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There’s a fine line between being healthy and turning up your nose at a birthday cake somebody lovingly baked for you. You don’t want to be “that person” – the one no one can be around because you’ve taken your health obsession to the point you don’t enjoy living freely anymore. You’re so rigid about … Read More
Could you spend nothing, not a red cent, for 30 days? You have to pay the mortgage or rent and keep the lights on, but all those extras, lunches out, pedicures, new clothes, would be off limits on your dollar diet. A 30-day money cleanse is an eye opening look at spending habits. Here are … Read More
The holidays have come and gone, but you can feel the season’s impact long after your last sip of eggnog. Getting back on track doesn’t have to be daunting. Life Coach Ginger Jenks, CEO of Magellan Enterprises says it begins with a “keystone habit.” Form A Keystone Habit “Don’t try to implement a bunch of … Read More
Despite entertaining, spending money on gifts, family pressures, high expectations, and travel, the holidays don’t have to be stressful! Here are five specific things you can do to recognize and reduce holiday stress. First: Know It When You Experience It As opposed to year-round stress caused by work and other things, holiday stress is caused … Read More
Addiction has generally been characterized as a chronic relapsing condition, causing physical or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, such as alcohol, or compulsive involvement in an activity, such as gambling. Current research data suggests that the lack of mindfulness may reinforce addictive behavior and furthermore, teaching mindfulness skills or practices may be one reason … Read More
The most wonderful time of the year is often the most stressful. Why? We try to cram too much (parties, decorating, shopping, baking, activities) into too little (about 30 days). The secret to saner holidays? Mindfulness. Mindfulness starts with learning to be present. Notice what’s occurring in the moment: in your surroundings, mind, body, and … Read More
Butterflies in your stomach, a voice in your head, a sixth sense not to walk down a certain street…is gut instinct real? Research says yes. Here’s the science behind gut instinct and information on how to hone yours. What Gut instinct is the intersection of the brain and belly. The brain perceives something (a sound, … Read More
If you’re grunting and gripping your way through a yoga class, trying to force your way into poses or go harder and faster than everyone else, you may be an over-achiever heading toward injury and missing the point of yoga entirely. Take a breath or two to rethink your yoga practice. Here are five tips … Read More
You can literally feel things shifting come Fall. Very quickly, the still, hot, sticky summer gives way to a crisper air, falling leaves and an earth that seems to be moving beneath you when the wind whips through and leaves slide down the street or your umbrella blows away. Energetically, you could feel like a … Read More
When parents and their kids embark on a vacation, expenses and expectations can lead to heightened friction and anxiety in the form of irritability, tense conflicts and even tears. Here are some simple tips to avoid trip tensions and create more joyous and loving family time on your getaway. 1. Expect Stress Vacation tension that … Read More
One of my favorite habits that I’ve created since I changed my life 9 years ago is having a decluttered home. I now realize that I always disliked the clutter, but I put off thinking about it because it was unpleasant. The thought of having to deal with all that clutter was overwhelming, and I … Read More
One of the latest celebrity fashion statements is an ancient spiritual yoga necklace — a mala, worn by the likes of Julia Roberts and Donna Karan. Because they are so spiritually powerful, and the celebrity set has embraced yoga wholeheartedly, malas have made their way off the mat and into today’s fashion world…a way of … Read More
