by Kristel | Jul 31, 2015 | Psychotherapy, Somatic Therapy
Fierce Patience is an action state that I find invigorating in times that would otherwise be riddled with the discomfort of impatience. It is a skill to be able to redefine a reaction to what is going on both within you and turn a moment’s reaction into a chosen... by Kristel | Jul 11, 2015 | intimacy, Psychotherapy, Relationship
Fierce Patience- Embodied Listening, Fierce Attention Embodied listening is a practice that can help you balance yourself within a conflict, allow more joy into your life, and inherently leads to relationships with more empathy and understanding. It may also allow... by Kristel | Nov 27, 2013 | Contemplations
In Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, David and Goliath, he tells a story about the police in Brownsville, a New York neighborhood where, in 2003, the local police force decided one Thanksgiving to give out 125 turkey’s by going door to door to families that had been sited... by Kristel | Sep 17, 2013 | Contemplations
As sentient beings, our bodies are susceptible to pressure. Pressure is physically defined as the amount of force exerted over a certain area. Having bodies, we feel pressure as a bodily state. There is a difference between feeling pressure as something of a force... by Kristel | Jul 1, 2013 | Contemplations
Rumi writes: What in your life is a calling you, When all the noise is silenced, The meetings adjourned… The lists laid aside. And the Wild Iris blooms By itself In the dark forest… What still pulls on your soul? From school-aged time forward, (if not before) we are...