The Idea of the Week
Non-negotiables are commitments to ourselves. In a 7-minute podcast, Dora Kamau from Headspace shares examples of her non-negotiables: these are the things she does no matter what happens because not doing them makes her feel unbalanced or off. Dora will take you through a meditation that guides you through discovering what you need at this moment and what commitments you can make to meet your needs.
When we think of relationships, one of the first words that come to mind is “compromise”—to make a relationship work, you have to be ready to give something up. In this 13-minute TEDx Talk, Kari-Shane Zimmerman Davis offers a different perspective, one that focuses on not compromising: your non-negotiables. Identifying and naming your non-negotiables will set the foundation for knowing your boundaries.
Practice of the Week
Here are some reflection prompts from Kari-Shane’s TEDx Talk: Think about the past 5, 10, 15 years,
- Who have you become?
- What have you wanted?
- What’s gone well?
- What hasn’t gone well?
- What means the most to you that you don’t want to compromise on?
- The thing you do every single day, what is there about it that drives or energizes you?
- Is there a need for change? Is there a need to step out and re-evaluate?
In this 15-minute video, Rowena Tsai shares how she organizes and plans her calendar by first prioritizing her non-negotiables and blocking them into her calendar before adding work-related tasks. Rowena offers two questions to discover what your non-negotiables are:
- What fuels my soul?
- What gives me the most energy?
Reminder: You don’t do this process just once. Revisit this process again and again throughout your life, and communicate your non-negotiables in your relationships.
What are some of your non-negotiables? Share with us on our Instagram or Facebook page!
News of the Week
Amelia Trainor, LMHC has joined our staff!
We are thrilled to have Amelia join our team! Amelia supports individuals who are navigating various challenges in life, such as anxiety management, trauma recovery, grief/loss, life transitions, and relational stressors. Her person-centered approach and evidence-based therapies create a safe space for self-discovery and growth. Join us in extending a warm welcome to Amelia Trainor!
Getting the Love You Want
Couples Workshop
There are a few spots left!
August 18-20
If you are feeling stuck in conflict with your partner or looking to improve your connection, this workshop is for you!
Getting The Love You Want Workshops are unique in that they go beyond teaching effective communication strategies. They teach a format for dialoguing that creates safety and space for both partners to be seen and heard while maintaining a sense of connection even through difference. They do a deep dive into the sensitive areas in relationship, explore their origins and identify a road map for mutual healing a growth.
This is an opportunity to shift from stuck patterns of conflict to viewing conflict in a new fresh lens, instead as a key to personal and relational transformation.
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Join Tati, back by popular demand, for her next series of Family Constellations and Sharing of Ancestral Knowledge Workshops!
Tati owns a healing and psychotherapy practice working with sacred plant medicine, ancestral healing, and art therapy in her home in Ecuador.
In April, Tati visited the U.S. for the first time to hold workshops and healing sessions in Erieville and Fayetteville, NY, all of which had such a positive reception that people requested more! Join Tati for her return in October and the next series of workshops and healing sessions.
Family Constellations is a type of therapeutic approach that focuses on exploring the dynamics within a person’s family system, including their relationships with parents, siblings, grandparents, and other family members, even ancestors. This approach can be used to address a variety of issues, such as relationship difficulties, emotional blocks, and unresolved traumas.
This workshop involves a group of participants who come together to explore their own family dynamics through a series of exercises and discussions led by our facilitator, Tatian Davila, a psychotherapist, healer, and seeker of ancestral knowledge. Tati will offer 2 workshops as well as individual healings. The workshops will be held at Breathing Space Studio in Erieville, NY.
The Family Constellations Workshop will be held on October 28, 2023, from 10 am to 4 pm.
The Sharing of Ancestral Knowledge Workshop will be held on October 29, 2023, from 10 am to 4 pm.
Both workshops will be held at Breathing Space Studio
3455 Erieville Road
Erieville, NY 13061
Individual Healing Sessions will be held in Fayetteville, NY from October 30th through November 3rd.
The Thought of the Week
Wishing you a peaceful week!
