Resetting - May 2023

I have been quiet and Open Heart Reiki and Yoga has not received much of my attention this month. The year began with exciting life changes and an intention to focus more on Open Heart Reiki and Yoga; my focus quickly shifted due to unexpected changes.. my path hit a detour and my life felt chaotic, overwhelming and led to feelings of burnout, increased anxiety and symptoms of depression. Toward the end of April I started to put my needs first, I set boundaries and an intention that May would be a month to reset and take care of me, refocus on my intention from January.

May has been heavy, swirling with thoughts and ideas, loss in the form of death and personal relationships. May has also brought release, freedom, self care, and shedding another layer of my internal onion as part of my healing process. There have been days where I struggled to get out of bed. My intention for May is "I am moving forward", I repeat to myself daily - one step in front of the other, keep moving forward. We are all works in progress; healers are also healing - there are times when I feel I have made progress and am many steps ahead then something happens and I feel as if I have been pushed back many steps - from these steps back I find new growth, new healing, new awareness and shed another layer of my internal onion of trauma that leading me closer to being my authentic self.

I tap into my tool box and take what I need each day to help destress, find gratitude and connect within. Some days it's taking a nap - I love a good power nap! Other days - long walk with my dog and/or going to a yoga class, diffusing my favorite essential oil or simply walking barefoot into the grass in the back yard (many times early in the morning with my coffee to watch the sunrise). In times of deep heaviness and the start of burn out I dig deeper and find time to see my Reiki practitioner or Shamanic Healer, massage therapist, or even schedule an appointment with a counselor. I also remind myself, all these tools are needed every day no matter how I'm feeling not just in times of heaviness. Why is it so hard to tend to our needs on the good days?

As May is 1/2 way over I'm looking ahead and have discovered the passion and desire to share more about myself! Stay tuned as I continue to post more about me, my random thoughts, my intentions, my interests, my story... I am opening myself as I continue to share and develop my core self.. my authentic self.