Category Archives: Awareness through Communication

Six ways to balance emotions & reactive behaviours of Capricorn

Sign of Capricorn

The needs of Capricorn are for a successful career, balance in areas of home and work,  and freedom from being so serious and responsible.

How behaviours of out of balance Capricorn may manifest

Fear:  Failure

Fear Response:  Taking on too much responsibility

Common Capricorn out of balance emotional statements:

  • “It’s my way.”
  • “You have to work hard to achieve.”
  • “You’re making it hard.”
  • You’re a failure.”
  • “You/I have no credentials.”

In earlier posts three ways of supporting this sign focused upon daily goal setting, foods to support emotional balance and physical movement.

3 additional ways to balance Capricorn emotions  

#1.  Empathy – Awareness through Listening

  • Self empathy and empathy for others can be as easy as learning to listen effectively (replacing habitual reactive responses)
  • Begin empathy feedback for Capricorn with “I hear……..you say, “….”
EFFECTIVE LISTENING

#2.  Language of connection – Awareness through Communication

  • Can be as easy as learning to turn separation into moments of connection (stop,right/wrong, blame, shame and critical statements)
COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY

#3.  Balance and calm Capricorn  environment – Awareness of Space

Capricorns do best in organized and structured environments.  The materials best suited for this sign reflect earth tones, textures and qualities.  For example; wood, steel, stone and pottery.

EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENT

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by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP @ Inside Awareness,  Living in Natures Love Blog
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Six ways to balance emotions & reactive behaviours of Sagittarius

Sagittarius

Sagittarius is all about humour, honesty, integrity, truth, growth and prophecy.    Traits of this cardinal planet are self-control, personal empowerment, will power and transformation.

The needs of this sign are for learning, purpose, direction, commitment and a philosophy.

How behaviours of out of balance Sagittarius may manifest

Fear:  Being Trapped, Restricted

Fear Response:  Over doing it;  eating, talking loudly, adventures and over the top projects, and being domineering

Common Sagittarius out of balance emotional statements:

  • “Your wrong.”
  • “You knew I wasn’t ready to commit.”
  • “I feel trapped.”
  • “I know what you need!”

In earlier posts three ways of supporting this sign focused upon daily goal setting, foods to support emotional balance and physical movement.

3 additional ways to balance Sagittarius emotions  

#1.  Empathy – Awareness through Listening

  • Self empathy and empathy for others can be as easy as learning to listen effectively (replacing habitual reactive responses)
  • Begin empathy feedback for Sagittarius  with, “You long for….. or you are seeking……”
EFFECTIVE LISTENING

#2.  Language of connection – Awareness through Communication

  • Can be as easy as learning to turn separation into moments of connection (stop,right/wrong, blame, shame and critical statements)
COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY

#3.  Balance and calm Sagittarius  environment – Awareness of Space

  • Sagittarius likes comfort, collecting and travel.  Their spaces will be personal and meaningful, and filled with bold colours and  collectible objects.  It will reflect their love of learning, philosophy and adventure.
EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENT

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by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP @ Inside Awareness,  Living in Natures Love Blog
 & Renee Lindstrom Live

 

Six ways to balance emotions & reactive behaviours of Scorpio

Transformation of Scorpio

Scorpio  longs for intimacy, depth, sexual fulfillment, deep connections and a tribe.    Traits of this cardinal planet are self-control, personal empowerment, will power and transformation.

The needs of this sign are for honesty, acceptance, space, privacy and autonomy.

How behaviours of out of balance Scorpio may manifest

3rd Chakra oob emotions

Fear:  Rejection

Fear Response:  Bondage, Addiction

Common Scorpio  out of balance emotional statements:

  • They will be sorry!”
  • “(He/She will regret this!”
  • “Their history!”
  • “I can stop anytime.”

In earlier posts three ways of supporting this sign focused upon daily goal setting, foods to support emotional balance and physical movement.

3 additional ways to balance Scorpio emotions  

#1.  Empathy – Awareness through Listening

  • Self empathy and empathy for others can be as easy as learning to listen effectively (replacing habitual reactive responses)
  • Begin empathy feedback for Scorpio’s  with, “You feel……”

EFFECTIVE LISTENING

#2.  Language of connection – Awareness through Communication

  • Can be as easy as learning to turn separation into moments of connection (stop,right/wrong, blame, shame and critical statements)

COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY

#3.  Balance and calm Scorpio’s  environment – Awareness of Space

  • Scorpio’s is a sign of intensity which translates into their desired spaces.  Deep colours, artistic layouts  and a clear flow of energy.  Scorpios will thrive using the arts of Feng Shui.

EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENT


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by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP @ Inside Awareness,  Living in Natures Love Blog
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Six ways to balance emotions & reactive behaviours of Libra

Libra Balance

Libra longs for love and beautiful relationships and as an air element it heralds in the wings of change.  Traits of this cardinal planet are action, self-motivated, insightful and ambitious therefore change can reflect balance.

The needs of this sign are for acceptance, beauty, love, and a partner.

How behaviours of out of balance Libra may manifest

Fear:  Ugliness

Fear Response:  People Pleasing

Common Libra out of balance emotional statements:

  • “What do you think I should do?”
  • “What will people think if I …….?”
  • “You’re not being fair!”
  • “I wouldn’t treat you that way.”
  • “I look (fat, ugly, awful….)!”

In earlier posts three ways of supporting this sign focused upon daily goal setting, foods to support emotional balance and physical movement.

3 additional ways to balance Libra emotions  

#1.  Empathy – Awareness through Listening

  • Self empathy and empathy for others can be as easy as learning to listen effectively (replacing habitual reactive responses)
  • Begin empathy feedback for Libra’s  with, “You think……”

EFFECTIVE LISTENING

#2.  Language of connection – Awareness through Communication

  • Can be as easy as learning to turn separation into moments of connection (stop,right/wrong, blame, shame and critical statements)

COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY

#3.  Balance and calm Libra’s environment – Awareness of Space

  • Libra’s  thrive in clean, ordered, stress-free and peaceful environments.

EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENT


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by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP @ Inside Awareness,  Living in Natures Love Blog
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Six ways to balance emotions & reactive behaviours of Virgo

Virgo a mutable earth sign

Virgo is the sign of a healer that influences health and wholeness.  It is a mutable earth sign meaning that Virgo can adapt to different environments.  In balance it reflects acts of kindness and words of support

The needs of this sign are health, meaning, equality, independence, space, organization, clarity. and contribution.  Virgo’s have a deep sense of humanity.

Virgo’s are predominately analytical.

How behaviours of out of balance Virgo may manifest

Fear:  Criticism/Illness

Fear Response:  Attacking  Others

Common Virgo out of balance emotional statements:

  • “You don’t measure up.”
  • “You’re so critical.”
  • “This isn’t good enough.”

In earlier posts three ways of supporting this sign focused upon daily goal setting, foods to support emotional balance and physical movement.

3 additional ways to balance Virgo emotions  

#1.  Empathy – Awareness through Listening

  • Self empathy and empathy for others can be as easy as learning to listen effectively (replacing habitual reactive responses)
  • Begin empathy feedback for Virgo’s  with, “You think……”

EFFECTIVE LISTENING

#2.  Language of connection – Awareness through Communication

  • Can be as easy as learning to turn separation into moments of connection (stopping right/wrong, blame, shame and critical statements)

COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY

#3.  Balance and calm Virgo’s environment – Awareness of Space

  • Virgo’s thrive in clean, ordered, stress-free and peaceful environments.

EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENT


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by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP @ Inside Awareness,  Living in Natures Love Blog
 & Renee Lindstrom Live

Taking a risk in ‘relationships’

by Renee Lindstrom, GCFP

Last night I encouraged a couple to take a risk and be honest with each other and to listen to the message in what each is saying  while trying not to be defensive.  This morning I came across this  great piece, author unknown.

To laugh is to risk appearing foolish.

To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.

To reach out for another is to risk involvement.

To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.

To hope is to risk despair.

To try is to risk failure.

To live is to risk dying.

Yet risks are often taken,

because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.

The person who risk nothing

may avoid suffering and sorrow,

Yet he reduces his chances to learn, feel, change, grow, love or live.

Chained by his opinions,

He forfeits the opportunity to contribute

to the growth of the whole.

To risk is our gift and our choice. 


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Build your own Value Needs Vocabulary

In Touch Universal Value Cards - Connection

In Touch Universal Value Cards – Connection

Understand YOUR FEELINGS and INTEGRATE a UNIVERSAL language of connection!

Stop letting your feelings control your actions.  Learn to identify the root source of your feelings and integrate a universal language through building your own vocabulary of values!

Turn your moral judgments into value based judgments so others want to hear you!

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Inside Awareness has created 45 Value Need Cards to use as a personal check in to Integrate Universal values.

 

 

 


  • Naming what is meaningful to you helps others become willing to hear you
  • Values grow awareness of behavior actions and reactions
  • Values in one’s vocabulary increases autonomy, self-esteem and confidence

If feelings are the spiral inward, naming  the values are at the center and the  point of connection with others.


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Renee Lindstrom, GCFP,
 Authored  Achieving your Goals  31 Day Program, Sleep Sweet Sleep, Kid’s Peace Bus Calendar of Values  Educational Program & InTouch with Your Values Self-Actualization Program.Feldenkrais® Practitioner since 2007, Communication & Empathy Coach since 2004, Art of Placement  since 2000, Labyrinths of Victoria since 2012, #yyj Peace Week Grassroots Calendar Founder, Vice-Chair of World Children’s Summit on Peace & Nature in 2015

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