tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38724560875380493362012-02-16T16:51:07.366-08:00This blog is about allowing ourselves the freedom to be kind to our bodies, mind and soul. So often we give and thus need to resource ourselves the necessary fuel to recharge, but are unable due to stress and time pressures. This blog will attempt to cover how to take care of ourselves first and use that power to resource others and the world at large.Alison Leigh Siegel, MFThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351336983959784394noreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3872456087538049336.post-7542346482374364842010-10-11T01:12:00.000-07:002010-10-11T01:12:15.930-07:00

I am proud to have been asked to be on blog talk radio with Tribal Truth's co-founder Tanya on Monday, October 11th, 2010. I am excited about all the possibilities that can come from such inspirations that are mentioned on their site, "Tribal-truth"- The Total Female Package. I believe they are focusing on the right subject: how to be authentic and fabulous and above all, how to be true to

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Image by tapperboy via FlickrBeing good could mean a lot of things. What i mean is that you are good to yourself first. That means that no matter what, wherever you are, *you* are the most important person and therefore need to understand that *your* self is what matters most. This is the hardest lesson for many women including myself. We tend to overcompensate, always say yes, and have a hard

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Image by qthomasbower via FlickrPrtection is defined as "The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter". So, here we are talking about your heart, not your home, although that might need some protecting too. Protecting your heart is an art and science. Protecting your heart is an art because you have to keep in tune with

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ABOUT MEN. I have been counseling people (women and men) on relationships for over 15 years, and these questions struck me as compelling. I am going to answer them as soon as possible. In the meantime, please keep posting questions and in good time, I will answer them. (I can only type so fast). My main gig here is to answer your questions with honesty, integrity and compassion. Sometimes i

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http://www.meetup.com/Red-Hot-Minds-A-Mindfulness-Meetup-Group-San-Francisco/ Being Mindful by Alison Leigh Siegel, MFT, Mindful Coach JUST BE what does that mean, to just *be* Many people wonder a) what does that mean and b) how to get there and c) what good does it do me anyway to just be? In this blog post I will attempt to explain the "just be manual" for people who

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Some of you have been asking me where they can find comments others have made about my life coaching services. I've included them here for your convenience. Life Coach, Somatic Educator, Sex and Relationship Therapist Just Be Good To Yourself: Empowering Women Through Self Awareness Education “Alison equipped me with valuable tools to manage stress on a day-to-day level. My time with Alison

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Thriving vs Surviving: The basics This is my first post, so first I would like to thank Angela Shelton for the opportunity and including me as a contributor. As some of you have may heard in our recent conversation on Social Media Hour, we discussed resourcing tools for women recovering from trauma. We discussed the importance of using the language * thriving* instead of just surviving, how

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Overcoming trauma is hard enough to do in general. Why not get the help of others? I am in the process of creating a program that will benefit all women to 1) share their own personal trauma histories on line with other women and 2) treat and facilitate healing worldwide for any woman who has been sexually, physically, emotionally or "virtually" traumatized. In the meantime, please contact me

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To deepen into your heart, or "heart chakrah", you must first 1) Be aware of where it is. In Western Medicinal terms the heart refers to the "physical" place in your body. In the East, or using Taoist and Buddhist principles, the HEART resides as an energy source located in the "heart chakrah" center. This location is esoteric, mystical and derived from the knowledge of the astral plane. (more on

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Are you feeling anxious, angry and can't shed that emotion? Try our all girls (women) Messy Girls Club...we have fun and meet new messy gals ... "Don't be perfect, be messy!"The Messy Girl Club

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There are many steps to healing ourselves and our bodies. Many people ask me, "what can i do when i'm not in session?". I love that question because it #1) shows me you are taking responsibility for your own healing which is really hard to do! So, first, congratulations! To begin with : i will explain some small steps you can do at home or own your own time when you feel "stuck" and really just

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If you are sitting right now..get up and move. I don't care where or how, just do it! You'll see your perspectives are always changing depending on where and how you move. Sit up, stand up, get up and move!http://movingmindfulness.blogspot.com/

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If you are sitting right now..get up and move. I don't care where or how, just do it! You'll see your perspectives are always changing depending on where and how you move. Sit up, stand up, get up and move!http://movingmindfulness.blogspot.com/

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Be grateful you are here. Think of the alternative. Say thank you five times outloud. It multiplies and you will receive even more. it really works. Bathe...breathe....and relax. take a bath. smell a vanilla candle. do something gooey for yourself. rub lotion all over and feel good! Do it right in the middle of the day. don't wait for your hub/wife or SO to help. do it yourself!stop reading this

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I have suffered for an entire decade from migraines, but here is a holistic tip for those who need to "get back to work"...1) Take a small nap if you can...it works wonders2) Massage your temples, lay down and breathe!3) From a metaphysical perspective the "third" eye is "blocked" during a migraine which may mean numerous things. Louise Hay describes this area of tension as "invalidating the self

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Another way we can be good to ourselves is to bathe. Use your senses. Begin with your favorite body shampoo and fill the tub with warm bubbles and begin to melt your body into the heated water. Gently begin by taking deep breathes in and out until you can really feel yourself floating. Imagine yourself in a safe, beautiful space, alone or with your mate, and smell the air, feel your skin and

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For PMS, Body blues and just deep relaxation1) check out acupressure points: good guidehttp://www.acupressureonline.org/iPMS.htmfor PMS and other femalecentric ideas. 2) Take a deep breath and hold it for 5 seconds, on the exhale, press between your index finger and your thumb and let out an "ahhhhh"...3) Take your hand, clasp your neck from behind and squeeze the muscles to release tension. You

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To be pink, is to be proud. To be free is also a proud expression of love in the community of healers on this planet working feverishly to produce new ways of integrating movement, dance and the arts into creative expression for healing women all over the world. think globally act locally...and we do. Do you have a gal/women friend who you know is doing great things for herself and then turning

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To offer intellectual solutions for women (and men) whom have had their bodies (and minds) altered, drugged, and sacrificed would be just another western medicinal attempt at fixing the problem to rape, cruelty and incest. Western tactics and medical science view the body as not a whole entity, but pieces to be "fixed". The attempt at fixing each part is completely contrary to what integrative

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As it is so profoundly seen, witnessed and experienced by so many people for whom i work with, my dear friends Elayne and Sylvia are currently sharing their time learning and helping the Congolese women in Africa who have also suffered great sexual abuse in their lifetime. They are exploring their past and present and how their political and sexual torture has affected them on all levels,

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1) Trust yourself first2) Take a strong honest look inside of yourself and in the mirror3) Take note on what are the differences between the two. 4) Distinguish between "objectivity" (what others say about you) and "subjectivity", (what you say to yourself)5) Take a moral and ethical inventory of yourself now6) Take a moral and ethical inventory of yourself in the past.7) Report back to

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