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Reverend James Encinas
Community Grief
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As of Wednesday afternoon, May 27th, 2020 the United States has experienced the loss of 100,000 people due to Covid-19. Communities have lost mothers, fathers, grandparents, siblings, spouses and even
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May 28, 2020
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Body of Experience - Initiation Tool: Julia Cameron
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"I find that if you walk, you start to integrate things. You might walk out with a problem, but as you walk, you come into a solution. You just get a different perspective. Walking is very powerful."
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May 18, 2020
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Your Story
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Story-telling is an important part of self development. To construct a story of our life is to make meaning of it.To compose memory, emotion and internal experience as well as autobiographical facts i
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May 14, 2020
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Fight, flight, freeze (or appease) "reactionary" coping skills:
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When your body detects a threat, your autonomic nervous system sounds like an alarm telling you something is wrong. The amygdala, an area of the brain involved with emotions, memory, and survival inst
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May 11, 2020
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Gratitude
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“Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.”~Rumi People can often feel awkward expressing gratitude. However, being able to say thank you to oth
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May 7, 2020
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Body Movement to Release and Balance Energy https://capacitar.org
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The energy and vitality of body, mind and spirit are continuously affected by the energy around us: weather, the environment, daily news, violence and challenges, the moods and struggles of our family
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May 5, 2020
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The Personal Shadow -
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David Richo, in his book Shadow Dance writes, “The shadow is everything about ourselves that we do not know or refuse to know, both dark and light. It is the sum total of the positive and negative tra
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Apr 29, 2020
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Heart Intelligence
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"When we form heart-centered beliefs within our bodies, in the language of physics we’re creating the electrical and magnetic expression of them as waves of energy, which aren’t confined to our hearts
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Apr 27, 2020
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Tips for Better Sleep - In English/Spanish
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Sleep is important to a number of brain functions, including how nerve cells (neurons) communicate with each other. In fact, your brain and body stay remarkably active while you sleep. Recent findings
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Apr 23, 2020
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Hand Exercises To Help You Relax
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Switching • Sit comfortably and breathe deeply. • Cross your left ankle over your right ankle. • Extend your hands forward and turn your hands over so that the thumbs are directed toward the ground. C
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Apr 21, 2020
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Muscle Relaxation
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This exercise involves systematically tensing and relaxing different muscle groups. This is a good relaxation exercise for those who have trouble concentrating, or experience racing thoughts or other
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May 21, 2020
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Your Story - Part 2
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When engaged in the construction of our personal story, we are immersed in the present moment. And it’s these moments “in the now” which become some of the most pivotal building blocks of our individu
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May 15, 2020
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Affirmations
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Our minds express and influence the reality of what we are and our thoughts can even influence our physical health. We are what we think but we are also far more than what we think consciously. Our th
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May 13, 2020
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Processing Loss
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One instruction: Listen generously to your heart. First Step - Using the journal process write these things down very concretely. Remember a story of loss from your own life. A time when things didn
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May 8, 2020
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A Higher Power
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" Changing is not just changing the things outside of us. First of all we need the right view that transcends all notions including of being and non-being, creator and creature, mind and spirit. That
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May 6, 2020
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Regulate, Reflect, Respond, Restore.
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People are feeling stress, fear and anxiety amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The recommendations for social distancing affect nearly every part of our lives, including finances, relationships, transportati
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May 4, 2020
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The Healing Path
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Change takes work. Progress without a plan is nearly impossible. It is crazy to sign up for a marathon and never make a plan to train for it, and then feel shocked when we run poorly or don't complete
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Apr 28, 2020
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Walking Meditation
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The practice of a walking meditation allows one to be physically and emotionally grounded. • It does not require special skills, facilities, or expensive equipment. • You can practice walking meditati
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Apr 24, 2020
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Tips for families to stay regulated during the Coronavirus Pandemic: Advice from Dr. Bruce Perry
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Structure your day. Aim to continue routines with our children. Children are more tolerant to stress when it is introduced in predictable ways, such as daily chores, bedtime routines, etc. When str
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Apr 22, 2020
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Centering Prayer Guidelines
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“Silence on a regular basis offers a kind of universal healing for everybody no matter what their religion or if they are of no religion.” ~ Th
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Apr 20, 2020
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