When All Else Fails, Just Breathe
August 20, 2012
By Guest Blogger
When we talk about getting healthy, we always assume that it is changing something in our diet or joining the gym (or actually going to the gym that you belong to). But there is something we can do, right here, right now, to bring health into our lives, and it’s literally right under our nose. Along the way, we have forgotten how to breathe, and if we could make this one change, we would see… Read More >
Hypnosis and Your Journey to Wellness
August 1, 2011
By Guest Blogger
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a perplexing illness with no rhyme or reason. Some people get better; others do not. I am one of the ones who has never gotten my life back, or at least not yet. I have had some good years, but never in the past 26 years have I been without chronic exhaustion, pain, migraines or other strange body symptoms. Over the years, I have tried homeopathy, naturopathic remedies, different diets, acupuncture,… Read More >
Turn Those Kids Upside Down for Fun, Focus, Confidence and Calm
July 28, 2011
By Guest Blogger
There was a time in the not-so-distant past when kids used to run out of the house after breakfast, then scoot home when the street lights came on in the evening. I know, because I lived that time. Activity-filled days for kids have been replaced by hours of watching videos and playing computer games. And when summer comes, that’s where the majority of the day is spent – staring at a screen. But there are… Read More >
Meditation: What It Is … and Isn’t
July 6, 2011
By Sharon Salzberg
When I first returned in 1974 from studying in India, I’d commonly find myself at a party or in a social situation where someone would ask me, “What do you do?” When I replied, “I teach meditation,” I’d more often than not hear them say “Oh,” as they sidled away. The implication of their reaction was very clear: “That’s weird!” Nowadays, largely because of scientific research into meditation’s effect on the brain and immune system,… Read More >
How To Activate the “Rest and Digest” System
May 20, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Giuliana Torre The key for optimum health is operating from the parasympathetic nervous system as opposed to the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). The sympathetic nervous system is what activates the flight or fight response. It is triggered by stress, fear, caffeine, and just about anything else that causes the heart rate to increase and keeps us living on an adrenaline rush. For many of us, this is a state that is sustained all day… Read More >
Do We Know How to Listen?
April 23, 2010
By Elena Brower
The cast at Passover Seder included my dad, mom, brother-in-law, sister and nephew, my son, and my slowly-becoming-best-friend/soon-to-be-ex-husband. As the kids chased one another around the house, my mom began piling up the dishes and my sister provided her usual comedic commentary. Six months ago I’d have found some reason to be fuming mad (I would’ve found something). But in the graceful vulnerability I’ve finally begun welcoming, I found all of it to be observable,… Read More >
