Emotional Wellbeing
From the very moment of our birth, we are taught to look outside of ourselves for happiness and fulfillment. We have been conditioned to believe that in order to be happy we must accomplish, acquire and succeed. We learn quickly that our very sense of self comes from external circumstances — from positions, possessions and power. As we grow older we realize that no amount of money, status, material possessions or love from another individual can satisfy the longing we all seek to fill. Even if these commodities do provide temporary respite, they are fleeting and certain to fade with time. To gain true emotional freedom, we must learn to look within.
What are emotions?
Emotions are energy in motion. While emotions can sometimes feel permanent, energy has a unique capacity to be moved, tansformed and released. This is why it’s so imperative we learn skills for working with our emotions — so that we can process and release emotional toxicity from past experiences.
Emotions are derived directly from needs. When our needs are met, we experience a sense of tranquility and wellbeing that pervades every moment. When our needs are not met, we experience feelings of fear, anger, pain and sadness. If these emotions are repressed, their energetic residue is stored in the body, resulting in more chronic feelings of depression, anxiety, guilt or hostility.
Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet need.
- Marshall Rosenberg
When we carry repressed negative emotions with us, the flow of energy becomes static, and both our health and present relationships can suffer. We may find ourselves projecting old patterns and beliefs onto people we love, allowing past emotional imprinting to create separation and dissonance in our present relationships. Learning to work skillfully with your emotions will allow you to release the energy of the past and create space for more joy and fulfillment in your life.
Trista’s Approach
Trista has helped hundreds of people move through their own journey from past experiences (death of loved ones, childhood abuse, betrayal and limiting beliefs), into a place of emotional freedom they never realized was available to them. Her one-on-one coaching sessions, classes, workshops on emotional wellbeing are inspired by a unique five-step approach developed by Chopra Center co-founder David Simon, M.D, as well as Michael Brown’s 10-week course called The Presence Process. Her warmth and empathic guidance creates a safe and nurturing environment for you to explore, journey through, and finally break free from the emotional burden of your past.
If you are willing to look at the story behind your illness, release the toxic emotions you’ve been carrying, and begin thinking and doing things differently, healing and transformation will occur.
- David Simon, M.D.
Trista’s unique approach to emotional integration and wellbeing is a convergence of many practices — from conscious communication, to somatic psychology, to yoga and meditation. You will learn not only how to process and integrate past experiences and traumas, you will gain skills for more consciously and compassionately communicating with others, allowing you to experience happier, healthier, relationships. Whether you’ve recently experienced a difficult loss, grief, or you’ve been carrying the weight of emotional wounds for years, Trista can help you find more freedom, joy, and fulfillment in your relationship with yourself and others, and in your life.
Contact Trista Thorp Today!
To schedule your private coaching sessions, please fill out the contact form. For long distance clients, Trista can travel directly to your home or business, and she even teaches classes through Skype sessions.