VOOing – Slow Down to Move Forward
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by Karen Johnson
2y ago
There is a beauty and perhaps bravery in slowing down. We live in a fast-moving world, constantly on the run, plugged into our phones, sleep deprived, often in a constant state of fight or flight. What if by slowing down you improved the quality of your life, relationships and overall wellbeing. By changing the pace, this allows space and time for deeper self reflection, new ideas to surface, and new connections to be made. Many think we have lost access to these deeper states; so how do we do this? Science Component We need to talk about the vagus nerve which serves as the body’s superhighwa ..read more
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You’re Triggered. Now What?
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by Karen Johnson
2y ago
  All humans have emotional triggers:  a trigger is a reminder of past trauma.  Somebody says something, we read an email, certain types of events happen and your current mood switches in a flash.  We feel upset, out of balance, irrational and overrun with emotion.  Triggers can give us clues as to what is unresolved and needing healing. What are Triggers? Ever lose control of your emotions, acting in the heat of the moment, out of proportion with the situation?  When triggered, our capacity to think and act clearly is significantly impaired.  Emotional trig ..read more
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Use Anxiety to Guide you Forward
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by Karen Johnson
3y ago
Anxiety is on the rise. A side effect of the uncertainty of modern life. Uncertainty alone does not produce anxiety, but sets in motion the right growing conditions. Have you ever felt troubled by anxiety? It feels unsettling, challenging, exhausting, and we believe we gain control by blocking the feelings. Some think anxiety is bad and is alerting us to something catastrophic about to happen. They don’t see feeling anxious as useful, instead they view it as a setback. What if anxiety is not your enemy but rather a powerful energetic force for you to harness? Identifying Anxiety is our reacti ..read more
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Moving Beyond the Fear of Success
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by Karen Johnson
3y ago
Are you living your authentic, successful life? Achieving goals, creating meaningful connections, a happy life? We want success, but the reality is success means change. Even when it’s the change you’ve always desired, there can be an underlying fear of the unknown. We each have blind spots which can hold us back. If you’re not aware, how can you expect to achieve your potential? Lasting happiness and success require self-awareness. Navigating the Journey How much time have you invested into thinking about failure? Fear paralyzes and stops us from making good decisions. How often we remain in ..read more
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Magic of Receiving
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by Karen Johnson
3y ago
Start by saying “I am Open to Receive” and notice what happens. We are all creators, but an essential element of the creation process is our ability to give and receive. Sounds simple. How hard can it be to give or receive? It’s interesting how some people flow with it like water and others are forever struggling. Why such a difference? Out of Balance? Are you settling for less? Have you put the brakes on? Are you telling the universe that you’re not ready to accept all that is rightfully yours? I will give but I’m not ready to receive yet; I will receive but I’m not trusting that there is en ..read more
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Embodied Listening ☀ Unlocks Inner Voice
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by Karen Johnson
3y ago
We communicate with each other every day. We talk through texts, emails, tweets, zoom, social media… but is anyone really listening? We are overloaded with technology and endless streams of information. It can short circuit our ability to focus, making it near impossible to hear our own inner voice. Broadcast My ability to communicate is connected to my capacity to receive and perceive. Each of us has our own unique way of being in the world and expressing ourselves. We need to step away from our traditional concept of listening as something we simply do with our ears. Open up to the possibil ..read more
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Dissociation: Awareness + Identity
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by Karen Johnson
3y ago
Dissociation is a term that covers a broad spectrum of experiences from mild, ordinary moments to more intense, distressing trauma related incidents. Every single person you meet has dissociated at some time in their life. Dissociation makes it difficult for us to stay present and occurs when we feel stressed or overwhelmed. Its a natural response the brain reverts to when stressed or under a perceived threat. What is Dissociation? At a basic level it can be defined as a disconnection or absence of connection. Mild dissociation can be daydreaming or when your attention wanders or blanks out ..read more
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Inner Peace ♥ Finding your way Home
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by Karen Johnson
3y ago
We experience inner peace when our body, mind, heart and soul unite: offering us an essential silence in a world of never-ending noise. As the noise quiets we feel the space between our thoughts — this is inner peace. It radiates from the inside out. We can rest on this energy feeling safe, expanded, nourished and restored. While inner peace is a choice life sometimes feels as if it creates obstacles to attaining inner peace. Whether you’re running late, stuck in traffic, having a disagreement… your mind can flip into overdrive when what you need is calmness and clarity. As you deepen your ex ..read more
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The Power of Paying Attention
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by Karen Johnson
3y ago
What we pay attention to shapes our world and can make a radical change in how we view our reality; altering our direction and changing how we experience and move through life. We may focus only on the negative if we live in an automatic, unconscious way. We start to see mainly negative people and situations around us. We begin to lose connection with all the positive in our life. Negative Bias Our human predisposition sets us up to be on the lookout for danger. This is an old survival instinct dating back to the time we were hunter-gatherers, keeping us safe and alive. Our brains are hardwir ..read more
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Celebrate Life
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by Karen Johnson
3y ago
It has been a remarkable year. Things getting blown apart in this always shifting world. There are over 7 billion people on this planet existing and co-creating together. We have seen radical change enter our lives through Covid, social and environmental turmoil. This has shown how interconnected we truly are. We each have a part to play. How do we find our way forward? What vs How? Focus on WHAT you want before you think about HOW to do it. Allow yourself to direct energy on what you genuinely want to create in the world. This will organically bring energy into the how. What encompasses iden ..read more
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