By Lauren Archer, CH
Community Wellness Educator
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The Meaning of Fitness
Fitness
is a state of mind -- it's an understanding of your personal reasons for living.
Before
you start a new diet or exercise routine, it's important to consider what your
inner goals are.
Easing Back Into Healthy
Habits
Let’s make sure that getting back into the swing of a healthy lifestyle
is
something that adds to our pleasure and doesn’t add to our stress
level!
Spring Cleaning
for Your Mind
Albert Einstein knew the importance of this process
when he said, “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of
thinking we used when we created them.” Here are some fun, simple
tips to clear your mind.
Organizing Thought
It’s no surprise that the same principles that
apply to organizing our homes also apply to creating anything we want
in life.
Love and Health
Our health is affected by how much love we can
express in our lives -- by loving our selves, our communities, and our
world. It’s about getting in touch with what we love and
finding ways to express it.
Persistence:
Starting Over, and Starting Over Again...And Again
It doesn’t matter how many times we get off course.
If we simply continue to get back on again, no matter how gently or
slowly we restart, sooner or later we will be making progress toward our goal.
Are You
Fooling Yourself?
We are indeed fooling
ourselves when we allow hidden beliefs to prevent us
from doing what we know is
in our best interest. So how do we stop playing the fool?
Food for
Thought and Thought For Food
When you study all of the reputable diet programs,
you’ll find one thing in common, with few exceptions: Eat whole foods with as little processing as
possible. The beauty of this philosophy is that it not only keeps your body functioning at peak performance,
but it’s best for the Earth.
Mothering Our Selves
The essence of mothering is identifying our essential needs
(physical, mental,
emotional, and spiritual) and finding healthy ways to meet those needs. Mothering takes courage, intelligence, diligence,
maturity and commitment. It definitely requires a sense of humor. And it
takes a heart willing to love and forgive.
Your
Body Hears Every Word You Say
“Sticks and stones can break my bones but names will never hurt me.” Or so
they say.
Why Do Smart People Smoke?
It’s clear that on a
conscious level, most smokers know that smoking is harmful.
So how is it that smart
people can ignore all the evidence and continue to smoke?
Who
Do You Really Want to Be?
Just as Halloween bears witness to the cycles of
life, you can bear witness to the cycles in your life. It's
time to let go of who you think you are in order to become
who you really want to be.
Past
Life Regression: Is It Real?
The images that one's inner mind conjures up during a regression can be viewed
and interpreted
in a
number of ways, depending on your philosophical orientation,
including but not limited to...
What is a Medical
Intuitive?
Theoretically, a medical
intuitive is someone who can “see” these invisible energy centers and
can get a sense of our
current energetic state, telling us where we may have blockages and
areas of stuckness, or where
there is a positive flow of energy. They can also “see” how
to release the blockages
and...
Articles Reprinted with Permission
from The Institute of HeartMath
Preventing a Stress Meltdown amidst Economic
Chaos
by Bruce Cryer, CEO of HeartMath
LLC
Our organization has been researching the
stress-performance-health relationship since 1991. We’ve uncovered
some startling information about how directly the stress of work
pressure, particularly high stakes decisions traders face many times
a day, affects us. Fortunately the news isn’t all gloomy.
A famous person once said, “Never underestimate what you can accomplish in ten minutes.” Here’s something to keep in mind: Did you know that the recommended “30-minutes-a-day” of exercise can be broken up into three ten-minute segments? Were you aware that only two minutes of focused, relaxed breathing can lower your stress level? Surprised to know that taking a mere five minutes to sit down and enjoy a meal will make you feel more satisfied than eating the same meal on the run? So this Fall, think small! Ten minutes a day can add up to a healthier you – because right now, the world needs lots of strong, positive people!