life loses its LIFE. We aren’t Awake, and we certainly aren’t Radiant. That’s a big price to pay!

Being weighed down with regret isn’t the life anyone knowingly chooses, but it happens. We all want to feel AWESOME, but once you’ve been living a lackluster life for a while, it’s easy to forget that anything better is possible for you. 

Let’s not go down that road! When you see the life it leads to, the benefit of Self Care becomes more evident. So…

The Best Way to Nourish Your Soul is to Cultivate a Loving Relationship with your Self.

There are several wonderful ways to deepen your relationship to Self. One is the take care of your (small ‘s’) self — your body and your mind. Another is to spend time alone with the Self through the practice of Meditation. It doesn’t need to be long or strict – there are many ways to begin a practice EASILY.

Here’s a Meditation Audio to get you started… 

But if you’d REALLY like to FEED Your SOUL by cultivating a deeper relationship with your SELF, join my FREE Challenge NOW!

Click the image below or click HERE.

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5 Tips to Stay Balanced During Vata Season

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It’s Vata Season (otherwise known as Fall)!

Change is in the air! Not just the changing of the season, but Autumn is quite literally a season of change and quickness, which can throw a person off balance quickly.

Knowing your dosha and the dosha of the SEASON you’re in can be VERY useful in navigating through your day/month/season/year/life.

In Ayurveda (the science of life), your constitution is called your dosha. Dosha literally means “fault,” but I’ve also heard it translated as ‘that which tends to go out of balance.’ Ever heard the phrase “the only thing constant in life is change”?

There are 3 doshas — Vata (VAH-ta), Pitta (PIT-ah), and Kapha (KAH-pha). Each dosha is a combination of 2 of the 5 elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether) and therefore has dominant qualities about it. We all have all of these elements within us, but our personal dosha combination is determined mostly by your physical structure (body type) and doesn’t change. What DOES change is everything else — your environment, your emotions, the world, your relationships, etc. — ALL the time.

What’s super relevant to us right now is that Fall is VATA (Air + Ether) season.

Vata qualities are cold, light, dry, irregular, rough, moving, quick, and changeable. If we are not careful to balance these qualities during this season there can be a tendency toward overwhelm, anxiety, dry skin, constipation, insomnia, or depression.

What Can You Do to Stay Balanced during Vata Season?

Ayurveda teaches us how to balance the doshas by using opposite qualities. When Vata is out of balance, there are several things you can do to bring harmony back. First of all, I have to note that as a culture we have a chronic (long-term) vata-imbalance due to being over-scheduled and over-stimulated. That being said, regardless of your dosha, you can benefit from a Vata-pacifying lifestyle and diet.

Without further ado, here are my tips for bringing more balance during Autumn…
(If you want more, keep reading! At the end of this email, I’ll give you details on my upcoming FREE Online Workshop: EASE Into Fall with Healthy Habits that HEAL.)

  1. S L O W   D O W N – schedule in extra time for everything and don’t rush
  2. Consume Warm Liquids throughout the day (warm water or herbal teas) to hydrate and stay warm
  3. Eat Soup and soupy foods – smoothies, porridges, stews, you name it!
  4. Don’t skip the fats! High-quality oils (GHEE, sesame, sunflower, grapeseed, and olive) are nourishing and grounding.
  5. Keep a steady daily/weekly routine. Vata is chaotic enough, so don’t add flame to the fire!

Want MORE tips on how AYURVEDA can help you navigate through this time of CHANGE? Sign up for my FREE Online Workshop by clicking the image below.

Ease Into Fall Webinar

(Click the image above to SIGN UP to get the REPLAY from 2018!)

On Being HERE Now…

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Recently I made a BIG move in my life — a choice to relocate my family. It was a HUGE undertaking that took a lot of COURAGE on my part (as well as a lot of support from family and friends to make it happen). In the process, I encountered many obstacles — some real, some imagined (LOL!), some planned for and some that completely blind sighted me.

So…I am HERE now.

I'm Here!

Or, I was the other day. (Ha ha ha!) But seriously…after the hub-bub of the initial move was over, I found myself feeling misplaced. My whole life had literally been transported and the life I knew — the friends, the places, the things — were gone, and suddenly replaced by new people, places, and things that were unfamiliar and new.

Where was MY place in this all? It was a surreal experience altogether and for more than a hot minute, I questioned my choice and my ability to confidently follow through with my vision for our new life.

What the HELL? I had put so much energy and effort into making this new phase of my life happen and now that it was HERE, part of me wanted to curl up and hide under the covers for a month.

Not the smoothest transition for me, but probably not the worst either. I knew that I wanted to really SHOW UP and make the most of this experience, but I had gotten into some bad habits during the move that were getting in the way of me showing up as my BEST self. Mainly, I was waaaaay out of rhythm.

Ayurveda (EYE-your-VAY-da), the sister science to Yoga, teaches us that when we are out of rhythm, we suffer, and boy is that the truth! During the weeks leading up to and during the move, I was eating at irregular times, staying up late, eating a later, heavier dinner, and not getting up early enough to really start my day right. These might sound like no big deal, and honestly 2 years ago, I might not have thought so either, but after experiencing the EASE that comes from being IN rhythm, being OUT of rhythm was seriously PAINFUL — physically, mentally, and emotionally.

The price I paid for disregarding my body’s wisdom was REAL!

So what to do? First…I knew I had to get REAL here and get HONEST about what wasn’t working. Then, do the hard work of steering back in the right direction. That’s the hard part, though, right? When you find yourself in a position where you’ve already screwed up, sometimes it’s easier to just let it go than do the work of getting back on track. It’s called the “what-the-hell” effect. Ever heard of it?

“The what-the-hell effect is the feeling you get when you’ve already exceeded your preset limit and feel that since you’ve already failed, you might as well fail spectacularly…

…When you miss a goal or exceed a limit, be gentle on yourself. Don’t catastrophize. Armed with this knowledge and awareness, you’ll be able to make better, more informed choices as you move forward.”

It’s a REAL thing!!! You can read more about it in this short article by Eric Ravenscraft at LifeHacker.com HERE.

I’m sure you’ve had your own “what-the-hell” experiences. Sadly, it’s easy to keep going down that path and find yourself way, way off track. That’s how to devolve into a lesser version of yourself over time — NOT my recommendation.

If you don’t want to go down the path of regression/stagnation, you have to make a real effort to start right HERE where you currently are and pick the lowest hanging fruit that moves you in the direction you want to go.

5 Steps to Steer You Back On Track…

  1. Honestly recognize where you are and that it’s not where you want to be (but DON’T stay stuck there, move on to step 2).
  2. Know what you want to be different. What new habit would you like to have?
  3. Acknowledge the GAP between where you currently are and where you want to be and the fact that your daily habits have gotten you here.
  4. Know that you can CHANGE your habits.
  5. Ask yourself this question and be patient for the answer to arise: What New Thing Do You Need to Believe About Yourself In Order to Adopt Your New Habit?
  6. Write it down EVERYWHERE — put it on your computer desktop, your planner, your bathroom mirror, your refrigerator, your phone wallpaper, and anywhere else that you are guaranteed to look throughout your day.
  7. BELIEVE IT!
  • An example of a new belief might be: “I choose to listen to my body.” or “I have the power to design my life.” or “The way I eat nourishes my body.” If you’re having trouble coming up with a new belief to support your new habit, let me help you! Click the link at the end of this post to set up a time to talk to me!

 

What we believe about ourselves creates our daily habits, and our daily habits define us to the world, and then that’s reflected back to us by the people we interact with. So, literally…

Our thoughts about ourselves make the difference in who we are. They have the potential to either help us EVOLVE into more confident, loving, healthy people inside and out OR to keep us locked into all of the negative patterns that lead to our ruin.

It starts with just being HERE — being present with what IS with honesty and self-compassion.

When you sit with WHAT IS, what comes up for you? What’s not working that needs your honest, loving attention? What do you want to be different?

I want to know! Comment below or schedule a time to talk to me HERE.

As Always…

 

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