Author: Kimberly Buchwald
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Why are you taking the hard way ALL the time?
So often we want to take the hard way, as if forcing ourselves into some obscure shape is better, more deserving. This takes the sea of us, the subtlety and the expansion, the fluidity and organic mess of our experience and our response and binds us to a fixed identity. The perspective narrows as does…
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Are you actually rested? (In body, mind AND spirit?)
This week I wanted to offer you the idea of rest, not the physical kind, the spiritual kind. The definition of rest is to cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength. We often talk about rest in terms of our physical bodies, but rarely do we talk about rest…
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Bringing Back Play; How to Find the Freedom of Expression you’ve Lost
Have you ever watched a young child? They jump at the chance for a solo, to be the center of attention. They make whatever their doing their own. They play and dance and perform, not to your specifications, most of the time, but because they feel called to do so–freely–as an aspect of who they…
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The 4 Essential Aspects of Mindfulness you Need to Know
white woman meditating with arms extended
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How to Start Healing from the Past and Step into More Self Love
My journey to healing has not been linear. In fact, its been a nonlinear, cyclical process. In my experience this cyclical process, like a cross section of a tree’s trunk, keeps me holding on to the stories of my past, albeit in different ways, intensities and contexts. To me, this isn’t a bad thing. It’s…
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How Rest can Help you Exercise (and do other things) with More Presence
My journey to rest starts with Peloton–not in the, I need to rest because I just worked out kind of way, but in the I need to rest because the entire time I was exercising I was removed from my body kind of way. You see, exercise for me has become a way to be…
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The Story Behind Limiting Beliefs is the One you Need to Love
I have spent a lifetime believing the lies other people have told me. Their stories of who I am and what is right or wrong are etched into my psyche as “This is going to happen if…” “I am not good enough unless…” “It has to be this way or…”–Or what? At a certain point…
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How Compassionate Awareness can Help Improve your Self Worth
“You look terrible.” I said to myself in the mirror. “Your face is covered in acne and you are losing your strength and gaining weight.” A moment earlier, I had felt so good about myself and now staring into the mirror, all that supposed self esteem I thought I had plummeted. I was hit with…
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The Importance of Trust to Live Life Fully
Trusting is built through action. Every promise you make to yourself whether it is to treat yourself with kindness or show up in some capacity to create something in your life, relies on your commitment to act in accordance with that promise. Trust is not a given. It is earned, over time and with consistency.…
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How to Set an Intention in Two Easy Steps
How to set an intention and actually stick to it. This is the method I personally use to set my intention during the new moon, during new beginnings, or whenever else I feel like I need some focus.