A New Kind of Earth Day
Socially Distanced. I’ve been grappling with the best words to describe my feelings. I see how it’s impacting everything around me – from stepping out the door to go for a socially distanced jog to wearing a mask as a new normal. It’s all incredibly bizarre. On the one hand, …
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Foods To Help Regulate Your Mood
“Mental health is a lot more than the absence of illness: it is an intrinsic part of our individual and collective health and well-being.” ~World Health Organization The COVID-19 pandemic triggerd 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide. Not only that, but depression is the leading …
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A Body+Mind Rx
Nourishing the Core of Our Being. The best wellness encyclopedia that has all the complete information, wisdom, and power, well, it’s within you! Your body holds an innate intelligence and understanding that only you can access. The path to connecting with this intelligence is not always clear, and often we …
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Self-Acceptance through Loving-Kindness
“I can’t overestimate the importance of accepting ourselves exactly as we are right now, not as we wish we were or think we ought to be.” ~Pema Chödrön We’re officially in a new decade, which is exciting! And with that newness of a clean slate comes a lot of …
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The Power of Play
A Tool for New Neural Networks I’ve come back to an excellent book by Dr. Stuart Brown called: Play, How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul. In his research, he explains why play is not just for children. It’s also vital for adults. According to Dr. Brown, …
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A Restorative Spring Tonic
Replenish and Renew with Stinging Nettle Stinging Nettle, also known as Urtica dioica, is a perennial flowering plant full of healthful and restorative benefits with a rich mineral source. This plant has been used for centuries to support the immune system, reduce inflammation, and provides allergy relief to those of us who are …
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How Emotions Impact the Brain in our Bellies
The Second Brain When you hear the word brain, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? For me, it’s a 3-pound soft, shiny, deeply folded grayish-white mass about the size of two fists. Well, another brain is not as popular, and it has the same neurotransmitters and nerve cells …
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Restoring Wellness through Nature
Nature Nurtures “Attention is the place from which all mental states spring”, stated the cognitive psychologist David Strayer from the University of Utah, who specializes in attention. It may seem obvious, but spending time outdoors can be a simple way to regulate mood and decrease stress and anxiety while helping …
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Cultivating Self-Compassion
Compassion is the highest form of Intelligence. The old proverb above is what I firmly believe this to be true. To have compassion for another, it must begin with ourselves first. The secret to empowered action is learning not to beat ourselves up. We live in a society that regularly …
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Perspective: The Ultimate Power Source
Perspective Shift As chronic stress continues to develop into a global epidemic, our stress response is studied more and more to see how we can continue to uncover its mysteries. It turns out perspective has an impressive influence on the body’s stress response. Scientists have discovered that when we shift …
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