[Allyson Duffin-Dalton]

Thank you, Michael; this was a very informative and needed topic. Majority of the time my kind is in 1,000 places at a time. I started watching this video about 5 minutes after I woke up, and quickly realized I wasn’t grasping it, so I waited until my lunch break to watch it thoroughly and completely. Although I did the sensing direction exercise while (probably) half asleep, I could feel an immediate pull to the east. Our bedroom faces the east and the sun rises and wakes us up, we start every morning feeling the warm embrace of our sun, knowing that another day has risen and is a fresh start to do what we need to do to be successful, happy and healthy.
As far as observation goes, I’ve been described as hyper-vigilant and often notice the smallest, most unnecessary things. This leads me to be all over and never present, or current as I like to say. I’ll begin working on being still inside, since after I watched the video I started practicing 360 listening and WAV and noticed I was able to complete my work without too many distractions. I practiced building a connection with my brain and focusing on the information at task, the things I actually needed to know, which helped me remember to practice my 360 listening and WAV. Baseline was very easy for me, I’m a dog groomer so the shop is always loud and bustling; I did notice more when all of the fans were turned off I noticed the peace that came with the stillness for the first time- even the dogs stopped moving around after the fans turned off.
Internal coherence is a new concept for me to hear about, but not one that I haven’t been unknowingly striving for. I always say that I want to be healthy and happy, and together those make sense, but getting them together is the struggle. I believe that nature as a whole is a puzzle, and to complete it we need to join it, and vis versa- to complete ourselves requires nature.

Im happy I watched this video at a later time when I was more coherent, it helped me finish my day on a brighter and more productive note. I can’t wait for the next one!

[Allyson Duffin-Dalton]

Hello future friends! My name is Allyson and I live in STL with my husband, our 8 cats, 2 dogs and 3 fish tanks. I am an animal rights and women’s rights activist, a vegan, and passionate gardener. I think that my biggest connection with the Earth are the trees, and I’d like to help others find that love as well. There is a lot of hate and sorrow here in STL and it pains me that so many have grown up with out love and affection. I would like to run a sanctuary for rescued slaughterhouse animals and help at risk youth connect with animals and farming. I’ve been interested in this program for some time now, but with the recent passing of my soulmate Paco, our senior pup, I feel I have the focus and commitment to complete the program and change the world. I can’t wait to see what we all accomplish together!
Take it easy,
Allyson

[Allyson Duffin-Dalton]

Hello everyone! My name is Allyson and I live in STL. I’ve been interested in the NCC program for a few years now but life had other plans, and I’m very grateful for them. My husband and I adopted a senior dog, Paco, that unbeknownst to us had diabetes. We were so fortunate to have him for 2 years and 2 months, and now with him gone I feel as though I have the perspective and focus to make changes in the world, with the love and compassion that Paco left me with. I want to run a sanctuary for rescued slaughterhouse animals and help at risk youth connect with animals that have also been through hell and back. I am a passionate gardener and working toward a more sustainable life for my family (8 cats and 2 dogs.) I am an animal rights and women’s rights activist. I am very much looking forward to changing the world with everyone here- I can’t wait to see what we all do. Take it easy!