For many people, finding time and space for ”stillness” can be difficult in modern everyday life. Yet, being still has many highly valuable benefits for our health and wellbeing, as proven by research. When we still ourselves, by sitting or laying down, closing our eyes, and turning our attention inward, we are able to tune into our bodily sensations and become aware of our thoughts and feelings, and ultimately, listen to our inner voice. People who practice meditation, mindfulness, yoga, or similar forms of centering practice on a regular basis are well acquainted with the calming, deeply relaxing and even healing outcomes of being still…
Six essential factors for healing
Many persons who have finally healed from a chronic health condition (such as chronic pain, fatigue, PTSD, or cancer) emphasize certain conditions that have been essential to their healing. These conditions can be summarized as: authenticity, joy, freedom, self-empowerment, optimism, and social support. Frances Goodall, co-founder of the Women’s Wellness Circle, describes her own healing journey from Chronic Fatigue. Her full healing finally happened when she ”let her authentic feelings flow”, as she explained. Not only did she let her negative emotions flow, but also she began listening to and fully expressing her positive feelings, including her joy…
Hur stress påverkar vår sömn och insomning
Hur vi fungerar under dagen har stor betydelse för vår förmåga att somna och sova djupt. Särskilt stor betydelse på nattsömnen har vår benägenhet att stressa. Visste du att vi enbart med våra tankar kan skapa stress i kroppen? Även en oavsiktlig och omedveten tanke kan generera stressreaktioner i kroppen. En stressande tanke medför vanligtvis även stressande känslor, såsom oro, rädsla, ilska eller skam. Tankarna och känslorna av stress genererar i sin tur olika biologiska stressreaktioner i kroppen…
Can you stay calm inside a lion’s mouth?
Could you remain calm despite having your full head inside a lion’s mouth, while feeling its teeth around your neck, and knowing that you are completely powerless? Could you feel safe while sitting alone in a cave and feeling the full weight of a lion’s body on yours with no means to defend yourself or escape the situation? Yes, for Fred Donaldson, this was in fact possible! Fred shares his remarkable experiences…
Stress-related physical pain
For the last eight years, I have been deeply interested in the causes and symptoms of stress, particularly physical pain. Stress-induced pain can be experienced in almost any part of the body. Some persons get headaches and migraines, while others get aching arms and legs. Still others experience pain in the neck, shoulder and back, while many have recurring pain in the stomache.
“My Safe Space” – a meditation to enable deep relaxation
MindShift Coaching has developed a new meditation called “My Safe Space”. It is an exercise intended to bring awareness to any tension in your body and the underlying reasons hereof. Also, this exercise is an opportunity for you to give yourself a moment of deep relaxation. A full body relaxation, in turn, can support profound healing at the physical, mental, emotional and energetic level.