Self-Care – Page 3 – Aligning Within

6 Ways to Deal With People Who Are Distant

Some people keep feelings and emotions close to the vest. They aren’t bad people, but it can be frustrating when we’re only treated to occasional glimmers of their sparkling personality. Their slow message response times (leaving you “on read”) and unaccepted invitations make you feel unwanted, or that you’re the only person putting in any effort. Having […]

Cultivating Divine

Anyone who has asked for divine guidance knows that it can be challenging to trust it when it comes. This is because divine guidance comes in many forms and is sometimes hard to locate. We aren’t sure if we are meant to trust our thoughts, feelings, dreams, or intuitions to be the carriers of divine […]

The Magic of RAIN

Sometimes we might feel the need to wash away all of our troubles and bring freshness into our lives. Since perhaps the most cleansing substance on this earth is water, we can think of the joy rain brings as an energetic bath, rejuvenating our minds, bodies, and souls. Just being able to spend a few […]

New Years Eve Ritual

Whether or not you are going to a blow-out party on New Year’s Eve this year, here is a little ritual you can do for yourself or with others to ring in the new year with a little bit more gentleness and intention. Doing it ensures that whatever happens that night (and whether you can […]

PROMPTS FOR THE END OF THE YEAR

Today, I thought I’d create a fun little blog post all designed to help you reflect on 2022 and to help you get clear about your direction moving forwards as we enter 2023. So I hope you enjoy these journaling prompts and have lots of fun exploring. If you haven’t done journaling before, then all […]

Restoring Balance

We are all almost always learning something new, developing an underused ability or talent, or toning down an overused one. Some of us are involved in learning how to speak up for ourselves, while others are learning to be more considerate. In the process of becoming, we are constantly developing and fine-tuning one or the […]

Energy Medicine

Energy medicine is basic to all experience, yet it is difficult to speak about. One of the reasons energy medicine is challenging to talk about is that it refers to phenomena beyond the purview of our everyday waking consciousness. As children, we have a wider perception of the subtle experience that underlies our thoughts, words, […]

Focus on Gratitude

With so much to do around the holidays, and the stress that cooking lots of food and getting together with others may bring, we can feel less than grateful during the busy moments. Here are a few things that you can do to switch your focus to gratitude: Stay in the moment. Don’t worry about […]

Christmas Spirit

The Spirit of Christmas will forever shine like the brightest star in the heavens. “Yes, Virginia… There is a Santa Clause” is the line from a classic story of a little girl who was told there was no Santa Clause. He was not real. She wrote to a local newspaper and asked, “Is there […]

Staying Strong When Your Energy is Sensitive

Being sensitive in this world can sometimes feel very draining because we are very receptive to the energy of the people and environment around us. Still, we want to be part of situations that involve small or large groups of people, and we would like to do it without becoming overwhelmed or exhausted. With a […]