SELF HELP EXERCISES

The way we feel—our state of mind and body—tells a story. But it's usually obscured by the story we tell ourselves, especially if it’s a negative feeling: “I feel like this because I’m a bad person. I’m a loser. This other person caused it. I have a mental illness....

Start your week by connecting with the creative power in your problem! Contrary to appearances we don’t download a preexisting reality—we create it. Well, to be more precise, we co-create it. By “co-create,” I don’t just mean we’re dealt our cards in life and we then...

You can’t make deep change without processing your mother / father complexes! Even though we’re much more than the product of our upbringing, our parental complexes sit at the core of our psyches. A complex is the part of your subconscious that organizes your...

What messes up your life is the seed of your wisdom! Use your problems as your guide to your growth. If you feel messed up, take a step back and study yourself, especially the inner stories you spin. Don’t just believe them. Don’t fall under their spell. And don't try...

Start your week by connecting with the big picture of your life! We tend to get engulfed by our routines and life situations to the point of forgetting why we're alive and what we’re meant to do here. We go through the motions but are disconnected from the meaning and...

Asking yourself the right questions is the beginning of making positive change in your life. 1. Where are you in your relationship(s)? Which of your deepest needs are being met and which aren’t? What forbidden thoughts and feelings are you not expressing? What are...

Instead of starting your work day in the usual way—buckle down, get serious, make lists, kill the fun, etc.—flip the script and dance! Put on your favorite music, let go of your thoughts, and dance up a crazy storm for ten minutes! It can center you into the right...

Always find time to do the things that make you feel happy to be alive! No matter what’s going on make sure to do your soul-nourishing activities. You can also use them to grow and solve problems by studying what they do for you. What state of mind and body do they...

Contemplate your life from the view of the cosmos! As often as you can take a few minutes to look at your life from above. Stand far away and observe yourself in the context of your past, present, and future. You might even want to imagine you’re a wise spirit or...