When intense emotions flood our systems, there is a tendency to tense up.  Often we go into a fight mode to try and protect ourselves or our interests. We push away what we perceive as threatening.  Sometimes we feel overwhelmed and we shut down. We analyze. We judge. We label. We make them wrong.  We make ourselves wrong. We try to re-establish our footing any way we can.  Often, though, the best thing we can do in the moment is to slow down, take a breath (or two or three) and become present.

Since most of us are conditioned to attribute the cause of our emotions to someone or something outside of ourselves, it can seem so counterintuitive to pause and remind ourselves that while our minds are trying to protect us and control the conditions of our lives, our bodies are trying to communicate with us. How do we want to respond to this moment? 

Do we want to continue doing what our conditioned (and often defended) mind wants us to do? Or do we want to bring conscious choice and presence to the moment? It’s difficult to see that our habitual reactivity and practiced thought pattens are actually getting in the way of what we are striving so hard to achieve. 

There are many ways, I am sure, to handle every situation. The one that interests me the most is the one where we pause and turn our attention towards ourselves. 

Most of us (myself included) need support to be able to metabolize the experiences and emotions that have gotten stuck in our bodies.  We need support to transform our reactive patterns and to grow our capacity for bringing in-the-moment awake aware presence to ourselves and others.  This is not hardwired into our systems.  And it’s not something we learned in school or from our society. Likely, we have received messaging that our emotions are not welcome or that they are something to be fixed or suppressed or that they get in the way of living a successful life. This conditioning runs deep within us. Yet, the truth is –  our human potential lies dormant beneath the surface of all of this conditioning. And, with the right tools, the right kind of support, and a willingness to pause and attend to our inner world, we can begin to unwind the layers that are keeping us stuck, individually and collectively.  We can reclaim and begin to grow our true human  collective potential. 

Would you like support and accompaniment in working with your habitual reactivity and your emotions?

Would you like to make space for the revealing of your own deep wisdom and clarity?

Would you like to start creating a life in alignment with your true self?

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I look forward to connecting with you.