Blog - Seeking Balance International

Finding the “I am” in daily life

We have had some lively discussions in our Facebook Hub for program members. Some of the themes have included 'triggers' and 'sensitivity': How as a community do we both create space for the unfolding stories within us, and be sensitive to others who are reading it?...

How Labels Help and Harm Us

For many years now I have been encouraging all of my members to look beyond their diagnoses and labels. Why? Because you are not your tinnitus, your menopause, your autism, your OCD, your migraine or your meniere's etc... You are a whole human being and part of your...

What to do with internalised criticism?

Let's talk about Internalised Criticism and Being Dismissive.Okay, so this newsletter is about the world we live in AND the bodies we live in. Both environments, both worlds, both realities.You inhabit two worlds: inner and outer.You control your inner...

How I Overcame Dizziness Relapse

I became dizzy again! Spinning spells were returning to my daily life for a short while. It reminded me of my pregnant months where I experienced breathlessness and dizziness due to low iron levels. My body is my compass! Thank goodness I had all the skills and tools...

When You Hit the Brick Wall

There comes a time in life when each of us face our Dark Night of the Soul. And while this is incredibly painful, there is light on the other side—I will discuss my own recent experience of this below. There are cycles in life that we all live through—not just...

The 7 Gateways of Connection

The 7-Gateways of Connection I recently had an insight that I honestly wish someone had explained to me 20-years ago. It is about how humans connect and how community works. I call it the 7-Gateways of Connection. We discussed this on today's live group call with my...

On Being Real and Welcoming Intensity

I have been working away, creating my new self-study program and Sensing Ground Community. You are invited to join—we open the doors this week. I designed this program because my ROCK STEADY members were becoming symptom-free, but not free. The suffering, pains and...

[Part 2] On Sex, Sacred Sensuality, Orgasm and Pleasure

So, the topic continues to be hot, and it’s political. As I see it, the way we make love shows us how we relate to the world. When sex is reduced to a thing one does to achieve climax, the whole experience is book ended. There is a separation. A beginning and an end....

[Part 1] On Sex, Sacred Sensuality, Orgasm and Pleasure

So, here we go. The topic is hot. For me, sex is everywhere and in every moment. Let me explain. When I’m present, consciously connected to my experience and willing to stay with it fully, I am penetrated by everything around me: breath, visual wave forms, sound,...