Recently, I’ve been having a very unusual experience. I feel great and I don’t feel great. I’m in love with my life and I’m grieving my life. Confused? Yeah, me too. I got out my trusty mind-body journal (which is just a spiral bound notebook where I use all my own tools on myself). I… Continue reading In Between
Month: September 2011
Just Being Me
I’m typing this blog post in bed. I’ve got a nasty bug that has made my throat agonizingly sore, my head pound, and my body ache. I’m sporting the Rudolph nose at the moment. My voice is gone. My brain is fuzzy and all I can seem to contemplate is this soft, fuzzy blanket on… Continue reading Just Being Me
Getting What I Have Always Wanted
This post is a guest post by Endorsed Mind-Body Coach Anu Gupta. She can be reached for consults and coaching at anu@abigailsteidley.com. I’m a newly endorsed mind-body coach. Along with all the mental and health benefits I’ve received from practicing the tools, my coaching practice is filling up. Remarkably I’ve got clients who want to… Continue reading Getting What I Have Always Wanted
Letting the Journey be the Goal
To understand this blog post, you have to know that I have a thing for natural bodies of water. Whenever we were traveling during my childhood, I would veer off into rivers, lakes, ponds, or the ocean whenever possible. I love being in water, love feeling the river current, the ocean waves, the rocks and… Continue reading Letting the Journey be the Goal
Your Body – Is it Saying Yes or No?
So much of the work I do with clients comes down to setting healthy boundaries. This was a major learning curve for me in my own life. Afraid of upsetting or angering others, I would make decisions based on external factors like someone’s approval or disapproval, or “rules” set by other people. When I started… Continue reading Your Body – Is it Saying Yes or No?