by Sheri Gompelman, Brisbane, Australia
Before we discover beauty we need to feel what it is. Or feel what it is not.
Beauty is not comparing ourselves to others, magazine images, celebrities or role models. Continue reading “The Truth About Beauty – We Are Enough”
by Shevon Simon, UK
Small changes in the workplace and no more tears at the toilet!
I stopped working long hours, which left me feeling exhausted. I began to notice when my body would feel that it had come to a place of ‘enough’ work and slowly, slowly I chose to listen to this and stop working, rather than push through. This left me with more space in the evenings to be with myself rather than driving myself with work. As a result I felt more vital on the following day and consequently, more productive in lesser hours – a ‘win win’ situation for myself, my organisation, my clients and my colleagues! Continue reading “My Dream Job as a Bra Advisor – Reflections on Working in the Service Industry”
by Cherise Holt, Nurse, Australia
When you look in the mirror what do you see?
Do you scour the blemishes and subtle creases of your face, the way your hair has been groomed to best cover your regrowth and portray your best appearance and the multitude of imperfections from your head to your toes?
Or, do you see and feel the beauty of a woman gazing tenderly back at you? Continue reading “Beautiful Woman Looking Back at Me”
by Luz Helena Hincapie, 35 years, BA Architect, Colombia, South America
Something changed when I started attending Universal Medicine courses, and in particular, when I heard about the Esoteric Breast Massage (EBM). I remember I felt something unusually special, for some reason I didn’t feel suspicious or think it was strange, I felt I just wanted to find out more, and I did. Continue reading “Learning to Love Myself Through My Breasts – Discovering the Esoteric Breast Massage”
by Luz Helena Hincapie, 35 years, BA Architect, Colombia, South America
When I started writing this article, I found many other women were expressing their experiences with their breasts. It felt as if we were all connected at this time, and that the topic was ‘in the air’. It felt timely and confirming. I would like to share my own experience with my breasts, especially since I allowed myself to acknowledge and connect back to them. I am amazed at how much we as women can learn from our breasts. Continue reading “Learning to Love Myself Through My Breasts – The Early Years of Shame”
by Kate Greenaway, Physiotherapist, Australia
Over the last 6 years I have been having Esoteric Breast Massages (EBM) from different fully qualified and trained practitioners with Universal Medicine. This is a wonderfully supportive and nurturing healing modality which has helped me let go of many old restrictive beliefs around what it is to be a woman and especially, a menopausal woman. Continue reading “From Revulsion to Celebration and the wonders of the Esoteric Breast Massage”
by Shevon Simon, UK
From a very young age I’ve always wanted to serve. Serve humanity and help. I couldn’t wait to work, not only for the financial gain but to put my skills and willingness to the test. I began my first job at 16 in a shoe shop. I did well, as I always wanted to provide people with the best experience. I was honest, never sold them anything they didn’t really want just to get a sale, and I was one of the top sales people. I was soon inspired to move onto a company who paid their staff more and treated them better. Continue reading “My Dream Job as a Bra Advisor – Reflections on Nurturing in the Service Industry”
by Linda, Brisbane, Australia
After reading Rachel Mascord’s inspirational post, LOVE – falling in love with my own hair, I felt to write about my own experience.
I lost most of my hair several years ago with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and Androgenic Alopecia. PCOS is a complex hormone disorder that may be defined by symptoms such as irregular or absent periods, acne, hair loss, hirsutism, insulin resistance (diabetes) and fertility issues. Women diagnosed with PCOS can present with a unique combination of symptoms at varying levels of severity. Continue reading “My Experience with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Hair Loss and Wig Shopping”
With my experiences of the Esoteric Breast Massages well established in my life now, at age 38, I am continually deepening my connection with my breasts.
I was in the shower the other morning, washing my body. When I began to wash my breasts I felt the gorgeousness of them and I realised how much they had changed. How much I had changed with them. I was handling them with such tenderness and respect, naturally, without thinking about it first. I was just doing it naturally. In this moment I realised ‘I love them’!! Wow! I love my breasts!
I feel such a deep respect for myself as a woman in these moments, and my breasts are part of my being a woman.
I have a lot to uncover in relation to deepening my understanding of being a woman in today’s world and I appreciate the assistance my breasts give me with this unfoldment.
Unlike when I was 12 and my breasts were sore, I am now prepared to go deeper to find out what my breasts are telling me when they are feeling painful and tender to the touch.
At these times I have a choice whether to ignore what is happening in my body and write it off to ‘hormones’ or I can choose to… Continue reading “My Relationship with my Breasts Deepens (Breast Trilogy – Part 3)”
From the time I started to develop breasts when I was 12, until I was in my 30s, my relationship with my breasts was like most other woman around me. I shared my experience in my last article titled ‘My Relationship with my Breasts.’
In my 30s I became pregnant and the first physical sign of pregnancy for me was my breasts increased in size. During pregnancy they increased slowly, and by the time my milk came in after birth they were just HUGE.
Now it was time to breastfeed.
I had heard lovely stories about the beauty of breastfeeding and so I looked forward to the amazingness of it all.
Sadly, breastfeeding for me was not fun… it hurt – it hurt a lot. Every time my daughter latched on I hit the roof. My nipples were so sensitive! I had plenty of milk so I thought ‘if I could, I should’, so I persevered, gritting my teeth every time I breastfed. I consulted experts and we were both deemed to be doing all the right things, but the sensitivity in my nipples never went away.
When my daughter was 4 months old a friend thought that Esoteric Breast Massages (EBMs) might be helpful for me, and she referred me to someone she had seen in Byron Bay, NSW.
I had two EBMs in a week and I learned a whole lot about my connection, or more accurately my dis-connection, to my breasts.
It was HUGE. Continue reading “My Relationship with My Breasts Changes (Breast Trilogy – Part 2)”
