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Even If It's a Hard Truth...

7/2/2018

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     Have you ever struggled making a decision, doubting yourself whether to do 'this' or ‘that’? Of course you have - we all have. So many options, not sure which one to choose. You get all twisted up in forecasting the effect and thinking about the consequences, trying to judge whether it’s worth the effort to change. Perhaps you’re at a crossroad in your life and you’re not sure which way to turn: changing a relationship, moving across country, taking a new assignment or job, getting a pet or a new car. Or perhaps the decision is smaller and simpler like which road to take on the way to work or which activity to focus on during the day.
     It’s easy to get mired in the mind’s madness of what to do when you don’t feel sure or secure enough, when confidence or resiliency are low, and when fear of the unknown gets a grip and swirls you around like a helicopter in distress. And the more time you spend hedging making the decision, the more convoluted the “right” answer becomes. The inability to make a clear decision can have pretty big consequences - which is one of the reasons some decisions are so hard to make. You don’t want to make a mistake. You want to do the right thing. You want things to be smooth and easy. 
     What you forget during these indecisive times is that you’re energetically connected to your higher Source energy. Call it what you will - Intuition, Spirit, God, Universe - it’s an all knowing. You can't see it but you can feel it when you tune in enough to listen. Think about how many times you didn’t listen to your gut and then, after wrong action, wish you did. 
     Hindsight is 20/20 but it doesn’t need to stay that way. You can live more connected and synchronized to Source and thus feel more grounded and centered with what your particular version of right and wrong is. 
     Tapping into this can begin with something as simple as taking a few moments to get quiet, listen, and feel. To create the space to listen and feel, you’ll first need to settle the energy of the body and especially the mind. The mind is the biggest disconnector to Source - it takes you on trips all across the world but skips this one sacred place.
     When you’re calm and ready, take one potential answer and picture that it’s happened, that it has come to be. Then tune in to your wholeness and ask “Am I feeling stronger, more settled, and more complete with this decision? Does it feel right?” Feeling is a key factor here - not thinking. Truthful energy is a feeling sense, not a thinking metric.Perhaps a sigh of relief arrives or a gentle smile on your face. Or perhaps you notice you feel weaker, more agitated, anxious, or confused. This quiet tuning in is like spot-on muscle testing. Your truth keeps you strong. What is not your truth makes you weak.
     Your right answers become pretty clear when you create the space for clarity. The trick is to get quiet and calm enough so that you can hear and feel the messages. When you’re wrapped up, everything shuts down or is jammed up in a state of confusion. And once you discover what’s right for you, it’s time to take action, action that is grounded in what’s right for you. 
     Try this out today, starting with smaller and less consequential decisions. Start tuning into your Source energy, trusting yourself to know what’s right for you.And by the way, this is a loving place. There’s no fighting or discursive thought with Source. It’s grounded energy of truth…. your truth.

Sending you lots of Peace and Love,
Shanti


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No goblins or gremlins for me, please.

10/30/2017

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There’ll be lots of ghosts and goblins trying to spook you tomorrow for Halloween but what are some of those fears that try to spook you on a regular day?

There are two main energies in this world: Love and Fear. Both of these are extraordinarily strong and powerful energies. Love has you feeling glittery and gleeful like Gilda the Good Witch. Fear, on the other hand, usually brings you through the depths and crevices of the haunted house of your mind. Shiver. With an imagination gone wild, you might be jumping and screaming when in fact there might be nothing there. Most of what we create in our mind actually never happens, yet we believe it to be true and react “as if” nonetheless.
 
A great way to step back and put fear into perspective is to remember it as an acronym.
False  Evidence  Appearing  Real
How can you decipher what’s real and not real? Step back and notice the level of stress and worrisome energy running through your body. Are you hyper focused and narrow or open and expansive? The body never lies.
 
Use this FEAR acronym as you navigate through your spooky days and see how you can use the brightness of Light and Love to awaken what's really there. It’s Ok if the gremlins come knocking… to your house door, not your mind door.

Lots of Peace and Treats to You,
Shanti

Shanti Douglas
Mindfulness & Lovestyle Coach
8limbsHolisticHealth.com

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Breaking Through to Get Beyond

10/30/2015

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"There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." ~ Anais Nin

Do you ever put off making a change until the situation is so bad that you feel like you have no other choice, where you’ve backed yourself into a corner and are now using the intensity of the situation to finally propel you to take action?

I used to do this all the time. I would wait for things to be so terrible and ugly that I couldn’t stand it anymore. Only then would I make a change and shift in a new direction. Rock bottom had to be hit before I would rise like a phoenix and take care of myself. Somewhere in there was a warped strong-hold, my “worker ant” mentality gone awry. It also reflected my lack of self-worth and my secret belief that I didn’t deserve to be happy.

Ya, this didn’t work so well in my marriage or other relationship shifts that needed to happen. It also kept me from exploring more amicable and suitable paths of recovery and hopeful living. Thanks goodness I’ve learned to change this way go being, for myself and everyone else around me. It’s definitely made a big difference in the level of drama and trauma in my life. Now I’m more often compelled to reflect on my situation and to change things as I move along. Tweaking the small steps is a lot easier and feels a lot better than waiting for the shit to hit the fan.

How about for you? What changes have you ignored that would be really important for your happiness and that would really add value? What uncomfortableness are you still shoulder-high in… a job that’s not fulfilling, a relationship that needs a re-work, a life passion unfulfilled??

We don’t need something to go wrong in order to change. We don’t have to wait that long, for the forces of drama and trauma to invade our life and drive us to switch things up. We are each too valuable to give up on ourselves and our dreams / desires so easily. Don’t let the comfort of others keep us uncomfortable.

Need some guidance or a reflective mirror? Let me help you take charge and once again feel confident in the importance of you.

Love and peace,
Shanti

Shanti Douglas
Mindfulness & Stress Management Coach
Eden Energy Medicine Certified Practitioner
8 limbs Holistic Health, LLC

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EEM and My PTSD

10/7/2015

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     Deep, slow breaths... purposefully trying to relax my body... bringing my mind to a neutral, even happy, place. Tapping my Triple Warmer 3 (TW3) point, breathing for 10, then tapping some more. Ahhh...and finally, for the first time in a long time, no tears running down my face and no death-grip on the leather arm rest. Phew and yeah!
     These are some of the calming tools I brought into my dental session the other week when I had to have both a crown and a filling replaced. Not anyone's idea of fun but, for me with an extensive dental history and a deep visceral reaction (no need to go into unpleasant details), a more disruptive experience.
     What was different time? Arriving with my mindfulness and meditation practice in hand, I also now invoke some Eden Energy Medicine. The TW3 "Fear Point" shown above is an acupressure point that runs along the Triple Warmer meridian. this meridian is, among other things, responsible for our fight/flight/freeze. Tapping here helps to relieve that stress / fear and, along with the breath, can bring a greater sense of calm to an otherwise high-tension moment. Simply tap that point 10 times with your other pointer and middle finger, pause for a few breaths, then tap it another 30 times. If fear is still prominent, try the same sequence on the other hand. For me, it worked like a charm. (Insert big smile.) I'm very grateful for this energy support and also grateful for my dentist and staff. Life would not be so pretty without them. And while I still dislike being in that office (and luckily it's much less), it's now much more comfortable.
     So try TW3 tapping the next time you are in a fearful / anxious mind place and see how your energies change. I'd love to hear your story so please share with comments below!

Love and peace to you!
Shanti

Shanti Douglas
Mindfulness & Stress Management Coach
Eden Energy Medicine Certified Practitioner
8 limbs Holistic Health, LLC

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It's a Miracle!

9/22/2015

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     “The Miracle of Mindfulness”… the miracle of showing up for your life as it is right now… noticing what’s there… in all of it’s many forms… with deep awareness and acceptance.
     You hear me say (or write) variations of this quite frequently but what is mindfulness really? While there are thousands of studies quantifying the beneficial impacts that mindfulness has on the physical and mental body, work productivity, concentration, relationships of all kinds, and overall health, and while we cognitively understand mindfulness to be present to this moment, again, what is it really?
     Stepping away from the view that it is a tool that will help us achieve greater goodness, we must, if we are to truly understand mindfulness, realize first and foremost that it’s an embodied practice. It is a state of being, not a performance enhancement too or a therapeutic technique.
     Recently I spent six days at Blue Cliff Monastery in New York with 400+ practitioners living as many moments as we were able to in mindfulness. I say “as many as” since, no matter the strength of our practice, there seems to be an ebb and flow in and out of this practice of presence. “The Miracle of Mindfulness” was the retreat’s theme, celebrating the publication of this titled book by my teacher and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh 40 years earlier. Out of the 400 retreatants, about one-third were brand new to a retreat in the Plum Village tradition, a tradition which emphasizes integrating mindfulness into everyday normal activities and occurrences. Each moment of life is an opportunity and a gift so why not show up and be more fully aware of them?
     The retreat day begins and ends in silence - an opportunity to connect with the voice inside - and in between we are fed with nurturing practices such as mindful meals, sitting and walking meditation, working meditation, Dharma talks (teachings), and sharing from the heart. Each step along the way is an opportunity to recognize our wholesome and unwholesome mental formations (ideas, thoughts, judgments, labels), i.e. discursions that typically hold us back from an open view of possibility. As we mostly seeking to control and reformulate our surroundings, there’s a continual backdrop of mind chatter that works to unconsciously sort and categorize our experiences, pulling or pushing our mental and physical resources into all sorts of directions in an attempt to make life more to our liking. In the retreat setting we are gifted with a slower pace, making it easier to notice this habituated mind activity and to create attitudes of openness and curiosity, awakening us to the many details we miss as we busily go about our day. We have an opportunity to notice our thoughts, feelings, emotions, and sensations of all kinds, all aspects of ourselves that are lost in the commotion of mind and body multitasking.
     There is so much depth to the simplest of things - drinking tea or coffee, walking, bathing, picking up things, noticing a landscape, eating chocolate. How is your moment of life when you are sipping your tea in the bright sunshine? Noticing… what responsibilities are weighing heavily on your shoulders and in between your "should" blades? Can we soften our body just a smidgen and return to the tangy flavor of our tea, drinking in the refreshing elements of Nature in the tea leaves and rain clouds? How are we now?
     Each time we let ourselves open to experience what is in front of us, we capture a part of ourselves that we would otherwise have missed. We get to know what’s underneath and behind the busyness that has become our habit and, for that wonderful moment, notice the Self that is noticing the self. As we bring more and more awareness to ourselves and our experience, even if it contains pain or uncomfortableness, we can begin the journey of taking care of our true selves (behind the roles and ego) more fully. This awareness of self is the first step in healing the pains and points of suffering. From this place, understanding and then reconciliation may arrive. In this way, mindfulness is a miracle for, with the simplest of attention, we can gift ourselves the preciousness of our life.
     So try this on. For a few minutes right now, stop what you are doing and bring awareness to your breathing. You’ve been doing it all day long and it’s been supporting every action you’ve taken. As you pay attention to it, don’t do anything different to it - just leave it as it is. Now also sense your body with the breath, noticing the subtle movements of it as you breathe in and out. Staying here for a few minutes, let everything else settle down - your mind, your thoughts, your to-do’s. The only thing to do in this moment is to pay attention to yourself, breathing. Stay here and rest. Open to being and breathing. What’s there that you may have missed before? What miracle of mindfulness is yours?

Love and peace to you!
Shanti

Shanti Douglas
Mindfulness & Stress Management Coach
Eden Energy Medicine
Certified Practitioner
8 limbs Holistic Health, LLC

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Master Plan Anyone??

8/18/2015

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     Has anyone figured out what this life is for, why we are here, what this whole thing is about? I know, silly question to ask since it’s the ultimate one we all have about our existence but it’s one that I’ve really been pondering quite a bit recently. I’m trying to connect with the great Master Plan that I envision must be out there, held by the Universe far, far beyond what my little humanity has been able to reach so far. Yes, I know we are here to do good, to promote and spread love, and to continue the path of enlightenment for all beings. I have a nag inside, though, about this Master Plan, envisioning that it lays out the purpose behind everything we try to make sense of. Sometimes I feel like a marionette in a puppet show, acting out the story but never having the script of where it’s supposed to lead. It’s like a constant improv. I really think the performance I could give would be a lot more meaningful, vibrant, and fulfilling for all parties involved if I knew, though. Yes, this is my mind sometimes, showing me that I might be a little too goal oriented and just need to loosen up! (I hope you are amused and not frightened for me.)
     As a summertime treat I’ve been watching BBC’s Planet Earth series and am continually blown away by the immense diversity, spectacular-ness, and innate intelligence of the life that is contained on this breathtaking planet, including the amazing assortment of ecosystems. In my wildest imagination I couldn’t come up with all the uniquenesses of the thousands of species; the colors, shapes, reliances for survival, patience, habits of traveling thousands of miles for food or procreation just to do it all again next year. For me, I still can’t wrap my head around the workings of our brain or body. It’s way beyond science fiction and makes me even more desirous to have insight into the Master Plan.
     After a time, I finally ask myself “Does it really matter?”. In reality, probably not and I’m sure it’s best for me to spend my time creating peace, emitting love, and spreading light and positivity into each moment instead. To do what I can do and to trust the process , to “let go and just be”. I’m sure the Master Plan folks would appreciate that. And in writing those words, I do need to laugh at how many times in my life I’ve been told to simply “trust the process”. Haha. Another contemplation is provided.
     Well, if you have any answers or insights, I’d love to hear them. Feel free to add some comments below.

Peace and LOTS of joy in Being.
Shanti

Shanti Douglas
Mindfulness & Stress Management Coach
Eden Energy Medicine
Certified Practitioner
8 limbs Holistic Health, LLC

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Are You Like Me?  Do You Get Lost in Time?

8/12/2015

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     This past weekend I spent Saturday a most wonderful Day of Mindfulness at Rose Apple in VT and, as it always seems to be, the Dharma talk was perfect and felt like it was directed right at me. Brother Zohar shared insights about time... actual time and storyline time.
     Actual time is a fact. It's contained fully in the present moment. It doesn't direct us in any way and, with its simplified self, moves along at a consistent and measurable pace. Storyline time, on the other hand, is directly connected to the story of us and the forward motion that most of us have in our approach to life. It's the back story of why we rush through things, task master the objects in front of us, and seek to gain control of our experience. We're moving forward out of this ever-present moment into anticipation of the next moment, spending little time here and now.
     Storyline time prevails when we are searching for joy and happiness outside of this moment. We think that it is somewhere else. There may be an uncomfortableness here and now, an aspect of grief or sadness, an emotion of dissatisfaction that is searching for harmony. Instead of residing in the Now to reconcile that, we unconsciously search for this freedom in the next moment, feeding a habit of striving that leaves us even more unfulfilled.
     Take a look at how you receive each moment of the day. From observation of my own experience, I feel like I'm under an invisible time pressure much of the day. Even though I'm great at calendaring and leaving space, there's still an essence of this push to get things done and onto the next. As a business owner, there are many details that I need to attend to and that involve planning future events in order to maintain a consistent level of business activity.
     The continual calendaring of my day, however, brings about a momentum of moving from one activity to the other that can be challenging to stop. The dribble of  "after I get these things done..." is a common quote I can replay over and over in my mind when it's time to settle down and really take a break, to stop the locomotion of doing and let go into pure being, a being that goes well beyond the body stopping. The result is a relationship to time that can be scattered, shattered, and multidirectional with an element of dissatisfaction to what is right now. And underneath this striving can be a level of fear, unworthiness, agitation, and a general sense of joylessness.
     This isn't to say that planning and taking care of things isn't important but it begs me to notice how much time and mental effort is spent in the subtle search for happiness. Even with an active mindfulness practice, staying here and not escaping into Doing can be challenging. Fortunately my teacher Thich Nhat Hanh so eloquently reminds me with this quote above which is so true. Stopping to be right here, it is possible to live happily in each moment and still get things done. It all rests on the attention and intention I am placing in the moment, reverting from getting caught up in my own story and the master manipulation of my experience.
     Time is as it is. All the rest is just a mental construct. Time is something that we can't get back, no matter how much we try. As I continue to age, this becomes more prevalent in my consciousness. Perhaps this has added to my sense of rushing. I seek to have so much peace, love, and harmony in my life and, instead of seeing that it's right here right now, I am being pulled by my habit energies to seek it out. Look, look, though! In the mirror resides all that I need and, when this is my footing, I can walk safely into whatever arrives next.
     Yup, and that's why we call it  "practice". Simple but certainly not easy!

Peace,
Shanti

Shanti Douglas
Mindfulness & Stress Management Coach
Eden Energy Medicine
Certified Practitioner
8 limbs Holistic Health, LLC

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Controlling the Weather

3/2/2015

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     Happy month of March - official Spring is on its way. Yeah!! I know this winter has felt pretty rough for folks and, from what I've seen, the external weather has taken a toll on people's internal weather. Lack of energy and enthusiasm, a sense of isolation and hibernation, feeling ungrounded with a frozen connection to Earth, and constriction in creativity and positive expressions. It feels like it will never end but hang on, it will. Soon enough the thaw will be here, both inside and out.
     Changing our internal weather report is not always easy. There's no doubt that we are influenced by the external, whether it's a storm of snow, stress, or misguided communication. The external doesn't need to be determinant, however. We can open the curtains on a cloudy day, guiding our internal sun to shine and brighten our Light.
     "What part of me is being touched here?" is a great question to ask when we are feeling frustrated, afraid, misunderstood, or otherwise triggered. Instead of looking to rearrange the world to make us more comfortable and "solve the problem", can we instead come to know the part of us that is uncomfortable? Isn't that really what's calling out to us?
     Underneath the body wrangled in an emotional whirlwind, how did the storm get brewed up in the first place? What is the source seed of our tender spot? Usually it's a fear of some sort. When we get to know this, our simple act of awareness lifts the mayhem energy around it. We now know what is seeking support. This awareness alone creates an empowering perspective. With witness consciousness, we can see ourselves from a bigger perspective in relationship to our triggering event and all the ways we became uncomfortable. This type of awareness puts our higher self back in control of our experience, providing the framework of insights that switch us away from being a reactive participant. We don't need to run away to change the situation. Witness consciousness allows us to stand sturdy when the storm wind blow hard.
     Our mind is the creator of our life experiences. How we internalize the external world determines the weather of our day. Granted, poop happens but its up to each and every one of us to decide if we're going to compost it or step in it. It's messy business cleaning up poop from our soles but composting it for soul flowers is fantastic.
     Want more? Train your mind with one of the mindfulness classes and/or join my Complaint-Free March Facebook event. Either one will surely make your internal sun shine bright and keep you seeking the good.

With many blessings for peaceful days,
Shanti


Shanti Douglas
Mindfulness & Stress Management Coach
Certified
Practitioner Eden Energy Medicine
Shanti@8limbsHolisticHealth.com
603.228.9007

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Don’t Let Winter Make You SAD

2/9/2015

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     We’ve still got lots of winter coming our way and at this point, some of us with SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) may be in the thick of it. Even though we’ve passed the point of the shortest day, we may still be experiencing low energy, moodiness, sadness or depression, craving for carbs, feeling off-balance and lethargic, or low-grade anxiety. And while it continues to snow (and I’m about done with the shoveling), I’m thankful for the snow to brighten the days.
     I’ve had SAD for decades. I can gauge the frequency of sun by the decline in my mood and enthusiasm, by the heaviness I might feel in my brain, and by increased agitation. By day three with no sun, the effects start to creep in. This also means that, for whatever reason, I may have missed a few days or pieces of my general wellness practice which involves exercise, energy routine, and meditation. Luckily I’ve got my sunlamp right on my desk, staring at me, supporting my brain in melatonin and serotonin production. I guess turning it on would help (insert smile). I also make sure to up my Vit D supplement and firm up anything missing in my wellness practice. It also helps me to recognize the stage I’m at and to take of myself with kindness. In a few days, I’ll be feeling much better.
     My mindfulness and meditation practice certainly supports bouncing back into being myself again. Not rejecting how I feel but instead creating awareness and compassion around it. Sitting quietly, feeling my breath in the stillness, helps me to love my body and brain more instead of fighting and resisting what it’s doing. I love to visualize going into all of my cells to bring in light and freshness. I can also let myself cry if I need that release or give myself a hug. Whatever feels right, don’t you agree? Mindfulness and meditation also help to soothe the stress reactions that can appear with this low-grade sense of agitation - always a good thing. I can embrace myself just the way I am right now. By not rejecting my experience, I come closer to changing my situation with ease versus the personal rejection we often offer ourselves.
     And while I’m simply sharing my experience, Dr. Norman Rosenthal, a world-renown psychiatrist who coined the term SAD, agrees. (More here.)  He has researched the effects of meditation on SAD and has shown wonderful results. In addition to stimulating the pineal gland and releasing melatonin, meditation calms both the body and the mind, increasing the potential for happiness and satisfaction and decreasing stress response.

What are some other ways you can decrease the effects of SAD?
  • Get direct sunlight or at least a sunlamp. 30 minutes a day will do wonders in putting that smile back on your face.
  • Get outside and move the body. It’s great for stress, will keep you strong and healthy during the winter, adds fresh air, and all around feels great. Remember, there’s no such thing as poor weather, only poor clothing.
  • Keep your nutrition clean and green. Skip the processed foods, heavy carbs, and sugars that we tend to crave more in the wintertime.
  • Seek counsel if you need someone to talk to. Don’t “grin and bear it” on your own. Lots of folks are here to help.
  • Contact your physician for a full check-up. Make sure there’s nothing else going on and that you get the necessary referrals and support. Talk about Vit D supplement, even if only in the winter time.
  • Increase your skills around managing your stress. Need a good coach for that? I happen to know a great one.

     While we may not be able to prevent SAD, I believe we can do a good job in decreasing the effects by being proactive. I know years ago it put me into deep winter depressions and now I recognize its onset as a few days of feeling off. My daily regiment, which includes many of the above, along with an energy medicine routine, have worked wonders.
     So while this winter feels never ending, embrace all that you can. Soon enough it will all change with melting snow and blue skies.

With many blessings for peaceful days,
Shanti


Need more support? Check out the upcoming Mindfulness & Meditation class or connect with me for personalized coaching.

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Happy to Have You Here

1/3/2015

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     Deep, deep gratitude to all! I want to send sincere thanks to each and every one of you for your continued support and presence with 8 limbs Holistic Health. It's been a fantastic seven years and none of it would be possible if you didn't enliven yourself, engage in mindful living, and seek to always move forward in a positive way. However we meet, I'm always excited when we have the chance to grow this community. And for those who've been with me since the start, it's been an extra special journey as we've witnessed each other change and improve. I'm looking forward to lots more connection in 2015 and hope to bring new and exciting programs of interest.
     As I take a quick snapshot of 2014, it was my most successful year with over 150 workshops, classes, and speaking engagements, sharing what I know with over 5,000 people! That's mind boggling to me and quite a switch from the person who used to get laryngitis at the prospect of speaking in front of others (it's amazing how our body cooperates with our biggest fears). I'm very lucky. And I'm excited to report that in three short weeks I'll be finishing up my two year Eden Energy Medicine program, another exciting avenue for harmonious and balanced living. It has brought a great deal of vitality to my life and I'm looking to share more of it with you in 2015.
     To start things off right, I had the honor of spending a very special time with a group of lovely beings on New Year's Eve. Snuggled in the back barn with Jasmine's roaring fire (she's my pellet stove), through meditation we gave energy to the goodness that resides in each one of us...all the ways that our heart is open, all the ways that we care for ourselves, all the gifts that we embody. Held in this cocoon of light and love, we gently brought forth our pains and sorrows; the regrets that remained unreconciled, unskillful habits that run deep. In a ceremony of peace, these hardships were released along with any states of being that we no longer wished to carry forward into the new year. To fill the void, each of us then created a representation of the feeling sense we desired to live closer to. With lots of colored markers and paper, this expressed itself in a myriad of artistry; lists, letters, wallet-size Live-By cards, and figurine drawings. We then had the opportunity to share from our heart again, making our deep desires visible and heard. One of my favorite shares was feeling "zesty" - that just makes me smile.
     And through this entire process the miracle of community arrived as everyone shared deeply from the heart, feeling safe and supported in a room where many were previously unknown to one another. The sense of shared humanity allowed all of this to unfold naturally and to bring healing on many levels. I would say it was the most nurturing and loving change-of-year celebration I've experienced yet.
     If any of this resonates - to release and renew as we move forward into the new year, or any time of year - please reach out. This process of revitalization is a support that I offer in my coaching sessions and would be honored to share in your change process.
     Again, a deep bow of gratitude and thanks to each and every one of you for the gifts of your presence and light. May all great blessings be bestowed upon you.

With many blessings for peaceful days,
Shanti

Shanti Douglas
Mindfulness & Stress Management Coach
Shanti@8limbsHolisticHealth.com
603.228.9007

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Shanti Douglas: Mindfulness, Optimize, & HeartMath® Certified Trainer and Coach
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