So you've tried Somatic Tracking for your chronic pain a bit but it doesn't seem to be working. You're feeling frustrated; impatient even. What's the deal? Does it not work? Is PRT a bad fit for you? Nope. That's not it. Somatic Tracking is a great practice for creating safety in our nervous systems around pain sensations. And, for most people it offers only one dimension of the healing process and is not a complete solution. When my clients stall out on pain relief from using that mindfulness practice alone, I know very clearly that it's time to go deeper and begin addressing the belief and emotional realms too.

Lessons From 2021

Year-end is an incredibly important time for we humans to reconnect with the slower time of the natural flow -- to find quietude and time to reflect on the year that's coming to completion. That can be a short daily practice, a day or weekend you claim for yourself, or an entire vacation devoted to integrating all you've done this year. Here are my first reflections on what was powerful for me in 2021; perhaps this will inspire some rest & reflection of your own this holiday season!

14 Lessons For the Year Ahead (Second of Two Parts)

If you followed along in my last blog, I outlined the first of my top takeaways from the year 2020. These have come together for me as a great set of lessons I’ll carry forward to guide me through whatever the new year ahead brings my way. My 2020 brought up themes of flexibility, embracing what-is, the importance of recalibration on-the-fly, and skillful rest. I invite you to reflect on your year in a similar way, and perhaps use what I’ve learned for yourself as well.

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