Tracie Nichols, Holistic Coach
business and career coaching for body-centered practitioners and highly sensitive women
I was having a quietly pleasurable researching, big-picture information-integrating kind of week... Diving into the role mirror neurons play in empathy: Did you know HSP's have more mirror neurons than average? No wonder empathy is one of our superpowers. Makes sense they're also our kryptonite... Exploring articles on aging and the impact of ageism on …
Continue reading "We are antennae for waves of fierce emotions"
I was sitting with a group of conscious business practitioners the other day talking about how challenging it can be to prioritize all we need to do when everything seems essential. How overwhelm is an almost constant companion in our business owner days. How, truthfully, we felt like we were spread way too thin, but LOVE what …
Hello extraordinary you... You may recall me gushing about the recently finished renovation of my website a few weeks ago. What I didn't talk about at the time was the what happened to me in the aftermath. It's been a bit of a journey. One I imagine some of you might be experiencing, but perhaps aren't sure …
Continue reading "In the borderlands among aging and body-wisdom"
So, there I was, feet sinking into cold mud, rain sliding down my neck, arms flung to the sky, joyful laughter spilling from my throat... When the self-care conversation comes up with clients, how often do you find yourself suggesting they spend time in nature? With studies supporting the benefits, time in nature as self-care has moved into …
"We cannot change the way the world is, but by opening to the world as it is we may discover that gentleness, decency and bravery are available, not only to us, but to all human beings**." Chogyam Trungpa, Buddhist teacher (**I would say "to all beings." We are interdependent and interwoven...we cannot leave wild nature …
Sat quietly immersed in birdsong - well, more like bird conversation - this morning. Feeling the boundary between skin and earth and air dissolve. I floated there, both all and nothing, in the quietest peace I've felt in months. Years, possibly. There is something so extraordinarily potent in surrendering my individuality only to become more …
For body-centered, body-wise, body-guided, practitioners everywhere, with love and so much appreciation. You feel their unease. It rolls through your body almost as if you were wearing their skin. Almost as if your breaking heart was their own. You have studied ways to ease unease have etched new trails on your inner landscape, have carved …
An amazing woman friend reminded me this morning how so many of us are looking for a neon sign that signals to us it's ok to be who we are. This theme comes up so often in conversations with clients. She described - with exquisite accuracy - the experience of being highly sensitive in a …
Earth Day - at its best - is a state of being that self perpetuating, much like life. It inspires worldview shifts and action. What it inspired in me today was the urge to listen deeply to the ecosystem where I live. To better know this place, so I can make more aware choices and …
When I think about highly sensitive women and body-centered practitioners, this is the kind of leadership I see living in us... "It is possible, as leaders of organizations, communities, and families, to discover deep and abiding satisfaction in our work if we choose not to flee or withdraw from reality. It is possible to find …
