Humans are made for responding in the moment. When we are alive to the present moment we respond to what is happening around us beautifully without overthinking or analyzing. To me, this feels like a space of expansion. There’s an energy that flows through us and we take action as needed or we are quiet and still as needed. Many call this Going with the Flow or a flow state.
We are literally made to exist in this space of flowing expansion. Our brain and nervous system works best here. We can use thought as a tool to make things happen. We use them; they don’t use us.
Your thoughts and your spine are intimately connected. What we think about shows up in our spine as habitual patterns. It can be a dominant tension pattern or a habitual pattern of flow. Spinal entrainments are one way to connect with a deeper part of ourselves that remembers our own flow. It allows for expansion into possibilities.
We are made for this space and we forget. An entrainment is a remembering of who we are.
With Love,
Dr. Sara
Goals Vs Miracles
I’ve been giving quite a lot of focus lately to what I’d like to see more of in the world. Many inspirational quotes come to mind along the theme of “If you don’t like it; change it”. One of my favourites is from Mahatma Gandhi “Be the change you want to see in the world”.
I recently came across a definition of Goals versus Miracles by an author and coach that I follow, Michael Neill.
A goal is something achievable that you can do through hard work and putting in the hours. A miracle is something that lights you up, you have no idea how to do or how it would come about but if it landed in your lap you would take it and be delighted.
A goal is often SMART and is usually uninspiring. A miracle is something where you come alive. It causes you to gasp and then grin. The possibilities of what could happen then start to flow.
There is a space that exists where you are alive to the nature of creation and you allow life to express through you. This is the space of miracles. How you know you are in the space of miracles is when you feel giddy expansion and ideas just come to you. They are usually not realistic ideas. They are more along the lines of “Wouldn’t it be fun if” ideas. You also generally will think these ideas are impossible. Impossible just means that you currently can’t see a way to make it happen from where you are now.
When we make a goals list we operate from a different space. It’s the space of the known. There is little opening for the unexpected or for a miracle. We get what we expect through overcoming obstacles and hard work.
I would invite you to play with being and creating from the space of miracles which is the space of inspiration and pure joy. Babies and young children live here. What would life be like for you if you spent more time in the space of miracles and less time in the space of goals?
With Love,
Dr. Sara
Embracing the Unexpected
As we head into fall it is with a renewed sense of optimism. Life is returning to some of the daily routines that we are used to. Yes! The kids are going back to school. What exactly might that look like? Well, I’d say it remains to be seen. This is where there is a usefulness in expecting or embracing the unexpected. No one likes the unknown. If we are honest with ourselves though, most of life is unknown. Until it happens.
Everyone is familiar with the phenomenon when you buy a new car, maybe a great new Honda Civic in black, and while you’d never really noticed black 2019 Honda Civics before all of a sudden you see them everywhere! Everybody is driving your new car!
This happens because of the way our brains sort reality and pay attention to what we expect. There is too much data coming into your brain’s awareness in each moment for you to notice all of it. So our brain consults with the spine and says “Ok, you are expecting black 2019 Honda Civics, sports edition” here you go. Now it’s all you see.
The logical follow up to this example is to choose what you expect. What would you like your brain to sort for? What do you want to see more of? This is what you will notice around you. If you choose optimism, then you will perceive events more optimistically. And the opposite is also true. If you choose pessimism, this is what your brain and spine will sort for you. It is your choice. You get to make it up.
Wait! Dr. Sara you mentioned the brain and spinal cord do this sorting function! Yes! This means that the better your spine is operating, the better your system will be at sorting and perceiving what you choose to expect. More spinal flexibility equals a clearer perception of the world around you based on your chosen expectations. Which equals more happiness.