Dr. Azita Nahai Dont waste a good trigger

Published: Aug. 9, 2017, noon

b'Dr. Azita Nahai is a Kundalini Yogi, speaker and therapist. She is the founder of Trauma to Dharma\\u2122 ~an experiential method that integrates a holistic mind-body-spirit approach to healing trauma and transforming one\\u2019s pain into purpose. As a domestic abuse survivor turned thriver Dr. Nahai experienced a piece missing in her own recovery, and so, she created it.\\xa0 Her decades of research support the use of Kundalini yoga and meditation as a valuable therapeutic modality in post-traumatic growth. \\nAs a trauma specialist, she is fueled by her passion to awaken and empower others to become conscious and active participants in their own healing. Dr. Nahai\\u2019s anticipated Trauma to Dharma\\u2122 book launches in Winter 2017.\\nGuiding Principle, Quote or Mantra\\nDon\\u2019t waste a good trigger.\\xa0\\nYour partnerships are mine fields of triggers and they are their for a reason.\\nWhen You Tripped Up\\nAzita lost herself in an abusive relationship for six years in her early 20\\u2019s.\\xa0 She was looking for anything and anyone to fill an emptiness that she felt inside.\\xa0\\nShe was struggling with her own pain from childhood and found a bigger pain to focus on in this abusive relationship.\\nAzita started to lose herself in order to accommodate someone else.\\xa0 She would do anything to seek approval even if it meant she went completely unseen.\\nShe needed to lose herself in order to find herself.\\nThe \\u201cDUH\\u201d moment that changed your partnerships forever\\xa0\\nAzita\\u2019s \\u2018DUH\\u201d moment happened when she was going through her immigration interview to become a U.S. citizen.\\xa0\\nThe immigration officer called her out on a period of her life where she essentially went missing.\\xa0 This was the time that Azita was away at treatment and completely off the map and in hiding.\\nHer defenses started to come up and she wanted to armor up.\\xa0 But instead she took a breath and told the officer the truth.\\xa0 And the woman said \\u201cme too.\\u201d\\nThis moment has informed Azita\\u2019s life.\\xa0 The realization that we\\u2019re not meant to go through this life alone was a huge breakthrough for her.\\nWhat is the best partnership / relationship advice you have ever received? \\nWhenever we come to a place of disagreement, go on a silent meditative walk with your partner.\\xa0 Don\\u2019t speak.\\xa0 Go outside.\\xa0 No talking, just walking.\\nThis will help you to move the energy/emotions.\\nBest Partnership Resource\\n\\n\\nGetting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples, 20th Anniversary Edition\\nThe Payoff of Partnership\\nWith her husband, Ricardo, Azita is learning how to master the highest form of yoga \\u2013 marriage.\\xa0 Having to hold a hard pose and continuing to hold it and knowing\\xa0 you can do it.\\nBeing able to have the soulful partner that Ricardo is, required her to accept and receive what she actually knew she deserved.\\xa0 And by accepting this, she ended up getting a whole lot more.\\nShe actually got a twofer, because he is not only her life partner, but also her business partner.\\nInterview Links \\u2013\\nAzita\\u2019s website\\nFacebook\\nTwitter\\nInstagram\\n'