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How to Care for Yourself Emotionally During the Holiday Season

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, healing, Mind, Mind-Mental Health, spiritual healing2 Comments

The holiday season has a way of magnifying our inner worlds. For some, the end of year holiday arrives wrapped in excitement, warmth, and connection. For others, it presses on tender places like grief, loneliness, exhaustion, financial stress, or the simple weight of trying to “feel festive” when that isn’t how the heart actually feels.

If you are struggling this holiday season, know this: your experience is valid, your emotions are valid, and you don’t need to meet the season with anything more than honesty and gentleness.

Here are a few gentle ways to truly care for yourself emotionally during the stressful holiday season…

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Simple Gratitude Practices to Raise Your Vibration

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, healing, Mind, Mind-Mental Health, spiritual healing2 Comments

“May the gratitude in my heart kiss all the universe.” ~ Hafiz

Gratitude can mean many things to many people, but in its simplistic essence it means “being thankful”. It’s developing the attitude of gratitude for everything in our life. Big or small. Good or bad.

All great spiritual masters, thought leaders, successful entrepreneur etc. have emphasised the need to live in gratitude for true success. For when we can’t appreciate what we have, how can we appriciate what is going to come to us. We will be too blinded by the negativity, to even notice a blessing/opportunity, even if its right under our nose.

While we all understand this meaning of gratitude, do we really imbibe it in our life?

I personally believe in the power of gratitude and more so in the power of having a daily gratitude practice. The first step in healing all past pain and trauma begins with gratitude. Vibrationally, as we are all energy beings, Love & Gratitude top the list of emotions that have the highest vibration. There has been research done by the likes of Louise Hay, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Dr. Bruce Lipton, Deepak Chopra etc. on the targetted benefits of practicing gratitude daily on mind-body-soul.

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The Light Within the Wound: 5 Rumi Quotes for Spiritual Growth

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, healing, Mind, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection, spiritual healing15 Comments

Rumi’s words have stirred something sacred and tender within us for centuries and still continue to do so. That deep longing to return to the truth of who we are. His poetry speaks not only to mystics but to every soul navigating the complexities of being human.

I began reading Rumi’s poetry when I was 12 years old, because my dad’s book case was full of Rumi, Gibran and many more. I still remember my dad asking me if I understood anything when he found me reading Rumi’s poetry. I promptly responded saying, “No dad, but its very calming to read. It feels like the waves feel at the beach.” He smiled and said, “You get it and you’ll keep getting it. Read on!”

I often find that Rumi’s wisdom bridges the gap between therapy and transcendence. His verses guide us through the very human processes of pain, transformation, and awakening.

Below are five of my most loved quotes by Rumi, explored through the lens of both psychology and spirituality, an invitation to see how these teachings can illuminate your path of inner growth as they have mine ❤

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