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Are you trying to make a living as a therapist or health practitioner? Self-enquiry is an evolutionary way for you to cultivate bliss and success in your life and therapy work.

This article offers some questions for therapists to ponder so they can start using self-enquiry in their therapy practice to create bliss and success as a therapist. Imagine what it would be like to have a state of mind of deep inner peace and serenity – feeling joyous, content, calm, abundant, centred, grateful, inspired, prosperous, supported, secure, invigorated, carefree, creative, and blessed. Self-enquiry is an approach that helps you to foster a state of mind and a way of life that feels like paradise. And this state of mind can be with you anywhere, anytime, no matter what external situation you face. In other words, it is a portable paradise.

Recognising the ups and downs of working as a therapist, our free eBook “The Therapist’s Portable Paradise” gives practical advice from more than 20 successful therapists about how to make it work as a therapist, how to use self-enquiry in your therapy business practice and how to create a portable paradise.

When we talk about self-enquiry we mean a combination of awareness, inner reflection, self-analysis and self-healing. Deep introspection and self-study helps you become more aware of your doubts, fears, beliefs, emotions, judgements, intentions, motivations and thought patterns.

Some questions to guide your self-enquiry and inner reflection are:

Do I love this work?

Is this really me?

Where do I hide from my pain?

How do I avoid life?

What is my path? Am I following the call of my heart?

Is this my calling/passion?

Is there an undercurrent of wanting or avoiding in my pursuits and actions?

Can I be more creative and dynamic at what I do?

What is my motive for being of service to others?

Am I in a constant state of anxiety; preoccupied; or feeling fear, resentment or sadness?

Am I offering something primarily to make money, feel valuable or useful, build my ego, or avoid emotions driven by fear?

The best way to receive insight about these questions is to sit in a meditative state, ask the question but do not ‘think’ about the answer. Allow the answer to come naturally to you through a feeling, vision, inner wisdom, or realisation.

Over time, with continued self-enquiry, you will notice an internal shift which will help you to remain calm, focused and inspired as you build your therapy practice. There are 10 Actions in our free eBook to support you in using self-enquiry in your everyday life.

James Ketub Golding and Leisa Millar are both holistic therapists and authors, who blend their deep passion for spirituality, health and humanity in their work.

This article is extracted from the free eBook The Therapist’s Portable Paradise – Cultivating bliss and success in your therapy business practice. To download and read this free eBook go to: http://www.thewayofthenaturaltherapist.com/

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The often sad fact is that chemicals are a part of everyday living. They are found in the foods we consume, the air we inhale, and do have very noticeable affect on our body. While it is next to impossible to control the physical things that effect our body, there are several precautions that we can take that lessen the impact chemicals have on us.

Many people think of chemicals we have control over as being something like cigarette smoke that does have a very negative impact on our health and body, but also second-hand smoke that lingers into our personal space and does body damage as well. Smoking is personal choice with some very sobering consequences. Choosing to inhale cancer causing properties such as carcinogens that are found in explosives, rat poison, insect repellent and many other common concoctions in use today have adverse effects on those who do not choose to smoke.

Of course, there are not only chemicals in cigarettes but many that impact the American diet as well. By far two of the biggest consumption chemicals in the U.S. are salt and sugar and these chemicals significantly impact the health of individuals young and old. These chemicals are prevalent throughout most foods in the U.S. and can be attributed to issues with heart problems, high blood pressure, and diabetes.

In addition to these consumption chemicals there is also caffeine which it perhaps one of the biggest chemicals found in the standard American diet. Many people try to stick with decaffeinated beverages but in the end find that the extra boost that they get from caffeine helps them keep up with their very hectic lifestyle, plus many people use caffeine as an appetite suppressant was well. Caffeinated beverages have not only expanded to include sodas, teas, and coffees, but also a wide variety of energy drinks as well as caffeinated alcoholic beverages. The increase of caffeine in the American diet can be attributed to an increase in heart disease and blood pressure issues in addition to a variety of sleep disorders.

Making wiser diet choices must always be on our mind when we decide what we will consume. These choices can and do make a difference in our overall health. You can literally change your overall health and reduce the toxins and poisons you are exposed to everyday, by doing it one bite at a time.

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