Emotional self-regulation

Research from the Institute of HeartMath found that when 3 participants (out of 4 who were seated together) were trained and used a HeartMath technique – their level of coherence affected the 4th persons coherence (the one who was NOT using the HeartMath technique!). Coherence is an optimal state of functioning and is the key […]

Emotional awareness, Emotional Health, Emotional self-regulation, HeartMath, personal growth, spiritual growth, Trauma, Uncategorized

Understanding the Power of the Heart

I attended a training on Somatic Experiencing recently and was profoundly touched by how our nervous system longs for human connection. Safe human connection is in fact what helps us regulate our nervous system. It helps us know that there is no real threat, we are safe and don’t need to jump into or remain […]

Emotional awareness, Emotional Health, Emotional self-regulation, Self-compassion, somatic, Somatic Experiencing, Trauma

Connection & the Nervous System

I am passionate in working with clients around emotions – emotional awareness, self-regulation and release. I also love educating clients on how emotions are our biggest unnecessary DRAIN and how it affects our physiology!! It’s all about awareness, right? Only then can we make changes. Hans Selye writes in The Stress of Life: “All stressors […]

Emotional awareness, Emotional Health, Emotional self-regulation, HeartMath, Self-care, Self-compassion, Trauma

Stress & Emotions

Emotional self-regulation

As a parent (or even as not), the mornings can be crazy. One child is having a meltdown. The other one is hollering to you about something they need today for a school project. Lunches are yet to be made, no-one has eaten breakfast yet. You have to be out of the house in 30 […]

Emotional awareness, Emotional Health, Emotional self-regulation, HeartMath, personal growth, Self-care

That Crazy Morning Routine