March 25th, 2009
You can improve your health, feel more energetic and have a more positive mindset by turning off the TV and radio, and disconnecting from the Internet for even just one day.
Ever try a news blackout? If not, I want to challenge you to disconnect and tune into your body. As I know you already know, we live
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February 13th, 2009
To me, Valentine’s Day is best when we truly take care of ourselves and practice guilt-free self-love. The kind of thing we should be doing year round but often wait until now, when a spark of inspiration or wisdom hits us. You know, that glimmer of, “I’m driving myself into the ground, not eating well
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January 18th, 2009
I don’t know about you but I spend more time than I’d like doing instead of simply being.
By doing I mean I’m consistently busy seeing clients, working on my business, writing, spending time with family and friends, and the many others tasks that make up life. Needless to say I love it, but sometimes even I need
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Filed under: Cleansing, Self-care, Slowing Down, Worry | 2 Comments
November 14th, 2008
Deep breathing has to be one of the simplest things we can do to support better health – it’s cleansing, relaxing and energizing. Used to be I was a pro at shallow breathing – I’d get nervous, anxious or unsettled and I’d immediately, unconsciously get right in the rhythm of breathing from my chest.
But over the years,
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November 12th, 2008
One of the keys to a healthy body and healthy lifestyle is totally disconnecting and de-stressing. As in no cell phones, Blackberries, computers or other techie devices for at least a day. The more often, the better. And the potential results? tTotal relaxation, stress reduction, and not feeling chained to some form of technology, just
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Filed under: Healthy lifestyle, Immunity, Information overload, Optimal Health, Prevention, Relaxation, Stress Management | 7 Comments
October 23rd, 2008
Give me a microphone and I’m happy as a clam.
It’s pretty ironic though because growing up I was definitely on the shy side. Not with my family and friends of course, but in school I just hated public speaking. I still have some not so pleasant memories of more than one public speaking melt down.
But
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October 12th, 2008
Thank goodness for Sundays.
For Bruce and I, Sundays represent a day to slow down from our hectic pace, connect with each other and just do some hanging out, often with family. And this time of year, it’s also about watching football and lots of it — Bruce is a huge Patriots fan and I’m a huge Jets fan,
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September 30th, 2008
There’s nothing better than a dose of inspiration, mixed with helpful information to get us motivated to take better care of our health.
And when I say health, I’m talking about all areas of our life – our financial health, physical health and mental health.
Last weekend I had the pleasure of working with my colleagues Jill
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