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The Best Ways to Clear the “Icky” Energy from Your Desk in an Office or at Home

The Best Ways to Clear the “Icky” Energy from Your Desk in an Office or at Home

The Best Ways to Clear the “Icky” Energy from Your Desk in an Office or at Home

The Best Ways to Clear the “Icky” Energy from Your Desk in an Office or at Home

Wherever you are working, your energy is in there, and that of your co-workers, family members, or anyone who walks in the room. Our spaces hold the happy, the frustration, the stress of resolving complaints, and other people entering your space and venting.

It is an area that many people don’t think about the need to cleanse.

Most of us accept our work space is our work space and leave it as such. We may adjust our keyboards, worry about carpal tunnel or monitor size and height, but neglect the important aspect of a clear, cleansed, and high vibe work space in order work efficiently and hopefully happily.

Why do we neglect it? Well, it takes extra effort. It takes believing that there can be good or bad “ju ju” in your surroundings. It takes the belief that we can affect it, and we can!

If you are an Intuitive Writer or a highly sensitive person – it’s SUPER important to energetically clear you space on a regular basis.

We can High Vibe up our work space and even ourselves (see How to Manage Your Energy Like a Boss in your Workspace).

Here are some ideas for your work space, whether you work from home or in an office, which will help you bring in the high vibes, release any energy that has been left behind or accumulated over time that is no longer serving you.

The basic idea is to first cleanse and clear your space of any lower or negative energies. Then put in resources that lift the area and keep it cleansed.

I recommend doing these steps frequently, especially if people come in and out of your space a lot. It’s especially helpful to cleanse your space and lift it if you are working on a big project, or something very detailed. It keeps out the energetic clutter!Save

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First of all, similar to the recommendations for your own body, it’s a good idea to cleanse your space. How you do this will depend if you work in an office building where you can’t open a window or if you work from home where you can.

You may see the term “smudging” for this practice of cleansing your space with smoke or essential oils. Smudging is historically a term used for the Native American practice of using white sage to cleanse negative feelings and emotions from a space or person in sacred ceremony. Over time, this practice has become a favorite of energy healers and people all over to create a space that is peaceful and harmonious – your work space is no different!

 

To Cleanse your workspace:

First, clear the clutter! Energy clings to mess and the things-you-don’t-know-what-to-do-with piles. Take a minute to clear any clutter and organize your space before smudging.

After clearing the paper clutter, open up all the windows and take a few calming breaths. Choose your “tool” of choice to light. My favorite way to cleanse a space is Frankincense and Myrrh with THIS incense. (Some people prefer Palo Santo or Sage, but it’s a matter of preference).

Let the smoke reach every nook and cranny all the while thinking “This is a sacred space. All lower vibrations are released into the light.”

NOTE: You don’t need a lot of smoke to make this effective. A small amount will do!

As you are smudging, it’s a bonus to visualize the room filling with white light. If you have particularly stagnant feeling places you can also picture a magenta fire burning away the negative energy and it being carried up and out of the room.

 

If you can’t open a window:

If you are in a work space where you can’t light incense or open a window, don’t worry. You can make your own “smudge” spray or buy it at a metaphysical or new age store and you can find it online like THIS ONE. As long as your coworkers don’t have any allergies to oils, you can spray your space and enjoy some energetic peace.

You can also make your own spray by using a glass spray bottle (the oils can dissolve plastic), filling it with water and using something like DoTerra’s “Purify” essential oil or Young Living’s “White Angelica.” I also use this in the home in some areas because we have birds that may be sensitive to smoke and it works well there too.

CAUTION: Please do some research online if you have pets! Tea Tree oil and a few others can irritate and/or potentially harm our furry family members.

Rather use prayer or intention?

For places like hotels where I’m not sure if lighting incense will set off a smoke alarm and I don’t want to travel with a glass spray bottle, I say an intention within a few minutes of entering the room (just think how much energy is left behind in a hotel room!).

Melanie Beckler has this great prayer you can say to cleanse any space if the spray and the incense aren’t an option, or if you want to really increase the clarification do both! It can be said in your head, your coworkers will have no idea that you aren’t reading something else on your screen, and your work space will be lifted.HPlease do some research online if you have pets! Tea Tree oil and a few others can irritate and/or potentially harm our furry family members. Save

Here’s is a handy list of the options for cleansing the energy of your work space by “smudging” and where you can find them:

Frankincense & Myrhh Incense

Frankincense, Myrhh and Sage Incense

Palo Santo

White Sage

Smudge Spray

Glass Spray Bottles to make your own spray

Space Clearing Prayer

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Once your work space is cleansed, how can you keep it lifted? Essentially, you’ll want to increase the positive energy and decrease the negative. Here’s are some ways to maintain the high vibe energy between “smudges”:

 

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First of all, I want to tell you that initially I was skeptical about crystals. I thought they were nice to look at but really never considered that there may be more to them. However, I’ve since learned that there is considerable science behind crystals and their ability carry higher vibrations. The science is showing that crystals help the energy around them because they maintain a higher vibration and our bodies adapt to it. This is a great post on why/how crystals are being looked at much more seriously by medicine and science.

I have many crystals in my work space but the main three that I recommend for “High Vibing” up your space are Selenite, Black Tourmaline, and Fluorite.

SELENITE – Increases positive vibrations (white light essentially).

BLACK TOURMALINE – Absorbs negative energy.

FLUORITE – Is said to help neutralize the EMF’s that are emitted from electronics. I personally keep several fluorite near my computer.

SHUNGITE – Shungite is making a strong appearance in the metaphysical communities for it’s ability to reduce exposure to negative or lower vibrations, including EMF’s. You can read more about Shungite is THIS book.

WARNING: be certain not to have any strongly magnetic stones near your laptop or other devices because it has been said to cause LAPTOP DEATH due to hard-drive being erased.

I haven’t tested fluorite with an EMF detector yet (someday I will!), but when I’ve moved my computer to other spaces without the bringing the fluorite I have noticed I tend to get more of those headaches that feel like eye strain. I’m not a doctor to explain it, but fluorite is relatively inexpensive so it’s worth placing near your computer and wireless router to see if you notice anything.

Here’s a more comprehensive post on other crystals that reduce EMF exposure and why it’s an issue.

Having black tourmaline and selenite near your door space is an excellent tip I picked up from a crystal class. It essentially acts as an energetic wash as you enter your space. You can tuck them on the sides of your door, under your desk on either side of you, or anywhere you feel comfortable putting them.

The thing to remember about crystals is that because they are absorbing negative energy for you, they have to be cleansed and recharged. You can do that with moonlight, by rubbing them with frankincense oil, or a number of other ways. THIS is a great post about taking care of your crystals.

You will know they need to be charged when they start to feel “low energy.” I’ll feel like I almost don’t want to touch the black tourmaline or find I stop wearing the jewelry. That’s when I know they need to be cleared but at least once a month is a good plan.

If you don’t want to have them out on your desk, wearing black tourmaline in your bra or carrying it your pocket will also work too. Black tourmaline absorbs negative energy so you’ll want to cleanse it frequently.

You can find many of these on Amazon, and I’ve listed links for you below, but if you can attend a gem-faire in your area, it’s a great way to get good quality, raw chunks of crystals for your space, or beautifully shaped crystals for your desk area. The prices are generally wholesale prices and anyone can go. Find a gem faire near you HERE.

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Here’s is a handy list of the positive energy and negative-energy-absorbing crystals and where you can find them:

Sellenite

Green Fluorite Small Hearts

Black Tourmaline Rod

Shungite Pyramid EMF Protector

Read more about Shungite HERE.

Find a Gem Faire.

Salt lamps

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Himalayan salt lamps are not only pretty, they are said to absorb negative energy and filter debris. It will depend on your workspace as to whether or not you are allowed one, but if you are, they are easy to find and even can be found at stores like Home Goods. 

I personally use this one with the basket of loose rocks which is also very elegant to look at.

My fav Salt Lamp:

Himalayan Salt Lamp

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Diffusing oils is another great way to keep your space lifted. When I write or work with clients I always clear my space first with the pure resin incense, have my salt lamp turned on, and diffuse an oil.

I most frequently choose oils that lift like Joy and Purify. Frankincense is good when the room feels especially low energy, but for the most part I like what I think of as “the happy vibe” oils.

You may need to ask your coworkers or HR before you diffuse oils if you are in a shared work space, but for the most part I haven’t heard of anyone having any reaction to diffusing oils. People can be sensitive to using them topically so you may want to keep that in mind and make sure.

I do try to keep the mist from the diffuser from getting to close to the electronics since it may be emitting some moisture.

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Lastly, music is a great way to lift the vibration. From calm sounds of nature to Beyonce, music can change the energy quickly.

I like to write to this Tibetan gong music. It helps me stay focused and hold my energetic space, but you may also the various Solfeggio frequencies you can find on YouTube. They are said to be set at frequencies that can lift and heal by bringing energy into harmony.

Try putting it on even when you are not at your desk and see if you can feel a difference. It doesn’t have to be loud to have an effect! This 432 Hz – Deep Healing Music for The Body & Soul is my favorite to play either at my work space or in headphones when I need a little something…Save

Earth’s Elements

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Last summer I took Jean Haner’s retreat “The Spiritual Side of Chinese Medicine”. Every day we focused on one of the elements of Chinese medicine and how when we understand where we feel out of balance, we can use the elements to bring our energy back into balance.

Ever since, I’ve been more deliberate about incorporating the elements purposefully into my life, including my work space.

I’ve already shared that I have a Himalayan salt lamp which brings the element of fire and purification into my space, but this year I’ve added a small water fountain for the element of water.

I’ve already shared that I have a Himalayan salt lamp which brings the element of fire and purification into my space, but this year I’ve added a small water fountain for the element of water.

I feel the movement of the water cleanses the area where I work and keeps the energy flowing.

Reminding me of water and tranquility too!

This is the fountain I chose and I love the earthy and sleek look of it!

See it on Amazon:

This fountain running plus burning Dragon’s Blood incense… I don’t know if it gets any better!

To sum up the best ways to clear lower vibrational energy from your workspace:

1. Cleanse the air with sage, palo santo, essential oils or intention.

2. Use crystals to keep the energy good and also help purify your space.

3. A Himalayan Salt Lamp brings in a purification element and also the element of fire.

4. Music and tone can clear energy.

5. Water, especially moving water, can move stagnant energy.

I’d love to hear from you if you try some or many of these ideas in the comments. Do you have any additional ways you high vibe up your work space?

With these tips in mind, you can cleanse and clear any work space!

P.S. Once your work space is your happy place, take a few extra minutes to care for you body with THIS video!

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22 Signs You Are a Sacred Scribe or Bridge

22 Signs You Are a Sacred Scribe or Bridge

Could you be a Scared Scribe and/or Bridge?

When I first began writing, I was 10 or 11. I had no idea what it could mean to be a “scribe,” nor did I even think about why I would be writing – why would I? In college I fell in love with writing classes and my English Literature courses.

Anything that got me closer to books felt like it was magical to me. I loved analyzing the works of different time periods and how some phrases just stick with you. To this day, I often think of how the theme of people trying to “bring light to the dark places of the earth” still applies as in the book Heart of Darkness, or how the character in The Sound and the Fury could never say what he wanted to say – he could never say “Caddy.” I feel sad about the women who were seen as “crazy” and locked away in attics in the 1800’s. So much so that men took mistresses and pretended they weren’t up there, as told through the literature of the time. (Didn’t anyone wonder what would make them all “crazy”?)

I didn’t know how to make a living writing, so I chose a more financially lucrative career only to have this idea looming out there that I would return to write someday, somehow.

When I made the space for it, when I finally said, “Okay universe, I don’t know what I’m going to write but I’m ready to try it,” that is when my journey unfolded – though definitely not in a neat and tidy manner – to reveal to me that I am both a “bridge” and a “scribe.”

What is a scribe?

A scribe is one who connects to a higher perspective when they write. Be it your higher self, angels, writers from past times, a collective consciousness, or your own spiritual team. It happens when you write and you can feel the difference between when you are connected and when you are not. It is the difference between flow, the ability to be an omniscient narrator, and words that can feel flat on the page. Being a scribe often resolves a problem or offers healing information to others.

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A bridge is one who sees the bigger picture and then translates it to something that is easier for people to understand. It is as if you just know something is true, but it comes in a way that is too hard to explain at first, so you translate it into terms that make sense for the people you are wanting to receive it. You may describe the vision, describe the knowing in such a way that people can take action or receive healing from it. It is a bridge between the higher consciousness and our current reality. I believe teachers do this. They understand a concept and then they break it down for their students to be able to not only understand it, but implement it in their lives.

We often do not know we are a bridge or a scribe, and instead find obstacles, turmoil, and a fear of being seen when we commit to our writing journey. Thankfully, knowing that you are a scribe or bridge (or both!) is often the awareness you need to find the resources to move forward with more ease.

Here are 22 Signs that your writing is more than it seems. Clues that you may be a Sacred Scribe, or a Bridge (or both!).

1. You know you are meant to write.

You have a strong sense you are meant to write, but you’re not sure WHAT you are meant to write. You may have seen an image of yourself having a book one day, being at your book signing, or you may feel you want to write a book long before you know the content. The feeling stays with you and it hovers somewhere around you – this idea that you will write a book one day.

2. Your writing comes in premonitions.

You begin to have an awareness of a chapter, a blog post, a poem, or another writing piece before you write it. In other words, it will begin forming so that by the time you sit down to write it, it comes through in whole segments.

3. You are pleasantly surprised by your own writing.

There are times when you completely forget what you’ve written and have to go back and read it to see. Often you may be surprised at how good it sounds. I experienced this with my teenage writing. I went back to read it expecting it to be juvenile and clumsy and was very surprised to find how much awareness I had back then and how well constructed it is.

4. You have a greater awareness when you write.

When you write you seem to have a greater awareness and even vocabulary than in your everyday life. It is as if you are writing from a higher perspective than you usually have access to.

5. Writing feels really good!

Writing feels really good and you often can feel you are on a spiritual high after you finish a piece. Afterward you may crash and need a nap (what goes up must come down!).

6. The words come anyway.

If you don’t write, the words keep coming. Possibly waking you up when you are sleeping or in quiet moments of meditation or yoga. I have written blog posts that I heard on my walks, or when in nature, literally for years before I finally sat down and put them to the page. I have also tried to take breaks only to have the words get louder and more frequent.

7. Your writing feels sacred.

If nothing else, it feels really good to journal. Just the act of paper to pen feels comforting and ritualistic in some way. In a quiet room especially, it may feel sacred.

8. Writing rituals feels very supportive.

You are ritualistic about your writing. For example, you may like a certain calm music playing, or you like a clear space, or to be in nature. Some sort of rituals or practices that support your writing that just feel better when you do them.

9. Writing comes through you.

You feel the writing comes through you somehow. It was a blank page and suddenly it’s a chapter. It is as if you know you wrote it, you remember ever word as you were doing it, but you also have no memory of it.

10. Your writing can feel healing.

Your writing feels healing in some way either for you or for the reader. If it is a book for entertainment, for example, your life may fall apart and you go through healing to bring it through. If it is a metaphysical book, you may experience the healing as you write it and then reader goes through a similar healing experience when they read it.

11. Your words contain a message and it’s important for you to reach others.

You words often have a message and it feels important to reach people with them. You love to write, but it feels just as important for it to reach the audience it is meant to reach. You don’t want your words tucked away in a drawer or left in your computer. They are on the page for a reason.

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12. The word “scribe” sounds familiar to you and a little bit magical.

It’s a beautiful word really.

13. You rarely suffer from traditional “Writer’s Block.”

If you cannot write, it is more likely because it is formulating in your head and you do other things like walk in nature, clear the clutter around your desk, or schedule quiet time in the house so you can have a clear mind to write it.

14. Your words seem “timeless.”

You may have a sense of urgency to write, but once it is written it seems to stay relevant. Metaphysical books are often like this. People are still discovering Louise Hay’s You can Heal Your Life, or Wayne Dyer’s books and they feel exciting and new though they were written decades ago. There are fiction works that stand this test of time too. My 11 year old is reading classics with his class and they are all so excited about them. Some books are 100’s of years old!

15. The process of writing will often teach you something.

When you sit down to write out an idea or book, you come out knowing more than you did before. You learn something you needed to learn by following your inspiration to write about it.

16. Writing exposes your soul and makes you feel vulnerable.

You feel vulnerable, even if you are writing about something that isn’t personal and shouldn’t make you feel that way. You find it harder to say you are a writer than it seems to be for others.

17. You can’t write just ANYTHING.

You find you can’t just write what you think people will want to hear or what will be the easiest to market. Traditional writing advice doesn’t apply to you. It comes from within. Somehow you just know this is true and if you let it happen it will be much more well written than if you don’t.

18. Writing solves your own problems.

If you are facing an obstacle in your life, you are often to surprised you find the answer through writing. In other words, you write about what you are experiencing and a solution is presented that benefits you and the reader. Something that hadn’t occurred to you before.

19. You receive your content through the “Clairs.”

Often one way of receiving is more prominent than the others. You may hear the words coming to you. You may suddenly “see” the finished book and you suddenly know how to write the whole thing. You may have both a vision of the final product and then hear the words coming through. Receiving through the Clairs the “Big Picture,” and then working with them to receive the words.

20. You feel as if you’ve done this before.

It comes natural to you and it feels familiar, as if you’ve done this many times before. This writing connection, the familiar feeling. It’s comforting in times when you are feeling down.

21. Your life falls apart, especially if you write a book.

It feels like you are “birthing” it into the world. It is conception, gestation, to the messy but beautiful completion to bring your book into the world. Creating a website with all its vulnerable copy can feel this way too.

22. You feel “called” to write.

Even if you don’t know how you will do it, what you will say, how it will pay your bills, you have this calling to write.

I’d love to hear from you in the comments. Please add any other signs that clued you in to this there too! Was your discovery easy and effortless or more surprising?

XOXO,

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What the Voices of My Female Ancestors Said About Following Our Dreams

What the Voices of My Female Ancestors Said About Following Our Dreams

What the Voices of My Female Ancestors Said About Following Our Dreams

I see them suddenly. So clearly. My great, great Grandmother. My great grandmother. My Mother. My grandmother on my father’s side.

They are all here to tell me something and they speak both at once and with images in the way that information often comes when you are in meditation. Both the verbal and the knowing.

They tell me that I’m the first woman in our line to pursue her dreams.

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It’s a lot to take in and I wonder about it for a moment. Could that be true? No other woman in our entire ancestral line figured out what they really wanted to do with their lives, dreamed big and pursued it?

That’s when they show me this is true.

They show me my Great, Great Grandmother toiling on a remote piece of land in Iowa. She is not unhappy, but it’s not a fulfilling life. It’s one of necessity and getting by. It’s about having food, reaping what you sow, and daily life is hard.

Then I see my paternal grandma who used to play piano at silent movies. I always thought that was so cool and her “claim to fame.” She says to me, “Do you think I wanted to play piano in a dark theater where no one could see me?” I say that I thought she did. She says, “No. I wanted to play in Carnegie Hall.” This surprises me. I see now how her life was little and how few choices she had when her husband died in the war leaving her with two small children to raise alone in the 1940’s.

I see my Mom then. I see her life was about going to school, meeting your husband and having children like women were supposed to back then. While she loved us and loved being a mom, her life was not about finding her passion and going for it, it was about doing what was expected of you and not deviating from it. By the time the world began changing so she could feel those dreams, she was a single mom with two small children living paycheck to paycheck.

I see my Great Grandmother who was once a “Rosie the Riveter.” The one my dad has said didn’t like men much. She shows me how it was such a man’s world that the options for women were so limited that she too did not feel she had a choice as to how she wanted to live her life.

They all speak at once to say that things are different for women now. Where I am and the world as it is now, I can make choices that they did not feel they could make.

“You are the first in our line of women to have the opportunity to pursue her dreams. You are doing it and it’s important for all of us,” I hear.

I see they are not talking about success or college degrees. My sister and I both graduated college and went on to get advanced degrees. I had a well-paying job and moved up the corporate ladder.

This is not what they mean.

They are talking about my decision to do something from the heart. To pursue awakening, writing and they are talking about the vision I’ve been seeing where I’m leading a workshop. I can see it so clearly. I’m on a stage, in my favorite capris that look like they are ripped but they are not really. I’m wearing a tank top and a loose, sheer kimono-style cover up that is one of my favorites and makes me feel stylish.

I feel honored to be representing our female family line and healing these wounds. I’m not even sure they’re will be more women in our line as my sister and I have both had boys and you never know.

I don’t know if I will succeed in my pursuit but I have been trying every day for the past ten years and see now that these ancestor spirits have been behind me all the way.

Maybe they are the reason I don’t give up when my mind is screaming “Why don’t you do something else? Something easier?”

Maybe they are the reason I feel so passionate about using my voice, getting it into the world, and helping others do the same.

Maybe this pattern can be healed for all of us?

Rosie the Riveter

I see my sister is not far behind me with her passion for photography. If I can take this step, it opens the door for her too in some way.

I see my feminine line. I acknowledge that I’ve received their message and thank them. I return to the room of healers where we are coming back from meditation and I have the same fierce commitment I had before we took those first, few calming breaths but this time, I feel I have unseen support on my side. I feel I’m doing this with my line instead of alone.

I have support.

The voices of my ancestors have lifted me in a way I cannot explain.

Is it time for you to follow your dreams too? Do you think it will break a pattern for you ancestry if you do? I’d love to hear about it in the comments.

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Learn to Write Soulfully – Mentoring & Writer’s Circle

Learn to Write Soulfully – Mentoring & Writer’s Circle

Learn to Write Soulfully Live Event & Group Mentoring

Are you ready to write at your HIGHEST POTENTIAL? Would you like to learn more about how to really connect to your soul’s voice and have your writing reach people in such a way that they feel something? I’m not talking about typos, though grammar and punctuation are important to the flow of your writing. I’m talking about tuning into your Soul’s Voice. Really tapping into that Inner Wisdom and the knowing of who you are and how your authentic voice sounds when you connect to it.

This exciting online experience will cover:

What IS the Soul’s voice?

How to hear yours better. How it relates to the Higher Self and Ego and why that is important.

Tune In.

This course will teach you how to tune into your Soul’s voice more clearly. Just like tuning into a radio station or a walking talkie. Eliminate the static!

Self Care.

How to nourish your body, mind, and spirit as you write. The importance of movement, silence AND fun!

Enhance Your Writing.

Ways to use cycles of the earth and personal cycles to enhance your writing (think moon!).

The Other Voices!

We will cover the critical voice. The naysayer. The ones who says “No you can’t.” Or “Who are you to write this?” Gentle ways to work with this voice and the potential for energy healing as it relates to this.

Common Writing Mistakes.

Often writers who Write Soulfully get attached to their words and style – it’s understandable! However, if the reader has to work too hard to understand your message they may give up and stop reading. There are some common writing mistakes that we will cover which will help you enhance your writing through grammar, rather than negatively impact it. Well done sentence construction will make your words flow so even more readers can connect to it and want to share it.

What’s Included?

5 Live Group Lessons & Guided Meditations  – Topic discussion and meditation to go deeper (Recording sent to those who cannot attend).

Mentoring & Writing Review – Submit your writing (optional) for constructive feedback to reach your highest writing potential!

Access to a Private FB Community specifically for this group to connect to your peers.

Five Months of Writing Soulfully! That’s 10 live group calls and goodies. Begins end of February.

5 Live Group Lessons & Guided Meditations

Topic discussion and meditation to go deeper (Recording sent to those who cannot attend).

5 Live Group Mentoring & Writing Review Gatherings 

Submit your writing (optional) for constructive feedback to reach your highest writing potential!

Access to a Private FB Community

A great way to connect to your writing peers.

Five Months of Writing Soulfully!

That’s 10 live group calls and goodies. Begins end of February.

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I’m happy to chat about this program and all it’s goodies. Let’s schedule a time to discuss it and see if it’s a fit for you.

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How to Use Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Balls to Help Prevent Text Claw, Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, Texting Thumb and Cell Phone Elbow

How to Use Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Balls to Help Prevent Text Claw, Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, Texting Thumb and Cell Phone Elbow

How to Use Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Balls to Help Prevent Text Claw, Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, Texting Thumb and Cell Phone Elbow

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If you’ve sat at a desk, then you probably already know that typing, or any other repetitive motion, can be such a challenge for you physically. You see people trying every position from sitting down to standing up to type, or you’ll notice a graveyard of different keyboard trays and monitors where they’re trying to get relief. But what you may not know, is all the repetitive motion effects we are starting to see from our cell phone usage and other beloved hand-held devices.*

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Our love for our smartphones and smart devices is leading to repetitive motion injuries and strange ailments in record numbers. “Text Claw,” “Cubital Tunnel Syndrome,” “Texting Thumb” (possibly leading to thumb arthritis), “Cell Phone Elbow” – these are real things people!

Now I know, you aren’t about to give up your smartphone, or if you have a job that requires typing you’re obviously going to continue. This is why I invited Elyssa Strutton of Maha Movement to demonstrate how we can use Yoga Tune Up® therapy balls to relieve the pressure and break up the fascia for our hands, wrists and forearms.

If you aren’t familiar with fascia, it’s the connective tissue that runs throughout our body. When fascia is tight and constricted it can cause a whole host of problems (see 10 Ways to Keep Your Fascia Healthy So Your Body Moves Pain-Free). The general idea when you are trying to loosen your fascia is that when you break up the fascia in one area, it benefits your whole body.

I first learned about the benefits of using Yoga Tune Up® Therapy balls on fascia by taking Elyssa’s classes. She had us use the therapy ball on one foot and then stand with our eyes closed to feel the difference in our bodies. To my surprise, the shoulder on the side I had “foot rolled” was more relaxed and felt lower than the side that hadn’t been done yet. I was shocked to discover that taking care of your foot would relieve tension in your neck and shoulders!

So why not get rolling and see what benefits you find in other areas of your body too?

This step-by-step video will show you how to give your hands, wrists and forearms some much needed love, and after you’ve seen it you’ll notice there is a cheat sheet on this page that you can use as a reference when you need to “roll” a little quicker instead of along with us – although we’d love to roll with you every time but we know it’s hard to fit it all in.

The therapy balls we use in the video are Yoga Tune Up® therapy balls and you can find them HERE.

So grab some balls and LET’S ROLL!

Our disclaimer: We are not physicians! Always contact a physician if you feel you are experiencing pain or uncertain as to whether or not you should use Yoga Tune Up® therapy balls, or anytime you start a new exercise routine.

There are many videos on YouTube if you feel inspired to keep rolling on other body parts too! Elissa recommends keeping the therapy balls in a drawer and out of the light when not in use as it prolongs the life of them. You can find out more about Elissa and the amazing things she’s doing for workplaces everywhere at ElissaDawnYoga.

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*https://www.greenbot.com/article/3106502/mobile/8-smartphone-injuries-that-can-seriously-affect-your-future.html, https://www.toi-health.com/physician-articles/effects-smartphones-fingers-hands-elbows/

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