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Ways to Deal with High Anxiety!
Coriander Living Collective is here to support you in decreasing your anxiety by learning ways to regulate your nervous system, and healing the root cause of your anxiety through EMDR therapy and Brainspotting. Reach out for a free consultation!
An Overview of TELEHEALTH!
Using telehealth for psychotherapy and counseling sessions has continued to be popular. So, let’s take a deeper look at telehealth.
Coriander Living Collective is honored to offer telehealth sessions! Telehealth may not be appropriate for all symptoms or all clients. Please feel free to contact us with questions about if telehealth is an appropriate fit for you!
Release Stress with Open Floor Moving Meditation
Stress is a common occurrence for many of us! Stress really is part of life. The problem with stress is when it is chronic, overwhelming, or when we don’t have good stress management tools.
The mindfulness, resource-based movement practice of Open Floor International is one of the best ways, I know to release stress and allow the body to self-regulate. Stress typically comes with muscle tension and physical body symptoms, so it makes sense to move your body to release stress, right?!
INTRODUCING! Stephanie Larson, MSW, LICSW MN, LCSW WI
I am so excited to welcome psychotherapist and clinical social worker, Stephanie Larson, MSW, LICSW MN, LCSW WI to Coriander Living Collective! Adding Stephanie increases Coriander Living Collective’s ability to serve therapy clients in Minnesota and Wisconsin!
She has immediate openings for individual new clients ages 14+ to older adults in WI and MN.
What Are You Moving Away from as 2022 Ends and Towards as 2023 Begins?
In life, we are constantly moving towards somethings, and away from other things. It could be people, places, feelings, or thoughts. Being aware of what we move towards and what we move away from demonstrates our preferences, habits, fears, desires, and boundaries. The more awareness you have about how and what you move towards and away from, and why, the better able you are to be an intentional choicemaker. We always have the power of choice.
Happy Thanksgiving and the Gift of Presence!
The greatest gift we can give someone is our presence. Our full attention. To be present. To participate totally in conversation. To listen empathetically. To be curious. To be a silent witness. To hold space for the emotions and thoughts of another. To connect with spirit.
Common Sense and Emotional Embodiment
Embodiment is a form of mindfulness. Mindfulness is about cultivating a deep sense of awareness and understanding of ‘Who am I?’ The better you understand your inner emotional landscape, the more authentically you can show up in the world. And with all the challenges facing our world, we need creative solutions brought by authentic people. How can I sense you? If I can’t sense me?
How to Be Steady in an Unsteady World? FIND YOUR CENTER!
According to Open Floor International, signs finding your center might be a growth edge for you might include:
• Feeling clumsy, unstable
• Getting easily overwhelmed, doubts self
• Confused, lacks focus, short attention span
• Feels hollow, lacks meaning or purpose
• Needy and not accountable in relationships
Come play with finding your center at Open Floor Dance 101 & Moving Meditation on Sunday, November 6th, 2022!
Do You Get “SAD” in the Winter? 9 WAYS to WARD OFF Seasonal Affective Disorder
It’s that time of year in the Midwest, when it gets cooler and daylight is limited, and we know winter is coming. Many people notice a drop in mood, less interest in social activities, sleeping more, weight gain, and lower energy during the winter. Some people’s symptoms rise to the level of meeting the clinical criteria for seasonal affective disorder (SAD) which is a depressive disorder. Research supports that the reduction in light exposure affects the neurotransmitter function of the tryptophan-serotonin-melatonin pathways leading to SAD symptoms.
ABUNDANT YOGA COMMUNITY
I am honored to announce that I have been elected to serve as a Board Member-at-Large for the yoga non-profit, Abundant Yoga Community (AYC)! AYC was founded in 2019 by Tracey Mortenson, the owner of Inspiring Actions Yoga to create accessibility for all to yoga. Its mission is “Yoga is for everyone. Yoga changes lives. Community is everything. We help yoga teacher, health workers, school, and yoga studios bring yoga to those in need.”
Our ANS + Benefits of Spending Time in Nature
One way to intervene and support our Autonomic Nervous System is through spending time in nature. Time in nature reduces stress, improves well-being, and moves us into a ventral vagal state where we can connect with others. Come engage with nature at Two Bees and a Bud Flower Farm on Saturday, 9/17/22 from 11-1pm. We would love to see you out!
Happy 2nd Anniversary Coriander Living Collective!
It is with a grateful and happy heart that I announce Coriander Living Collective’s 2nd Anniversary! This business that I’ve built with the support of many, and the trust of even more people, has afforded me a meaningful vocation, and the freedom and lifestyle flexibility that my soul craved for so many years!
Practice the PAUSE, Take in Nature, and Support Your Nervous System!
Many of us spend our days rushing from one task to the next, not aware of what’s happening in our bodies. We function on autopilot. That is taxing on our nervous systems. Here’s a technique that can be done in literally a few seconds: THE PAUSE!
Our 4 Relational Hungers
As human beings, we are relational beings. Relationships are intertwined with our survival. Relationships meet our needs for belonging, security, and significance. We’re in relationship not just with people, but with ourselves, nature, spirit, ancestry, creativity, and ideas.
The mindful movement and conscious dance practice of Open Floor International identifies Four Relational Hungers.
• SOLITUDE: left alone, self, turn inward
• CONNECTION: excited/nourished by partner, intimacy
• BELONGING: part of group, union, welcomed
• SPIRIT: part of flow, be held by something beyond
FOOD! How to Be Less Overwhelmed by Feeding Yourself and Others!
Like most things, being intentional creates change and benefit. If you are serious about feeling better. Get serious about caring for your basic needs and providing your body the nutrition it needs! Need support? Coriander Living is here for you. Let’s talk food!
The 4 Dimensions of Embodiment
The mindful movement and conscious dance practice of Open Floor International is an embodiment practice. Embodiment is about inhabiting our full selves. Being at home in our bodies. Our ability to connect with what it means to be human and to be moving through life.
Open Floor teaches and identifies 4 Dimensions of Embodiment: physical, emotional, mind, and soul.
The Open Floor Movement Cycle
One of the anchors of Open Floor practice is the Movement Cycle which includes:
1. Open Attention: We open both our inner and outer awareness, arrive for practice, and welcome whatever is noticed.
2. Enter with an Embodied Anchor: We enter our bodies and sensation.
3. Explore: Here we deepen and broaden our awareness, expand, and experiment with guided and self-directed inquiries.
4. Settle: And to end, we slow down, integrate, and allow our nervous systems to encode new pathways.
Human Connection Heals
Human connection and a sense of belonging are vital to our well-being. Connection creates resilience. Connection heals. If you are struggling with connection or lack of belonging, Coriander Living Collective is here to support you in getting connected via psychotherapy and workshops and retreats. Just reach out!
GROUND/GROUNDING/GROUNDED
Without ground where do you stand? Come connect to what’s below you and in you, build safety, and sense support. Practice GROUNDING through meditation and movement with Open Floor! Two opportunities coming up this summer:
• Open Floor 101 3-Part Series starting Thursday, June 30th, 2022 at 9:30am at Inspiring Actions in River Falls, WI!
• Open Floor Moving Meditation & Wine Spritzer Social at Forestville Vines Winery, Sunday, August 14th, 2022!
How Good is Your SPATIAL AWARENESS?
Come practice your sense of SPATIAL AWARENESS through meditation and movement with Open Floor! What you practice on the dance floor builds awareness and skills for navigating life off the dance floor.