I’m sure the title of this blog isn’t a surprise. It’s been a year of transition and I don’t know about you, but I’m not at my best in the midst of a lot of change or transition.
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Noticing details is a very effective fundamental, and if you want to deepen the experience of presence, here are a few more fundamentals that will help you experience this holiday season (and the days, weeks and months after) with more clarity and hopefully, joy.
Read MoreWith the constant demands for our attention and always being "on", it’s easy step over what we’re feeling. Stepping over our emotions may appear to be “productive” or helpful in the moment, but the down side of this approach is that emotions don’t go away, they simply settle into our system and build.
Read MoreSound work uses specific sound frequencies via the human voice, singing bowls and other sound tools such as tuning forks to help calm the nervous system and transform energy.
Read MoreDo you have an intimate and loving relationship with your calendar? I know that sounds like a weird question, but having a close relationship with your calendar is one of the most profound things you can do to find more clarity and sanity in your daily life.
Read MoreWhile many people meditate to relieve stress, increase performance, and become more centered and focused, meditation offers a deeper possibility. Meditation can be the doorway for you to explore and inquire about the nature of your reality and the possibilities of your life.
Read MoreWhen you’re on autopilot, you’re going through the motions of life, checking things off your list, but not being really, truly present to your experience. The tricky thing about being on autopilot is the unconscious nature of it.
Read MoreI often get the question about how I started on my “path” towards presence. My answer is “when I got Bell’s palsy.” Bell’s palsy is a virus that paralyzes one side of your face and when I woke up one morning in 2009 unable to drink, speak or smile, at some level, I knew my life of pushing through on autopilot was over.
Read MoreRecently, my friend and I were talking about meditation and she told me that she was starting to experiment with meditation. She quickly confessed that she was a “bad meditator,” and I thought to myself, Welcome to the club. But instead of saying that out loud, I asked her why she thought she was a bad meditator.
Read MoreIt’s a natural human tendency to want to hang on to what is familiar even if it’s painful or no longer working, but in my experience hanging on too long eventually becomes more painful than facing their fear of letting go.My clients’ effectiveness in navigating change is dependent on how willing they are to objectively examine their situation and their willingness to let go of what’s no longer working.
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When I conduct classes on leading with presence it never fails that the class participants want to know how the concept of presence can be applied to parenting. When leaders start examining how their reactivity, emotional triggers, and self-awareness impact those they lead at work, they naturally start examining their impact at home as well.
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