The Vivid Life

Next time you get stuck in a thought loop, 𝗧𝗥𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦!
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Anyone who has been there knows how agitating it can be. But what exactly is happening? 😫
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In a nutshell, we have a thought that creates a strong emotion (often unpleasant).
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Instead of letting the emotion (energy) run its course and discharge, we inadvertently use the energy to refuel the original thought (or one closely related), reigniting the negative emotion.
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Next time you recognize this pattern, try interrupting it instead.
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Start by noticing the sensations in your body that the repetitive thought-feeling pattern creates.
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Describe them to yourself. Do you notice them in your throat? Your chest? Your stomach? Are they hot or cold? Dense or light? Moving or static?
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Then inhale deeply for a four-count into the part of the body where you feel them the most. Exhale for an eight count. 🫁
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Repeat this breath pattern as you observe the sensations in your body, noticing how they move, change, etc.
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As your mind starts to wander back to the troubling thought, gently guide it back to focusing on your breath and observing sensations.
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Stay with it until the feeling starts to dissipate.
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Let me know how it works for you!
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Questions about breathwork? 💨 DM me or check out my links in bio. 💕
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We heal when we give our bodies the tools, permission, and space to do so.
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𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 is the tool I love most.
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All you have to do is breathe, and the body takes care of the rest.
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It moves stuck energy and emotions.
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It releases trauma stored in the body.
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It surfaces blocks that hold us back and keep us playing small.
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It unhooks our minds from the chatter and stimulates different parts of our brain, bringing us clarity.
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Experience it for yourself!
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Join me for a guided breathwork session and discover what’s possible for you. Questions? DM me. 💕

How connected are you to your inner wisdom?
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Do you overrule your sense of knowing in favor of other people’s opinions? Or to keep the peace?
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Has your inner voice faded over time, or have you stopped trusting it all together?
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Listening to our inner wisdom is vital to living a centered, authentic life.
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The good news? It hasn’t gone anywhere. It’s waiting to be reclaimed. We just have to get good at listening again.
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Breathwork is an amazing tool for reconnecting you with your inner wisdom.
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Transformative breathwork can help you:
✨Tap into your subconscious
✨Clear stuck emotions and energy
✨Connect you with your center
✨Stabilize your system
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Would you like to become your own best healer and guide? Join me for a session. Click the book now button above or visit TheVividLife.com.

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Send me your reading recommendations! I’m whipping through my quarantine reading stack and need some new ideas. TIA! ♥️😘

Well, this was a timely book to come up on my stack.

One thing, in particular, has struck a chord with me at this time. Namely this...it isn’t personal.

Other people get divorced, fret over their kids’ screen time, or feel lonely during quarantine.

When we’re in it, it feels so unique and personal. But if we draw back to the 10,000-foot level we can start to reframe our situation in the context of the shared human experience. We can start to take things less personally. We are not alone in our suffering.

As Pema says, “If I really connect with my jealousy, my anger, or my prejudice, I find myself standing in the shoes of humanity.”

This is so comforting to me right now.

These are surreal times. If your brain is telling you that you need to seek solace outside of yourself and need a drink to escape, you’re not alone.

Take a beat and remind yourself that we are all in this with you.

We disconnect from ourselves in so many different ways. Sometimes it’s deliberate. Other times automatic.
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We avoid discomfort by numbing with food, alcohol, Netflix, social media.
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We tell ourselves that it’s stupid to feel a certain way.
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We criticize ourselves for mistakes.
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We ignore our intuition.
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We say yes when we mean no.
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We blame ourselves.
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We attach our worth to our weight, our income, our accomplishments.
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Why is any of this a problem?
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Disconnection begets disconnection. It leads to more numbing. It can put you at a higher risk for depression and anxiety.
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Mindfulness is the antidote to disconnection. It requires paying attention to your thoughts and how you talk to yourself and noticing when and why you numb. Sometimes we don’t notice until later that we’ve slipped into autopilot. As we become more aware we can choose differently.
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Right now I’m reading the book in this photo (Good Morning, I Love You by Shauna Shapiro, PHD). It takes the woo out of mindfulness and backs it up with science.
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If you’d like some help getting started with a mindfulness practice in order to change a habit, click the link in my profile to sign up for a free session.
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I saw this image at my son’s school the other day and I had to laugh. It’s so accurate! Sometimes life isn’t what we think it should be. But instead of accepting that as part of the deal, we think it should be different. We get stuck in blame or self judgment. But what if we expected things to go as planned half the time and for things to take unexpected turns half the time? Would the unexpected things seem like less of a problem? Tell me what you think!