Developing Body Awareness
Posted on February 19, 2010 12:00:00am, by Gerrianne Clare
Have you ever played bridge? When the players finish bidding they arrive at a suit that is called trump. Trump suits win every time, no matter if you have the highest card in the deck. What I noticed this last week is that Real Life held the trump card over my musings on the beach.
It is amazing how I was so clear and focused about what I wanted to do when sitting on the beach with my broader perspective of life. When I got home to the real world, the greatest plans to connect and write about my experiences fell by the wayside. That is my truth.
My life has been awesome and fulfilling but alas, I did not carry through on the writing of my experiences as I promised. I am giving myself permission to tell the truth about not doing what I said I was going to do and will find the silver lining in what I have been doing.
Where have I been
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Posted on February 11, 2010 12:00:00am, by Gerrianne Clare
Have you ever had one of those days that life is great, you are in your groove, you are on top of the world then all of a sudden you are racing around like a chicken with its head cut off?
Well that describes me during the last two days.
As I began work on Day 6 I was quite encouraged about how grounded I was and how well I was doing with "Living in the Moment". I meditated for 20 minutes and felt amazing. I worked with two great coaching clients in the morning. We did some PSYCH-K and shifting of subconscious beliefs, visualizations and goal setting, and released some emotional blocks. I was in the flow, living in the moment, breathing, connecting with my inner self then bham!! Things changed.
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Posted on February 8, 2010 12:00:00am, by Gerrianne Clare
Getting back to the real world after being on vacation can be a rude awakening. As I travelled back from Maui with it's sun, sand and surf, I felt an incredible sense of gratitude for all that I have in my life. Living in the moment was easy to do as I took in my last day of Paradise with my family. I did not keep notes for my blog as I decided to let let days 3 and 4 go unrecorded. As a brief summary, they were amazing. We had a beautiful last day, travelled the island to take in some different sites on our way to the airport.
Flying all night to get back home was a little exhausting and when I walked into the house and saw the stack of mail and emails I needed to deal with I felt a little overwhelmed. However, I set up a plan and a strategy for how I wanted this week to go. I feel ready to get back to the real world.
Living in the Moment is more challenging to do in the real
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Posted on February 4, 2010 12:00:00am, by Gerrianne Clare
So here I am Day 1 of my 21 day commitment to "Tuning into my body with my breath a minimum of 8 times during my waking hours".
As I write this Day 1 blog, I feel a little exposed. Telling the truth about how I am trying to walk the talk on the content that I know so well is a bit scary. What happens if people think I am a fraud? Here I am sharing tools and techniques to help people stay grounded and connected with their "in the moment" experiences and I am struggling to achieve this myself. But, I committed to telling the truth so here we go.
Did I follow through on my commitment?
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Posted on February 3, 2010 12:00:00am, by Gerrianne Clare
Taking care of your physical health is something that has been written about in a multitude of ways so I am not going to try and rehash what the “experts” say you need to do. What I do know however is that taking care of me is sometimes easier said than done. It can be a long, frustrating and lonely journey insuring that I do the things that I know help me to feel better. I want this to change. I want to take the steps I need to make sure that I am living the life I want. So I am using this blog to do just that.
What I want to do through this blog is to test my belief: Change can happen slowly with the following 4 steps:
- Setting the intention
- Developing a strategy
- Creating a plan
- Telling the truth about what is working and what is not
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Posted on November 18, 2009 12:00:00am, by Gerrianne Clare
Have you ever noticed how much more you see when you slow down for a School zone?
When ever I follow the rules and slow right down, I am amazed at how much more I see.
I notice the children playing in the school yard. I notice the maroon painted front door, I notice the beautiful blue sky and I notice the beauty around me. I become conscious of my surroundings and appreciate what is going on around me.
This is definitely a different feeling from the racing tension I get when I spend my time thinking about what is next on my list or worrying about everything I need to do.
When we spend our time racing to get to where we need to get to next, focusing on the destination rather than the journey, it is amazing how much we miss along the way.
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Posted on November 10, 2009 12:00:00am, by Gerrianne Clare
How many of you have found yourself with an empty bag of potato chips, or some other food item, wondering how you could possibly have eaten ALL those chips, already? You don’t remember tasting them or even chewing them and all of a sudden they are gone.
Then the self abuse sets in:
Why don’t I have more self discipline?
I know better than to eat potato chips!!
What is wrong with me?
Wouldn’t it be great to find ways to combat emotional eating? I have noticed some common elements when I coach my clients with their emotional eating:
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Posted on November 3, 2009 12:00:00am, by Gerrianne Clare
What is your relationship like with your body? Do you love it? Do you hate it? When you think of your body, do you think of the physical appearance or the entirety of what your body does for you?
In today’s society, when people talk about their body the conversation usually revolves around the physical attributes that make up their body i.e. skin, body type, hips, stomach, thighs, arms etc. When listening to the media or even conversations amongst people, there is often frustration about how the body looks as well as how it is letting us down.
What can we do to be in a better relationship with our body? It is no different than if we wanted to build a better relationship with a friend – we need to spend time with it, acknowledge it, appreciate it and take care of it.
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