Due to the miracle of neuroplasticity, or the brain’s ability to change itself, it is possible through a self-compassion practice to activate the pathways of the caregiving system consciously and intentionally to give ourselves the love, care, and connection we may have been deprived of in our most vulnerable years. We may then work directly with

Manifesting is not a cure or a fix for all suffering. Like all human activity, it can be limited by countless factors beyond our control and reality has the final say, regardless of our intention. That being said, if there is a possibility of change, using the techniques of manifesting will more likely than not help bring it about.

The problem is, where the SNS once protected our bodies from immediate physical dangers, it has followed us into our modern world and now tries to protect our sense of self from the countless small assaults of our interconnected reality.

Put simply, if we want to manifest successfully, we must decrease the volume of the voice in our heads that tells us we can’t do it.

Research has shown that only the upper levels of the brain are able to tell time, while the brain stem, which controls functions like body temperature and heart rate, contains no networks capable of processing the passage of time. What this means in practice is that when trauma is activated in our body and our consciousness shrinks down to its bare

Manifesting primarily makes use of four of these large circuits: the default mode network (DMN), the central executive network (CEN), the salience network (SN), and the attention network (AN).

We imagine the things we want, but not the complexities they bring.

When we meet someone who is at peace with themselves and relates to us without judgment and with a depth of compassion, we are empowered to relate to ourselves in the same way. When I met Ruth, I experienced what is now called a sense of psychological safety.

Much of what we associate today with manifesting derives from the Vedic scriptures of the Hindu tradition.