Posts tagged harmony
Integrity: Being Whole Is Being Well
Integrity: Being Whole Is Being Well

What allows a jet plane to travel faster than sound? Or a thin, silky piece of material to deliver a skydiver from 15,000 feet in the air safely to ground? Or a skyscraper to defy the laws of gravity? 

In one word… Integrity.

Structural integrity provides reliability and safety. Cultivating integrity within ourselves requires honesty to foster trust and authenticity. If integrity is the essence of safety, integration is the essence of wellness. 

When our brain and body systems are well-integrated, they work together to promote optimal health. When our thoughts and behaviors are integrated, we act in alignment with our values. When we are integrated in our relationships, we communicate and cooperate in constructive ways.

At times we might feel pulled in different directions or stuck in a narrow, absolute perspective. We become fragmented and fragile. The antidote is integrity. The process of integration supports our overall wellness and vitality by evoking a freedom that can only come from wholeness.

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Cultivating WellnessErin Masonintegrity, wellness, wholeness, integration, security, secure attachment, safety, authenticity, resilience, interconnected, connection, health, alignment, autonomy, trust, truth, harmony, integritas
Breathing in a Better Life
Breathing in a Better Life

“Just take a deep breath." It’s the most commonly distributed advice when we are stressed or anxious, angry or uncertain, unable to concentrate, or unable to sleep. It seems too simple and too mundane to actually work. Yet the art of mindful breathing boasts many physical, psychological, and cognitive benefits. In Chinese medicine, the lungs are associated with the season of autumn which makes this the perfect time to create your own breath practice. Take a look at my video for a guided practice as we explore seven different breathwork strategies and how they help to calm, restore and enhance our overall sense of wellness.

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Cultivating WellnessErin Masonautumn, breath, breathwork, detoxify, empowerment, equanimity, yoga, health, healing, harmony, healthy living, letting go, mindfulness, nature, peace, practice, resilience, seasonal, wellness, awareness, pranayama, vagus nerve, parasympathetic, anxiety, stress relief
The Olympics of Relationships
The Olympics of Relationships

Navigating relationships should be its own Olympic sport! It requires endurance, practice, perseverance and commitment, not to mention to ability to skillfully overcome hurdles. We bring our own values, beliefs, aspirations and expectations, and we speak our own respective “love languages.” Finding ways to interconnect and interact with one another is not always smooth, easy or straight forward. Exploring five basic categories of romantic partnerships (independence, mutuality, interdependence, dependence, and co-dependence), we are reminded that relationship dynamics fluctuate. Sometimes we need more closeness. Sometimes we need more space. Experiment and discover what feels right for you in your relationship... it's an ever-evolving process.

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People and RelationshipsErin Masonrelationships, romance, love, codependence, interdependence, mutuality, identity, discovery, flexibility, harmony, healthy relationships, perseverance, resilience, independence, trust, integration