by Yvette Erasmus | Mar 28, 2017 | Slowing Down, NVC, Communication, presence
I am in Mexico as I write this, enjoying the sun, the breeze, the sand … looking forward to a week of downtime and unplugging (after I get this out to all of you!).I seriously resist slowing down and downshifting, but when I finally do, it’s sooooo...
by Yvette Erasmus | Sep 19, 2016 | Reactivity, Shadow Work, Relationships, Suffering, Connection, Slowing Down
Last week, I was casually telling some people about a time when a perspective shifted in my life and suddenly found myself choked up with tears and pain. My first thoughts: Damn. Not here. Not now.I was with a group of relative strangers, doing task-related,...
by Yvette Erasmus | Sep 12, 2016 | Connection, presence, Slowing Down, Listening
As I write this, I am sitting in at a resort in Nova Scotia listening to the ocean waves gently lapping at the rocks outside. The first day of intensive training in Integral Facilitation has been unexpectedly powerful for me: you know it’s a good training when you are...
by Yvette Erasmus | Aug 23, 2016 | Self-sabotage, Slowing Down, Compassion, Communication, Reactivity, NVC, Dialogue, Relationships, Universal Human Needs, Empowerment
This week I have the pleasure of responding directly to a question that someone recently sent me: I was recently having a conversation with my sister about how to gracefully bow out of a situation when we know we need to give ourselves time to re-energize.I...
by Yvette Erasmus | Aug 9, 2016 | NVC, Communication, Universal Human Needs, Empowerment, Slowing Down, Compassion
Some days, I am simply not ready to be a grown-up. At all.Waking up with anxiety recently, I buried myself deeper into bed.Free floating thoughts about finances, major life decisions, relationships, and a harsh critical voice pointing out all my failings and failures...
by Yvette Erasmus | Jun 14, 2016 | Connection, presence, Slowing Down
Yesterday I dropped off my daughter at summer tennis lessons, went to pay the fee, and found out that I would be charged a $45 surcharge each month because I wasn’t a resident of this particular suburb. I impulsively blurted out with irritation, “Oh Shit, you must be...
