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25.01.2022 https://journals.sagepub.com//abs/10.1177/1757913920911961&

22.01.2022 https://www.dumbofeather.com/articl/prescribing-creativity/ A wonderful article

18.01.2022 What a gift to your children when you teach them to meditate x https://thriveglobal.com//the-benefits-of-meditation-for/

17.01.2022 This is our chance to define a new version of normal, a rare and truly sacred (yes, sacred) opportunity to get rid of the bullshit and to only bring back what works for us, what makes our lives richer, what makes our kids happier, what makes us truly proud

16.01.2022 We’ve finally made it to the Easter school holidays. Gosh the past 2 weeks have felt like months as we all adapt to the new normal of work and school from home. Tomorrow we should have been heading down to our beloved South Coast for 8 nights but instead we’ve gotten our imagination on for the Easter staycation and written a list of things to do at home that mostly don’t involve screens as well as choosing 3 movies each to watch across the holidays as a family. Here’s a few i...deas from our family to yours; A formal candlelit dinner party Egg painting (see @kasiajacquoteggs on Instagram to buy her amazing course to teach you all you need to know) Shibori dying (I’ve been dying (insert giggle) to try this so the corona staycation was a good excuse to invest in these books to research the how, as well as some indigo dyes) Mani and pedi (the husband will love this one - insert another giggle) Write down a list of what we can learn from our dog! A disco night where we all choose 5 songs each and make a family disco playlist...we’ll even be getting out the coloured and flashing lights we were given years ago! Karaoke night Everyone cooks something they’ve never done before from what’s on hand in the pantry/fridge/freezer Styling night - we all style each other from our wardrobes, and do hair and makeup Facials Just Dance and Bowling on the old Wii LEGO (we still have to finish the Friends Lego!) Then there’s the old favourites of board and card games. Plus a few boring but necessary jobs like cleaning out wardrobes and bookshelves. By the time we have some screen time, watch all those movies, tackle the above list and (me) do some craft, we should all be relaxed and ready to tackle Term 2! Whatever you believe, I wish you a Happy Easter filled with love and laughter. It’s going to be a strange one for many of us this year! Stay home and stay safe! Live Lightly, Kayscha x

15.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//cooking-vegetables-for-be/12059854

13.01.2022 https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com//coping-and-creativity-

11.01.2022 How’s things going for you? I talk to different people about how they are and there’s such a range of emotions that they’re going through. . I’ve mostly loved the last 8 weeks of iso, but there’s been a despair too that people aren’t in the same position as I am and that there’s much suffering. It’s been a time to really slow down and there’s been So. Much. Crafting and reading and walking around our suburb and cooking and Netflix. At times I’ve felt really grateful for this ...time, at others time angry that I feel like people aren’t taking this seriously enough but then I swing to feeling like some civil liberties are being taken away and I wonder about the bigger picture of all of this. I took a hiatus from work and at times felt really bored!!! We’ve finished jobs around the house, we’ve played board games, had a family disco and formal nights, zoom/FaceTime catchups with family and friends. We’ve bought guitars to learn to play and my 15 year old daughter and I are about to jump on the sourdough bandwagon. The dog is extremely happy! . I’m so sad and sorry for the financial stress that so many people are feeling, the people who have been sick or passed away from this awful virus. I no longer feel the high emotion I did a couple of months ago...mostly because we stopped watching the mainstream news. . There is still so much uncertainty around, but a sense of normality feels like it’s creeping back in. We’ve decided that we’ll bunker down as a family for a while longer and do the bare minimum. We talked about what we’d like to take with us from this strange moment in time moving forward. . In my pondering moments I wonder if this terrible virus is here to teach humanity what’s truly important, to allow our beautiful Mother Earth, and all of us, time to breathe. . I hope you’re ok and making the most of this strange time in our lives. It really has been the weirdest start to a year ever! . This rainy Saturday in Sydney is being spent embroidering, some family jobs, and getting into the kitchen to start the sourdough process and a delicious fish and chorizo stew for dinner (from Well Nourished) . Live Lightly, Kayscha x See more

07.01.2022 As you start to become more conscious, more aware, you’ll notice what happens in your body as you have that tense conversation with your partner. Defensiveness,... shutting down, yelling, deflecting. All a response to an nervous system that cannot regulate under stress. Few of us have regulated nervous systems due to unresolved trauma + the expected lifestyle that doesn’t match human evolution. The same thing can happen with complete strangers. Traffic, someone cutting you off in line, or a co-workers remark, send the body into a state where we cannot take in new information. All the body seeks to do is escape the situation. I get asked often what it is to hold space. Holding space is the practice of just witnessing. Listening. It’s sitting in the presence of another while being truly present. In this space we can listen, learn, + engage (if we are asked.) Holding space cannot be done if we do not work to heal the nervous system. Instead we will unconsciously attempt to change the other persons perspective that didn’t happen or just think positive, minimize their feelings it wasn’t that bad, or avoid engaging at all. Sometimes we might lash out, in a fear driven attempt to escape a situation. Sending ourselves into shame cycles. Listening + learning require access to higher states of nervous system regulation. Curiosity, playfulness, mental flexibility, are all beyond our reactive ego states. And we must do work to get back there. Daily work. Daily practice. WAYS TO BEGIN REGULATING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM: 1. Deep belly breathing (parasympathetic activation) 2. Connection: laughing, storytelling, engaging with another trusted human 3. Physical exercise/movement 4. Play + creativity 5. Meditation 6. Yoga 7. Disconnection from content consumption 8. Nature walks, grounding, hiking #selfhealers

04.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//finding-your-joy-and-cal/12405328

03.01.2022 Take 5 minutes out of your day (sometimes I use this time just to breathe, other times to read my book) and see how rejuvenated you feel. Live Lightly, Kayscha