To help combat potential problems associated with traveling, follow these 6 asanas (yoga postures) and ward off tightness and muscle discomfort
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To help combat potential problems associated with traveling, follow these 6 asanas (yoga postures) and ward off tightness and muscle discomfort Continue reading Mile-High Yoga Unlike burnout, which is caused by everyday work stresses, compassion fatigue is a result of taking on the emotional burdens of a patient or loved one. Symptoms include thoughts that won’t stop, sleep problems, irritability, emotional outbursts and a wish to be somewhere else other than caring for another individual. Continue reading Do You Have Compassion Fatigue? Do you ever find it a challenge to remain consistent in working towards your health and wellness goals? Try giving your self-motivation a boost by making a “contract” with yourself. Continue reading Contract with Myself “Every fresh experience has this dizziness of freedom that we must move through. Every time we reach beyond what is familiar, there is the necessary acclimation to what is new. It is the doorway to all learning.” By Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening Self-change is challenging for most people but not impossible. In fact, it is one of the Continue reading How to Make a Successful Change It is now the last day of the retreat. We are once again on our cushions at daybreak. It is difficult to be still as sadness is present. There are farewells ahead and leaving dear people whom I may never see again. Already I am in the future, anticipating. Aware of dread in the pit of my stomach and anxiety tightening my throat, being here Continue reading On Retreat: Part Three “..it is difficult to accept there are no answers in life…there is only, it seems, the returning glimpse of wholeness in which all is seen and felt..and illuminated.” ~ Mark Nepo/Lorrie Jones It is now day three of our retreat. Today we have been encouraged to walk in nature. I chose a path with no end in site ~ a well worn walkway Continue reading OnRetreat: Part Two “There is love here. Where there is awareness there is love. When there is the habit of attachment and fear, we collapse out of love. And when not collapsed out of love, we see others, all around, hurting, collapsed. The heart vibrates.” ~Gregory Kramer The bells ring softly at dawn, gently awakening slumbering participants, scattered in various lofts, rooms and campsites. In silence, Continue reading On Retreat: Part One Mindfulness is moment to moment, non-judgmental awareness, paying attention to life as it unfolds. Mindfulness invites us to be aware of our thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations – without judgment. Rather than categorize an experience as good or bad, we are encouraged to simply be open to “what is” and consider accepting things as they are. In time, we learn to be compassionate toward ourselves – and others – responding to our experience in a loving and kind way. Continue reading Living a Simple Daily Practice There is much being written today about body, mind and spirit – and how important it is to see ourselves and each other as whole individuals. To begin any kind of change in thinking or in lifestyle, adopting new concepts and ways of living, requires us to start where we are – taking stock of the places of possibility or discontent. Continue reading Keys to Living Mindfully Becoming aware of the breath is a simple, meditative exercise to establish calm breathing and inner tranquility. Awareness of breathing is an excellent, first-aid technique for navigating difficult emotional situations and for establishing a practice of mindful breathing, bringing many healthful benefits. Continue reading Awareness of Breathing: 6 Steps to Calm Continue reading Six Essential Tools for Attracting Abundanceand Well-Being Who hasn’t felt it: resentment, bitterness, deep sorrow or sadness experienced in response to a situation or person we believe disappointed us or offended us in some personal way? Indeed, this state seems part of being human. Yet the price of discontent is becoming higher everyday. Often we find ourselves in conflicts that unsettle our peace of mind. We face increasingly qwdifficult situations and at times our problems can seem overwhelming. Pain, anger and fear may arise in ourselves, in families, in businesses and communities and between nations of the world. What is the solution to such complex emotions and situations? Continue reading Forgiveness: It’s not for Sissies |
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