Posts made in October, 2013

Release from the Past

Posted by on Oct 15, 2013

Working with different therapies, it often strikes me that all of them are really aimed at pretty much the same thing – release from the thoughts and blocks created in the past in order to be fully present and allow our natural state to shine through. This is a state of peace, happiness, health and a sense of wholeness and connection. Every book I read and every technique I learn really has this at its core and I find this consistency reassuring. Life will always throw challenges up; that is the nature of the world. But the more we can allow things to come, be experienced fully and then let go, without hanging on, the easier life will be. The problems start when this...

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Letting Go – Walking the Walk

Posted by on Oct 5, 2013

Loss is one of the biggest causes of depression. Fear of loss, one of the biggest causes of anxiety. And yet the world we see, our circumstances and the people around us change and shift constantly, so we have to adapt and allow things to come, but also to go. Flexibility in life is one of the keystones to mental health, and letting go fits right into that. I had occasion recently to test my own skills and ability in this area. I had to let go, but I didn’t want to, and more importantly, when the final moment came, I didn’t know how. So I did my EFT tapping. I did the work I knew I needed to do. Using visualisation and self hypnosis, I set clear goals for...

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