When it feels like the world is turning sideways, how do we stay engaged? These 9 self-care tips are carefully chosen to support your capacity to act.
I started meditating five years ago, beginning with free guided meditations and mindful colouring books. I probably wasn't the only one turning to these strategies in 2020. Over time, my meditation practice evolved. I needed less direction and could simply be present in my bedroom or outside. Eventually, I started recording and sharing my own guided meditations. Now, my journey with meditation is expanding again. Not only am I hosting regular guided meditation groups, but I am exploring how meditation and mindfulness can help foster community connection.
Uncertainty is a feature - not a bug - of real life. But, unaddressed, it creates a breeding ground for division in communities. Read more about how Vibrant Systems views uncertainty.
As an element, the earth is a powerful ally for growth, sustainability, and practical change. However, working with the earth requires accountability because we will see the effects of our actions on the world around us.
This article will explore how we can connect to the earth element meaningfully and how a relationship with this element can create powerful change.
The recently released Marvel Thunderbolts was almost a really beautiful metaphor for shadow work… almost.
However, it made the fatal error of separating the shadow from self. It turned the shadow into something to attack – to destroy. And in doing so, destroyed the weight of its own transformative message.
The fear of failure and of how it may make us look or feel often eclipses the lessons we have the opportunity to learn through that failure. It is this fear – the anxiety and the stories we tell about this failure – that keep so many people from even trying to follow their dreams.
As an entrepreneur who had excelled in the safety and control of the classroom, this has been a very difficult lesson for me to learn.
Fear or anxiety is an important part of our evolutionary make-up. After all, it is the part of our brain that is wired to pick up patterns of potential danger. But what if the fear isn't helping our growth? What if the anxiety is distracting us from our intuition and ability to take unfamiliar paths that may lead us towards new successes?