Reiki Rose & Reflexology

11/19/2025

“When a red cardinal visits you, it is believed that your angels and guides are watching over you and offering their support. The cardinal's presence is a reminder that you are not alone and that you have the help and guidance of the spiritual realm.”
Source: Internet

11/17/2025

I have had numerous spiritual experiences, to the point where I have no doubt. There is a peace and comfort in knowing our loved ones are with us after death. I invite you to listen to this neuroscientist speak about her spiritual experiences following her husband's passing.

Can You REALLY Talk to the Dead? MIT Neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart Says Yes—And Brings the Science to Prove ItWhat happens when one of the world’s leading MI...

11/12/2025

"And every day, the world will drag you by the hand, yelling,
"This is important! And this is important! And this is important! You need to worry about this! And this! And this!" And each day, it's up to you to yank your hand back, put it on your heart and say, "No. This is what's important."

11/11/2025

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11/07/2025

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11/07/2025

Reach out to Karen Lake, Caregiving Consultant and Care Navigator should you have the need.

I did when navigating caregiving for Mom & Jack, and so glad I did!

Karen is excellent at what she does, and lovely to work with.

She also has a support group:
The I-CARE ❤ Community (Caregiving Support)

Karen Lake, a Caregiving Consultant and Care Navigator, hosts an online Facebook group called "The I-CARE ❤ Community". The heart symbol in the name makes it visually similar to "I heart community". This group is a safe space for family caregivers to share resources, seek support, and connect with others going through similar experiences.

Following the 2 days of (virtually) attending the hosted by the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence, I am even more inspired to advocate for my clients, knowing that there is a huge group of people and professionals doing the same across the country for theirs!
CaregiversNB will be that helpful hub here in New Brunswick and we are just getting started. (www.caregiversnb.org)

I cannot take away your caregiving responsibilities but I can advocate for what you need, in an effort to lighten your load.
Being a Registered Nurse allows me to provide information and insight and what my clients need to other health professionals and members of the , too.

I am Polite and Professional.
I am also Persistent and Patient!

With consent from my clients, I can call and speak to Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Specialists and Social Workers.

I can bring forward relevant requests and concerns so that my clients needs are met quickly and efficiently.
This not only helps my clients and their families, it helps the other members of their to get the information they need to do the work that they need to do.

A WIN-WIN for everyone.

You can see everything I do here: www.KarenLake.ca



📸Photo cred: Lucenda Richard Photo

11/02/2025

“I came across this excellent article, which I will practice during my business travel to help calm the chaos around me. I wanted to share it with you too. Enjoy and look forward to seeing you after November 14th…”

Betsy

Want to Feel Less Rushed and More Like Yourself Again? You Need Slowvember.
Remember what it feels like to catch your breath?

Published Oct 31, 2025

Seemingly everywhere you turn, someone is there to remind you that you need to slow down. Although well-intentioned, the reminder usually lands as anything but that. Ever heard the expression, “Never in the history of calming down has anyone ever calmed down by being told to calm down”? Same applies to slowing down.

Because you already know that you need to slow down. Problem is, it’s unclear how to do so amid all the unrelenting tasks and deadlines and adulting that somehow need to get done without ending up more anxiety-ridden than you already are.

That’s why there’s Slowvember.

What Is Slowvember?

Several years ago, children’s book illustrator Lee White overheard mention that a friend’s girlfriend was taking a nap on a random weekday afternoon during what was his busiest time of the year. His response was feeling envious to the point of outrage. given the intense pace illustrators experience when rushing to finish an assignment even as they’re thinking ahead to the next. That prompted him to make a change.

To overcome his overwhelm, he started an industrywide movement among artists in 2019. At first, it was about making sure to set aside time during the month to work on something that the artist wanted to make beautiful, explained White in an episode of the 3 Point Perspective podcast. But by the next year, he had redefined Slowvember to be less about the outcome.

“Make one thing, do it as well as you can, live a full life, and take the pressure off yourself,” he said. “It’s a backing up and looking at what you’re doing and what your life is about. A readdressing of your process.”

Sounds like yoga.

We’re borrowing and expanding the notion of Slowvember. And we’re asking you to do it along with us during what is typically the most chaotic month of the year.

No one’s asking you to meditate for an hour or call in sick and stay in bed all day. (Although we encourage the latter if you can swing it!)

We’re simply asking that whatever “slow” means to you, try to not only remind yourself to slow down but actually let yourself do it once each day during Slowvember. Maybe even multiple times a day.

It could look like not working late and instead having an entire evening to yourself. It could be setting the alarm on your phone as a reminder to do something that makes you laugh. It could be taking a long, slow breath out before you respond to that email. It could be anything that helps you quiet the chaos of the world rushing around you and the dizzying antics of your thoughts swirling inside you.

When you feel uninspired or uncertain as to exactly how to slow down, come back to our homepage, where you’ll experience a different way of slowing down each day throughout the entire month.

As the month goes on, you’ll not only begin to feel the effects of slowness, but you’ll better understand all the ways you can experience slowness in your body, in your thoughts, and, by extension, in your life. What, exactly, that looks like depends on you. But it’s probably a truer version of you—and quite possibly a string of memories that you don’t need to look at your phone to recall. Need more ideas? Check out the below.

How to Slow Down

If you consciously slow down simply once a day, that’s still progress. Here’s a short cheat sheet of ideas when you only have a moment…

Lean back from the laptop when you have a minute between meetings and, instead of checking your email, shut your eyes and interlace your hands behind your head or back and stretch it out at your desk.
Slow your sensory input. Hit pause on the podcast and turn off Slack notifications so you can finish that work project.

Listen before you leap in with advice when someone is sharing their current angst. Your default response should be, “Tell me more.”

Take your usual vinyasa practice but move a millisecond slower than your typical pace. Even when you feel like moving faster. Especially when you feel like moving faster.

Linger as you begin your morning or nightly skincare routine or wash dishes or engage in some other chore. Try humming or singing a song you love, from start to completion, without ending before the last lyric.
Share a compliment with someone each day. Your only rule is it has to be genuine, which in turn asks you to slow down and truly pay attention to them.

Challenge yourself to sit still for three minutes in a single yin yoga pose in between crossing things off your to do list.

Print out a photo or illustration or quote that calms you and makes you want to get lost in it. Place it where you can see it often.

Take a single long, slow breath out. Let yourself feel your shoulders release. Pause before you rush to fill that space.

Consider what it means to be mindful.

Put the phone down the next time you catch yourself rushing to capture something on camera. Make it a memory instead.

Sincerely,

Betsy Griswold

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Betsy

Email: betsy@yogabybetsy.com
Website: yogabybetsy.com
Facebook: yogabybetsy
Certified Yoga Teacher for:
* Kripalu Yoga
* Yoga 4 Cancer
* Oncology Yoga
Volunteer Peer Health Navigator
Member of Yoga Alliance

Yoga 4 Cancer, Yoga for Health

10/30/2025

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This is why I teach skills. I know YOU can do the you require when you have the tools.
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10/30/2025

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10/24/2025

Compassion to those who grieve 🙏🏻💞 🙌

I wish more people understood that grief isn’t just being sad and crying.
Grief is being angry, being numb, being broken, and being everything in-between
Grief is so different for everyone and you just have to go thru the motions and roll with the punches.
When you’re grieving the loss of someone you grieve for what was and what will never be, grief also takes a big toll on your mental and physical health.
Grief is LOVE with nowhere to go.
Grief is trying to remind yourself that “this too shall pass”
Grief is forcing yourself out of bed to shower and eat.
Greif is isolating yourself
Grief is surrounding yourself with people and things to distract your brain from reality
Grief is ugly and rough, so if you cannot understand why people grieve so hard for so long and so deep consider yourself lucky to not understand.