Centering Tools: Holistic Counseling & Empowerment Tools
Holistic counseling practice since 1987
The New Cardinal Sin – Take A Break More and more I hear from my clients what seems to be fast becoming an impossible wish in our culture – to take a break from being perpetually “plugged in” to a seemingly endless “to do” list. This implied societal sin has occurred thanks, in part, to …
The Lost Art of Listening Unconditionally The “center” of centering is listening without agenda. Listening is a lost art in the world. We are not taught the essentials of the art of listening in our culture. Instead we are told in many significant ways that are tied to how our culture determines its sources of …
Sometimes I like to reflect, in as many meaningful dimensions that I can consider, the emerging themes that seem to present themselves in the course of a day-evening working with clients. Today this is what emerged, in the order in which it now presents itself to me: Shame is a “lock-in” that forces us to …
When we are moved to take spiritual stock, we are naturally moved to ask for and be open to receive blessings. We are then further stimulated to seek to give and, in our heart of hearts, trust and honor our power to share. An Inner Journey Here is an inner journey that you can …
Honor By The Wayside I want to begin by saying the very first word in the title above is not used much these days – hasn’t been for a long time. It was pretty extensively used, and hugely popular for millennia through the 19th century – then it kind of fell by the wayside into …
Can You Unconditionally, Attentively Stay Present with Your Feelings? How able you are to unconditionally, attentively stay present with your feelings extends to how easily you can channel your intuition for any higher purpose. We live in a culture that has critically conditioned us for thousands of years to run from our feelings; and, in …
Opening Your Power to Receive With great love, affection, and heartfelt wishes to correspondingly receive, as you seize your own authentic power to experience and create, all that composes intimate connecting with your spirit, here is my love letter to you: Do we know the meaning of the word “intimacy” in our culture? Do we …
What is Reiki? I hear that question nearly every day. Reiki is a Japanese and Tibetan form of hands-on healing. It involves a light touch, which enhances relaxation and clarity. It also supports and extends innate healing responses. A Classic Reiki Treatment Reiki treatments are done to clients fully clothed. A classic Reiki treatment begins …
Here is an empowering, centering, healing hands-on and intuitive exercise you can try that integrates Reiki practice. It is a continuation of the previous blog entry on integrating Centering® and Reiki. It will lead you to fully access the Reiki wave and receive its powerful energetic transmissions of healing and development. The Guided Meditation Settle …
This article outlines the origins of meditation and benefits of meditating. It concludes with a simple meditative exercise. Meditative Origins Meditation began as an ancient spiritual practice. It harnesses the natural rhythm of your breath, allowing you to connect with your spirit. You can train the mind to keep an aligned focus. It is interesting …