Nervous System Health.

More than ever before, we now understand just how significant the mind-body connection really is. If you don't understand the impact that the body and nervous system have on your mental health, then you are just spinning your wheels when you go see the doctor or therapist. If your mental health awareness doesn't entail a concrete understanding of nervous system regulation, then it is incomplete. Anxiety, depression, physical illness, and other issues are now known to be symptoms of nervous system dys-regulation, as a result of past traumas, attachment wounds, and other adverse experiences. This Module is an introduction to the Nervous System, and the direct impact it has on your emotional well being and mental health. In other words, it may very well change your life. 

Finding Your Sweet Spot

Finding your sweet spot means knowing how to stay grounded and centered, even when you are in the midst of conflict or difficulty.  Learning basic meditation and simple mindfulness practices are vital tools that will help you respond to yourself and others with wisdom and skill, instead of react impulsively or aggressively. You can learn how to notice thoughts and feelings instead of being swept away by them. This is the first step to mastering your mind and emotions. Inspired by Mark Epstein, who wrote the classic book: Thoughts Without a Thinker, you will learn 'why meditation provides solutions typical psychotherapy doesn't.' We will also debunk some common meditation myths along the way.  

Anxiety Is Not Your Fault

This module will address something we are all familiar with: Anxiety! It's such a pain in the ass! For many people, a life without anxiety would mean they could finally start living!

This class is informed by renowned psychologist Dan Siegel, who is well known for his easy-to-understand descriptions of what anxiety actually is (and is not), and how it's the nervous system's way of protecting you. Instead of trying to get rid of anxiety, this module will teach you how to befriend it, and relate to it in completely new ways. The strength and power of anxiety can be taken away when we learn new tools to handle it.

The 4 Ultimate Concerns

This class will kick your ass (in a good way). This module is informed by Irvin Yalom, and the existential psychotherapists who propose that there are 4 Ultimate Concerns all humans must reckon with in order to live life to its fullest. These concerns can be easy to avoid, because on the surface, they can be a bit unpleasant to think about. However, when one courageously looks at these concerns, new ways of relating to one's self and others are discovered. This leads to living a vibrant, full, tender, and grateful life. 

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Do you know the difference between pain and suffering? You may have heard 'pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.' In this class, you will not only learn what this means, but you will discover tools that will help you alleviate your self-generated suffering. This module will guide you through a brief version of John Kabat-Zinn's world renowned program, MBSR, which is known for helping people who struggle with physical pain and unhelpful thoughts. MBSR might totally change your life. 

Using RAIN to Handle Difficult Feelings

Tara Brach wrote the book Radical Acceptance, which has been life-changing for many people around the world. This module takes bits and pieces of Tara's wisdom, including how to use the acronym RAIN to handle and process difficult feelings and emotions, like fear. This class is ideal for people who struggle with frustration tolerance (easily annoyed), and anger management (quick to become upset). It's also ideal for anyone who deals with fear (all of us)! When you become a master at dealing with your most challenging feelings, you have forever changed your life for the better. 

Carrying Your Pain With Nobility

This module is inspired by Phillip Moffitt's book Dancing With Life on how we can carry our suffering with nobility. The Buddha talked about the simple truth that nobody gets to escape pain: relationships end, we lose loved ones, we don't get what we want, and we do get what we don't want. Life entails pain. When we can experience our pain, knowing that it's a normal part of the human experience, without needing to fix it or be critical of it (or ourselves), we are learning how to be human, and how to better manage our difficulties (and difficult emotions). This class will help you gain insights into how you deal with pain. Is it ok to be sad/angry? Is it ok to be confused or afraid? You will learn how to relate to difficult moments with compassion, rather than with aversion.

Relationship Check-Up

A module based on the legendary John Gottman, who is a relationship guru and infamous couples counselor and researcher on what makes relationships work. We will look at Gottman's 4 Horsemen, which are the 4 types of conflict that can end a relationship fast if they don't get fixed. You will learn how to manage conflict more effectively. You will gain tools to engage with your partner in a more understanding and compassionate mode that makes them feel heard and respected. A healthy relationship is one that cultivates an atmosphere of understanding, compassion, and respect. This module will get you on the right track to understanding your relationship better, knowing what needs fixed, and how to fix it. You will thank me later!

Vulnerability, Equanimity, & Authenticity

Inspired by Brenee Brown, this module is amazing, because you will learn how to reconnect with the vulnerable, tender part of you that is often felt to be a weakness. We know that vulnerability takes courage and is essential for intimacy. This modules is all about learning to be who you really are, not who you think you should be! Matthew Brensilver also shares beautiful thoughts on equanimity, and we'll learn 3 little nuggets for more authentic relationships. If you were taught that tears are a weakness, or it's not ok to be who you really are, then this class is for you, my friend. 

Impostor Syndrome!

This Module will open your ass up to freedom. This class will guide you on how to notice that common voice that we all are familiar with: 'I'm not good enough, I'm faking it and someone is going to see the real me soon. It looks like I'm successful but deep down I feel like a fraud.' This is the voice that claims you're an impostor and you don't belong or deserve the success that you desire or have already achieved. You will learn tools to help you see the impostor voice for what it really is - doubt. You will then learn handy tools and skills to deal with the impostor syndrome effectively and be less convinced by it. Get ready to feel that self-worth and self-confidence, and continue to master your domain. 

Loneliness

Pema Chodron is the inspiration for this class. She has a unique and wonderful take on loneliness that is truly a game-changer. Instead of being so averse to feeling lonely and wishing it would go away and stay away, you have another choice. Often, we make a lot of decisions that we later come to regret. We may do so for one reason - we don't want to be alone, and we make choice that we think will get rid of that lonely feeling, even if those choices aren't in our best interests. In this module, you will learn a completely new way to relate to loneliness. Imagine, never needing to avoid loneliness again, and knowing how to relate to it in ways that serve your growth and evolution.

Know Yourself.

Having the humility to know that you don't know yourself (or at least not as well as you thought) opens you up for growth and transformation. This module takes you through a series of questions and reflections about yourself, breaking down the sometimes fragile ego, which often seeks to keep you from facing your fears and living up to your truest potential.  Sprinkled into this module are tidbits from the legendary psychologist and professor Jordan Peterson. Prepare to go on an adventure that will forever change you.