Why Isolation Sucks
This week's video is something that we've never done before.
Let me back up a minute.
There is a Voice inside of me that I've been getting to know over the past few years. It is clear and specific, and when it speaks, I stop what I am doing and I listen. And I obey.
(and when I d...
by Dr. Saira β
Feb 07, 2025
connection
mindfulness practices
relationship
Socks and Plants: A Personal Story
In this week's video I tell a personal story about how one small change may have saved my daughter's birthday breakfast, so check that out for the juicy details!
On the same theme, what I want to share in this newsletter is my journey from Master-Controller to Zen-Plant-Lady.
One...
by Dr. Saira β
Jan 31, 2025
adaptation
control
Showing Up As We Are
This week's video is about going from emotional numbing and supression to emotional mastery, and it's totally worth the watch.Β
But today's newletter is about what happened before and after I recorded this video.Β
It's about showing up exactly as we are.
I woke up yesterday morni...
by Dr. Saira β
Jan 24, 2025
adaptations
emotional mastery
A Story of Melting Walls
When I think of isolation, I picture a remote cabin in the back-woods somewhere where the only light source is a kerosene lamp.
Either that, or a monk on a mountain.
My husband would be quite happy as that monk on a mountain (and now that we actually live on a mountain and he is ...
by Dr. Saira β
Jan 17, 2025
expansion
New Year, Big Changes
Every week, I record a video to go out with the newsletter. This week's video was different than most weeks because I cried a little.Β
Well, to be honest, it was more like a medium amount.
So what was it that could move me to tears that I would want to share with the world, you a...
by Dr. Saira β
Jan 10, 2025
authenticity
change
transformation
What's with the People-Pleasing?
On a countertop near the kitchen we have a countdown-to-Christmas trinket. It's a little rustic wooden box with a Santa and a tree on top and numbers that you change each day to show how many days are left till Christmas.Β
In years passed, as I watched that number get smaller and...
by Dr. Saira β
Dec 20, 2024
Judgement or Love? Your choice.
This week, something really special happened in The Expansion Project community. This is an online gathering space where people who are drawnΒ to exploring the cutting edge of consciousness come together to share ideas, test theories, and get support in the day-to-day ups and dow...
by Dr. Saira β
Dec 13, 2024
A New Take on Trauma
Last week, I put it all out there.
In this very newsletter I talked about the limitations in mainstream psychology and the need for spirituality and community to be part of the conversation about what we need for true transformation.
And then I went into the real world.
Day after...
by Dr. Saira β
Dec 06, 2024
healing
trauma
The Problem with Psychology
Have you ever wondered why with more trained professionals than any other time in human history, we still haven't been able to solve the mental health crisis? In this week's video, we explore the two key elements that are missing in mainstream psychology: community and spirituality.
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by Dr. Saira β
Nov 29, 2024
consciousness
psychology
Is Your Agenda Getting in the Way?
Who's sitting down at your table?
As the Thanksgiving weekend approaches in Canada, my mind goes back to all those gatherings around the table. This week's video explores the difference between setting an intention and having an agenda, and how these two approaches influence our ...
by Dr. Saira β
Nov 29, 2024
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