For this practice I used Paint Chip Poetry color cards along with my own collection of paint chips. For my paint chip collection, I’ve simply collected paint chips that appeal to me— color, the words on them— from various home improvement stores. The intention of this creative activity is to identify three qualities of energies […]
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The topic of ritual is big and expansive. Rituals generally mark significant moments. Rituals have a rhythm and a repetition to them, and really anything done with intention can be a ritual. Ritual is an important component of drama therapy. Ritual can mark the entry and exit into a special, liminal space— a temporary and
People struggle with weight loss and weight maintenance for varied reasons. At a physiological level, in a sense “all roads lead to Rome” in that the core processes promoting weight gain on the cellular level are likely driven by core mechanisms involving mitochondria. Whether it’s a microbiome disruption, insulin resistance, obesogens, inflammation, stress, poor sleep,
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Many people struggle with emotional eating. What do I mean by ’emotional eating’? A sense of feeling out of control around food and eating in response to emotions (usually difficult ones like anger, sadness, anxiety, stress, boredom) or physical sensations (such as feeling tired, cravings, urges). It’s almost as if there are (at least) 2
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Below questions can be used with other Card Play practices. This practice is intended to explore your present moment experience. Optional: Add one or more word Concept Cards (particularly Fundamental Concept Cards) to see how or if these impact your above answers. Consider adding Healing Concept Cards that could support the image and explore the
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Choose cards using your preferred method. In previous blog posts I’ve described variations on 9 card and 4 card selection techniques incorporating qualities of either improv or intuition. You can also shuffle cards and choose the top card card, look through the entire deck and choose a card that resonates with you, or some other
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Card 1— What I Want Card 2— What Blocks me from having what I want Card 3— How to get what I want Optional: Psychotherapy or Self Care card
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3. Using the imagery in the card, describe yourself. Incorporate the imagery, lines, colors, shapes in your description. Tune in to the emotions and experiences conveyed in the selected image and relate them to yourself in this moment. Optional: Draw a word concept card and see how that impacts or changes your understanding and meaning
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This practice is intended to facilitate exploration of two questions. If you like, you can write your reactions and reflections in a journal or speak them aloud. Question 1: What do I need to let go of in order to allow space for something else that is more meaningful and important for me right now?
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This is a basic practice to get started with Card Play. Decks with figures or entities (people, characters, goddesses, mythological beings, fairies, unicorns, animals, dragons, etc) work best. This is a weekly practice to choose a card to represent a kind of ‘guide’ for the upcoming week. Below I will describe steps you can take,
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