Christina Skoulos, Registered Psychotherapist & Kinesiologist

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IT STARTS TODAY! Our good friends at Humanity’s Team are bringing together more than 100 world-renowned visionaries, transformational leaders, scientists, and award-winning musicians from around the globe for 10 inspiring days of free events…

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What is Heart Coherence?

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What is Heart Coherence? What is Heart Coherence? It is a high performance and healthy state — physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually — that brings out the very best in us...

The Power of the Breath in Calming the Nervous System - GoodTherapy.org Therapy Blog

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The Power of the Breath in Calming the Nervous System - GoodTherapy.org Therapy Blog Therapy generally isn’t a quick fix, but there are skills you can develop to help you cope with stress in the moment. Start by paying attention to your breath.

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CYMATICS IN WATER - How do vibrations effect the material world?

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CYMATICS IN WATER - How do vibrations effect the material world? ~ॐ~

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Why Working Your Muscles May Be Your Most Powerful Antidepressant

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Why Working Your Muscles May Be Your Most Powerful Antidepressant Muscle tissue communicates directly with the brain.

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What Makes a Hero: Joseph Campbell’s Seminal Monomyth Model for the Eleven Stages of the Hero’s Journey, Animated

What Makes a Hero: Joseph Campbell’s Seminal Monomyth Model for the Eleven Stages of the Hero’s Journey, Animated “It has always been the prime function of mythology and rite to supply the symbols that carry the human spirit forward.”

Challenging the Fear of Abandonment, with Pat Ogden, PhD - NICABM

Challenging the Fear of Abandonment, with Pat Ogden, PhD - NICABM Pat Ogden, PhD shares how she worked with a client who feared abandonment and whose relationship was in jeopardy. She also gets into the body-based homework assignment he could use whenever his partner felt he was too “clingy.”

Social Media’s Effects on Mental Health

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Social Media’s Effects on Mental Health Learn more about social media’s effects on mental health and conditions such as anxiety, depression, and sleep.

“The truth is — genuine connection is ease. It is peace. When you find it, you will know. You will feel seen, you will feel like you are being mirrored back to yourself, like you are discovering the shadow of your own heart in another human being.

Slowly, through loving the right people, you will come to realize that the human beings who are meant for you in this world will not exhaust you, or hollow you out, or leave you feeling like you are hard to love. Slowly, you will come to realize that you do not have to romanticize the things in this life that hurt. You do not have to run towards the fire. Love does not have to feel like a fight, does not have to feel like battle, does not have to wound.

Slowly, you will learn how to lay down your arms. How to walk away from those who will only ever love you in halves. Slowly, you will learn that you cannot love someone into loving you, or being ready, if they are not. You cannot love someone into their potential. You cannot close their hands around your heart if they are not willing to hold it themselves. You have to let them go. You have to focus on the people in your life who bring you back home to yourself. You have to focus on standing up for that kind of connection, on honoring that calm, because it exists. It exists.”

— Bianca Sparacino

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Our U.S. and Canadian publishers are offering a chance for readers to win a galley of The Myth of Normal on Goodreads and that people can enter through the end of the month at the links below.

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The book is being published on September 13, 2022 and is available for pre-order here: https://drgabormate.com/book/the-myth-of-normal/.

My friend Michael sent this to me. It’s posted at a child psychologist’s office in Paris. The translation is this:

Nothing imprisons you except your thoughts. Nothing limits you except your fears. Nothing controls you except your beliefs.

I’m honored to see it posted, and aware that sometimes my own words are thrown back at me for a reason.

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We’ve become conditioned to view the unknown as a scary place – because, in survival, we run from it. But if we can become greater than the body; greater than every element in our outer environment (our 3-D reality), then we can learn to relax into the present moment – and relax into the unknown.

The unknown is where possibility exists. And when we’re in that elegant present moment, our experience of time tends to alter. As we slow our body down, our brain waves also slow down – and that tends to make time seem elongated.

We all can learn how to overcome ourselves – how to slow down our bodies, our brain waves, and our sense of time. When we do, our autonomic nervous system begins to regulate back into order. And, all of a sudden, we have a sense of energy; of euphoria; of freedom, of clarity.

We start feeling more at home; more like ourselves. We forget about all the things we have to do. We forget about what happened yesterday. We stop analyzing and overthinking – which is what we tend to do when we feel threatened; when stress hormones are running high.

When we learn how to find that generous present moment and relax in the unknown – dissociating from our body; our environment; our sense of time … when we disentangle ourselves from the predictable future and the familiar past, we get a reboot in our nervous system.

When we disinvest our attention from our 3-D reality, that's when we enter the unknown. And that’s when the door to creation – that mystical moment – really opens.

Listen to Dr Joe “break it down” with Mayim Bialik. For the full interview: https://hubs.la/Q017ngyl0

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Don't abandon yourself. Not when you're sick. Not when you're tired.
Not when you've lost the thread, the thought, or the thing you thought defined you.

You will die many times in one life and create yourself anew. This is natural. This is a gift.
I've died a few times now here in this world. The person I was: gone.

Throw that older skin into the water. Give it to the sky. Step into what wants to emerge now. Nothing can hold you back when you are willing to be Yourself..

~Jeannette Encinias
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Sacred Dreams

Soul on deck

Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach. Any small, calm thing that one soul can do to help another soul, to assist some portion of this poor suffering world, will help immensely. It is not given to us to know which acts or by whom, will cause the critical mass to tip toward an enduring good. What is needed for dramatic change is an accumulation of acts, adding, adding to, adding more, continuing. We know that it does not take everyone on Earth to bring justice and peace, but only a small, determined group who will not give up during the first, second, or hundredth gale.

One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. Soul on deck shines like gold in dark times. The light of the soul throws sparks, can send up flares, builds signal fires, causes proper matters to catch fire. To display the lantern of soul in shadowy times like these -- to be fierce and to show mercy toward others; both are acts of immense bravery and greatest necessity. Struggling souls catch light from other souls who are fully lit and willing to show it. If you would help to calm the tumult, this is one of the strongest things you can do.

~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes

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The Root Of Emotional Suppression | Dr. Gabor Mate

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The Root Of Emotional Suppression | Dr. Gabor Mate

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Effects of Probiotics on Cognitive Reactivity, Mood, and Sleep Quality

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Effects of Probiotics on Cognitive Reactivity, Mood, and Sleep Quality Recent demonstration that probiotics administration has positive effects on mood state in healthy populations suggests its possible role as an adjunctive therapy for depression in clinical populations and as a non-invasive strategy to prevent depressive ...

Tell the Government of Canada that physical activity is a necessity of life!

Physical activity is a necessity, not a luxury. Please support making it a national priority accessible to all!!

Tell the Government of Canada that physical activity is a necessity of life! We have a physical inactivity crisis in Canada and this is not the time to be still. Let’s move to demand better. Visit our page to sign an open letter to the Government of Canada advocating for physical activity to be deemed essential.

Beloved teacher and author Thich Nhat Hanh passed away peacefully on January 21, 2022, at the age of 95. 💙 Thay, as he was known to his students, launched so many of us at Sounds True on our journeys into the miracle of deep presence.

If Thay touched your life in some way, we hope you’ll take a moment to breathe, and then to appreciate and remember him with us.

In celebration of his life and teachings, please enjoy a complimentary copy of his 6-hour audio program Living Without Stress or Fear.

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The Effects Of The Suck It Up Culture (PTSD in EMT) | Anthony Guerne | TEDxAdelphiUniversity

It’s OK to not be Ok 💔😢

Responder Culture and the effects of Suck It Up Culture

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Further help in understanding what happens to these warriors in their careers

The Effects Of The Suck It Up Culture (PTSD in EMT) | Anthony Guerne | TEDxAdelphiUniversity Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has increasingly become a hot topic in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) world. As a PTSD sufferer, Anthony believes...

What yoga does to your body and brain

What yoga does to your body and brain There are many different approaches to modern yoga— though most forms have three core elements: physical postures, breathing exercises, and spiritual contemplation.This blend of physical and mental exercise is widely believed to have a unique set of health advantages. But is yoga actually benefici...

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CARE is a free, six-week mental health and mindfulness program designed for caregivers, frontline and healthcare workers to help develop and sustain emotional well-being during these turbulent times. The CARE mindfulness program will explore the model of empathy and cultivating healthy social connections and emotional regulation through mindfulness which creates optimum mental and physical wellbeing during this time of pandemic and beyond.

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Havening Practitioners

Thank you Havening Techniques!! So excited to now add this incredible method to my toolbox! ♥️🙏🏻

Havening Practitioners Christina is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. She is also a Board Certified Hypnotherapist and Hypnotherapy Trainer (ABH), an NLP Master Coach and Practitioner (ABNLP), a Time Line Therapy Master Practitioner (TLTA), and a Regist....

Wisdom of Trauma - Movie Premiere | Wisdom of Trauma

Can our deepest pain be a doorway to healing? I invite you to watch this award winning film premiere in the next 7 days and move towards a more trauma informed perspective 💚🧠 Learn to recognize symptoms in ourselves or others, and begin to see the real person underneath 🙏🏻

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Wisdom of Trauma - Movie Premiere | Wisdom of Trauma https://vimeo.com/559202825/22c5f4725dOn the player above, you can click on CC and choose close captioning in English or translation on the following languages: Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and GermanWe hope you enjoy the film!If you feel inspired to deepen your understanding of ...

“Make your life a safe haven.. “

BRIANNA WIEST- Powerful words.

′′Let go the people who are not prepared to love you. This is the hardest thing you will have to do in your life and it will also be the most important thing. Stop having hard conversations with people who don't want change.

Stop showing up for people who have no interest in your presence. I know your instinct is to do everything to earn the appreciation of those around you, but it's a boost that steals your time, energy, mental and physical health.

When you begin to fight for a life with joy, interest and commitment, not everyone will be ready to follow you in this place. This doesn't mean you need to change what you are, it means you should let go of the people who aren't ready to accompany you.

If you are excluded, insulted, forgotten or ignored by the people you give your time to, you don't do yourself a favor by continuing to offer your energy and your life. The truth is that you are not for everyone and not everyone is for you.

That's what makes it so special when you meet people who reciprocate love. You will know how precious you are.

The more time you spend trying to make yourself loved by someone who is unable to, the more time you waste depriving yourself of the possibility of this connection to someone else.

There are billions of people on this planet and many of them will meet with you at your level of interest and commitment.

The more you stay involved with people who use you as a pillow, a background option or a therapist for emotional healing, the longer you stay away from the community you want.

Maybe if you stop showing up, you won't be wanted. Maybe if you stop trying, the relationship will end. Maybe if you stop texting your phone will stay dark for weeks. That doesn't mean you ruined the relationship, it means the only thing holding it back was the energy that only you gave to keep it. This is not love, it's attachment. It's wanting to give a chance to those who don't deserve it. You deserve so much, there are people who should not be in your life.

The most valuable thing you have in your life is your time and energy, and both are limited. When you give your time and energy, it will define your existence.

When you realize this, you begin to understand why you are so anxious when you spend time with people, in activities, places or situations that don't suit you and shouldn't be around you, your energy is stolen.

You will begin to realize that the most important thing you can do for yourself and for everyone around you is to protect your energy more fiercely than anything else. Make your life a safe haven, in which only ′′compatible′′ people are allowed.

You are not responsible for saving anyone. You are not responsible for convincing them to improve. It's not your work to exist for people and give your life to them! If you feel bad, if you feel compelled, you will be the root of all your problems, fearing that they will not return the favours you have granted. It's your only obligation to realize that you are the love of your destiny and accept the love you deserve.

Decide that you deserve true friendship, commitment, true and complete love with healthy and prosperous people. Then wait and see how much everything begins to change. Don't waste time with people who are not worth it. Change will give you the love, the esteem, happiness and the protection you deserve."

Brianna Wiest