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Embracing Wellness in 2025 - Here are some of the Best Practices for a Mindful New Year
As we step into a new year, it’s the perfect time to focus on intentions that nurture both our mental and physical health.
Ali Astrid Moto
Dec 30, 20243 min read
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Shame is Your Body's Way of Responding When You Feel Overwhelmed
Shame is Your Body's Way of Responding When You Feel Overwhelmed
Ali Astrid Moto
Aug 13, 20242 min read
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Grasping the Essence of a Resilient Nervous System
The foundation of our well-being and adaptability in a dynamic world rests upon the resilience of our nervous system. It is the...
Ali Astrid Moto
Feb 19, 20247 min read
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Looking for Evidence - Navigating the minds stories: Unveiling Truth & Clarity
Hey there, fellow explorers of the mind! Today, let's embark on a fascinating journey into the intricate world of storytelling that...
Ali Astrid Moto
Jan 8, 20242 min read
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Nourishing the Mind: Exploring the Brain-Gut Connection with Dr. Lisa Goehler's "Food for Thought"
In the realm of health and wellness, we often focus on isolated aspects of our well-being – diet, exercise, and mental health. However,...
Ali Astrid Moto
Dec 11, 20234 min read
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Unraveling the Intricacies of Nervous System Regulation: A Journey into Balance
The nervous system, a complex network of cells and fibers, serves as the communication highway of the body, transmitting signals and ...
Ali Astrid Moto
Aug 10, 20233 min read
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Ketamine Therapy - what is it, how it works, and how it can be of benefit
Ketamine , has become a buzz word in therapy today. When people find out what it is, an anesthetic medication, they can become fearful...
Ali Astrid Moto
Jun 2, 20233 min read
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Resetting Our Nervous System
This is a discussion from Dr. Peter Levine and the National Institute for Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine, and my input. Dr....
Ali Astrid Moto
Feb 5, 20234 min read
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Our Brain and Our Experiences: they are interconnected
The mind is created within the interaction of internal neurophysiology's processes and interpersonal experiences." - Dr. Daniel J. Siegel...
Ali Astrid Moto
Jan 27, 20235 min read
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What is EMDR? And how does it work?
Such a legit question. I get this question all the time. One, because EMDR sounds weird and also because no one can remember what the...
Ali Astrid Moto
Jan 21, 20232 min read
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Our Stressful World
We live in a very stressful society. It's only been within the last 2 two Centuries that we have had a "Modern World" and we are starting...
Ali Astrid Moto
Jan 19, 20233 min read
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Coping Ahead: You Can Say "No" During the Holiday.
Whether you celebrate Holidays or not, they can affect us in ways that we perhaps are unaware of. These triggering situations can make it...
Ali Astrid Moto
Nov 29, 20224 min read
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How Does EMDR Work Anyway?
Watch an example of a session: with Dr. Alexa Altman HERE Disregulating experiences can derail your life unless you have a way to...
Ali Astrid Moto
Aug 30, 20225 min read
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Parts of Your Brain Directing Regulation & Dysregulation
"The Alarm" aka the Amygdala . The Amygdala is the fear or "threat" center of the brain. It's a primitive aspect of our brain and is...
Ali Astrid Moto
Mar 29, 20223 min read
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Window of Tolerance & Hyper/Hypo-arousal
The window of tolerance is a concept originally developed by Dr. Dan Siegel, MD to describe the optimal zone of “arousal” for a person...
Ali Astrid Moto
Mar 6, 20222 min read
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Hardwired for Vulnerability
I was thinking about vulnerability the other day and how from a brain based perspective, it is our greatest strength. Then I had an ah-ha...
Ali Astrid Moto
Jan 30, 20223 min read
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