8 Cs by Richard Swartz

Published on 20 April 2026 at 07:53

Richard Schwartz talks about something called the 8 Cs.

He believed that we are all born with these natural inner capacities:

Curiosity

Calmness

Compassion

Confidence

Courage

Clarity

Creativity

Connectedness

These aren’t things we have to learn or achieve. They’re already part of but as life unfold especially in childhood, we go through experiences that can make it harder to access them. We adapt, we protect ourselves, we find ways to cope and over time, these qualities can feel distant or out of reach

It can feel as though they’ve disappeared. But they haven’t. They’re still there, underneath it all like the sun behind the  clouds

The work we do in therapy—whether that’s counselling or breathwork, isn’t about fixing you or adding something new. It’s about gently reconnecting with what’s already within you. Lifting the clouds 

You’re not trying to become someone new. You’re remembering who you were before life asked you to armour up and the clouds rolled in.

Rachel Danetree Breathwork Coach and EFT Therapist

Danetree Therapies In Thrapston and on zoom 

Danetreerachel@gmail.com.

Compassionate Healing Grounded in Nature.

 

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