by Shandra LaMotte | Dec 12, 2021 | happiness, Personal Transformation Stories
I want to talk about something that I know a lot of us on the personal growth and transformation journey are struggling with, and that is self-compassion. This is something that many of us want more of in our lives, but we don’t know how to achieve that. Part of the...
by Shandra LaMotte | Nov 8, 2021 | Meditation
At the end of 2016, I had been basically certified to lead COR Woman, but there was one more requirement left: that I attend a 5 day silent retreat to deepen my own personal growth journey. I needed to improve my ability to hold space for others in a workshop, to be...
by Shandra LaMotte | Feb 8, 2021 | Growth, happiness, Meditation, personal growth
From a global pandemic to racial and social turmoil, financial problems to divisions between family members and members of the country, the last year has been very difficult at all levels: socially, spiritually, mentally, and even physically. It can be tempting to try...
by Shandra LaMotte | Dec 11, 2020 | confidence, for men
Purpose is a very abstract and elusive concept. What does it mean to have a purpose? Are we born with it, or is it created? How do we know when we’re living in alignment with our purpose? And most importantly, what can we do to live more purposeful lives? These are...
by Shandra LaMotte | Oct 15, 2020 | Emotions, personal growth, Relationships
All human beings have many different aspects of shadow in themselves. As we go from baby to child to teen to adult, we hit bumps along the way. The way we cope with tough moments, or the times we aren’t deeply recognized, is to build unconscious defenses— our survival...
