Hey Reader!
I am not sure what your mental, physical, or emotional state is like today, but if you are finding it hard to feel settled, feeling anxious, frustrated, hopeless, or just uneasy, YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
It is important to know that.
It is not YOUR pain, worry, frustration, etc. It is THE pain, worry, frustration.
What this language shift does is give that state a bit of distance. It is something we experience rather then something that we possess. It is a passing state. It also becomes something that we ALL experience from time to time, a shared difficulty. This can make us feel less isolated in our discomfort.
Tonglen
In the meditation practice of Tonglen we are able to see the suffering, take it in, and transform it into love and compassion. This includes compassion for our own suffering, the suffering of others, the suffering of other life forms, and the suffering of the planet as a whole. It’s a practice of sending and receiving and allowing the infinite universe to hold what we individually cannot.
Give it a try!
Healing in community
I have been thinking a bit lately about creating a safe community for people I work with, have worked with or met in the past, and others interested in staying consistently connected to mindbody work to recover from neuroplastic symptoms. A place were we can feel less alone on our journey, where we can support one another and practice together and share our individual and collective wisdom.
I have shied away from doing this for fear people wouldn’t want to join, or wouldn’t stay consistent, or the group would fracture and mutiny. But I am coming to the conclusion that none of these are reasons not to try.
When I read Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering a few years ago, I learned that good communities have a clear purpose and guidelines so that everyone understands what is expected of them and what is expected from the group as a whole. This helps create safety.
Coming in 2025…
Collective Wellbeing: a group practice, discussion, and support for people recovering from neuroplastic symptoms
This will be a weekly low-cost group that will run for multi week sessions.
More details and registration info to come. In the meantime, I want to hear from YOU!
- What might be important for you in such a community?
- What practices would you be interested in exploring in this space?
- What discussion topics would be helpful to bring up with others on the path to recovery from chronic symptoms?
- What would help make it feel safe and welcoming to you?
- What length of time and frequency of sessions best fits into your life.
- How might you benefit from community healing?
- What else should I keep in mind?
With love,
Coach Katie
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1:1 Coaching
Whether you need help with making a decision, creating a plan for healing, or dealing with overwhelm, I’ve got your back!
Coaching helps you organize your thoughts, make discoveries about what’s really important to you, and create movement toward overall well being. Coaching helps you dream, plan, and execute to get closer to your optimal self.
Benefits of Coaching
- Increased self trust, confidence, and direction ‘
- Fresh perspective on personal challenges
- Enhanced decision-making skills
- Greater interpersonal effectiveness
- Engagement in behavior aligned with core values
- Greater ease
- Less overwhelm
- Increased contentment
- Improved relationships
- Stronger boundaries
- Clearer thinking
- Better sleep
- More energy
- Decreased irritability
- Personalized, effective tools and strategies to get more of what you want!
Sounds pretty dang good, huh?
Coaching is individualized. I work with: people in pain to help them implement the tools to settle their nervous systems, people who are looking to make a major life transition, people looking to eat better and exercise more, people wanting better boundaries with others, and more!
Coaching is a partnership. You are committed to showing up for yourself and working toward change and I am committed to helping you see your strengths, set your strategies, celebrate your successes, learn from your failures, and grow into the best version of yourself you can be.
Ready to learn more? I encourage you to schedule a no-commitment, free initial session with me to understand more about how this approach can help you, see if we’re a good fit, and walk away with a tangible next step toward something you’re currently working on.
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