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The Art Of Self-Connection

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Self-connection, together! A community for inner work, self-acceptance, healing, and growth, blending science, spirituality, and lived experience.

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38 contributions to The Art Of Self-Connection
Location, location, location. Forgot to say that I'm from Milwaukee Wisconsin and moved to Caledonia 2 years ago. Which is 30 miles south of Milwaukee.
Have been trying hard to work on my breath work. I struggle to do it for very long. I get distracted or bored. I have a breath whistle now. But I forget to use it. I don't know what else to try to be more successful. Any suggestions?
Location, location, location. Forgot to say that I'm from Milwaukee Wisconsin and moved to Caledonia 2 years ago. Which is 30 miles south of Milwaukee.
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Hey, welcome to the community, it is good to have you here :) And yeah, what you are describing is fairly common (which means it can be solved!) In terms of breathwork, do you mean the calming/slow breathing kind? or the transformational kind? I only practice the calming type so I can only speak to that here. - First up, I would start small and set a timer (or number of breaths) just 1-5 minutes done daily until it sticks, that way you are building upon success and not failure. I would use a guided session (there is one in the regulation tool box in the classroom section here on this community, or here on my website). Play the five minute track and see how you go. - I would also reframe what a 'successful' meditation is - in my view it is the one you finish. Turn up, do the breathing, get distracted and start again. Repeat until the time is up (or the track ends). That is a win and over time you will get more focus (this is the basic premise of successful mindfulness practice. - The final suggestion is to reframe breathwork itself to 'Nose, Low, and Slow' - all (calming) breathwork involves you breathing through the nose, low into the belly, and slower than usual. You can do that right now. Take one slow breath. Now one more. And one last one... great work, you just meditated successfully (and hopefully feel slightly calmer). Good luck and let me know if I can provide further clarification on this!
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Hello everyone my name is Biyinzika Joshua from Africa East Africa uganda in Jinja city,lm really grateful to be part of this great platform. I run an orphanage with my father called Grace for Africa child care orphanage offering support to orphan and the needy children through providing them with school fees food shelter medical and clothing training them to be great citizens when they grow up to help those in need,am really grateful to be here Thank you @Zachary Phillips for the add. Am really grateful šŸ™
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Your work sounds very noble and rewarding šŸ™, but also I imangine quite challenging. What approaches do you use to balance the emotions and heart ache and I guess the logistical challenges that arise?
Hi!!
Hi I’m Cyndi originally from IL, lived in SC for 12 years and recently moved back to IL with two of my kids to stay with my mother to help her out. My other two kids stayed in SC for now. My daughter and I rescue cats, and at the moment we have 8! I also recently left an abusive marriage of 25 years and have a lot of healing and processing to do from that. I am hoping to find a sense of community here and tools to help on my healing journey. My room is my cozy safe space where I do all of my journaling and breath work for now. When it gets warmer out I will probably move that to an outside space here as we have a wooded area next to the house that’s beautiful.
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@Cyndi Creighton she is definitely under a bit of stress, with the dog in the house, but he’s starting to resolve. She’s able to walk past the dog, and she’s coming out now for food again. That said, she is not her same old hugging herself yet, so there’s clearly distress. Good idea on the enzyme spray, we will get some shortly, can you tell me a little bit more about the other spray? Or is it just a matter of googling a cat calming spray? I’ve never heard of such a thing!
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@Cyndi Creighton Aweosme :) thank you!
Welcome! Introduce yourself + How to use the community 🌿
Hi! Let’s get to know each other. Share where you’re joining from, what brings you here, and a glimpse (or photo) of your favorite place to meditate. We’d love to meet you! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Want a rundown of the community? Read below: šŸ“Œ What this community is for & Who we are: Self-connection, together! We are a community exploring meditation, visualization, and inner work. Blending science, spirituality, and lived experience. We are here for conversations and connection on like minded topics, a space to support each other and share resources. šŸ“Œ To comment, click the community tab. When posting, just choose one of the categories: - Growth: Share your wins and ask for support (all questions welcome). - Fun: Share your silly side: stories, memes, pets, and other funnies! - Quotes & Insights: Something move you? Gave you chills? Share it here. - Resources: Sharing books, podcasts, videos & other resources that will advance the community. - Session Replays: Watch and discuss replays from recent sessions. - Updates: Find and comment on recent community updates. - Requests & Feedback: Want to make some changes? Suggest them here! šŸ“ŒTo access courses: In the classroom tab you will find a collection of courses that I have created to help people start on the journey of self-connection. You can access the 'Core Guided Meditation Collection' and the 30 day 'Cultivate A Daily Meditation Practice' course. More resources will unlock as members like your comments, so please connect, comment, and remember to like other people's comments to help them to unlock. šŸ“ŒTo see upcoming live calls and events: In the calendar tab you can see all of the scheduled events, you will also see the next event highlighted at the top of the home page and you will get an email the day before. Remember to add these to your diary. We want you to join in on theses calls! They are opportunities to speak face to face with each other and go deeper on our practice.
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@Biyinzika Joshua Hey, I just realised that the introductions posted in this thread don’t really get seen, because they don’t show up in the Community tab. So a lot of people are missing each other. So I am taking a moment to copy this message to everyone who introduced themselves here and asking if you could you please repost it in the Community tab? Just click ā€œWrite somethingā€ and copy/paste what you shared. I’m working to help this community actually connect and thrive, and this small step makes a big difference. Thank you šŸ™‚
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@Melissa Lopez Hey, I just realised that the introductions posted in this thread don’t really get seen, because they don’t show up in the Community tab. So a lot of people are missing each other. So I am taking a moment to copy this message to everyone who introduced themselves here and asking if you could you please repost it in the Community tab? Just click ā€œWrite somethingā€ and copy/paste what you shared. I’m working to help this community actually connect and thrive, and this small step makes a big difference. Thank you šŸ™‚
🌿Welcome To The Community - Read This & Connect! 🌿
Welcome to The Art Of Self-Connection! We are a community that explores inner work, self-acceptance, healing, and growth, blending science, spirituality, and lived experience. šŸ“Œ Step 1: Introduce yourself - In the community tab, click 'write something' and share a bit about yourself: where you’re joining from, what brings you here, and a glimpse (or photo) of your favorite place to meditate. šŸ“Œ Step 2: Explore - The Classroom tab contains a colleciton of courses and resources for you - The Calendar tab will show you upcoming events - join in! - The Members tab will show you other members to connect with šŸ“Œ Step 3: Connect - Comment, share, message, and join in with events and challenges. āœ… Join in: 30 Day Meditation Challenge - Learn to meditate + build a positive daily habit, with community support - click here to begin!
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Zachary Phillips
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Counselor, coach, meditation instructor, author, poet || GradCert Couns, B. Psych, GradDipEd, Trauma Informed Meditation & Breathwork, Reiki Master

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