Do you ever procrastinate eating ice cream, watching TV, playing video games, dancing, or doing anything that you love? On the other hand, do you ever procrastinate doing your taxes, doing your homework, working on a project for the job, washing the dishes, or cleaning your room? So what is procrastinating? Avoiding what you don’t […]
“Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is.” – Carl Jung – Psychology and Religion. We all have a shadow, there is no way to avoid it. As we go through life, experiences start to shape who we are. I mean all
Every person who starts inner work will have a different experience. Inner work is extremely personal in that sense. What I am proposing through my work with people is my own way that I have unlocked some productive healing techniques, but each person is going to follow their own path that is being laid before
Meditation is the foundation of mental, emotional and ultimately physical health. This is why this post is going to be a long one and, even being as long as it is, it’s only dipping into the depths of this practice and of its importance on the path of becoming conscious and fulfilled. This post may
I talk with a lot of people who really want to make inner-work part of their day-to-day life, who want to figure themselves out and to start living a life that is more genuine, more authentic, more inspired and more joyous. Although well-intended and, at many levels sincere about their search, I have noticed, over
When we’re talking about mental health disorders, it’s not unusual that we run into Substance Use Disorders and, even if we don’t fully understand how these work, we generally understand their consequences. An “addict” is usually seen as someone who starts using substances and, at some point, because of some changes to brain chemistry and
Please take a moment (or more) to reflect upon the following affirmations you might hold as your core beliefs. Please consider them as a continuum over your entire life, not just in the moment. Look for ways in which holding these beliefs serve you. I know this might sound uncomfortable, but just do an exercise
What does it mean to judge? To judge means to apply a personal meaning on a subject or a matter. Judging is embedded in humans as a species. The quality of our ability to judge, in many ways, determines the quality of our lives. Think about how handy it is to correctly judge the distance
Living in a state of mind that stems from emotional trauma is dysfunctional and unhealthy and it impacts our whole view of how we are orienting to relationship and how we’re showing up in relationship and that, most importantly, breeds suffering, pain, depression and constant unfulfillment. If we enter a relationship through attachment trauma, where
There seems to be a fascination in humans, similar to a stubborn program bug, that makes people unwilling, unable and/or unsuccessful in acknowledging patterns that are not bringing them what they seemingly want. It seems to be too painful for people to just stop and become clear about how it is that they are bringing