Humble Warrior pose teaches us there is strength in surrender. Courage is required to rest our defenses and show up vulnerable to the world, to our experiences, and to our relationships with loving grace - a heart-centered trust that when we stand rooted in our values and our mission, then our unique gifts will align [...]
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Therapy While Walking on the Trails
Want to take a walk? Contact Meg to get started with Walk and Talk Therapy. 706-372-1772 or email therapy@meghanharbin.com Even though it's nearly May in Georgia, the air was cool and damp, thick with mossy scents of forest and mud. A large woodpecker kept pace with me, and a family of deer scampered across my [...]
Nature is Congratulation
Sometimes, as she sat here, she imagined herself as her own distant ancestor: One step ahead of something large and hungry, she had leaped into branches and shinnied up a tall tree. At these times she looked out over the rooftops toward the sea, but did not, she said, see the cityscape. She saw savanna—the rolling, [...]
Healing with Yoga
Wondering how yoga can help? Often chalked up to "just a bunch of stretching," this powerful practice is often underrated in its ability to heal. Yoga is not just a form of exercise, but rather a spiritual practice with a physical fitness component, harboring incredible transformative qualities for practitioners. David Emerson recognized that yoga could [...]
New Year for Positive Growth
As we ring in the new year with resolutions to eat better, exercise more, and generally adopt habits to better serve us, I want to support you in your goal for greater growth. Beginning now through January 31, counseling packages are available for a discounted rate. Register for 8 sessions for the price of 4! [...]
Getting to the Best of You
"There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self." ~Aldous Huxley To own and operate my own practice, to provide therapy to those in need for the pure sake of growth and transformation has been a dream of mine since adolescence. I have worked for years, [...]
Four Reasons Why You’ll Want to Practice Mindfulness
Mindfulness has gotten a lot of buzz lately for all its benefits, but it is a practice that has been around for a very long time. To name a few, benefits of mindfulness include increased focus and concentration, a sense of peace and calmness, less reactivity, improved memory, lower blood pressure, and greater over all [...]
OH! The Thinks You Can Think: A Brief Intro to CBT
When working with clients who experience a moderate level of anxiety, I often blend mindfulness based stress reduction with cognitive behavioral therapy. Anxiety affects the body physically as well as mentally. Think about it. Can you recall a time you felt anxious about something? A test, a performance, seeing a friend, a first date, speaking [...]
What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness. What does it mean to be mindful? What does it mean to be present? In a time where so many things are constantly vying for our attention - and not simply the plethora of incoming stimuli tugging at our physical senses, but also the many demands and obligations and memories and plans and worries [...]