Healing Archives ~ Kathleen M. Flanagan

How Kind Are You to Yourself on the Hard Days?

Posted on January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 by Kathleen Flanagan

Today I want to talk about how to have a winning day even when we’re in the trenches. We have work, family, all the day to day chores necessary to keep your life moving.

You might have elderly parents you’re taking care of or a sick child. Every one of us faces challenges big and small on a daily basis. We are living in the trenches.

Some days we wonder if we going to make it because of all the challenges that come up.

What I recommend to make life a little easier and feel like you are still winning is to be kind and […]

Why You Need To Create Sufficient Time For Fun In Your Life

Posted on January 7, 2019January 14, 2019 by Kathleen Flanagan

To start the new year right, I want to talk about something that we don’t place enough importance on – creating sufficient time for fun in your life.

It’s counter intuitive, but the most successful people in the world know the importance of building fun and relaxation into their schedule.

A tip I want to give you that can help you create this space is to take 30 minutes to write down five things that are fun for you. Then carve out 30 minutes in your schedule for the next 5 days to do those activities.

When you’re having fun the world seems […]

A Candle Exercise to Quiet Your Mind

Posted on December 31, 2018December 31, 2018 by Kathleen Flanagan

Do you sometimes struggle with too many thoughts or have trouble falling asleep?

Lots of people do and it can be exhausting.

It’s always good to do this right before you go to bed because it really does quiet the mind so you can actually fall asleep.

To get started, you’ll need a candle, some matches, a timer, and a piece of paper and pencil.

I want you to go to a quiet place where you can shut off all distractions.

Turn off your cell phone, TV and make sure the kids are down for the night.

Watch the video to learn how to quiet your […]

A Healing Technique to Enlarge Your Circle of Light

Posted on December 24, 2018December 28, 2018 by Kathleen Flanagan

Tired of feeling stuck with pain that won’t go away?

Here’s an exciting new exercise to expand your light and experience healing!

It’s called The Circle of Light. Do you know your light is the essence of who you are?

I used this technique once when I was suffering from a migraine. The pain dissipated because it had nothing to grab onto too. Amazing!

We’re going to expand your light for you to heal yourself and others.

First we are going to expand your Light. Close your eyes, inhale through your nose, and exhale through your mouth 3 times.

Next, I want you to […]

How to Quiet Your Mind

Posted on December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 by Kathleen Flanagan

I’d like to share a tip on how you can quiet your mind.

This tip is borrowed from “contemplative prayer” introduced by the Catholic Church many years ago.

When you want to quiet your mind, visualize that you’re on a rowboat in a peaceful, quiet, and tranquil place. You’re bobbing along in the rowboat. A thought comes up, instead of getting upset with yourself, change it to a fish. Observe the fish approaching the boat, and then swimming away.

The thought is there to distract you. The more fish you see, the more mind chatter you have!

This is how you’re supposed to handle […]

Overcome Fear: Make an Appointment

Posted on November 5, 2018January 9, 2019 by Kathleen Flanagan

Having Difficulty Overcoming Fear?

It’s a fact, we all have fear, and there’s simply no way to get rid of your fears.

Fear is a protection mechanism that is designed to protect us when we step outside of our comfort zone. Our ego’s job is to protect us. When ego experiences something that it does not know or is not comfortable with, for example, change, it becomes fearful.

When we are making changes in our lives, whether it’s by our own choice or the Universe, we experience fear.

A Technique to Overcome Fear

I have learned a technique to overcome fear that is unique and very […]

Heal Your Body; Talk To It

Posted on October 1, 2018November 16, 2018 by Kathleen Flanagan

Something that I learned a long time ago, and it took a long time to learn it ~ I use to be a migraine sufferer. Since then I’ve stopped getting them, but would like to share a simple but effective technique that might help you to heal your body.

I dealt with migraines where I was debilitated for days and I would do all sorts of things to get rid of them. I learned that the causes ranged from hormones, to foods, to chocolate. It was important to me to address all of these things in order to heal my body […]

Change Your Thoughts Change Your Life

Posted on July 30, 2018December 20, 2018 by Kathleen Flanagan

Change your thoughts change your life. So long as we are living a life by default, nothing will ever change.

We must change our thoughts to activate change in our lives.

We live in a world where we don’t truly know what we want, but most of the time we know what we don’t want.

What do you want out of life?

When you identify what you DO WANT, then your emotions help to start moving you in that direction.

In order to change your life, you must change your thoughts.

You need to sit down, be quiet and go into that childlike state to rediscover your […]

Meditation Technique

Posted on July 16, 2018December 20, 2018 by Kathleen Flanagan

I learned this meditation technique years ago and really enjoyed it. I found that it allowed me to quiet my mind and took me into a deep sense of meditation. The vibration was amazing.

Basically what you want to do is hum to yourself.

“Soooo” on the inbreath and
“Hummm” on the outbreath.

What happens is you go into a deep state of mediation because you are focused on humming the words “so” and “ hum”, that you are not distracted and it allows your mind to quiet.

If you do have a thought it is barely, if at all, noticeable.

Another thing with this meditation […]

Overcoming Fear: Make an Appointment

Posted on July 3, 2018December 20, 2018 by Kathleen Flanagan

Having Difficulty Overcoming Fear?

It’s a fact, we all have fear, and there’s simply no way to get rid of your fears.

When we are making changes in our lives, whether it’s by our own choice, or the Universe, we experience fear.

A Technique to Overcome Fear

I have learned a technique to overcome fear that is unique and […]