Imagine Your Reality

When you work on changing habits, it’s important to give yourself enough leniency to accept that you will occasionally slip back into those habits as you work to change them. Even though you are consciously focused on changing those habits, you are dealing with ingrained behaviors that have likely been performed for quite a long time without any real thought given to the effect those habits have on you.

You will make mistakes occasionally. You will be tempted sometimes and occasionally you’ll fall. And you can choose to blame yourself for what you did, and fall further into a spiral of guilt, or you can take a deep breath, claim responsibility for what you did and re-commit to making the change you know you need to make. And if you can catch yourself when you start to repeat the behavior and you stop yourself from fully following through, congratulate yourself, because you’re learning how to change that behavior. Then keep on focusing on making that conscious change that allows you to change the bad habit into a productive behavior.

It can be hard to change a behavior or a habit. Sometimes, in the process of that change, you can be filled with such longing and desire for what you did. You know what you did wasn’t good, that it hurt you and other people, but you still want it, because it also fulfilled some kind of need. In those moments when you feel that need, be gentle, but firm with yourself. Stick to your boundaries, but sit sit with those desires and feel them. By acknowledging them, you don’t deny their presence. Ask them how you can manifest them in a healthy way, and if you can’t find a healthy way at the time, then be patient and just sit with them. Be aware of them and eventually they’ll fade away.

Recognize that a bad habit or behavior is performed to fulfill a need or desire. Yes, the behavior may seem irrational, but if a need is met a person will indulge in a habit, even if it does no good for that person. By acknowledging that there is a need the habit is fulfilling, you can get to the root of the bad habit and start dealing with that feeling. By talking with your that need or desire you can start to develop a healthier way of satisfying it, so that it doesn’t hurt you and others, but also allows it to no longer be a need.

Bad habits can be changed. We just need to be consciously aware of what causes them. Then we need to focus on changing that, but allow ourselves the space and forgiveness to occasionally slip and fall so that when we do get back on our feet we do so with renewed purpose and inspiration toward changing.

Workshop Reminder!!!

June 7th, 2008 from Noon to 6pm

Come to The Guiding Tree at 4831 SE Division St, Portland OR 97206 for the follow workshops offered by author, innovator, and life coach, Taylor Ellwood:

Body Consciousness: A new paradigm for embracing your body and living your life

In this interactive workshop, we will combine reflective internal meditation with breathing practices and path working techniques that will leave you feeling connected to your body and revitalized in how you live your life. If you’ve felt dis-ease or unhealthy, this workshop will offer you a new paradigm about your body and what it has to tell you about the healthy life you can live. Even if you feel healthy, come to this workshop and get in touch the consciousness of your body.

Come ready to:

• Connect to your body and appreciate it for the miracle it is.
• Listen to the consciousness of your body to learn how to live healthier Work with your residual body image to help you pinpoint how you can change your relationship to your body.
• Learn a meditation that you can use to talk with your body at any time.

Breathe Easy: Simple techniques to energize your life with breath

Each breath taken offers you the potential to live a full life. In this interactive workshop, we’ll learn breathing techniques that will help you feel more energized and aware of your body’s health. When you leave, you will know how to use breath to both relax you and dissolve internal tension and stress.

I will show you how you can even change negative behavior patterns into positive life affirming outcomes.

Come ready to:

• Dissolve internal tensions and blockages Identity and change negative behavior into positive outcomes Breathe easy and enjoy life with renewed vigor Learn how to empty your body of negative emotions and revitalize your energetic self.

Become Who You Want To Be: A Workshop On Identity and You

Have you ever wanted to be someone else? Or have you wished you had more confidence in what you did or felt more focused in achieving your goals in life? How would you feel if you could create a new identity that would let you feel that confidence? In this workshop, I’m going to introduce you to an innovative method where you can create a persona and become that persona when you need it. I will show you how to identify key attributes that will help you define the persona that you create. You will use those attributes to create a Neuro-Linguistic Programming anchor which you can then use to invoke the persona when you need it.

Energize your life: Techniques for creating change in your life

Your energy is your life. If you feel drained after a long workday or being around certain people this workshop is for you! You’ll learn the principle that where your attention your energy flows. We’ll try on some energy work techniques you can use to maximize the energy in your life, while also safeguarding it from energetic leeches and other potential problems. When you leave this call, you will come away with new skills you can use to energize your life everywhere you go.

Come prepared to:

• Learn how to sense your own energy and other people’s energy.
• Adapt yourself energetically and emotionally to your environment.
• Protect yourself from energetic leeches, drama llamas, and anyone else who makes you feel drained.
• Recognize where your attention is going and your energy is flowing so you can reclaim your energy for yourself.

Total cost for the day: $80

Total cost for your sense of health, well-being, and abundance: priceless.

To register call (503)-239-7458 or call (503)-869-0163 or contact us here.