Lots of research tells us what the best habits are around sleep, but if we are trying too hard day and night, rest may not come easily. ↓ By Mark Bertin | July 11, 2018 Are you getting enough sleep? If you’re like many of us, your answer is no....
Read More↓ If that weather report involves the term, “scorcher,” here are some natural ways to cool off. ↓ I thought it was hot the other day at my home in midcity Los Angeles, with a reading of 105 degrees. Ha, chimed in my friends, who not far from...
Read MoreA good team player is adaptable, supportive and collaborative. ↓ One of my all-time favorite movies is Remember the Titans. It traces the legendary 1971 high school team that won the Virginia state football championship and rose to become the No. 2 ranked high school squad in the...
Read MoreFor the sake of your business, learn to cope with the stress. In our society, the entrepreneurs who make it big tend to achieve hero status. People look at them and think they have it all together. But many of the most successful leaders in business...
Read More↓ Guidelines for designing your own intentional retreat. Going on retreat is a wonderful experience. I recently went on one 20 minutes from home, which was kind of wonderful - except for the amount of stuff I felt compelled to bring since I was driving there. It...
Read More↓ When you are a victim of abuse, your mind comes up with all the reasons it's not really happening. It's possible — although the very word "abuse" implies decisiveness, purpose, and will. Maybe this is because its very sound — those two small syllables, when pronounced...
Read More↓ Discover the medicine in your kitchen. Summertime is a joy when the warm weather beckons us outdoors. But hot weather can be depleting. Too much heat internalized can create inflammation, irritation, burning, and tissue deterioration. In Ayurveda, this internal heat is called Pitta. ↓ As the science that promotes...
Read MoreHabits are key to achieving your goals—but only if you don’t get tired of them, research suggests. ↓ By Caroline Benner | July 10, 2018 ↓ ↓ Along the Pacific Crest Trail, hikers who set out to complete the entire 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada are especially vulnerable to quitting at...
Read MoreYour brain is boosted by your feet hitting the ground. ↓ Many people are obsessed with counting their daily steps, trying to hit 10,000, and for good reason. Walking has a host of health benefits, from helping prevent osteoporosis, to lifting the mood, to burning calories. Now...
Read MoreWays to allow for reflection while walking. ↓ In the children’s book Wacky Wednesday, Dr. Seuss imagines a world where people are doing very odd things indeed, like driving a car facing backward. That’s how I felt the other day in my neighborhood. I saw one lady pushing...
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