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These are stressful times. You may feel that everywhere we look there seems to be one more reason to feel tense, upset, frenzied or anxious. These are truly momentous times with many transitions and changes as the future careens toward us. That being the case it is more important than ever to have the means to deal with stress inherent in change so it does not produce toxic effects in our lives.

Stress has been defined as wear and tear on the body and mind as we attempt to adapt to change. We are all aware that change causes stress. We are also aware at some level of the signs that we are stressed. What we are often not aware of are the changes that go on inside us that create the wear and tear and eventually take their toll on our health and well being.

There are many ways to lessen the effects of stress on mind and body: meditation, quiet time for ourselves, learning to breathe properly, energy work and techniques such as imagery, and visualization. All are all helpful methods that can be used alone, or woven into a complete personal stress management program. These tools are also helpful when used to clarify, set and achieve goals. Each in its own way can be a really valuable aid to assist with engaging your inner resources to help motivate you to not only get started, but also to ride the waves of change more smoothly.

Another useful concept for navigating the process of change, whether it is initiated by us or from the outside, is that of support? All growth and development requires adequate support in order to be successful. What are your particular needs? Support does not mean the same thing to all people. Take some time to identify what support means to you. What works for one person may not work for another. In addition, you may need different types of support at different times in as you navigate the stages of change. It is always wise to have a variety of tools available to help you navigate change as well as your path in life. 

So begin by asking what support means to you. What types are important to you? Where can you look for that help? This includes people, places and things! How often will you need these resources? Obviously there will be things you can do for yourself, but you may also need others. Who are they? Can you ask them ahead of time to be available to ensure that what you need will be forthcoming? Do you need professional support, a group or some skill building?

Have a list of all the ways that you may be able to offer yourself support can be useful. When we are stressed our thinking mind tends to shut down and we may not be able to sort out what we need. If it is available to you in written form it can really strengthen your chances of success.

Perhaps also writing out the positives that will result from the change you are going through can help give you some confidence when the going gets rough. You may also want to write out some encouraging statements on index cards and carry them with you. A friend who has committed to be an aid can be of invaluable help….especially if they have gone through similar circumstances.

These approaches may seem self evident in a lot of ways, but they tend to be things we overlook…. maybe because of their simplicity. Nonetheless they can help make a difference in whether you just survive or thrive through transition.

Both our recorded home study programs are filled with techniques and guidance on using these types of methods as well as more specific teaching on how to use energy skills to improve your health, manage your emotions and  bring your dreams alive.

You can access these programs and a complete descripion here: http://www.livingenergyworks.com/store/

Join us on March 22, 2010 @ 10 A.M. for our radio show where the topic for discussion will be Changing Paradigms in Health care. The present time is one of tremendous transition and the emergence of new models and roles for humanity. Taking personal responsibility for your health and overall well-being is a huge part of this shift. Join Peg Donahue, Karen Kallie and Tony Pace as we explore the shifting paradigm for health and our roles in it.

To call in to the show: (347) 843-4148

 On the web or to download the recording: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/living-energy-works

In the last post we talked about power VS force, consciousness and what  personal power means to each individual.

Here are some questions that can help you begin to shift your sense of  personal power throughout the day and become more in charge of your life experience.

 What is your predominant emotional tone?

 Do you check in periodically with yourself and note  how you are feeling and what your energy level is?

 Is your breathing full and easy, bringing in lots of oxygen and energy?

 How are you feeling in general?

 How do different daily situations affect you?

 Which ones generate stress, anger, sadness, frustration?

Do you take time to identify and release difficult feelings, thoughts, physical tensions from your system?

 Can you take time and create a space between a stressful event and your reaction? Would you like to be more responsive and less reactive?

 Most of us need to practice becoming more aware of what is happening inside and discovering and practicing ways to release stress from our systems. The choice to do so is a huge step toward claiming our power to create lives we love to live.

March 8, 2010

2012: Changes in Personal Direction

Our radio show topic for the month of March is change associated with the year 2012 and how each of us can prepare and move forward in positive and effective ways to support overall well-being. This week  we will be talking about how the coming changes are challenging individuals and how those challenges can be managed more effectively…with some grace and ease!

  During our March 1 program we talked in general about 2012 and many of the related myths.  Every aspect of the world is changing and we are all feeling it in different ways. How are the changes affecting you?  How are you feeling about your life in general? Are you feeling optimistic?  Do you feel you have some control over matters or are you feeling that whatever you do will not change anything?

 To Call-in to the show: (347) 843-4148

 On the web or to download the recording: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/living-energy-works

Join us on Monday, Feb.22, 2010 as we continue our series on care for the caregiver. In this show we will be discussing the difference between care and over care, how the heart plays a role in your stress management as well as in the quality of our care giving, and how you can move gracefully within the complexity of the caregiver role and stay centered, peaceful and healthy.

To join us by phone, call: Phone Number: (347) 843-4148 or join us on the web: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/living-energy-works or download the recording after the show.

Heart feelings of genuine care, love, gratitude, appreciation and compassion create coherence in the heart and have a profound effect on the body.

 Heart Coherence helps to:

1. Shift heart rhythms toward smooth, ordered patterns
2. Stimulate healthy neural, hormonal, biochemical,and energetic flow to organs
3. Improve brain function
4. Reduce sympathetic nervous system activity
5. Decrease blood pressure
6. Release stress hormones
7. Diminish fight/flight response
8. Increase parasympathetic nervous system activity and decreases heart rate
9. Improve body system efficiency
10. Boost DHEA production (anti-aging!)
11. Enhance IGA (immune response) proportionately with core heart feelings

Heart Coherence helps you experience well-being right down to the cellular level! We can LEARN to trigger all these effects at will.

Excerpted from Chapter 7, 12 Keys for Life and Self Mastery

Our Living Energy radio show focus for February is Self Care for the Caregiver.  February is a wonderful month to remind each of us to love ourselves and to take care of ourselves, particularly if you care for others. Monday we will be talking about The Care Giver Network. Some of the topics we will be covering are: the various types of networks necessary for the care giver, matching the type of network with the stage of your “care giving journey”, the role that energy work can play in your self care and where to find a variety of networks to meet your needs. We hope you will join us:

on the phone–(347) 843-4148

on the webcast: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/living-energy-works

 or listen to the recording of the show at your convenience.

 
Take a moment, move out of your mind and into the peace of beauty.
  

Join us on Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 @ 10 A.M. when we will begin a month focused on care givers and new skills for stress management and compassionate self care in the midst of a busy and demanding life.

Click on the link or join our show from the radio button on our homepage (http://www.livingenergyworks.com/) or listen to the download later at your convenience.

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World of  Subtle Energy Provides New Tools for Self Care

We all sense subtle energy, although we may not always realize it. People called clairvoyants are especially gifted with the ability to see subtle energy. And while it appears to be innate in them, the truth is we all possess this ability. It can be developed by anyone who takes the time to learn the skills necessary and to practice them.

 Most of us may not see subtle energy, but we do sense its existence and respond to it on a daily basis. Much of our language even speaks to our unconscious experience of energetic states and events. Think about: “I feel blue,” “My heart is heavy,” “I feel so empty,” “It’s like I’ve been knifed in the back,” “I feel so full of joy,” “My heart is glad.” These are statements that are actually descriptive of your energy at that moment.

 Biofeedback instruments show that the person who reports feeling blue is, in fact, emitting the frequency of energy our eye sees as blue. The person who reports feeling heavy or sad in the heart is actually experiencing a lower frequency of energy – one which is slower than that of joy or happiness. That person may also be experiencing a constriction of the flow of energy through the heart chakra area.

 Feelings Inform About Energy States

Emptiness is depletion or lack of energy; joy is a fullness of lighter, faster moving energy, and the knife in the back can be an experience of negative thought or emotional energy directed toward that person by another. When you understand the dynamics of energy, you have a deeper perspective and more options available to work with your whole being – thoughts, feelings, sensations and beliefs – in order to shift out of negative states more quickly. In addition, being able to sense and manage your subtle energy allows you to maximize your efforts to create change and attract new possibilities into your life.

  Most people wait for time or external circumstances to change for relief or resolution of their issues. Unfortunately this leaves you in a disempowered position AND it does nothing to erase the effect the negative emotion has on your system. Although a person may feel that the problem or emotional state has disappeared, what more typically happens is that it has been driven deeper into the system so that it is out of awareness but not necessarily out of range of affecting your future experience. To work on an energetic level with the totality of you – your mind, body and spirit – is a major step on the road to empowerment and one that goes beyond learning new ways to simply THINK about things. It helps remove obstacles to true emotional freedom and affords greater access to higher level functions such as creativity, intuition and spirituality.

Excerpted from Chapter 3, 12 Keys for Life and Self Mastery

Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.

Herman Hesse

The topic for our Monday, January 18^th radio show is “How do You Really Leave the Past Behind?”  Eckhart Tolle in the Power of Now tells us that we need to be in the present to free ourselves of the past. Actually, we always ONLY live in the present.  We are never in the past nor are we ever in the future.  The past, however, does in many ways condition our lives. 

 Our experiences and beliefs over a lifetime are all factors that influence how we see the world, how we live our lives and how we react to situations.

 Our dilemma is that our past experiences and particularly the way we feel about them …are encoded in our nervous systems, in our very cell tissue and form default reactor patterns that are easily—and unconsciously triggered by people and events. The result is that we often react automatically from the past as it were and are not truly, freely in the present.  

 So what do we do? How do you let the past go?

 Come listen to our show and find out!

On Monday you can click this link http://www.divatoolbox.com/diva-toolbox-radio-/hosts/2007-peg-donahue-and-karen-kallie-living-energy.html or join us from the button on our homepage. 

If you cannot listen live, you can download the recording 12-24 hours after the show and listen at your leisure.