Writings
Digesting Christmas Overwhelm
The habit of abandoning ourselves in stressful situations is very strong. We shift habitual reactions and dissociation through repetition of slow and gentle responses to stress and overwhelm.
The Heart of Dementia
If someone you love has dementia and you are in need of support please inquire into my private sessions. I would be happy to support you.
Be Here and Receive
Being present will allow you to rest in the stillness that is here and available to you in every moment. It is calling to you. It’s time to let go of control. Simply be here and receive.
A Season for Self-Compassion
When we practice self-compassion we give our loved ones the best gift of all. The gift of our regulated nervous system that allows us to show up as compassionate, present and engaged.
A Different Kind of Looking
Life is kind and when you slow down to a gentle, curious and compassionate kind of listening you will see what is here for your attention.
She Teaches Us Tenderness, Patience and Courage
As we wake up from the demands of the personal identity a new relationship with the body begins to awaken as well.
Chronic Stress
For many who live with chronic stress (and most of us are right now) these little bean shaped organs become overworked and lead to adrenal fatigue which can cause all kinds of symptoms including…
Guardians (A Hospice Visit)
Guardians: Poetry by Candace Kirby
Don’t Stop
Don’t Stop: Poetry by Candace Kirby
There’s a Buddha on my Mantle
There’s a Buddha on my Mantle: Poetry by Candace Kirby
Sweetness
Sweetness: Poetry by Candace Kirby
One Love (Meditation)
One Love: Poetry by Candace Kirby
One Precious Moment
One Precious Moment: Poetry by Candace Kirby
The Heartbeat of This Moment
The Heartbeat of This Moment: Poetry by Candace Kirby
Start with the truth
Start with the truth: Poetry by Candace Kirby
Validation
Validation: Poetry by Candace Kirby
Love Songs
Love Songs: Poetry by Candace Kirby
Sacred Wisdom
Sacred Wisdom: Poetry by Candace Kirby
The Perfect Song
The Perfect Song: Poetry by Candace Kirby
The Warmth of This Moment
The Warmth of this Moment: Poetry by Candace Kirby
Freeze: A Survival Response
Freeze is a survival response that happens in the physiology as a result of overwhelm. Healing happens slowly and it needs to happen slowly in order to digest the overwhelm that is contained within it.
The Heart of Contemplation
Contemplation is a gentle practice of simply being here. It’s a practice of meeting what’s here in each moment including our shifting and changing internal environment.
Understanding Our Nervous System
When we experience trauma there is a shift that happens in our physiology and our innocent childlike orientation to authenticity becomes an orientation to survival. It’s an innocent attempt on behalf the child to restore a sense of safety and belonging.
The Heart of Trauma
When we experience trauma there is a shift that happens in our physiology and our innocent childlike orientation to authenticity becomes an orientation to survival. It’s an innocent attempt on behalf the child to restore a sense of safety and belonging.
Coming to Rest
Restful presence is a practice that allows us to know that peace is here irregardless of what else is going on in our experience.
The Impact of Trauma
When we experience trauma there is a shift that happens in our physiology and our innocent childlike orientation to authenticity becomes an orientation to survival. It’s an innocent attempt on behalf the child to restore a sense of safety and belonging.
A Resting Place
This place is a resting place. A safe place. A place where you can relax andbreathe deeply into the spacein your chestthat hardly ever receivesany oxygen. This is a resting placewhere you can allow your neck to loosen andyour shoulders to droopa littleallowing all the...
The Guest of Honour
The precious exhale of being invited to be here in the magical and organic unfolding of her own nature.