Meditation is a challenging practice. With the fast pace of our modern society where instant gratification is valued, trends change by the day, and being stressed and overworked is worn as a badge of honor, it can be quite a challenge to simply sit still.
Most of us know or have heard of how beneficial meditation can be for our mental health, physical health, and overall well-being. But simply knowing the benefits of a practice doesn't mean that it's easy to make it into a habit.
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For as long as I can remember, I’ve been creative. As a child, I lived for arts and crafts time. I loved to color. I loved to imagine. I loved to play make-believe.
Art was my entry into connecting with and channeling creativity, but the more consistently I create, the more I see it as SO much more than art. Creativity is an action, a way of thinking, a way of being. It is a catalyst for change. It is a life force and life affirming act. It makes us feel good. It makes us feel connected.
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I want to share with you how breath helps our creativity and increases connection with our intuition. Ultimately, breathwork is so effective because of the connect between our minds and bodies. This connection - known as the Mind-Body Connection - is the idea that we can access and regulate our emotions through the mind and the body, and what we experience in the mind manifests in the body. The mind is what we consciously know, and the body represents our subconscious.
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I just love the new year! It always gives me such energy and renewed hope. Do you get excited too?
This time of year is special to me because it sparks and supports so much of my healing and growing. A new opportunity has been given to us to begin again, to dream of something new, to plan for it (loosely!) and start the inspired actions to make that dream into a reality.
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I’ve always been resistant to asking for help, but last year forced me to do it again and again. I was growing and pursuing full-time self-employment, and I was healing and working on my mental health, but these experiences led me into a space of needing more support, which at first was a huge obstacle because it triggered past wounds and shadows. In the end, it became an incredibly transformative learning and growing experience.
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Our breath holds so much power and is an amazing tool for relaxing, healing from stress and trauma, and preparing for meditation.
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Being vulnerable with yourself first and foremost is incredibly important as it allows you to understand more deeply your experiences and emotions. Once you start practicing vulnerability with yourself you may find that you have the confidence to start sharing more with other people - not anyone and everyone in your life, but the right person. The person who will support you and listen to you and hold space for you.
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Ever since the beginning of the pandemic, I’ve been brought to tears almost daily, which has been a real adjustment for me. At first, it was concerning - I shouldn’t be crying this much. It’s not normal. Then it was annoying - Jeez, I’m crying again?! I don’t have time for this. But as 2020 progressed into 2021, I learned to accept it. Perhaps it’s not “normal,” but it makes sense. This past year and a half has brought a lot to the surface for all of us.
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I can hardly believe July is over, but then again, it was a busy month. For me, the past month has been about integration: reemerging back into the world and social events as well as stepping into my new role as coach.
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As I pivot in a new direction and hone in on my goals and desires for my business (short- and long-term), I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about my business values.
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It’s been a few months since I’ve written to you. Mid-April, I withdrew from social sharing to reflect and incubate. In truth, I was afraid. At the time, I was confronted by some big, life-altering questions.
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Today, I want to talk about vulnerability and how it changed my life.
Before I saw Brene Brown's TED Talk, I falsely believed that vulnerability and emotions were signs of weakness. I falsely believed that building walls and being guarded would keep me safe from harm.
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Did you know that when plants grow they shed leaves? As they redirect nutrients into the area of growth, the old leaves die and make room for the new. This is true for all cycles of life. There is always death before there is birth.
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It's been an unusually slow week for me. I'm trying not to allow the quiet spook my peace. I'm not used to having all this time in between, and yet I must remind myself this is all by my own plan and design.
It is uncomfortable and unfamiliar. Growth has been my focus for so long.
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I talk a lot about the importance of the process - in art, in mental health, in everything. You have to trust the process and let it lead you in your journey of consciously transforming. I believe there is power in sharing our stories and who we are with one another, so here’s mine:
Hi, I’m Liz. I’m an artist and designer living, looking, and making in sunny Los Angeles, CA. My mission is to help the world become more whole, healed, and well, and this mission started with me.
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