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Welcome to our Stress Shifter February Newsletter. Often we hear people saying, "Oh, I am so stressed out!" What is usually meant is that certain people, events, or circumstances caused me to get stressed. It can be easy to blame things on the outside for causing us to become stressed. It is harder though to identify the inner triggers within ourselfves that actually set off our fight and flight reactions.

What is Loving-Kindness Meditation? Loving-Kindness meditation focuses on developing feelings of goodwill, calmness, and kindness towards others and yourself. Jack Kornfield states, “With each recitation of the phrases, we are expressing an intention, planting the seeds of loving wishes over and over in our heart. With a loving heart as the background, all that we attempt, all that we encounter will open and flow easily.” Loving-Kindness Meditation creates positive feelings that foster being calm, centered, and creative.

Here is the story about Beth and her family getting off the crazy ride of stress recycling. Beth had a transformational moment after watching the videos on the Stress Shifter Skills Course for Module 1: Facing – The Brain Manual. She was so blown away with how much

Welcome to a new year and a new decade. Even though it seems like a new year comes, unless we make a shift inside it is likely it will be the same. As Einstein has famously said, "the definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing over and over and expecting a different result." ...

Here are 2 facts we learned in school that are no longer as they seem. Being aware of the truth can give us insight and a clearer vision of ourselves for the year to come. #1 The Titanic sank because it hit an iceberg...