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  “We are not what we feel” Emotions are the language of the soul and the unconscious mind and we have to learn to uncode it Emotions are felt intensively and they are perceived subjectively, they are the consequence of a psychological response to a thought, situation or perception. Our behaviour expresses itself differently in front of our different emotions. We know mainly 6 basic emotions: fear, disgust, anger, surprise, happiness and sadness.  Robert Putchik (1927-2006) created the wheel of emotions which is a powerful tool to understand the different emotions and subcategories. He proposed different emotional dimensions that intertwine with each other.   Emotional Wheel R.Putchick Emotions are also felt simultaneously and this might bring conflict within. For example before thinking about having a child or getting married, we might experience different emotions one after the other, almost contradictory.  “ We might be the master of our own thoughts; still w...

Fare thee well… The finality of death often leaves many grappling for closure, especially over the last few months. In this column, Clara Garcias , an educational Psychologist, Psychotherapist and Coach Trainer, throws some light, on what seems like the dark side.                                                   “Our life is made by the death of others”- Leonardo da Vinci Back home, in Catalonia, I understood, at a very early age, that death was part of life through my mother and her conscious grieving support group. It had to be honored and accompanied with respect, care and awareness. I understood that dying is as important as giving birth. I have experienced visiting people before their death, sung their favourite songs, read paragraphs of their treasured books or prayers from their cults, surrounded them with their preferred colours, ...

Non Violent Communication (NVC) is an approach to a peaceful living, using different tools to develop a comprehensive and positive connection to other people. NVC helps us to be more and more conscious about our feelings and needs (self-connection), to express our feelings in a honest way (honest self-expression), to listen to others with an open heart (empathetic presence) and to be able to identify and fulfil our own needs in given interactions (self-empathy). It’s a powerful tool in many areas and day to day life. Manuela and I have partnered and work on a consultancy in organisational and strategy development and she is been sharing her passion for NVC a tool I have worked in counseling with clients for some years now. Though her depth and wisdom on the topic seems wider - she is getting certified in it!   Today Manuela has tough us about NVC and its practicality at a work place and in our day to day life. We have learned about the NVC attitude, about how to start developi...

  Today we have learned about character strengths with amazing @dl.walden an awake-explore-apply tool to know oneself better and get in touch with our top signature strengths and make use of them. Dana is an experienced Coach. Check her out here.  Are you ready to know yourself? Take the free character strengths test @www.viacharacter.org +40 languages Know also more about Certo Coaching & Consulting Firm in Switzerland dealing with leadership and trainings. Video Part 1         Video Part 2 Youtube #knowyourself #strengths #awareness #selfknowledge #personaldevelopment #organizationaldevelopment

Hoa Nguyen @hoaturku is a Mindfulness Practitioneer that visits often Plum Village. She is from Vietnam and now is based in Findland. I met her at Plum Village (School of Applied Ethics- Mindfulness) Hoa is developing her thesis in the relation and impact that mindfulness and meditation has on  our brain.  She will let us know how mindfulness has changed her life and introduce us to meditation for beginners, for the people that have never tried or has failed in trying. Hoa is ready to facilitate our first meditation online and reply questions if we have any! @hoaturku I cant wait!!  This session is Live and Will be recorded on Youtube.  Thursday 8pm Findland/East Africa and 7pm France   #wellbeingseries #covid19 #ifyoucannotgooutsidegoinside #knowyourself #selfdevelopment  

  Meenu Arora is a sound healer a collegue and a friend. She does weekly sound bath for clients with great results improving insomnia, stress, muscular pain, increases mindfulness and allows us to meet clarity when confused. a big % of our body is made of water and sound and music sounds penetrate our body, mind and soul allowing our healing mechanisms to activate brain waves that help us reach a very deep relaxing state. Please follow her on and discover how the sounds can heal you. @ the_sailing_souls   #wellbeingseries #covid19 #knowyourself #holistichealing #soundmusic #soundtherapy       Are you on Instagram? Follow Meenu  here   otherwise on   Youtube