Self-Regulation Trainings

Hooray we are rolling out Self-Regulation:Creating Habits of Ease. Very excited by the many groups and organizations bringing in the Ease Keys.

We have a Self-Regulation series that is good for everyone who’s looking for effective self-care practices – or – wants to care for their nervous system, vital organs, and brains. If you’d like to work better with stress in order to bring out your brilliance, come join us. We are trying a flexible tuition model. Find discount codes on the registration page.

We also have a series Understanding the Anatomy of Self-Regulation. The series is designed for healthcare practitioners and those who want to learn even more about their magnificent bodies. You’ll understand why the Ease Keys practices are so efficient and explore client and clinical applications in addition to caring for your own nervous system.

We are grateful to be sharing Self-Regulation practices as part of our Self-Healing Communities efforts.… Continue Reading...

N.E.A.R. Science (Neuroscience, Epigenetics, ACEs and Resilience)

NEAR Science is a complementary set of study that opens the door to practical, on the ground, applications and responses to ACEs and Toxic Stress.  Each of the fields is evolving and offering new strategies and insights.  It’s an exciting time to be a learner and practitioner.  N.E.A.R. Science is a “paradigm” that leads to solutions within a Trauma Informed Approach.

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Neuroscience leads the way – understanding the nervous system, the spine, and the brain.  Discovering the role of emotions relative to memory and the brain, understanding brain states, recognizing the capacity we have available through neuroplasticity.  There is a neurobiological root to behavior.  We discover the dynamic relationship between the physical body, emotions, thoughts, and actions.  Neuroception and mirror neurons offer insight into how the brain is conditioned or wired through relationship. Neurodevelopment helps us see the impacts of trauma on the developing brain, and how to intervene wisely at different ages and stages. 

Epigenetics means “above the genes” and shows how the body is always adapting.… Continue Reading...

Everything You Do is Sacred – Hafiz

My friend Abdi Sami has been living with cancer and all the treatments.  It’s been an honor to witness the soulful journey.  He shared this poem of Hafiz which seems like a good way to begin any day and any blog.

Everything You Do is Sacred

Now is the time to know
That all that you do is sacred.

Now is the time to understand
That all your ideas of right and wrong
Were just a child’s training wheels
To be laid aside
When you can finally live
With veracity
And love.

…Now is the time for the world to know
That every thought and action is sacred.

This is the time
For you to deeply compute the impossibility
That there is anything
But Grace.

Now is the season to know
That everything you do
Is sacred.

Hafiz