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- ***Healing - An Excerpt from Nurturing Wellness through Radical Self-Care: A Living in Balance Guide and Workbook - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2012 from Janet NestorI have chosen to share a philosophy of healing that was defined for me a year or so ago during meditation. This new way of thinking is going to change your life and the lives of those you love and cherish. You’ll change your self-talk and change the way you interact with members of your family ...
Views: 3715(10 votes) - *** Nurturing Wellness Through Radical Self-Care: Foreword - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2012 from Janet NestorFinally, after a summer of moving to Maryland, editing, and working with the publisher, my new book is about to be born. It is due out before Christmas and will be available on Amazon and Barnes and Nobel. I am excited because this book is a reflection of my work over the years, both as a ...
Views: 1893(4 votes) - ***Your Power-Packed Smile - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2012 from Janet NestorBIG, HAPPY SMILES ARE FREE and they are instantly understood regardless of language or culture. Receiving a big smile, complete with twinkling eyes, is a gift. My heart opens wide to all the possibilities that shine within your smile. This quote by philosopher Emil speaks to me and is the ...
Views: 3734(15 votes) - ***Developing a Healthy Relationship With Self - by Submitted on Dec 31, 1969 from Janet NestorLife is now. There was never a time when your life was not now, nor will there ever be. - Eckhart Tolle When asked about being fully present and focused, my client answered something like this: I don't know that I am ever present or fully focused. My mind is all over the place and my ...
Views: 3054(19 votes) - ***Living Peacefully - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2012 from Janet NestorSome relaxation music to read by: Dolphins Delight by Ambient Space) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UThOseyShA8&feature=youtu.be You probably don’t like feeling stressed or that unidentifiable underlying unease that defines anxiety. Many of us lump all of our symptoms into one broad ...
Views: 3254(14 votes) - ***Rebirth - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2012 from Janet NestorEACH NEW YEAR WE ARE REBORN. The slate is clean. You choose the canvas, the medium, the brush and you'll paint 2012 with your own colors. The result of your art, the final product, is up to you. You build your new year one brush stroke, one thought at a time. Regardless of your past history, ...
Views: 2763(22 votes) - ***Mindfulness - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2012 from Janet NestorI thought you might enjoy an excerpt from my new book, Nurturing Wellness Through Radical Self-Care: A Living in Balance Workbook. I hope you find the information helpful. Mindfulness has become popular in the United States as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). MBSR education ...
Views: 3151(13 votes) - ***Holistic Mental Health Counseling - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Janet NestorHolistic mental health counseling is a new and growing field based in traditional mental health wisdom, herbal and nutritional medicine and many other integrative therapies. Holistic mental health care is a total person approach that includes all aspects and layers of an individuals life. Most ...
Views: 6162(26 votes) - *** Collecting Our Joys - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2012 from Janet NestorWe go through our days, busy and rather unaware. We run our errands, care for our family, go to and from work not really having consciously experienced all the wonderful moments of the day. Keeping a Joy Journal is about becoming more conscious of your joys and less focused or your ...
Views: 3456(25 votes) - ***Peacefulness Within - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2011 from Janet NestorThis article was first published in Sibyl on line magazine for women, December 1, 2011 “WHEN YOUR SENSE OF SELF IS NO LONGER TIED TO THOUGHT, is no longer conceptual, there is a depth of feeling, of sensing, of compassion, of loving, that was not there when you were trapped in mental ...
Views: 3526(33 votes) - ***Positive Thinking - Positive Life - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2011 from Janet NestorHow many times have you said to yourself, “I wish my mind would just shut itself off. I need to sleep!” Then you began thrashing around in bed, trying to find a comfortable position … never quite finding it. Mind on go. Body exhausted. Beating yourself up for having a sleep problem. Angry ...
Views: 5357(39 votes) - ***The Rosebush - Mindful Gardening - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Janet NestorThe Rosebush - Mindful Gardening is an excerpt from Janet's mindfulness book, Pathwasy to Wholenss If we are being mindful (fully aware) of a newly purchased Rosebush, we carefully attend to it so that it can be planted, root, mature and thrive in a way that is mutually beneficial to the ...
Views: 4179(34 votes) - ***Love, Trust and Forgiveness - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Janet NestorLove, trust and forgiveness are the essentials of life. I know that I need these three nurturing ingredients, and I know you need them too. I have found that living within a family is a magnificent gift and a loving commitment. To make the family work, each member offers the gift of being ...
Views: 5288(10 votes) - ***Positive Psychology: Living Happily - The Science of Well-Being - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2011 from Janet NestorAcademically Speaking “The field of positive psychology at the individual level, is about positive individual traits: the capacity for love and vocational courage, interpersonal skill, aesthetic sensibility, perseverance, forgiveness, originality, future mindedness, spirituality, high talent ...
Views: 4268(20 votes) - ***Earth Angels - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Janet NestorPositive psychology is a wonderful state of mind, a way of thinking that brings joy, happiness, fun, laughter and contentment into our life. This article, origninally written for Sibyl spiritual e-zine for women, is about a positive consciousness that allows all of us to be part of the ...
Views: 3668(11 votes) - ***Nana and Lucy's Excellent Adventure: A Story of Mindful Relationships Between Nana, Lucy and Nature - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Janet NestorAfter a morning filled with an Easter Egg Hunt, moments of remembrance related to Easter's deeper meanings, and a breakfast fit for a prince and princess my husband and our grandson Kodiak went off for some time together. Our granddaughter Lucy and I went for a walk along the greenway that ...
Views: 3248(13 votes) - ***What Makes a Positive life Positive? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2011 from Janet NestorLife feels positive when you experience happiness. Happiness is one of many ingredients that make a positive life positive. However, it takes many more ingredients to create the positive life you want. When you are productive, you feel positive. You feel balanced and connected to the big ...
Views: 4279(24 votes) - ***A SPIRIT OF HEALING Living In Balance - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from Janet NestorTO MAKE SENSE OF OUR FAST PACED WORLD and our hectic lives we need emotional balance. With balance comes a kinder more flexible life. When our inner environment is balanced we are free to enjoy ourselves and accomplish our goals. Without balance, we feel frustrated and hopeless, wondering how to ...
Views: 3093(18 votes) - ***Positive Partners: Mindful Awareness and Healing Physical Illness - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2011 from Janet NestorWhen we love ourselves and trust ourselves all things are possible. Love of self brings softness toward self. You are less critical of yourself – less judgmental of yourself and others. Therefore relationship with yourself and others improves. When your relationships improve, the quality ...
Views: 3743(63 votes) - ***Wholeness: A Bio-energetic Self-guided Meditation - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Janet NestorFrom Pathways to Wholeness, p. 85-86 Recorded for you at www.mindfulpathways.com I created this exercise for my own personal healing journey, and share various versions of it with my clients on a regular basis. The exercise can be practiced daily. If we have physical health issues or any ...
Views: 3441(15 votes) - ***Truth - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Janet NestorI have been wrestling with a very deep trust issue, one that has been with me since conscious memory. This morning in meditation I asked for understanding and I was guided through the meditation by a member of my spiritual family of guides and teachers. I think Mataji has been with me all my ...
Views: 2682(8 votes) - ***Cultivate Your Inner Oasis - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2011 from Janet NestorInner Oasis is a term I coined ten or more years ago to help my clients and class participants create a lush, rich imagery of their core self. Our Inner Oasis is our soul-self, our inner wisdom, our inner joy and our innermost source of pure, unconditional love. It is ever replenishing, ever ...
Views: 4857(30 votes) - ***Abuse is a Bad Word - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2011 from Janet NestorI don't know the percentage of people who come into my office living in abuse or needing to work through past abuse. The ratio is astoundingly high. When I worked in substance abuse residential care, the percentage was probably 99%. Physical abuse and verbal abuse are easier to recognize ...
Views: 3745(11 votes) - ***Our Inner Resources - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Janet Nestor“People Tested” suggestions that help us build and strengthen our existing inner resources. Enrich YOUR life one step at a time. Determine what you require to cultivate your inner oasis. What fills up your empty spaces? What feelings, activities, and people support feelings of joy and ...
Views: 3259(13 votes) - ***Fully Present for Life - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Janet NestorFebruary/March Article written for Sibyl Spiritual EZine for Women My daily goal is to be fully present for each moment of my life, feeling joyous, connected and balanced. As a working woman, wife, mother and grandmother I know that I require a daily spiritual practice that nourishes, ...
Views: 3252(16 votes) - ***What is Positive Mindful Thought? - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Janet NestorPages 23-25 from my book Pathways to Wholeness All positive thought is based on the principles of unconditional love and by definition, contains the following ingredients: 1. Positive intention 2. Positive content 3. Positive outcome for self, others, and for all life in general Why is ...
Views: 3398(14 votes) - ***The Gift of Self-Acceptance - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Janet NestorIn my counseling work I see a lot of people with chronic physical health issues and chronic mental health issues. We all think that chronic illness begins with the diagnosis from the doctor. I don't think that is true. I know it is not true energetically. It takes a long time to get sick, ...
Views: 3843(13 votes) - ***Books That Have Inspired My Personal Journey - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Janet NestorI love books and I often go on a reading binge that lasts for weeks at a time. Pathways to Wholeness is about mindful meditation, personal growth, spiritual development and personal healing. I'd like to mention some of the books that touched my heart and inspired my personal wellness journey. ...
Views: 3303(9 votes) - ***Choose Wholeness! - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Janet NestorWhat happens if I believe I am physically, emotionally and spiritually whole? Better yet, what if I take a leap of faith and I think, behave, make choices, and live within the belief that I am whole, healthy, secure, peaceful, loving and lovable? Belief Silence. We are born from ...
Views: 3500(21 votes) - ***Pathways to Wholeness: Walking Meditation - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Janet NestorPublished in The Art of Wellbeing Magazine, 2009 There are various pathways that guide us in our quest for wholeness and unification with our innermost self. One pathway that I have come to cherish is Walking Meditation. This method seems to nurture me, relax me, and provide the space and ...
Views: 3584(16 votes) - ***Why Detoxify - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Janet NestorWhy Detoxify? We live in a polluted world. Our environment, air supply, water and foods are full of herbicides, pesticides, chemicals of all kinds, and normal every day allergens like dust and mold. Our organs and our bodies get worn down by all the extra work they do attempting to filter ...
Views: 2513(7 votes) - ***Circuits of Joy - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2012 from Janet NestorPublished in the Dec/Jan 2010 issue of Sibyl On-Line Spiritual Journal for Women Circuit: A partial or continuous path over which a current flows. Winter holiday excitement is literally floating in the air and into our hearts. Radio stations are offering continuous play of holiday tunes ...
Views: 3658(6 votes) - ***How to Keep a Joy Journal - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Janet NestorA journal is a way to keep a record of something that is important to us. This journal safely keeps our thoughts about the creation of Joy. I kept one for a long time, and now I think it would be fun if you kept one too. There is no better way in the world to have a visual of our daily ...
Views: 4338(28 votes) - ***Words That Inspire Me During Times of Stress - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Janet NestorJanet Gallagher Nestor, MA, LPC, DCEP Holistic Mental Health Therapist Just like most of humanity, my response varies on different days depending on what I am experiencing, where I am and what I am doing. My goal is to stay centered and balanced, but sometimes I choose to employ my ...
Views: 3989(15 votes) - ***Solutions: Women and Stress - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Janet Nestorby Janet Gallagher Nestor, MA, LPC, DCEP Holistic Mental Health Therapist Most women are multi-taskers. Our culture says we can do it all: Get a good education, be an engaging conversationalist, be beautiful, marry, have children, keep a size 6 figure, have a career, clean the house, drive ...
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