Being a mindful parent takes time and commitment. How can we provide our children with confidence, security and healthy mindset that will set them up for success? We all want our children to grow up and build meaningful lives of their own. By exploring our own attachment patterns, we can model a whole new life for our kids - the kind of life we have always dreamed of!
Read MoreLearn about the health benefits of mindfulness and try an easy beginners body scan exercise. Although there are many ways we can practice mindfulness, it is fundamentally “focused attention” - a workout for your brain.
Read MoreHow can we find peace in a world that seems anything but? Have you ever experienced the kind of morning where you wake up to upsetting news and find it difficult to put one foot in front of the other, let alone to take care of yourself?
Read MoreYour brain is naturally very intuitive and tries to protect you from harm. It fires off warnings all the time when you push yourself beyond your limits. Maybe you are a workaholic and you have ignored these messages hundreds of times? Eventually the alarm bells start getting louder and louder until you can no longer ignore them.
Read MoreMany people get nervous when they have body reactions to feelings because they never learned the language that the nervous system speaks. Perhaps their caregivers taught them that there was something wrong with intense emotions. When we become averse to feeling strong feelings, then its no wonder that attunement, mindfulness and body awareness would signals danger inside!
But in order to live a balanced and healthy life, we need to become fluent in the language our body uses to speak to us. This is essentially what Somatic Psychotherapy is.
Read MoreAre you feeling a rumbling of emotions today, on mothers day?
You aren’t alone. The day today can come with a range of emotions, and here I explain what today may be like for you. If you’ve had somewhat of a difficult dynamic with your mother or the nurturers in your life, and are looking to find some ease and peace on your mind and body, I invite you to read this now.
To schedule a session to help you heal your childhood emotional neglect or relieve your anxiety, depression or trauma, reach out today. Our therapists use EMDR and other therapy methods to help you feel better. We offer services in New York and Long Island..
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