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Intention Setting To Attract Abundance

An intention is a motivating force and the starting point of fulfilling our needs and dreams. Being spontaneous and allowing destiny to happen to you is great sometimes. However, by setting an intention, you are activating your receptiveness and the manifestation of what you want to attract. Intention setting is a term long-known in meditation […]

Understanding Emotional Connections in a Relationship

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The success of our relationships depends mainly on how well we understand each other’s need for emotional connection. When it comes to relationships, especially romantic ones, most of us value connection above everything else. The emotional connection allows you to bond with your partner within a safe, healthy relationship that supports your growth and gives […]

How to Help a Teen Heal from Heartache

On the Holms-Rahe Life Stress Inventory, a divorce or breakup of a long-term relationship ranks as the second most stressful life event, right after the death of a spouse. Separation or divorce in adults usually has the extreme emotional aftermath, especially when it involves children. However, breakups among young people can be equally disturbing. Often, […]

Common Humanity vs. Isolation

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How many times have you comforted a loved one who has made a mistake saying “Come on, you’re only human.” One of the key elements of self-compassion is the awareness of our common humanity. The mere fact that we are human beings means that we are imperfect and mortal. The emotion of compassion is interactive […]

The Difference between Self-Kindness vs. Self-Judgement

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Observing another human being suffering, you will most likely experience compassion for them. You will feel moved by other person’s suffering and compassionately respond to their pain with care and desire to help. Additionally, compassion means understanding others when they make mistakes or even disappoint you rather than skipping to the harsh judgment of their […]

The Four Agreements: How to Teach Your Children to Be Free

Don Miguel Ruiz, a Mexican author and a spiritual leader is best known for his 1997 book The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, a Toltec Wisdom Book. Although the Toltec culture left no written records, Ruiz uses the word Toltec to honor a long tradition of ancient indigenous beliefs and teachings in […]

Letting Go of Your Inner Critic

Sometimes, as much as you want to love yourself, you simply cannot stop the voice in your head telling you that you are not good enough, smart enough, successful enough, beautiful enough…anything enough. What is the Inner Critic? Your inner critic is actually the negative self-talk you use to discourage yourself. This can include anything […]

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I'M KAMINI WOOD!

Hi, I’m Kamini Wood and I am passionate about working with Adults and children of all ages who are overcoming challenges such as stress and overwhelm, codependency, seeking external validation, or continually working to please others around them. I believe all people are deserving of life they actually want!

SWIM LIKE A DUCK

People often refer to themselves as “swimming like a duck”. This is a reference to how calm ducks appear above the water but how fast they are paddling beneath to stay afloat. I myself have been known to use this analogy.

Today, however, I offer a new way of looking at “swimming like a duck”. One with a more positive frame. Ducks practice self-care and preen themselves in such a way that as water hits their feathers, it simply rolls off. How great would it be for us humans to learn how to perform self-care in such a way that as stressors hit us on a daily basis, we too are able to simply let them “roll off” our backs?