You can do a lot of great work on yourself with a journal. If you want to try and work through a problem, or you want to start a journal but don’t know what to write about, this is an episode for you. It can also be really confusing as to what to talk about. Especially if nothing flows. 

The journal I use is this one:
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And to apply for the free chat session you can head here:
https://www.yaywithme.com/shop/apply-for-a-free-recorded-chat-session

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Ep 142: Self-Dialoguing - How to Do Self-Work in a Journal

"When words bring you closer to the prisoner in his cell, to the patient who is dying on his bed alone, to the starving child, then it's a prayer."

Elie Wiesel, the beloved writer known for his memoir of the Holocaust, "Night," speaks of the power of prayer and forgiveness in the wake of profound suffering. Find more at onbeing.org/becoming-wise.

Evil, Forgiveness, and Prayer | Elie Wiesel [Becoming Wise]

“Trauma treatment starts at the foundation of a body that can sleep, a body that can rest, a body that feels safe, a body that can move.” Psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk on finding resilience in our bodies after trauma. Find more at onbeing.org/becoming-wise.

Becoming Wise

Trauma and Resilience Land in Our Bodies | Bessel van der Kolk

Kabat-Zinn makes it clear that the essence of meditative practice lies in how one lives one's life from moment to moment, in all its aspects and relationships, and not merely in formal meditative practices. This program offers an experience of mindfulness that is entirely congruent with our lives in the 21st Century: it is effective, portable, and easily adopted -- a perfect antidote to life in the fast lane. The full download and CE credits are available at https://www.betterlisten.com/collections/continuing-education-credits/products/mindfulness-meditation-in-everyday-life-exercises-and-meditations

Mindfulness Meditation In Everyday Life

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In this teaching excerpt, Michaela Boehm talks about women's practice, the many expressions and possibilities of a woman's body, and the unique challenges facing women today.

What is women’s practice?
Women’s practices vs feminine practices
Accessing the archetypal wisdom of women 
Unlocking our full range of expression 
Integrating our inner masculine and feminine elements 
The effect of office work on a woman’s body
Reversing the harmful energy flow of stress and trauma
Relaxation, sensitization, and responsiveness in a woman’s body

www.michaelaboehm.com

Sacred Feminine Practices and A Woman's Body - Teaching Excerpt

A 15-minute meditation that begins by imagining yourself surrounded by a circle of the most loving beings, making generous offerings of love and goodwill to you.

A Compassion Practice for Opening the Heart

Poem text and context: https://www.brainpickings.org/2019/04/16/zadie-smith-reads-frank-ohara/

POEM TEXT / CONTEXT

Zadie Smith reads "Animals" by Frank O'Hara

Robert Thurman and Sharon Salzberg are icons of American Buddhism, and they are joyful, longtime friends. They challenge us to reframe our anger by seeing love for our enemies as an act of self-compassion. “It’s very hard to see love as a force, as a power rather than as a weakness, but that is its reality,” Salzberg says.

Sharon Salzberg is a meditation teacher and the cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. She is the co-author of “Love Your Enemies.” Her other books include “Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness,” “Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation,” and “Real Happiness at Work: Meditations for Accomplishment, Achievement, and Peace.”

Robert Thurman is the president of the Tibet House U.S. and the co-author of “Love Your Enemies.” His latest book is “Man of Peace,” an illustrated biography of the Dalai Lama.

Find the transcript at onbeing.org.

Becoming Wise — Season 2

Releasing Anger as an Act of Self-Compassion | Sharon Salzberg and Robert Thurman [Becoming Wise]

10-Minute Nourishing Breath Meditation

An inspiring commencement address delivered to the graduating class at San Jose State University. Transcript and discussion: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/15/debbie-millman-look-both-ways-fail-safe/

Debbie Millman: Fail Safe

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