by Benita Silver | Jul 2, 2021 | Mindfulness, Self-Actualization, Self-Compassion, Self-doubt
One of the most common mantras that I repeat to myself and to others is “Take your power and express your Truth.” Too often, we’re afraid of how someone will regard us if we dare to share our true feelings, needs, limits and desires. And so we adapt to how or...
by Benita Silver | Jun 28, 2021 | Healing, Mindfulness, Self-Actualization
This past week I “primitive” camped with some friends. No internet or cell phone reception, no electricity or running water, no showers or shitters. I aligned with the natural rhythms of Mother Earth and myself. Awakening at dawnbreak with the song of birds. Eating...
by Benita Silver | Jun 17, 2021 | Guided Meditation, Healing, Mindfulness
A conjunction is about to occur, calling us to take action. The longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere arrives Sunday, June 20th and continues into the 21st. “Solstice” is derived from the Latin term “solstitium;” “sol” meaning “sun” and “sistere” meaning...
by Benita Silver | Jun 5, 2021 | Positive Mindset
You’ve heard that everyone in your life serves as your mirror. That when others do things you don’t like that they reflect back to you the things you don’t like within yourself. But, we have a hard time recognizing that, because we’re focused...
by Benita Silver | May 31, 2021 | Compassion, Mindfulness
Today is Memorial Day and I find myself both enraptured by the beauty of the day and saddened on personal and global levels. For whatever reason, I felt compelled to go through old photos and letters and while undergoing this process, I’m remembering my pain,...
by Benita Silver | May 11, 2021 | Anxiety, Stress Reduction
Let me share a secret. Anxiety is an energy and wants to help. This may sound crazy, as most of us don’t like the forms that anxiety takes:Fear, worry, rumination, doubt, agitation, compulsions, even panic.When it has a stranglehold, it chokes out creativity,...
by Benita Silver | Apr 26, 2021 | Positive Mindset, Self-Actualization, Self-doubt
Witnessing the evolution of consciousness in my clients brings us both awe and inspiration what I call “inspiriting”. I’ve seen how negative self-perceptions create suffering. And the dynamic persists despite the knowledge that these beliefs are self-damaging...
by Benita Silver | Apr 13, 2021 | Self-Actualization
When it’s extreme, it’s ours. Rage, feelings of inadequacy, shame, overwhelm. Reactivity is not due to people or situations in our lives. Response lies within. When extreme, it inadvertently blocks our way toward calmness, clarity, confidence. Blocks the...
by Benita Silver | Apr 8, 2021 | Attachment, Positive Mindset, Relationships
In my close to 40 years of helping people, I always find it bittersweet to say goodbye. I’ve developed a relationship with my clients. They open themselves up to vulnerability allowing me to see into them. Yeah, you’ve heard the cliché, “Into me see”...
by Benita Silver | Mar 30, 2021 | Inner Obstacles, Self-doubt, Stress Reduction
We’ve all been there. Hopeful. Goal-driven. Full of expectation. And then a brick wall halts all forward progress. Do you quake and crumble? The nature of the human condition is to have hopes and goals which solidify into expectations. And when not met,...
