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Satisfying with Nourishment
Over the weekend, I allowed myself deep rest after the high cortisol week.
My therapist pointed out that in order to rest we must also nourish. This is based in the Sensitivity Cycle by Hakomi therapist Ron Kurtz.
This theory states that we have 4 parts to a full experience:
Insight: Awareness that I want or need something
Response and Action: I do something about it
Satisfaction: I experience nourishment from fulfillment
Completion and Rest: I release seeking and relax
Each of us can have barriers to one of these fields that weakens the cycle. For me, that is in the area of allowing nourishment, which also blocks my ability to fully rest.
Today I ask, what is nourishing for you? How do you sense your own satisfaction with a task?
For me, feeling relaxed is more about shifting my energy positively rather than laying around.
Harness Your Summer Fire with Tarot
The heat of summer is coming to the Pacific Northwest, and with it comes a busy season in both work and play.
For myself, the tourists and events want readers to add to their summer magic. Plus, my yard and garden needs most of it’s annual maintenance and attention.
For all of us, Nature is calling us to relish in her current vibrancy. Our community has more opportunities to connect in person. Travel might be in the works. And yet we still need to do all the other things that we also do in winter.
So much is going on all at once! How do we juggle it all?!
So today, I want to talk about the Wands Suit.
Each suit in tarot is related to one of the elements, and Wands is about Fire.
Fire is passion, movement, energy, action. It can relate to exercise and focus and attraction.
The Gentle Way Through Overwhelm
I often overbook myself, take on too much, and resist pulling out of any commitments when I realize I am past my limits.
My German mom and workaholic dad taught me to just push on through the overwhelm. I am grateful for the fortitude they instilled in me, but I am trying to learn a new way.
I want to make different choices when I get this drained and fried out.
So I got up, and put away the tools and work gear. I tidied up the mess from the partially done big task. I accepted that it would reside in limbo.
This felt like a big shift for me. I didn’t push through. I backtracked. I paused. I prioritized my focus on one zone to manage, instead of spreading myself too thin.
maximize Your Rest Opportunities
In the whirlwind of summer, scheduling in long hours for true rest is often lower in priorities. When this happens, I take a page out of his book and find those moments when I can decompress even a little.
Today, I want to offer you some suggestions of how you can make the most of the time you get to rest if you’re also buzzing with activity during the warm season.
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