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How Forest Bathing Can Improve Your Health Story
By Kitty Norris on September 26, 2017 in Aging Beautifully!, Changing our Stories, Energy Medicine, From my own teachers, Healing energies, loving and encouraging words for the day!, Mental and Emotional Health, Mind-Body Healing, skills for our tool kits, Spiritual Worlds, Spirituality, Stress management, Wellness and Prevention
https://spiritualityhealth.com/articles/2017/09/18/how-forest-bathing-can-improve-your-health-story As Dr. Carl Greer says: “Walk through a wooded area and your body and mind will soon reflect that you are free of electronics, artificial light, mechanical noises, and constant distractions that invisibly raise your stress levels and cause you to jump from thought to thought. Forest bathing, or Shinrin-yoku as it’s called […]
The World We’re Dreaming into Being
By Kitty Norris on September 17, 2017 in Aging Beautifully!, Boundary Work!, Brain Science, Career, Changing our Stories, Consciousness, Dreams & Dreaming, Embracing Change, Empowerment, From my own teachers, Law of Attraction, loving and encouraging words for the day!, Meditation, Mental and Emotional Health, Mindfulness, skills for our tool kits, Stress management
What we see and experience is the world we’re dreaming into being ─ if we don’t like it, we can open our eyes, be conscious, and create something different. ─Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D.
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly. – Richard Bach, Illusions
By Kitty Norris on July 16, 2016 in Aging Beautifully!, Beginners’ Mind!, Career, Consciousness, Dreams & Dreaming, Embracing Change, Empowerment, Energy Medicine, Healing energies, Law of Attraction, loving and encouraging words for the day!, Mental and Emotional Health, Mind-Body Healing, Mindfulness, Relationships, skills for our tool kits, Uncategorized
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly. – Richard Bach, Illusions
Acceptance!
By Kitty Norris on July 7, 2016 in Aging Beautifully!, Career, Compassion, Empowerment, loving and encouraging words for the day!, Mental and Emotional Health, Mind-Body Healing, Relationships
“I don’t know, I guess I just accept that I am what I am, and that is ok. I accept me. I’m not perfect, but I’m the best me I can be” I love this author’s attitude! https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-overcome-social-anxiety-without-the-use-of-medication
There are unexplored adventures ahead of you. You can’t live the rest of your life worried about what other people think. You were born worthy of love and belonging. Courage and daring are coursing through you. You were made to live and love with your whole heart. It’s time to show up and be seen.”
By Kitty Norris on July 2, 2016 in ” Time “, Affirming Age, Aging Beautifully!, Beginners’ Mind!, Embracing Change, Empowerment, Mental and Emotional Health
‘I think midlife is when the universe gently places her hands upon your shoulders, pulls you close, and whispers in your ear: I’m not screwing around. It’s time. All of this pretending and performing – these coping mechanisms that you’ve developed to protect yourself from feeling inadequate and getting hurt – has to go. Your […]
It’s way more fun…
By Kitty Norris on May 21, 2016 in Aging Beautifully!, Beginners’ Mind!, Brain Science, Compassion, Embracing Change, Empathy, Empowerment, Energy Medicine, Gratitude, Healing energies, Law of Attraction, loving and encouraging words for the day!, Meditation, Mental and Emotional Health, Mind-Body Healing, Mindfulness, Relationships, skills for our tool kits, Spiritual Illness, Stress management, The Drama Triangle, Wellness and Prevention
It seems trite to say: ‘let’s loosen up a bit, stop taking things so seriously!’. But seriously, let’s. It’s way more fun.
Thought for the Day
By Kitty Norris on May 21, 2016 in Aging Beautifully!, Beginners’ Mind!, Boundary Work!, Brain Science, Career, Challenges!, Consciousness, Embracing Change, Empowerment, Energy Medicine, From my own teachers, Healing energies, Law of Attraction, loving and encouraging words for the day!, Mental and Emotional Health, Mind-Body Healing, Mindfulness, Relationships, skills for our tool kits, Stress management, The Drama Triangle, Wellness and Prevention
The Measure of Intelligence is the Ability to Change ~ Albert Einstein
Mindful Meditation Proves Positive for Pain Relief
By Kitty Norris on March 31, 2016 in Aging Beautifully!, Brain Science, Challenges!, Consciousness, Energy Medicine, Healing energies, Meditation, Mental and Emotional Health, Mind-Body Healing, Mindfulness, Physical, Science agrees with Shamanism & Spiritual Practices, skills for our tool kits, Wellness and Prevention
Whether you are a beginner or a meditation “maven,” with practice and perseverance, the benefits of the practice of meditation reaps benefits both mentally, physically and also spiritually. As alternative healing practices are working their way into Westernized medicine, we are seeing studies proving that combining traditional medicine and holistic healing brings greater outcome of […]
“The Secret Formula for Resilience”
By Kitty Norris on February 13, 2016 in Aging Beautifully!, Anger, Beginners’ Mind!, Boundary Work!, Brain Science, Challenges!, Compassion, Consciousness, Depression, Embracing Change, Empathy, Empowerment, Energy Medicine, Gratitude, Law of Attraction, loving and encouraging words for the day!, Mental and Emotional Health, Mind-Body Healing, Physical, Protection, Relationships, skills for our tool kits, Spiritual Illness, Stress management, Trauma, Wellness and Prevention
Dear Readers Resilience is one of my favorite topics. It is about how we decide to perceive and experience adversity. As this author states “Perception is key to resilience: Do you conceptualize an event as traumatic, or as a chance to learn and grow?” This is so true, and so relevant to personal growth and […]