| Get
Your Individual Regimen through an Emotional
Workout
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INDIVIDUAL
GROWTH WORK
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Just
like with the Relationships,
Grief, Trauma,
and Group counseling, I use an
integration of holistic and traditional concepts, methods,
and practices.
I
am confident that if you choose to do growth work with me,
you will see and experience shifts and movement. My belief
about humans is that everyone (1)
has the strength and power they need inside of them and,
through our work together, it can be revealed.
My
personal and professional experience has undoubtedly resulted
in powerful and permanent growth.
Whatever
your imbalance is, the goal of the individual therapy is
GROWTH & EMPOWERMENT. Whether it is anxiety, depression,
addiction, heartache, low sense of self, etc. - we will
work as a team to get very clear on what is happening inside
of you, get specific on your goals and desires, and then
develop a specific regimen designed just for what you need.
Essentially creating your own emotional workout...
GETTING
YOUR DAILY Emotional Workout (2)
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What
is an Emotional Workout?
Emotional
Workout is an internal growth process based on the integration
of traditional and holistic ideas and methods, with the
goal to create an emotional regimen customized for each
individual - one that looks at the whole person in an assertive,
compassionate, logical way.
The
traditional ideas and methods are based on the various
parts of Psychodynamic, Humanistic, and Marriage & Family
therapies.
The
holistic ideas and methods are based on Dr. Barry Green's
5 Stages of Healing, as well
as the Wheel of Life theories,
both of which viewing the person as a whole (physically,
emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and socially).
Dr.
Green's 5 Stages of Healing is an incredibly powerful process
that enables individuals to experience significant shifts
- it has brought tremendous healing to many, many people
throughout the years and there is very little known about
a healing that goes to a deeper level. Just like with many,
many traditional theories, the focus is on releasing irrational/dysfunctional
learnings, and replacing with more rational and functional
ones.
What
makes the 5 Stages process deeper is the unique incorporation
of using the body, voice, and emotions to make these shifts.
Having experienced this as a practitioner and a client -
this process is dynamic, energetic, and spiritual - sincerely
allowing individuals to move out negative and faulty energy
in a powerful and effective way.
Incorporated
throughout this process is the idea of GETTING GROUNDED
as a whole person. Grounding is to your emotional structure
what stretching is for your physical structure. It is
needed daily, to ensure that the mind and emotions are being
acknowledged, maintained, and sustained in the most healthy,
effective way.
This
can be done through various body modalities, including yogic
pranayama breathing exercises, Qi Qong, and T'ai Chi. This
is also done through various mental and emotional exercises,
with the focus on getting very specific with one's needs,
wants, resources, and abilities - to truly know and feel
"grounded" in one's self in all aspects of life. Through
these body-mind exercises, individuals learn basic and deeper
ideas of feeling GROUNDED: from communication skills to
practicing how to be in - and savor - each moment.
The
theories of the Wheel of Life
allow each individual to identify and understand how they
take care of themselves in each major aspect of life. Once
this is clear, they can identify what has caused them to
neglect themselves in these areas, and set short and long-term
goals in order to make desired shifts.
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With
all that the Emotional Workout encompasses, individuals
are able to experience both immediate and enduring results
- just like with a physical workout.
The
goal is to get to the core of the emotion, which is usually
centered around major life patterns, beliefs, and stories.
As the Emotional Workout continues, the client's
inner self strengthens as he or she gets to the deepest
level of awareness - focusing on shfiting from FEAR, DENIAL
and unawareness to UNDERSTANDING WHY, and then to the ultimate
place of ACTION.
Through
their Emotional Workout, each individual is able
to connect to the exercises and tools that work for them,
and take the necessary action for change.
This
has shown itself to be effective with individuals, couples,
and all relationships. The idea is that if each individual
recognizes their emotional needs and learns how to take
care of them it could change the way that individuals interact
with each other overall. It could:
- Minimize conflict
- Minimize taking negative feelings out on each other
- Increase communication
- Enable deeper understanding
I
created the Emotional Workout for two significant
reasons:
1. To
provide a regimen that focuses on nurturing and acknowledging
our WHOLE self on a daily basis.
Millions
of individuals focus on their body everyday - going to the
gym, "working out" - but they ignore their emotions. Throughout
each person's day emotions build up that never get cycled
out of the body. Hence, they build up and build up until,
unknowingly "stress", "tension", "anxiety", "depression",
etc. is created.
Emotions
need to be cycled out (3).
If they remain in the body, this stress, tension, anxiety,
etc. can cause physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and
social problems. Having a daily regimen - an Emotional
Workout - allows individuals to sustain a more balanced
and grounded emotional state, which in turn, will affect
all aspects of their lives.
2. We
are all different beings, made up of different life stories,
schemas, perceptions, and beliefs that are based on what
we learned about life.
Therefore,
there is no cookie-cutter regimen for everyone - each person
needs to be considered in his or her differences and truly
connect to what type of Emotional Workout best fits
them.
Cost:
first session is always free*
Starts at $95 per hourly session, and is based on a sliding
scale.
Package Discounts:
$5 off per session if you purchase 5 upfront ($25 discount)
$10 off per session if you purchase 10 upfront ($100 discount)
*If you purchase a package and choose not to complete
your sessions, you will be refunded minus the difference
of the full session fee of the agreed upon hourly fee.
(credit cards, cash, and/or checks accepted)
Most PPO and POS insurance taken as an out-of-network provider.
*Please
don't let cost ever stop you from taking care of your needs.
Everything is doable! Just contact
me and if we cannot find synergy, I will provide you with
alternative resources.
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Created
by Aimee Zakrewski in 2006, it is not an entirely unique
notion in that throughout history individuals around the
world have seen the need and the benefits of taking care
of your emotions.
What does make this approach to therapy and growth unique
is the integration of traditional and alternative teachings
and experiences to create a therapy that truly works.
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(1)The
only symptoms that I have personally found through my practice
where this methodology is challenged is with Personality
Disorders.
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(2)
Emotional Workout ©
2006 is an original theory created by Aimee Zakrewski and
has been filed with the United States Copyright Office in
combination with the following:
Level of Awareness Stick Figure* ©
2005 Aimee Zakrewski
(3) Cycling out the Emotion** © 2006 Aimee Zakrewski |
