Barb Aasen

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Self-Help for Inner Peace, Happiness & Self-Esteem

The journey worth taking is the one through oneself Yeats

Welcome to my website!

This is a self-help guide to lead you on your journey to wholeness. A place to replenish, heal and renew your spirit. A place to discover who you are and what your purpose is. A place to let go of your cares and concerns and experience inner peace. A place where positive change is encouraged. Where keys to happiness are offered. And where self-esteem is taught. So, come, escape the stress of your day and find sanctuary within these pages.

If I could leave one gift on this earth, it would be the gift of inner peace. What a gift! When we have inner peace, we are not rocked about by the winds and rains of daily problems. We know where we are in our world, why we are here and we live a life that honours our true self. It is through this connection with your inner world that self-esteem is enhanced. Happiness naturally follows. The articles and exercises in these pages will inspire you to do the inner work necessary on your journey to wholeness. Be enlightened, challenged and most of all have fun!

Some of the self-help topics you will find here:

Vision of a Perfect Life: How often have you dreamed about living somewhere else? Doing something different? Pursuing long held goals? This article will help you focus on what it is that you really want in your life and how you can achieve it.

Saying No: In order to create an authentic life, we need to learn one basic skill, knowing how and when to say no. Our lives can be cluttered up with so many things that are not really that important to us. We need to decide what our values are and live our lives according to them, saying no to all else.

Loving Yourself: I sometimes imagine (like John Lennon did ) a world where everyone loves themselves! Wouldn’t that be something! There would not be war, famine or environmental degradation, because when we truely love ourselves, we increase our capacity to love others.

Deep Breathing Exercises: Learning to breathe correctly is so simple yet so powerful in many areas of life. Introduce one of the exercises into your life and notice how profound this basic tool can be.

Wearing Life Like a Loose Garment: Do you wear life like a straight jacket? Or are you living a life free of heavy burdens? This article could have been titled “Letting Go” because that’s the key to wearing life like a loose garment.

Suggestions in Using this Site:

1. Choose a topic that interests you and read it. Try the exercises.

2. Use the site as a daily aide in your own personal journey. Choose a topic (say, Finding Happiness) and each day read one of the articles under that topic. Then write your own thoughts and ideas in a journal.

3. Follow the links as you read articles. If something interests you, go straight to that article and read it. The whole website is linked by common threads.

Who is Barb Aasen?

Find out more about Barb on the About page

Retreats

*Journey to Your Soul (April 3-8, 2012)

If you want to become aligned with your soul and fulfil your highest purpose, then this is the workshop for you! Has your life been so focussed on others that you have lost touch with the deepest part of yourself: your soul? Would you like to re-connect and make peace with this part of you? Do you sense you need healing and cleansing of some old patterns, behaviours or memories?

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Counselling and Retreats

◦	Counselling
◦	Barb's policies
◦	Journey to Your Soul Retreat
◦	Amed Accommodation

Self-Help Worksheets

◦	Finding Happiness
◦	Ten Keys to Happiness
◦	Detachment
◦	Gratitude, an Elixer For Unhappiness
◦	Give up the Blame Game
◦	5 Tips on Making Decisions
◦	15 Ways to Overcome a Negative Mood
◦	Formula for Instant Peace and Happiness
◦	A Purpose Driven Life
◦	Values
◦	Living Your Values
◦	Assessing What You Want
◦	Asking For What You Want
◦	Tips for Setting Goals
◦	Finding Your Purpose
◦	Vision For a Perfect Life
◦	Fulfilling Dreams
◦	Designing a Vision Board
◦	Vision Board 2011
◦	Personal Growth
◦	Personal Rights
◦	Finding Your Inner Critic's Voice
◦	Combating the Inner Critic
◦	Feelings
◦	Coping With Painful Feelings
◦	My Personal Boundaries
◦	Assertive Skills for Problem Situations
◦	Saying No
◦	Managing Anger
◦	Relationships
◦	Creating Happiness in Relationships
◦	Closeness Patterns in Relationships
◦	Spiritual Awareness
◦	Seeking Love in Spirit
◦	Devine Spirit Within
◦	The Voice of Your Soul
◦	7 Universal Life Lessons
◦	Finding Inner Peace
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