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In this three part series, Bonnie and Kristi share insights on how to recognize when you have gone into defense mode, three important questions to ask yourself to discover what defense mode is telling you, and then how to attend to yourself and the situation to create more ease through life's challenges.

Energy Magazine article, July/August 2023 edition We are thrilled to share that our work has been featured in Energy Magazine! You can read our article by clicking this link or the image below.

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Kristi and Bonnie speak with Katherine Krupka, Director of EMPA

The holiday season presents many challenges for our nervous systems: the giant to-do list, gatherings, shopping in crowds, dealing with loss or lack of connection, spending time with difficult family members, and more. This video is a conversation about the holiday season from a Polyvagal Theory perspective (for example, we talk about a Black Friday sales strategy that can trigger a survival response). When we are more aware of how our body is responding to holiday stressors, we can act mindfully and choose more appropriately how to spend our time and energy. And we can access greater self-compassion!

We hear this a lot from our Energy Medicine practice clients. Find out how the nervous system is related to our ability to experience joy, and how we, as Energy Medicine Practitioners can better support our clients with the new science of Polyvagal Theory!

What happens when you are stressed or challenged? By learning to recognize what your default survival state looks and feels like, you can have more self-compassion and choice.