“Telling me to sit on a pillow and still my brain I’m thinking: Why am I in time out? What did I do wrong? Why are you making me sit here?”
Multi-passionate is the best description for Dr Kathy Gruver, PhD who is a massage therapist, hypnotherapist, Reiki master, award winning author, educator and lecturer on the global stage. She helps people facilitate their healing and lets them know they have choice. Kathy is warm-hearted, funny and pragmatic as she shares perspectives on stress, mindfulness and meditation.
Inspire yourself with these essential insights from Dr Kathy Gruver
We spoke about
Kathy’s journey of alternatives, choices and options
Letting life unfold
Escalating stress and what we can do
Responding versus Reacting
Breaking the cycle of negative thinking
The value of positive reinforcement
Addressing the busy mind
Benefits of presence
Overcoming the perceived barriers to meditation
Mini-meditation that’s accessible anytime anywhere
Flexibility of what meditation you do and how you do it
Choices for life
Value Quotes
“I thought I would have a massage career in between those award-winning films I was going to be doing. The award-winning films didn’t come but the massage stuck”
“It’s been an incredible journey and it’s all unfolded in front of me and I still don’t know where it’s going to go. I have no idea what I’m going to be when I grow up”
“Stress is not our problem but managing and controlling our thoughts is ours to choose” Bev’s summation
“We want first responders, we don’t want first reactors”
“If we just take that pause there’s such power there to give ourselves the chance to really formulate what we want to do next”
“It’s estimated we have 60,000 thoughts a day and 50,000 of those are negative”
“We can put these little reminders up of be positive and breath and our subconscious starts to react to that”
“When we are positive we perceive ourselves as luckier”
“Our stress is behind us or in front of us. It tends not to be in the present moment”
“Telling me to sit on a pillow and still my brain I’m thinking: Why am I in time out? What did I do wrong? Why are you making me sit here?”
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Until next time fabulous podcast listener, I’m Bev and I invite you to live the fab life with me now!
Episode Links
You can find Dr Kathy Gruver at:
Website: www.thealternativemedicinecabinet.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrKathyGruver4health/
Kathy’s TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abMj0hCGEic
