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Set Boundaries with Perfectionism
The phrase “set boundaries with perfectionism” came to me this week and I wrote it on my fridge. I love it.
A few days later I created a little tool for myself - “4 Steps to Set Boundaries with Perfectionism”. I used it to write this blog article in under 30 minutes! Here is what I did.
Read MoreResting hands may be my favorite Grief Massage technique. And, it just may end up being one of yours too.
Right now I’m producing and recording the online version of Class 3 in my Grief Massage Training series - a class totally focused on teaching a Grief Massage sequence.
Yesterday I was working on the section about Grief Massage techniques. Specifically I was writing about resting hands. It’s the simplest, most powerful technique I know of.
The Power of Gentleness
The resting hands technique encompasses all the qualities that make Grief Massage so special:
-grounding
-safety
-compassion
-stillness
Read MoreFall equinox is a time of year that speaks to me.
I’ve never tried the fabled experiment of standing an egg up on the ground and watching it stay upright…but I love the idea that things like that can happen on this special day.
Balance
Years ago, I went on a few annual Reiki retreats in the North Carolina mountains over the Fall equinox.
It was a special sacred time of mountain mornings, fresh air, connection to nature, and a sense of community. It woke me up to what balance feels like.
What a lesson to be reminded of at this time of year!
Read MoreWhat does this have to do with our current COVID-19 situation?
Well, I want to encourage you to develop the skill of space holding for yourself right now. Not for anyone else (although it certainly will support your work with others).
I want you to think about holding space for yourself, as you navigate the grief and unasked-for change that COVID-19 has brought to your life, specifically to your massage practice.
Allowing yourself to feel how you really feel.
Regularly taking time to reflect on the grief you are experiencing (even if part of you insists that other people “have it worse”).
Letting yourself “just be”.
Read MoreIt’s Grief Massage Therapists who will change the world of grief support.
The artist, Marcel DuChamp said, “I don’t believe in art. I believe in artists.”
And to adapt it for our context:
I don’t believe in Grief Massage.
I believe in Grief Massage Therapists.
I believe in you.
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