Honouring Self

The holiday season is upon us. This season can bring cheer, expectation(s), stress, commitments, and a multitude of feelings leading me to inquire, how do you want to attend to yourself this season? How can you be in relationship to yourself, noticing and respecting your needs while also maintaining connection with others? This can feel like a tightrope walk. 

This balancing act gets easier with practice. Here are key things I think about when I ponder the question above. Know that I am practicing right along with you.

Ways I Attend to Myself 

  • Create space and slow things down so I can compassionately attune to myself.

  • Ensure that I consciously take time to move, breathe, and meditate.

  • Remember my own worthiness; I matter.

  • Live in alignment with my values.

  • Establish and maintaining clear boundaries.

  • Commit to communicating honestly and authentically.

  • Understand that I will sometimes need to compromise, while at the same time not forsaking myself.

  • Plan alone time to rest, re-group, and do what fills me up.

  • Ask myself, what really matters?


The holiday time can be triggering for many people. We are expected to be happy. We are expected to spend money. We may miss family members who are no longer with us. Coexisting with family can be challenging. Now is the time to think about how you can support yourself over the next few weeks.


If you wish support, I am happy to work with you individually. Take advantage of my relational somatic counseling practice.

Give a Gift of Yoga and Healing!

There is no better gift than health and well-being! This season, consider gifting a loved one yoga and healing time with me. There are two options to select from:

1. Private Yoga Session

You choose the form; gentle relaxing restorative, meditation, yoga nidra, mindfulness, breath work, dynamic asana, or a unique mixture.

Healing Therapy Alliance, Private Yoga - $135.60
889 Community, Private Yoga - $141.25


2. Relational Somatic Healing

Here is an opportunity to work through a challenge with me by drawing on the wisdom and felt sense of your body. Healing does not happen in isolation but in relationship with a trusted other. I work with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, etc. Visit my website for more information.

HTA, Relational Somatic Healing $135.60
889 Community, Relational Somatic Healing $158.20


How this Works: session(s) take place at the Healing Therapy Alliance (HTA), 55 Eglington East on Mondays OR at 889 Community, Tuesdays through Fridays.

Send me an e-mail expressing interest and I will accept an etransfer for the intended service.

*prices include tax

 
 


Embodied Healing – 6 Week Trauma Sensitive Yoga and Movement Series


Where: The Healing Therapy Alliance, 55 Eglinton Avene East, Suite 507
Dates: Monday, January 20th – Monday, March 2nd (no group on Family Day Monday)
Time: 6:00-7:00 pm
Cost: $180.00

This is a closed group with space for a maximum of five participants.

To inquire or register, contact me by January 13th at lisamitchell@mac.com. I will set up a short telephone call with participants to discuss participation. More detailed information is on my website.

Relationships Matter – A Workshop with Lisa and Lisa

Mark your calendar! Lisa Messina and I are facilitating a very special workshop entitled, Relationships Matter. This is an experiential workshop to help foster deeper connections with others. Many of us struggle with cultivating meaningful relationships. If you desire deeper connections and intimacy in your life, self-awareness and conscious communication are essential skills to acquire.

Where: Roots Yoga Studio, 1073 Yonge Street, 3rd Flloor
Date: Saturday April 25th, 2020
Time: 2:00-5:00 pm
Cost: $150.00 + HST

*You will soon be able to register directly through Roots Yoga Studio. Watch for it!

Healing
Begins
the moment
you
want it to.
 
From the book of poetry, Salt by Nayyirah Waheed.
 

I want to let you know that I am taking time to rejuvenate from December 20th to January 2nd. If you think you may want to see me during that time, let's try to schedule something prior to then.

Warmly,

 
Kathryn Bowen