7 Strategies for Reconnecting with Yourself with Pamela Pannifex.
Life is a long journey. Everyone gets lost at various points along the way.
The problem with getting lost is that we don’t realize we are lost because we’ve gone numb. We’re still living and loving but we’re doing it “asleep” from our own innate wisdom and soul.
Then one day we realise we’re lost and we start trying to reconnect. It’s frustrating if we can’t find what we are looking for.
The following 7 strategies have made the process easier for many of the clients who have shared their journeys with me. Maybe they will help you find yourself too.
1 Get rid of negative self-talk
Be kind. Be grateful. Be forgiving. Regard yourself the same way you would regard someone else: someone you dearly love and cherish.
2 Connect with nature
Get your hands into the soil, your feet into the ocean, your face into the sunshine. Take yourself outside and surround yourself with the sights, sounds, smalls and sensations of nature at her best.
3 Listen to music
Create your own personal playlist of songs that speak directly to your own soul by connecting you to positive memories and feelings from times when you’ve been most “awake”.
4 Be creative
Cook, draw, paint, write, weave, dance, sing. Whatever your thing, create something. Do it well or do it badly, but do it just for the joy of doing it.
5 Have bodywork
Hand over your body to a bodywork therapist skilled in generating positive energy through physical touch. Kahuna bodywork is perfect. Set an intention. Surrender. Breathe.
6 Speak with someone curious
Find someone who is skilled at active listening and who knows how to “hold a space” for you and who asks questions that encourage you to explore stuff that’s new.
7 Fast and cleanse
Take a break from your usual diet. Do a short juice fast. Take a break from alcohol and whatever other substances you’ve been relying on to get by, and listen bravely to whatever arises instead.
Pamela Pannifex is the founder of Sunshine Holistic Counselling. She is a psychotherapist and relationship specialist who has been helping people find solutions to personal and relationship problems for over 20 years. Contact Pamela 5445 2928