In his book Waking the Tiger, Dr. Peter Levine, founder of Somatic Experiencing, shares this concept of the “trauma vortex.” Like a tornado, it has the power to pull us into its chaos. And when we haven’t done our own deep healing work, we tend to react to [...]
Many of the students going through my online courses report benefits—better health, stronger relationships, deeper sleep, greater focus, more energy, and greater connection to their life purpose. And one that may come as a surprise…HEALTHIER HOUSEPLANTS. As they do the work to heal trauma and restore regulation back [...]
Do I have your attention? Know that this isn’t about me posing for a picture on a river with yellow pants, good air, and fabulous evening light. This post is about humanity’s survival and evolution. The world is hurting. Our natural environment is hurting. But the problem is [...]
Tell your truth. Tell THE truth. Please. This doesn’t mean you won’t be challenged, or feel some tough stuff, but it is essential for our health to tell our truth. Keeping it in can kill us slowly if we are not careful, and in my opinion it simply isn’t worth it. [...]
I must start with a piece from environmentalist Paul Hawken. He writes in The Ecology of Commerce – A Declaration of Sustainability: “In our pursuit of growth at any cost, we have mimicked an immature ecosystem with unlimited resources. A mature economic system would appreciate an ancient forest [...]
This essay is how I see things and what I'd like to do about it. It starts out a little dark, but gives some solutions towards the end, as well as my inspiration for it - so please read all the way through. Irene. * * * “…we are [...]
Rewind about 25-30 years (for me at least)...... Remember those hand-made Valentines day cards you use to make in grade school? They were always SO MUCH better than the purchased Hallmark variety - don't you think? The multi-coloured construction paper, the stickers, the glitter, the crayons, the creativity.....can't you [...]
Click here to re-tweet "Part 1: How Our Past "Content" Shapes Our Present & Future. (lessons from tall trees and Gladwell's Outliers)" I LOVE THIS from Malcolm Gladwell's book titled Outliers: "Biologists often talk about the 'ecology' of an organism: the tallest oak in the forest is the tallest [...]
This article was originally written for a magazine that focuses on outdoor sports and mountain life. We never ended up using it. But I like it and a few others have too. So thought I'd repurpose for my own site! * * * In the spring of 2010 I [...]
(“Smitten-With” will be a feature on The Human Groove that will speak of funky things that I come across – people, places, spaces, books, articles – basically stuff I am “smitten-with”.) I was in Sausalito back in August. These lovely mailboxes seemed a little lonely. So I took their [...]
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