The Heartwood Treehouse

Nature always seeks balance. And since we are part of nature, when we are balanced, we are at our best. In this episode of the Heartwood Treehouse Podcast, you'll hear why learning to receive is so important to your health and happiness.

Mindfulness teachers, including host Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson, often use the breath and body as mindfulness tools. However, some people find focusing on the breath or body can produce anxiety. In this episode of The Heartwood Treehouse Podcast, you'll learn another way to anchor your attention to help you escape the spin of negative or fearful thinking.

If you're a people pleasure or a chameleon, you might be used to changing who you are to fit into whatever environment you're in. But this shape-shifting ability comes at a cost. Listen in for a practice you can use to return your attention to your own inner voice.

You are not special. Ouch, right? But this can actually be a hugely liberating idea. Many of us were taught we need to strive to be special! To be somebody! To be extraordinary! And that pressure—both internal and external—can be intense. In this episode, host Jacquelyn Fletcher explores this idea to find out where our drive comes from. Do you strive out of fear? Or love because you want to make a difference?

Our bodies let us know in all sorts of ways that they want us to slow down. To notice our lives. To lead with our hearts. But this is hard to do in a culture that values productivity, speed and efficiency at the expense of our own inner knowing. Tune in to this week's Heartwood Treehouse episode to practice tapping in to your body's wisdom so you can create greater alignment and wholeness. Once we start listening, it's miraculous what can shift.