In this blog, we'll explore two nature meditations that offer a deeper connection to the transpersonal and impermanent elements of nature. Join us as we celebrate the arrival of spring and embark on a journey to connect with the natural world.
Embodied Healing: Unpacking the Basics of Somatic Therapy
Prioritizing Self: The Best Gift You Can Give This Holiday
Debunking the Myths of Grief: A Path Towards Healing
Grief is an inevitable part of the human experience, but it's often misunderstood and surrounded by myths that can hinder the healing process. It’s natural to crave a concrete guide to navigate the tremendous impact of loss, but this is where the perpetuation of myth often begins. While understanding “stages and strategies” can be helpful, I invite you to consider that hidden in the pain of grief, inside your own body and knowing, is a beautifully unique pathway to healing and personal growth.
Self-Compassion: A Practice that Promotes Healing
Self-compassion helps us to move toward self-regulation and healing. Self-compassion has been documented in hundreds of studies as a practice that can build resilience and combat depression, anxiety, stress, and shame. Self-compassion differentiates from self-esteem in that it is not a type of self-judgment, as in, “I just got a promotion at work–I am so amazing!” It is a way of treating ourselves with loving kindness and acceptance in light of the organic ups and downs of everyday life. Whereas self-esteem is dependent on how we perform in the world and whether or not we judge that performance to be acceptable, self-compassion enhances our ability to fully accept ourselves and treat ourselves with kindness and respect in all types of weather.
5 Ways Depression Manifests in Men
Depression is complex, and for some it is an ongoing mental health condition that affects individuals regardless of gender. However, it is increasingly recognized that depression can manifest differently in men compared to other genders. Let’s explore the ways in which depression shows up in men and the challenges associated with identifying and addressing it.
Coping with Climate Anxiety
Self-Regulation Through Rhythm
Nerve-Racking Recovery: Nerving Up For Healing
Attunement: The Real Language of Love
The confusing experience of being loved and feeling invisible at the same time has a long-term impact on a person’s fundamental belief about themselves in the world. This might look like low self-esteem, struggles with self-worth, or a sense of incompleteness. We all need to be deeply known. Attunement goes beyond empathy, creating a reciprocal, unbroken, resonant connectedness. Attunement is the act of listening, deeper than a simple dialectic or exchange of words or ideas. Just like listening to music, it is deep hearing, holding, and feeling into another’s experience with our entire being.
Does Love Scare You? : A Series On Attachment, Part Three: Anxious Attachment
Understanding how your attachment style affects your intimate relationships can help you understand your own behavior, how you react and respond to intimacy, as well as your partner’s attachment style. Let’s explore anxious attachment: how it is formed, how it shows up in your life, and how to heal.
Stress, Mental Health, & Success
Sociey pressures us to always work harder toward the elusive goal of “success.” Are you burned out and exhausted from the never-ending pursuit? Rest, ease, and free time are crucial for maintaining balanced mental health. This blog post provides lots of resources and a guided reflection for you to evaluate your true hopes and desires.
Responsibility vs. Blame
Little Moments: A Mindful Shift
Free Yourself From the "Shoulds"
The issue with “should” statements comes in two parts: 1) They are value-focused and therefore gnaw at the core of who you are or believe yourself to be, and 2) They are unreasonable but treated as fact. Learning to reframe your thoughts through the language of acceptance can help to free you from unrealistic pressures and guilt.
Meeting Your Emotions
Because emotions are stored in the body, to fully receive and integrate these signals, we need to feel them. When you make connections and listen to your emotions you can use their messages to better understand yourself, your experience, and your truth. Evolve in Nature therapists in Boulder, CO can help!
Selfishness: An Act of Radical Self-Love
Having our needs met, practicing self-care, and setting boundaries does not mean we are narcissistic or toxic. Taking care of yourself does not need to come at the expense of others. Instead, when we are filled, when our needs are met, we can more fully be present with ourselves and others. It is from this space that we can create authentic agreements and be in our integrity.
Sit Spot: A Sacred Space to “Just Be”
A Sit Spot is a place in nature that you visit regularly. A Sit Spot can allow you to deepen your understanding of yourself and the natural world. By choosing a sacred place in the natural world that you can visit again and again, you can strengthen the most ancient parts of your human awareness and tune deeply into the rhythms natural world.
Does Love Scare You? : A Series On Attachment, Part Two: Avoidant Attachment
Understanding how your attachment style affects your intimate relationships can help you understand your own behavior, how you react and respond to intimacy, as well as your partner’s attachment style. Let’s explore avoidant attachment: how it is formed, how it shows up in your life, and how to heal.
Checked Out: Understanding Dissociation
Although dissociation has been studied and categorized into clinical disorders in the DSM (the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), it is important to understand that dissociation is not pathological, rather it is a safety mechanism that is in place to keep ourselves safe from stressful or traumatic events and situations.