A Jolt of Joan Journal: WAKE UP! 52 doses of inspiration to help you claim your true self The Journal is BEAUTIFUL and can be started at any time of year. It is not dated. Audio files will be available for download to listen to as you journal each week. I will let you [...]
A NEW Day! While the saying, “It’s a new day” may be trite don’t let that prevent you from embracing its riches. When you wake what at do you expect of the day? Your expectation is like a pair of binoculars. It limits what you can see. Is it time to widen the lens to [...]
Find your FLOW? Each of us experiences flow in unique ways, pattern of energy, much like different types of neurons. Bursting neurons fire in a rapid rhythmic frequency firing of two, three or four spikes (action potentials) followed by periods of silence. Tonic neurons fire consistently rather than in bursts. They also require resting periods [...]
The Holiday Brain? Bring a THEME to your holidays! Listen to Joan’s interview on KUVO Friday Nov. 29, 2013 […]
The Point of Stillness by Joan C King In the midst of activity there is a point of stillness within where ALL IS WELL! The call to rest in that place from time to time remains with me. HERE is where I let go of demands I place on myself OR internalize others' expectations. [...]
"On the edge of uncertainty?" Threatened with uncertainty, many respond by seeking the safety of certainty. In so doing, however, we give up lingering in the void of possibilities that underlies uncertainty. In clutching the edge of uncertainty, fearing to soar into its darkness, what do we lose? The social psychologist and author of “Escape [...]
Becoming...? The transformation of the earliest form of the nervous system as a tube to the complicated structure of the adult is nothing less than amazing. Neurons, the cells of the nervous system, born in the rudimentary tube must develop and migrate as the tube transforms to find their appropriate place in the nervous system. [...]
Calm in the middle of Chaos Chaos follows adversity. We might experience shock, dismay, a sense of being buffeted about, a loss of control. Though unpleasant, some misfortune will enter our human lives. How do we navigate it in a way that allows us to stay afloat? William James, the father of modern psychology tells [...]
Don't miss tonight's event: September 18, 2013 Create your NEW Story: Committed people on your team - you do not have to do it alone. Participate from ANYWHERE - 1.5 hr interactive program with author Joan C. King Register at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/joan-c-king Watch the program LIVE and text in your questions! 4:30 pm Pacific [...]
Flooding in Colorado This is the scene in Buckhorn Canyon, next canyon to the west of our canyon - Redstone Canyon. There are no floods around our home! Two roads in our canyon were flooded. We received a reverse 911 call Thurs – to either evacuate or stay put for days. I chose to stay [...]