Is Your Teen Showing Signs or Symptoms Possibly Indicating an Eating Disorder? National Eating Disorder Week is February 20th through February 26th, 2011. In honor of this significant week (in the U.S.), I am speaking out to parents and loved ones of adolescent aged girls or boys suspected of having an eating disorder. Early detection and treatment is
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The sea is constantly changing: each moment an opportunity The sea reflects sun, clouds, shallowness and depth: I reflect all that touches me Azure and turquoise ~ the colors of beauty and clarity: May I live in these colors Powerful and dangerous is the ocean ~ jumping in I face my fears The surface is rough yet calm lies below: I need not be my
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Depending upon where you live, winter often brings colder temperatures, more rain, darker mornings and earlier sunsets. In the Northwest, this time of year is often dreaded by many folks ~ bringing on a “let’s stay inside” attitude when it comes to exercise. Being someone who prefers the warmth of summertime, I decided, nonetheless, to challenge myself and
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"The way you create any outcome in your life is to hold the vision of your deepest desires. At the same time, though, you must honestly and accurately assess your current situation and how it relates to your greater vision. By doing this, you engage tension between what is and what can be. This tension is the primary creative force behind the manifestation
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Cultivating the Most Difficult Asana Whether you are an advanced student or a new beginner, the practice of yoga offers itself to you each moment as a deeply transformative experience. The heart of yoga is to bring you back to your true essence ~ back to who you are and have always been. This is the nature of transformation ~ a journey rather than a
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1. The essence of your being is love. 2. Health is inner peace – balance, forgiveness and letting go of fear. 3. The present moment is the only one we have – use it for giving and loving. 4. Learn to let go of the past and the future. 5. Learn to love yourself by forgiving and not judging. 6. Become “love-finders” rather than “fault-finders,” as
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“Gratitude is the memory of the heart.” ~French Proverb It’s a lovely autumn day ~ leaves brilliant yellows, reds ~ the sky blue, the air crisp. I adore this time of year, as we celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas, my favorite holidays. Instantly my mind pictures festive table settings, a golden, juicy turkey, family, friends and laughter ~ the very best
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"The greatest revolution in our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives." ~William James Behavioral Medicine, along with recent published studies, strongly suggests thought patterns and emotions may play a powerful role in wellness as well as in disease. What
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"...don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth, without complicated explanation, so everyone will understand the passage: we have opened you." ~Rumi Having been obese during a phase of my life, I know the emotional pain of feeling large and unacceptable. Our culture has indoctrinated most of us, particularly
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This poem moves me because it speaks to that moment, that day, when we know - it is time - it is our time - to change - to transform. It speaks to that moment when we make the shift of living from heart and walking through an unseen wall into what our future is calling us to do. "The whole house began to tremble" - so many parts of us object - feel afraid -
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