Kanso: The Japanese Principle for Mental Detox
Sometimes your heart is heavy with the weight of responsibilities piled onto your plate. Sometimes your mind is overwhelmed by the class-5 rapids of daily to-dos in your day. Sometime even the lightness of your heart can darken from the clouds of 24/7 news, delivering traumas and dramas every...
A Lovely Lentil Soup
Give this soup a try; we have a heavy hunch that if you do, it’ll become a go to recipe for you. Ingredients 1 cup lentils 8 cups water 1 large potato, diced ½ bunch Swiss chard, kale, or endive coarsely chopped 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped Salt and...
Star Trek, January, and Your Immune System
Ah, January, the month of optimistic resolutions, bad memories about juuuust how well all that went for you last year, and a questionable obsession with kale smoothies. You may or may not join a gym (again) this time around, but what you’re more likely face are winter colds and...
Panic Attacks
Just to level-set this conversation, panic attacks are NOT just someone having a really crappy day, or being “emotional”. The attacks are intense episodes of overwhelming fear and distress that happen to you, and can manifest both mentally and physically. There. That done, now just take a minute to...
1 Dirt-Simple Strategy To Finally Sleep Better at Night
I have just started doing this over the past few weeks. Because of the outcomes, I just had to share with you!...
Infographic: Heart Health In Winter
You know it’s freeeezing — just look out the window! But what you may not know are the things about the cold weather that might impact your heart health. Check out this infographic, and be safe out there!...
Balance
Over-extend yourself in love or work or hobby or [fill in the blank] and the imbalance tilts you off your center stealing your calm as you teeter to regain your balance. ...
January is 2 Things
January’s not just a month, it’s a launching pad for our annual quixotic resolutions to get our physical selves back on track after the month-long party palooza of December. Drop weight, get fit, and well just be a better person, would ya? But January is also mental health awareness...
Loneliness
Chronic loneliness is not just a psychological burden. It also eats away at a person’s physical health, like an emotional cancer that leads to physical harm. What Does Loneliness Do? Prolonged social isolation and loneliness can create increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, weakened immune systems, and even cognitive decline....
SMART resolutions
Following the SMART rules—Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound—is essential for New Year’s resolutions success. Specific goals provide clarity to your actions. Measurable criteria allow tracking progress, fostering motivation. Choose goals that are achievable maintains a sense of realism, preventing discouragement. Relevance keeps resolutions aligned with personal values, enhancing...
Butternut Squash Soup
The reason Ponce de Leon, that optimistic Spaniard, never found the famed Fountain of Youth wasn’t for lack of trying. It’s a (very) little known fact that one day, after weeks of marching his men through the thickets of the pre-Disney Floridian forests, he came upon a clearing. Within the...
A living meditation
Remove the unnecessary, and you’re left with the things you truly need. Without the mental and emotional clutter. Just living your life in that space becomes a daily meditation. ...