Tag: Stress
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Self Care and Stress Management: Foundation for Sanity and Health!
Self care and stress management go hand in hand to provide a strong foundation for not only our health but our peace of mind, and emotional well-being. Effective approaches to managing stress help keep us sane and healthy. Healthy self care begins with self awareness and continues with effective practices for stress management. We all…
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Are You at Risk from Stress?
“Pay attention to the whispers so we won’t have to listen to the screams.” Cherokee Proverb Many times I have heard comments like “It’s just stress” which seems to indicate the notion that stress is something that happens out there–in the ethers– and no inner impact or effect. This is a dangerous position as it…
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Why Self- Care is So Necessary: An Inside Story
Letting Go of Self CareIt is easy to let life take hold and not find time for self-care practices. I know I struggle with this a lot! Then I remember the very real benefits of a deep self-care practice and the downside of NOT practicing. The reality is we don’t have time not to since…
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5 Ways to Begin to Be Your Own Best Friend
Being a friend to your SELF is no mere metaphor or purely sentimental idea. It is the basis of all relationships, because it is a fundamental recognition of soul.” Thomas Moore 1. Listen to how you speak to yourself Turn up the volume on your self-talk. Become aware of the voices in your head. Let go…
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Neural Nets: Secret Pathways That Affect Your Health
Neural Nets, Emotion, Thought and Behavior Our emotions and behavior stimulate and shape the formation of neural pathways (neural networks) in our brains that reinforce existing patterns or begin new ones. When we think the same thoughts, the neural pathways become busier, stronger and more pronounced. Eventually our repeated thoughts become beliefs that also become…
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Energy Flow: Do you have an abundance or a deficit ?
What Affects Energy Flow?There are many things in our daily lives that deplete our energy. Heat, artificial light, dissonant, loud or harsh sound, electricity, computers, and junk food are some examples. Those are all probably things that you really do know if you stop and think about it. What is less well known is that…