Flax seed must be ground or sprouted to receive any benefits because our system cannot digest them whole. They are eliminated whole if eaten whole. Sprouting is the best way to get the greatest be…
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Sprouting Flax Seeds
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From Garden to Sprouts
Sprouting Sunflower Seeds
I am enjoying sprouting sunflower seeds from this years harvest. These fresh seeds took 15 days to sprout and are slow growing. I am curious about how they will develop …
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Impermanence
On Oct 16th, 2016 I was asked to present at Victoria’s Church of Truth in James Bay. I was prepared to share Thich Nhat Hanh’s talk on Impermanence yet uncertain due to the amount of time I was given.
Prior to being asked up to speak local musicians where asked to play. The music selection was in alignment with this talk of Thich Nhat Hanh’s, so even though I would go longer than the amount of time I was given, I went for it.
Afterwards a young man came up to me and shared how meaningful this piece was to him. With emotions he explained what a difficult time he was having. The night before he prayed for guidance and how it came to him that he needed to attend this Church the next morning. He had come over to tell me he thought the reason was he needed to hear this piece. He asked for my copy so that he could re-read it.
I would like to share it with you, so here is a copy you can download – impermanence
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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
Receiving the pain of humanity one conversation at a time!
Listening Spiral Inward
Last night I was asked about the emotion in my eyes in an empathy coaching session the previous day. I couldn’t remember the specific incident, however, I knew the depth of caring alive in me from witnessing the results of some very destructive communication and manipulative behaviour to get ones needs met at any cost.
It brought back a memory of being in an empathy healing session with Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, author and creator of Nonviolent Communication. As our session deepened I observed a pool of pain in his eyes that could only be a result of his pain for humanity. In Buddhist teaching this eye contact was much different. The reflection in Buddhist Rinpoches that I have experienced are compassionate without the depth of pain Marshall’s had.
Considering this, I am comparing that Marshall’s empathy program is unencumbered and simple. It takes one inward towards the root cause of the experience and to one’s integrity while the Buddhist practice and talks are based upon; learning mindful meditation, spiritual dogma, faith, devotion and a focus on examples using storytelling of the past to pass knowledge and discernment on. I have found with Marshall’s integration you can focus your attention and go to the center, while in Buddhism integration isn’t so direct. I believe all Rinpoches have compassion and I know their devotion to humanity is tremendous. Each day they give reverence to those who crossed their path that day before retiring.
From this above personal experience I believe empathy is intimate, vulnerable, connected to the immediate experience and identifies the individual needs while compassion is a fuller experience and not directly connected to the immediate needs. I experience empathy to lead to compassion.
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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
Triggered? Let’s call it what it is!
Flight, Fright or Fight
Two powerful teachable moments yesterday in two separate workshops:
Movement:
- shoulders response to flight, fright or fight
Communication:
- hesitating to speak honestly on speculation of the other persons fear reaction and pointing out what is actually stopping one from being honest is their own fear?
Read more on flight, fight, freeze
Check out upcoming workshops or book your own personal movement or empathy coaching session
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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Have you taken your #yyj Nature Break today?
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To cut through resistance with a student, I suggested we transition our session to one of my local favorite hangouts, “Finnerty Gardens,” at the University of Victoria.
Strolling through a combination of forest and tames beds and lawns, I noticed the difference between being restful and at peace in this type of environment and one that is nervous with a racing mind. After investigating the landscape for a time we sat on a bench to integrate and continue our session. Long periods of comfortable silence encouraged a deeper opening and sharing. Simple and transitional!
Nature, our healing partners!
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Self-Esteem, Confidence, Trusting Self
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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ONE BIG AHA AFTER 10 YEARS
The meaning of environment! What began as an understanding that the environment was far from our center has transitioned to understanding the influence of our environment to have a much closer relationship. It is much closer inward than the planet, the earth, the sun, sky, air, etc. It is much closer than our property, home and individuals rooms in our house. It is also includes the clothes we wear, the jewelry we put on and the make up we apply. It is also includes our posture. It is our pattern of how we hold our bodies upright. (How we hold our bodies upright creates an environment that we are stimulated by and react to!) It is the food that we eat! (The food we consume creates an environment that we react to and are stimulated by!)
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