Guided Meditation with Karen

ByKaren McAndless-Davis July 11, 2013July 20, 2013

This gentle guided meditation is designed to help you calm your mind and relax your body. It is perfect to do before going to sleep. Please note, if you are in an unsafe situation – physically or emotionally, you should not do this guided meditation as you need to stay alert and vigilant but if you are in a safe place, this meditation may help you let go of some of the stress you are feeling. Thanks to David Bergson for the use of this beautiful calming photo. Let the meditation play, follow the very simple instructions and relax. The meditation fades off in the end to allow you to just go to sleep.

Thoughts on Valentine’s Day

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It is Valentine’s Day. I’ve been listening to the radio on and off all day. The stories are all light and fluffy. The hosts chatter on about love and romance as if this were everyone’s experience. But we know that for lot’s of women love hurts and Valentine’s Day is just one more reminder of…

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How to identify abuse: #4 The Pattern.

ByKaren McAndless-Davis August 27, 2012May 25, 2013

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Why Don’t The 12 Steps Work for Me?

ByKaren McAndless-Davis October 10, 2012May 31, 2013

If you have found a treatment program that is a good match for you as you seek support we do not want to say anything that would undermine that support. But if you have tried a treatment program, that is based on the 12 Steps, and you have found yourself uncomfortable with parts of it….

Is My Problem Low Self-Esteem?

ByKaren McAndless-Davis September 15, 2012June 2, 2013

Some women who are abused by their partners wonder if the problem is low self-esteem. A woman may wonder if this is why she has “put up with abuse” for so long; because she did not think she deserved better. No one, independently, develops a solid sense of self. Humans are, by nature, social beings….

2 Comments

Rev. Rebecca Hunter says:

August 10, 2013 at 11:13 am

Where can I purchase meditation tapes or DVDs
Karen says:

August 10, 2013 at 11:20 am

I have not found a good place to purchase meditation tapes or dvds which is what motivated me to create this one :)

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