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Time to light your candle
Happy Holidays!Thank you sunrise, trees, birds, rivers and mountains for lifting the spirit! You and Mother Nature bring misty moist mornings brilliant buoyancy to spring Spirit from the dark depths and rise up from bed saying, “Okay! Okay! I’m up!”It’s the holidays! So… how’s it going?Honestly have you courage to face the...
A layer cake of holiday stress, mindfulness, and more
This year's holiday season is a special kind of stressful. Covid stress lingers on, but traveling and gatherings are back on the table, adding extra layers to the holiday stress cake. When my partner Rich witnessed me at peak anxiety while repacking for a recent trip after realizing I didn't have everything I needed, he reminded...
Autumn Gratitude
On an autumn walk, one can find many things that are special to the season. Deciduous trees drop their leaves, of course, but the maples also drop their helicopter seed pods, the "apples" (galls) formed by nesting wasps fall from oaks, and mushrooms pop up to meet them from the soil below. We change too, adding layers of clothing...
What if I did?
Have you ever found yourself asking, "what if I did?" Life sometimes seems to invite us to let go of what we know and discover what we can only find by taking a leap. Today, I'd like to share my story, with the hope that it inspires your curiosity about what could happen if you did that thing that's been calling to you.First, let...
Happy Mother’s Day Conversation
When was the last time you had a conversation with your mother? So much has changed in the current year. The pandemic has separated mothers from their grown children, we've lost moms, we've had to go to extremes we hadn't imagined, and more. How do you connect anymore? I've created new ways of connecting and making my mother feel...
Building Bridges with Paint Parties
Over the last several months, Apositiva's Cat Wilson has had the wonderful opportunity to share the gift of art with young folks in North Carolina through virtual paint parties. The events have been organized in conjunction with several local organizations focused on violence prevention, criminal justice innovation, and providing...
Facing Clutter And Making Space
Every holiday season, I pull out boxes of decorations that bring liveliness and joy to my home and our office at Apositiva. Lately I've noticed that there's much more in those boxes than what I need to decorate these spaces. Things change: we no longer have the upstairs part of the Apositiva office, my son Rick isn't around as...
Book Launch Party – Lessons From a Fall – 11.06.20
Please join us! It's a Party! You are invited to our book launch! Due to Covid 19 the official launch of our book in book stores and cafes was delayed... and delayed ... and delayed..., so guess what?! We're doing it online! Official Book Launch The book that I’ve written with two other life coaches, Bela Friedman and Rebecca...
Negative Stuff Bugging You?
Feeling down? Negative stuff bugging you ... news, attitudes? You can change it. Create a new theme for yourself that gives you a lift. My Mom's Theme My mom's recurrent theme is to put a bird on it. Every season mom sets out fresh decorations, and bakes something - always including a bird. Why? Because birds sing and make her...
Head Bump!
Did you get lost in the world’s drama? Lose your touchstone? Get sucked into dark places? Sadness. Anger. Fear. What you need is a good head bump! One of my clients asked me the other day, “Are you always positive? Don’t you ever get down?” What can I say to such a compliment? “Sure. I have moments. It doesn’t have to be an hour...
TIME TO LEARN – Hypnosis/NLP Training begins September 5th
Apositiva's Hypnotherapy & Neuro Linguistic Programming Online Live Program starts September 5th & 6th. Yes! You still have time to sign up. Covid 19 has changed the way people live, work and learn. Our classes have been experiential for over 20 years in person, but we discovered that Hypnosis and Neuro Linguistic...
You’ve Been Holding It In
You've Been Holding It In The Scream! Right? What you need is a place and time to let go. Let all the frustration out. Today is the day! July 29, 2020 - On a website in Iceland you can SCREAM ... at least on the website and let 'r rip! They want to hear your scream. Go to the Iceland website www.lookslikeyouneediceland.com...
Covid 19 Changed the Lives of Many – New Online Hypnotherapy and N L P Training
Covid 19 changed the lives of many. Personally the virus touched Cat's family, and she lost a few members of her family due to the virus. Staying inside and being safe became the priority. Our Hypnotherapy and NLP Class began in February 2020. Students came in for the first two week-ends and bonded. We met online for Wednesday...
Apositiva Has a New Address
Guess what?! Apositiva has a new address. Same location. New address. The City of Portland made some changes and as of May 1st, 2020, our address is one of those changes. Here is the new one: Apositiva, 37 South Hamilton Street, Ste. #1, Portland, OR 97239.
A Planetary Moment
The Coronavirus pandemic is a new and unique situation. No one has been through anything like it. This situation requires cooperation between people, cultures, and countries. How can we take care of ourselves and contribute positively? What’s happening? A highly contagious...
Natural Sleeping Tips and Strategies
Sleeping is a natural experience. So, why do so many people say, "How can I get to sleep without taking sleeping pills?" My goal is to support people in relaxing and better self care. Here are natural sleeping tips for anyone wanting to figure out what sleep strategies work for them. People come in to me in coaching and...
February Specialness – Mindfulness
February Specialness Offer: Mindfulness and More. Full series. Access to full online Mindfulness course and one (1) private online session with Cat Wilson. Click here for Full Series. ============================== Feel better package. Access to full online Mindfulness course. Click here. A self-paced online class. Good till...
How Would You Like to Grow in 2020?
Need your help. How would you like to grow in 2020? What would you like to harvest in you? Over the years we have created many classes that are waiting to come out and play. Fun stuff waiting in the back room. (smile) Wouldn't you like to know what's back there? We would like to shed some paper and put these classes online. So,...
Book Release Announcement: Lessons From a Fall
Book Release Announcement: “Lessons From a Fall, Three Powerful Women and Their Stories of Transformation and Growth” Now Available at Lulu.com. I am excited to announce that the book I have written with two other life coaches and authors, Rebecca Hufford and Bela Friedman has been published, released and is available for...
Connecting with Apositiva
UPDATE January 2020: Our phone and email and all good stuff is up thanks to the good folks at HookSEO. Remember that if you email us and don't get a response right away, call our landline 503-525-0595. Let us know, as sometimes things happen and we don't realize our email has a challenge until you call. You can reach us at...
Do You Remember Your Song?
In this holiday season, we go back in our memories and visit the music of our past. Do you ever feel that you have a song in you? We all do, you know. Today, as we step into the holiday season, I wanted to share a beautiful thought about you and your music. Do You Remember Your Song? I read an article that talked about the song...
Trimming the Plant of Life
Does your life have some old goals you aren't tending? Bad habits to cut out? Are opportunities waiting at the nodes? Perhaps it's time to do a little “life gardening.” Trimming the Plant of Life How do you keep your plant healthy? You maintain it by clipping brown leaves and making new plants by clipping and transplanting the...
New Life Perspective
Are you feeling down? Holiday getting to you? Need new perspective? Who do you know who laughs at life? Comedians show us new ways of looking at life … and make us laugh. When we laugh, we feel better. New Life Perspective I searched for an inspirational comedian to inspire a new life perspective. Richard Pryor popped up and I...
Got Holiday Stress? Try Peace of Mind.
Stress is something you face when life is not going your way. What if you had a 1-hour pass to peace of mind? Want to get a "reframe"? People Family members may love you and you may love them, but you may not like each other. When you know you are going to be around people who are different than you, embrace the changes. So what...
Past Life/Future Life Benefit
Have you ever wondered if you lived before? Are you curious about time travel? Come to travel in time in a class to give you insight and benefit the community. On December 31, 2019 and January 1, 2020 Cat Wilson of Apositiva in Portland, Oregon holds the annual Past Lives/Future Lives Workshop, a benefit for the Portland Rescue...
Mind Your Mind
By Cat Wilson Are your thoughts serving you? Do you pick up stray words? Do you find yourself going down a dark path with your thoughts leading you to sadness, beating yourself up (beating yourself down)? Here are some tips on how to listen to yourself and engage productive thoughts by minding your mind. How do new words...
Nurture Your Creative Nature
Are you a Creative? Many creative people are looking to express their passion. Yet, they get stuck. Do you have a creative nature you want to nurture? Creatives are artists, poets, musicians, writers, as well as talk show hosts, coaches, leaders, film makers, physicists (yes, technical people can be creatives, too), and other...
Growing Coach Training Preview – Friday, November 8th!
Growing Coach Training Preview Do you want to make a difference? BE a Coach. Find out how Growing Coach Training can further your journey with Cat Wilson. This training is for Creative Coaches. There are lots of ways to help people discover their life path or juggle a new business. Creativity opens the spirit. Click here to...
Got Kerfuffle?
When life doesn't go the way that we expect, kerfuffle might be right around the corner. It's that thing that happens when the stresses of a situation reach the point of explosion, when the conflict bubbling under the surface becomes a volcanic eruption of words and emotion. While letting off some steam might feel good for a...
You Have a Purpose, Let’s Find It!
Why am I here? What is the best expression of my gifts in this lifetime? I hear these questions from folks all over the world, in places like New York, North Carolina, California, Paris, Oklahoma, Portland, Vancouver, Mexico City, and Taiwan, just to name a few. So, it sounds like finding one’s purpose is a likely a universal...
Across the Fields in Training – Upcoming Classes in 2020
We are dancing as fast as we can, and as many of you know, Apositiva always has something brewing in the cauldron of creative learning. Here are the latest dates for courses coming up in 2020. Please contact us with any questions you have about our offerings. Hypnotherapy Certification with NLP in 2020 Next Series of nine...
Words Change, but Trauma is Still a Wound
Blood spurted onto my shirt and I realized I’d been hurt. I’m standing in the kitchen watching blood, wondering, “What happened?” Surprised. Shocked! “What do I do?” Dropping the bloody sweet potato and knife into the sink, I see blood seeping from my hand. I look around for something to help. Anything! I’m feeling anxious. I...
Pediatric Coach Magic and Hypnotherapy Workshops in 2020
Got kids in your life? Want to learn more about talking so your kids will listen and listening so your kids will talk? It's time to plan. We are excited for the return of two workshops designed to build skills for inspiring children to make positive changes using coaching and hypnotherapy. It's no secret that Cat loves kids. She...