The Burnout Antidote

But are you ready to take a break from your life’s mission? For people who take care of others, this is easier said than done.

without having to dim down my intensity or close myself off all together to protect myself and preserve my energy.

In the practice of the Ha Breath, the exhalation is longer which helps you bring your nervous system into a parasympathetic state. You will be invited to contract your throat on the exhalation, making the ocean sound “Haaaaaaaa.”

We think that there must be a place where we can meet in the middle, where all parties will be happy: our thoughts, our truth, and other people.

Mother Teresa did not take on the pain of the people she served. She recognized their beauty, the beauty of their light, and treated everyone with the same reverence.

this power wasn’t an idea, a concept or a philosophy; it wasn’t dependent on other people or circumstances. It was an actual, tangible, physical sensation I could connect with and return to.

Unconscious patterns are deeply engrained

Notice also how the initial knowing comes from a place deep inside your body, but the negotiation happens in your intellect. This is a significant distinction: knowing with the body and thinking with the intellect.

Is this really who I am? Why do I serve?