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"TOOLS FOR RESILIENCE"
We can enhance our capacity to be more resilient in the face of life's small and great challenges. Resilience is a potential within all of us to rebound from stress and feelings of fear and overwhelm. I've always been impressed by people who can spring back from great difficulty, and over the years have explored ways to strengthen resilience in myself and others.
Here are some tools to help you cultivate resilience:
- Access your resources. If you feel "off center," you can stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS), which is engaged during times of rest and relaxation, by bringing awareness to your internal and external resources. Think about people, places, or, perhaps, fond memories that evoke feelings of ease and well-being in you. Take this in deeply for a minute or two, and your system will begin to calm and regulate itself.
- Relax and accept. Practice relaxing your body-mind in response to stressful events. Start with small things first, like the long line at the checkout stand. Typically, our first reaction is to tense up, then, perhaps, become frustrated or agitated. Instead of that, you can actually start using stressful situations as triggers to do the opposite of what you would normally do. As soon as you enter the store and see the long lines, take three deep, long breaths, letting the exhalation be longer than the inhalation, which activates the PNS. Then, sense your feet and legs, and continue breathing from your abdomen. As you do this, gently remind yourself that this is what is so right now. The situation is what it is, and you can relax and accept it even if you don't like it.
- Be prepared. Before a potentially stressful event, take a few minutes to imagine that you are in the presence of someone who loves and supports you, someone you feel safe with. Take this in deeply in your whole body-mind. This imagery activates the release of oxytocin, which is the hormone of calm, trust, and safety. You are then less likely to have a strong reaction to the stressor.
- Turn to your inner wisdom. Practice shifting attention from your thinking mind to your intuition as soon as you sense that a stress response may be triggered. Boundless wisdom is an aspect of who we are, and is available to us at all times. We need only turn toward it. Pose simple questions, such as: How shall I respond here? What do I need to see, or do, in this moment? What is right action for me now? How shall I handle this? The more that you turn to your wise knowing, the clearer your responses will be.
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UPCOMING COURSE
GUIDED IMAGERY TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
Telecourse
In this 5 session certification telecourse you will learn innovative imagery techniques and guidelines for the successful use of imagery for your own healing and transformation and/or to expand the scope of your practice and your work with clients.
This course is for helping professionals of all kinds: teachers, coaches, somatic practitioners, hypnotherapists, social workers, nurses and physicians.
Nurses and hypnotherapists will receive CEUs.
You will learn:
Specific Imagery Techniques for Intuitive Decision-Making
How to Access the 'Inner Healer', 'Inner Entrepreneur' and Other Positive Selves Through Subpersonality Work
How to Apply the Healing and Symbols Process to Financial and Career Issues
How to Integrate Imagery Into Daily Life
How to Use All of the Senses to Increase the Effectiveness of Imagery
... and more
The telecourse begins Monday, October 10 and continues on Mondays for five weeks. Each class begins at 5:00 pm PT, 8:00 pm ET and lasts for 90 minutes.
All classes will be recorded, so if you miss any, you can listen via recording.
The fee is $127 before October 6 (single payment) and $247 after that, which can be paid in one, two or three payments. For information, or to register for the course contact me at susannewest888@yahoo.com or (415)721-0766 |
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INSIGHT TO ACTION COACHING
INSIGHT TO ACTION COACHING phone or in-person coaching can help you: - Achieve your personal and professional goals
- Navigate through periods of transition
- Develop strengths and seed potentials
- Find your purpose and passion
- Overcome blocks and limiting patterns
- Quiet the voice of the Inner Critic
- Access inner knowing for decision-making and clarity about your goals and life direction
- Ignite and sustain your creativity
- Create action steps that generate tangible results
I specialize in helping clients overcome blocks of all kinds and translate ideas and visions into concrete action. Fees for individual sessions are based on a sliding scale. A coaching package is available, as well. Contact me if you'd like a FREE CONSULTATION. |
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WAKING DOWN IN MUTUALITY
Individual Sessions and Sittings
Waking Down in Mutuality is an integrated, whole-being spirituality that includes body, mind, feelings, and spirit. In this work you embrace your humanity and your divinity. Spirit is not seen as separate from the body or our world. Our full humanness is experienced as sacred, as is all of life.
I offer phone or in-person individual sessions, a 45 minute FREE Introductory Session, an Introductory Event, and sittings in San Rafael and Berkeley, California.
SITTINGS *A 10 minute period of silent meditation *Gazing Meditation - Being to Being meeting, in which the teacher briefly connects with each participant through eye contact *Personal Sharing Time - Each person who wants to, takes time to share. This can include speaking about what is currently important to you in your spiritual life, sharing an "edge" or area of exploration, or asking questions. Sittings in San Rafael (contact me for address) Saturdays: October 15, November 26, and December 10 10:30 am - 1:30 pm Sittings in Berkeley 2218 Prince St. Thursday, October 20 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm November - Date TBA Fee for Sittings: $20 INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS FREE 45 minute Introductory Session One hour phone or in-person sessions Sliding scale of $40-$60/hour Contact me to reserve spaces for sittings susannewest888@yahoo.com or (415) 721-0766. For more information about Waking Down in Mutuality, see www.wakingdown.org |
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WRITING FROM THE SOUL
Writing for Creative Expression and Spiritual Growth
In these ongoing, drop-in groups you will learn processes to free your imagination, develop ease and confidence in writing, cultivate your unique writing voice, and overcome blocks to writing.
San Rafael, CA (Call for address)
Alternate Thursdays
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Oakland, CA (6239 College Avenue)
Last Sunday of each month
6:15 - 8:15 pm
All levels of experience and all types of writing are welcome
INDIVIDUAL COACHING SESSIONS (phone or in-person) to assist you in any or all stages of the writing process:
- Start, develop, and/or complete writing projects
- Learn how to ignite and sustain motivation
- Overcome writer's block
- Discover your natural writing voice
- Develop confidence and ease in writing
- Create attainable short and long term goals
A FREE CONSULTATION is available. You can contact me at susannewest888@yahoo.com or (415) 721-0766.
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For information or to sign up for courses or free consultations, contact me at susannewest888@yahoo.com or (415)721-0766.
Click here to visit my website if you'd like to learn more about my phone or in-person Insight to Action Coaching, Waking Down in Mutuality, Writing from the Soul Programs, or The Soul of Caregiving Workshops.
A Free Consultation is available. You can also sign up for my free monthly newsletter. |
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