Ever find yourself pulling into your driveway and wondering how you got there? Not in an existential way—just literally no memory of the last 15 minutes of driving. Congratulations: you’ve successfully completed autopilot mode. No points deducted.

Posture, Prana, Presence, a 3 minute , 6 seconds listen to…

Or how about that party, where someone is enthusiastically talking at you, you see their lips moving, probably about their new job or a juice cleanse—and you’re nodding, smiling, utterly unaware of the actual topic.
A true masterclass in social camouflage.

And then there’s the Talk. You know the one.
The Important Conversation with a friend or partner where you’re meant to really connect…
But instead, your brain is busy filing taxes, or wondering if you left the stove on, or daydreaming about a slightly better version of this exact conversation.

Being present—it’s hard.
Having your mind and body occupy the same zip code? Practically a superpower.

But here’s the twist: this isn’t your fault.
This beautifully scattered state of being? You came equipped with it.
It’s called Ego—your internal project manager.
Its job? Select, protect, overthink, and occasionally ruin a perfectly good moment with a memory from 2009.
Useful? Absolutely.
Overzealous? Constantly.

And in our era of infinite inputs and existential TikToks, Ego is pulling double shifts.
The cost? Sometimes your soul—spelled S-O-U-L, in case you forgot you had one—gets shoved backstage.

You end up:

• Driving without noticing the trees.
• Partying without seeing the person behind the personality.
• Talking without actually listening.

Posture. Prana. Presence.
It sounds like a yoga poster, but it’s actually the secret handshake for being human.
Stay grounded where you are.
Keep on breathing—not just because it keeps you alive, but because it reminds you that you are alive.
Feel your presence. Seriously. You’re right here. Try not to ghost your own moment.

So here’s the pitch:
Keep your Ego. It’s sharp. It’s efficient. It would make a killing on Wall Street.

Just… don’t let it drive all the time.
Check in. Breathe. Look around. Be in the actual now.

Wishing you a grounded and deep breathing presence in where you are nd what you’re doing right now

Ingrid

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You are cordially invited to  a presentation on the Lifestyle Vision Quest, Tuesday May 20th at the Natural Health Center in Scheveningen.

R.S.V.P through the NHC events page, section: Life Style Vision Quest

 What are you looking for in life? What is your inner voice telling you? Are you living the logistics or embracing the journey in full?

Each and every one of us has the birthright to a unique life mission, a potential with boundless possibilities.
This promise starts in how you  connect with yourself and the world around you. When you  tend to look away, give away or follow suggestions made by commerce, politics or what you think others think of you,
it might be time take a look inside and do a reality check, using the love and wisdom of the inner sanctuary we all have within.

10 ways in which a  Lifestyle Vision Quest will help you to:

1. Enhance your Potential

 The reasons for doing a lifestyle vision quest are as personal as one’s fingerprint. It will however at least do one thing: it will lead  you to your Potential as it is ready and waiting for you right now.

2. Become aware of your Freedom of Choice

 Do you find your life  journey is often  conditioned by what happens in the world? Or do you resonate with your personal mission and embrace your  inner voice?  A vision quest helps disclose the great many options  to choose from between those two.

3. Co-create your Life- Journey 

Is life something that happens to you or are you the co-creator? In a vision quest imagination, intuition and inspiration, the three layers of  your being in body, mind and spirit,  are  especially vivid and as always ready to  give you a peek in what is possible.

4. Keep Balance

A vision quest in its true form is a reality check and mindful way to maintain  balance; to reflect on the question  if your patterns are in sync with your mission.  

5. Find your true self

A Vision Quest opens portals to the core being of who you truly are.

6. Communicate better with yourself and the world around you.

A lifestyle vision quest helps you  distinguish fact from fiction,  reality from illusion, make-believe from genuinity and agenda’s  from unintentional misunderstandings.  
It was William James, (1842-1910)  founding father of psychotherapy in the U.S who said: 

 “Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.”

7. Be content with what is.

Rather than estimating you need something else first before you can do what you think you need to do, a  vision quest shows you how all you need is already there and how  life is already  complete as it is under the given circumstances.

8. Find Fulfillment. While it is often seen as a way of correcting a wrong, Karma in its essence is a destination.  It’s up to up to the challenges, insights, gifts and tools of every unique individual how to  position themselves in what happens in life. The secret is to have the inner voice have  its say, while using the brain as a compass

9. Be Connected to yourself and the world around you in a wholesome way.  The way you connect to the world begins with the way you connect with yourself. A life style vision quest helps you explore what resonates for you.

10. Explore  your own truth. What comes to your mind when thinking of a Life Vision Quest…?

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Recently I was asked to write about  the effect on the local community of the rising number of people being tested positive

Now the fact in itself that I merely have to mention ‘the number of people being tested positive’ for every one to understand what I am talking about is a testimony in itself.  Regrettably the statement excludes the logical math, that when  more people are being tested, in numbers more people will test positive! It is interesting to note however how statistics fail to show the percentage of people tested positive that actually become ill. Compared to March/April/May 2020 the number of people dying have so far remained low.

Perhaps it is time to remind ourselves of how the way we interpret life, in turn affects the way we feel, which ultimately expresses itself in what happens to us physically. Constantly being bombarded with statements that cause fear, undermines the natural human immune system in itself.

Ever since our hunter and gatherer days and beyond, our human immune system has been equipped with an energy system called triple warmer.  Triple warmer is a defense system .  It activates itself when faced with danger enabling the so called fight, flight or freeze respons. In ancient days this was helpful when for instance meeting a sabertooth tiger or hunting down a mammoth. Triple warmer then made sure the bulk of available energy was directed to arms and legs so one could run or fight or stay as still as possible; all systems alert for defense if necessary.

As soon as the sabertooth had passed however or the mammoth was conquered, triple warmer had a chance to calm down, allowing the body to unwind, relax, release the anxiety, take a break, that way  giving  other energy systems, serving other bodily functions a chance to recharge.

With the modern times we live in now, the occasional sabertooth or food-hunt has transformed itself  into financial struggles,  social division, fear of disease,  polluted environments; global warming as well as additives, sugars and dead calories in our foods . As a result triple warmer remains switched on constantly. As such it keeps on drawing energy constantly from other energy systems serving the heart, bladder, gallbladder, lungs and digestive system; (which explains why people have an increased need to go to the toilet when in fear) Eventually, this constant deprivation of energy opens the door to illness in the other systems. As such triple warmer being on the alert all the time causes reactions undermining rather than supporting the immune system

So… maybe it’s time to rethink how to stay safe and stay healthy; see how triple warmer can be put at ease rather than respond to the broadcasts of the number of people being tested positive.

To ease anxiety….you rock

An amazing yet effective movement to ease fear, most likely used since ancient times and still used to this day at least on babies and toddlers, is rocking. Moving the body back and forth or from side to side has a very comforting effect on the flight, fight or freeze response. Interestingly enough the body in its natural wisdom is in the habit of wrapping its arms around itself while rocking in a gesture of self consolation. By doing so the hands ‘by chance’ end up covering liver and liver acupressure points on the right side of the body, as well as spleen acupressure points on left side of the body, both at the height of the bra line at the flanks of the lower ribcage.
Both organs play an important part in recharging the energy of the body (spleen) and letting go of toxins that accumulate under stress (liver).
Just wrap your arms around your upper body and see where they end up.

Another way is to place the palm of the right hand over the left side of the lower rib cage while cupping the right elbow with the left hand. By doing so the right hand again covers spleen acupressure points , while the left hand covers two very important triple warmer acupressure points that ease anxiety.
After a while, switch hands, placing the left hand over the liver, while cupping the left elbow with the right hand, thus again covering triple warmer acupressure points 10 and 11 at the back of the elbow, this time on the other side.

Nourishing foods .

One of the silent killers these days are our eating patterns, causing diabetes and fatty arteries. Strangely enough a lot of what can be bought in supermarkets (on offer) has little nutritional value. Due to overproduction, the use of artificial stimulants and genetic manipulation many fruits and vegetables contain far less nutrients than they used to in the days when we would farm our own greens and meats or at least derive our foods from local farms.
Make sure the vegetables and herbs you buy are fresh and recently harvested. The longer foods are stored, the less nutrients they contain.  Fortunately the trend to work with organic products is rising, thus diminishing the intake of toxins like pesticides and artificial additives.

Stay in touch with nature.

A walk among the trees or along the shoreline is a natural anxiety cure. Nature is filled with positive vibes and will radiate comforting energy in tune with all seasons. Moving the body in these energies stimulates all energy systems in the body. Ever notice how you take a deep breath when something stressful is finally over? The outside air does that for you automatically when you go for a hike in nature.

Stay in touch with yourself

With all the headlines, breaking news, hourly news and thousands of commercial impulses fired away globally each waking moment of the day, the world’s population is drowning in programmed expectations, mostly serving more of Lord Economy’s needs than human requirements. Meanwhile we tend to forget what really matters. Do I really want to eat what is on offer? Do I really want to wear what is in fashion? Why am I binge watching entertainment? What else could I do with that time?
I sometimes can be homesick for the 18th century, when life started at dawn and eased at sunset; when people ate what was in season and available; when time flew by organically organic rather than ruled by a watch.

When you start to think creatively about these things, the number of people infected will have less of a hold over you.

October 2020,

Ingrid Schippers

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Recently I had the joY of participating in the Energy Medicine for Women course delivered in Rotterdam by Prune Harris. In my energy counseling Facebook group I regularly share one of the many youtube video’s of Prune demonstrating simple yet effective self-supportive energy medicine techniques; all aimed to help regulate the 24/7 energy flows and to encourage what is known as the radiant circuits in ancient Chinese medicine; the energy system in our bodies that give us the power and understanding  to let the energies flow and live life to the fullest.

Fortunately at this very point in time and human evolution; a rising awareness is emphasizing the importance of waking up and living our potential rather than doing the daily survival-driven drone.  This shift from money, power and ownership-oriented cultural conditioning to sharing, caring and valuing each others creative talents is highly necessary.

At the root of it lies the way each of us in our individual way responds to outside influences, misunderstandings and injustices. The world outside of us can anger or threaten us or make us feel powerless against the injustices we encounter in daily life.

The place to start and change that is with One Self. To know who you are, to know what you are capable of ( both the good and the dark side) , to position your potential into the world of good are the main ingredients to toss off the shackles of dependency on the outside world for your well being AND it helps contribute to make the world a better place at the same time.

The weekend workshop of Prune Harris reminded me of the importance of 3 simple ways to do your thing with all of your strength and support yourself in being energized and empowered. The exercises take a from 20 seconds to as long and as often as you like.

1: Be Grounded. Be Here and Now.

With our heads in the clouds, it’s hard to manifest anything on earth. We are often unaware of our thoughts or emotions drifting away to other places in time and space.

A simple exercise to ground is to march your feet on the spot where you stand, at the same time tapping your cheekbones with your fingers; gently, rhythmically, while minding your rounds of breath, take nice deep breath in through your nose exhaling, letting go of your breath through your mouth.

When you are sitting on a chair, make sure your feet are connected to the floor side by side resting on the whole sole of the foot.

When lying down pull up your knees so the soles of the feet are in touch with the surface that is supporting you. Feel the connection of your back and buttocks in touch with the earth gravity, allowing your bodyweight to be carried.

2 Be hydrated.  Water is a great transporter of energy. The better the body is hydrated; the better the energies can flow; plus water helps to flush the system of toxins.  Depending on other intake habits; a minimum of 8 glasses of  water is a good place to start.  (coffee, tea, cigarettes, salty foods and sugary things use up water for themselves and need to be compensated with extra glasses of aqua.) 

 3. Be Connected.  This refers to the inner energy circuits. Much like the electricity coming out of your living room wall, the human body functions on crossed energies., i.e. it flows from plus to minus, from yin to yang.  Without that flow energy becomes stagnant. A simple way to cross the energies is to firmly place your right hand on the muscle of your left shoulder and visualize pulling energy from the left shoulder diagonally over your upper body towards the right hip. Engage your breathing again into this process, inhaling while placing the fingers on a shoulder, exhaling while pulling the energies diagonally over to the other side.

Another exercise to help you ground and connect the energies (yin and yang) is connecting heaven(yang) and earth (yin),

demonstrated here by Donna Eden

but of course the best thing is to do the daily energy routine designed by Donna Eden, demonstrated here by

daily routine by Prune Harris 

The card to go with this balanced way of grounding yourself and finding your inner core and strength is card number XI ‘The Force’, depicting the image of the Yin being in touch with the Yang (the lion) . To read more click the card.

Wishing you a wonderful energized and empowered day. May the Force be with you

Ingrid

Visit my website  to draw your own card or for more information about card readings, either by Skype or in person; and Nan Yar- Who Am I Life Make Over courses

More Questions? Mail me at info@energycounseling.nl

The abridged spoken version of this blog, features as end note on  ‘Dutchbuzz’, the radio hour for Internationals every Tuesday  from 10 to 11 pm on ‘Den Haag FM and can be found in the Programme Archive of  the Dutchbuzz podcasts, dated  October 9, 2018.

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Some phenomena are so common we don’t think twice about their origins. Wind for instance. The fact that air travels from one area to another is such a normal occurrence it is hardly noticed unless it becomes a storm.

In the scheme of balancing the energies however, wind is nature’s way to bring a surplus of energy from one place to where there is a shortage of energy in another.

This is how energy, any energy, always works. It travels from plus to minus. Just as electricity runs from plus to minus, gravity works from high to low; and communicating vessels always make sure their levels of content will be the same, with the vessel with the surplus always donating to the vessel that has less.

In the natural world basically all forms of energy manage themselves that way; always trying to attain balance in each and every situation; in that process, ironically enough, causing its own turmoil in some cases.

Now while all of the above might be known, even when we are not aware of it all the time; it might be news that all energy systems within the human body work exactly the same. Similar to nature’s balancing acts; the human body’s first response to a disruption of balance, such as stress or , is to try and maintain balance. When extra power is demanded by one organ , the extra energy to do this, is literally distracted from other energy systems of the body.

As a result, when more energy is being used up in one part of the body; this reflects in another, with the potential to make you feel physically and/or mentally tired. Using up too much energy chronically; ignoring the signals of the body, can lead to being less productive or worse.While the mind may be conditioned to think there is no time to rest or ‘give in’ to the bodies signals; the body needs to work with the energy it has available and will play its cards by dividing what it has to offer as evenly as possible, thus at times creating turmoil in the body.

Now my next paragraph of this blog could be about the techniques and methods you could use to prevent your body from chronically using up too much energy, but really… the answer to that is entirely up to the rightful owner of the body in question.

Everyone knows his, her or gender neutral solution to chronic energy issues. It’s when we tell ourselves we ‘can’t help ourselves’ the inner energy storm goes ‘South’, so to speak.

So my message this week is to observe your boundaries and to remember it’s all about the balance of give and take, dividing the energies evenly, as they are inclined to do in the natural world. Should you want to be reminded again, you read this blog, titled ‘Energy travels where it is needed’ on www.energycounseling.nl

Wishing you a balanced week ahead,

Ingrid Schippers, for Dutchbuzz 17-10-2017.

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The spoken version of this blog, features as end note on  ‘Dutchbuzz’, the radio hour for Internationals every Tuesday ( with the exception of summer and Christmas recess) from 10 to 11 pm on ‘Den Haag FM and can be found in the Programme Archive of  the Dutchbuzz podcasts, dated October 17th 2017

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Especially with our world today offering such a diversity of challenges,
daily life can distract us from what really matters to such an extend that we forget to take good care of ourselves.

Breaking news flashes, famous people dying, terrorist attacks, presidential elections fought over in the media;  commercials attracting us into thinking we need certain products in order to be happy, it simply doesn’t stop!
Thousands of impulses a day attack us from television sets, computers,  cellphones, billboards, shop windows and friends who go through exactly the same experience and share that again!

It can make you weary; by the end of the day feeling you’ve done all sorts of things, yet very little of it had to do with you.
Eventually, when you have many of these days in row, body, mind and spirit start to protest. They start to feel drained, perhaps even to a point where certain ailments start to surface, physical aches, colds, lack of resistance, mental issues, feeling wobbly, mental tiredness.
As a result; the next day like this, will take up even more energy to perform.

One option to escape this vicious circle  is to take a break, go on a holiday.
Unfortunately this is only a short term solution, for after the holiday it’s back to normal and the same cycles start all over again

Holidays are also infamous for fatigue that finally gets a chance to surface once daily pressure falls away, igniting anything ranging from mild irritability to illness and escape into excess drinking or eating.
Or holidays can be overshadowed by an inability to actually enjoY being away from it all, as too little energy  is left to do that.

So….what we can we do to break this cycle?

When ever I catch myself reading my mails or watching the news straight after waking up;
or spending too many hours behind my computer;
or using my time off to meet dead lines rather than relax;
then I know its time to think of our ancestors, the hunter and gatherers, who had to live without holidays, who couldn’t break the vicious cycle by going away for a few days and had to regenerate on a daily basis in order to stay tuned.

Suppose they would have jumped out of their animal hide beds first thing in the morning;
pick up their spears and start hunting and gathering for 8 hours or more, 5 days a week or more;
how long do think they would have survived?
And they didn’t even have commercials, presidential candidate debates, terrorist attacks or breaking news from all over the world thrown at them many many times a day.

So what did these people do differently from modern day men and women?
The answer is: they took their time and created their own space.
They took care of themselves while life was happening; nourished their needs on a daily basis, wove relaxation into every day activities; integrated well being into their daily life occupation no matter where they were went or what they did.

In my next blog I’ll reveal what our hunter and gatherer ancestors did to keep fit during daily life, using their own body language and their own healing powers.

Ingrid Schippers Friday 6 May, 2016

This blog is featured as spoken end note of the Dutchbuzz edition of May 10th 2016 and can be listened to on The Hague FM from 10.00 tot 11.00 pm or on the Dutchbuzz podcast of May 10 2016

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