An impromptu shoulder rub from a partner can feel really good, especially if you are stiff after a long day at the office. However, there are plenty more compelling reasons why you should book a massage regularly – and here are some of them. Stress Relief Being under stress is a common reason to book a massage. When we are stressed, our bodies tense up, our heart rate goes through the roof and increased levels of the stress hormone cortisol flood through our system. Massage therapy can … [Read more...]
3 Steps to Emotional Healing That Lasts, Joyce Meyer
Today, people everywhere are struggling through life with damaged emotions. They've endured a lot of negative things, causing untold damage that needs to be dealt with. But all too often, these hurts are simply swept under the rug in an attempt to make them go away. Through my own life experiences and from many years of helping others through this process, I've discovered that although God wants to help those who really want emotional healing, there are some very important steps these … [Read more...]
Dalai Lama celebrates 80th year!
Compassion is often regarded as having an emotional aspect to it, though when based on cerebral notions such as fairness, justice and interdependence, it may be considered rational in nature and its application understood as an activity based on sound judgment. There is also an aspect of compassion which regards a quantitative dimension, such that individual's compassion is often given a property of "depth," "vigour," or "passion." The etymology of "compassion" is Latin, meaning … [Read more...]
4-session “Get-Your-Party-On” Coaching Special, Lauren Millman
HOLIDAY COACHING PACKAGE....designed just for you. You just got the call, or opened up the invite, and only too soon find yourself saying... " Oh Crap....HE'S going to be there? And HER too?" The holidays are now fast approaching, and the invites for the parties and family get-togethers are being sent out. You're going to get the call too. Ooooh...you know it. You're on the list. And so are they. Fun times, right? NOT. You may have to see the Ex, your annoying boss or chatty … [Read more...]
Self-Love or Selfish, that is the question?
7 Ways To Know If What You Feel Is Self-Love Or Selfish I spent more than 20 years at war with myself. I hated who I saw in the mirror. I cycled through eating disorders and was diagnosed with clinical depression. I hated myself. The person I saw in the mirror was disgusting to me. That was then. I’ve come a long way since those days of self-sabotage. Today I love myself and practice kindness from the inside out. It took the understanding of what self-love wasn’t for me to reach the … [Read more...]
Mind.Body.Green., helping you keep a Balanced Perspective
It seems everywhere you look these days, people are dishing out feel-good mantras and their take on what will make you happy. It can be overwhelming. After all, how do we really know 'what works vs. what doesn’t'? With life stress, chores and daily demands, it can be exhausting to cut through the clutter. Reaching happiness can be stressful, especially if you get tossed the wrong nugget of wisdom, which sends you spiraling backward. Here is collected the best life advice to help you … [Read more...]
Feeling ‘Rattled’ and know not ‘Why’?
Have you ever experienced a day where you just 'feel' rattled, with no apparent reason for this uneasy feeling? This may mean you are Shifting Energy Vibration. You are not a physical being in a physical universe. You are an energetic/vibrational being in an energetic/vibrational universe. You are both a transmitter and a receiver of energy. One of your greatest challenges as a human being is learning how to live as a vibrational being in a vibrational universe. Attracting … [Read more...]
Are You Settling For Less Than You Deserve?
Virginia Clark, Guest Author There's a big difference between being accommodating and ignoring your needs. Being single can be frustrating. It can make us feel lonely and sad as we watch our friends pair up and settle down. It might make us feel hopeless and wonder if it will ever be our turn. But that's no reason to settle for a relationship that isn't giving what you want or what you deserve. Settling for less is an epidemic with women. We will settle for less than we deserve in our … [Read more...]
Who was the First Facebook User?
WHO WAS THE FIRST FACEBOOK -- USER? It is, by all means, a fascinating story—told in this week’s Haftarah, in the book of Joshua. Joshua sends two spies to reconnoiter the land, and particularly the city of Jericho. The spies arrive in Jericho and go to the home of “Rachav,” who according to the Talmud for forty years served as an immoral, promiscuous individual. At the age of fifty, Rachav converted to Judaism! And she now used these three items—the flax, the window and the rope—to … [Read more...]
Just BE!
Just BE! Be fierce. Be vibrant. Be energized. Get outside. Take a break now and then. Have fun. Run. Be accountable. Visualize. Take a new path. Dare to be different. Sport a new color. Stand up for what you believe. Be LOVE! Be honest. Be a volunteer. Clean out your closet. Hit the gym. Get motivated. Acknowledge others. Be relaxed. Be your own happy pill. Get invigorated. Be who you really are. Be your authentic self. Be enough. Get out and discover. BE with your partner. Get pumped. … [Read more...]
Conscious Motherhood
Harmony 'A woman in harmony her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination, prepared to be herself and only herself'. ~ Maya Angelou When a woman approaches each stage of her transition into motherhood consciously – allowing herself to listen to her body’s wisdom and slow down enough during pregnancy to express her fears, talk about her expectations, grieve the loss of the old life, and prepare spiritually for labor – she … [Read more...]