Discovering ways to adapt to what life throws at you makes you more able to cope. ↓ ↓ Resilience is the process of effectively coping with adversity—it’s about bouncing back from difficulties. The great thing about resilience is that it’s not a personality trait; it involves a way of...
Read MoreThe Mindful Editors sifted through mindfulness reads to offer up this short list of books. ↓ ↓ 1) THE POWER OF OFF The Mindful Way to Stay Sane in a Virtual World Nancy Colier (Sounds True) Having a universal communicator, satellite-driven locator, and encyclopedia of all knowledge everpresent at our fingertips is...
Read MoreA new study finds that rejection is less distressing to mindful people (and their brains). ↓ One of your best friends hosts a party without inviting you; your romantic partner seems oblivious to your attempts at conversation; work colleagues make important decisions behind your back. ↓ How long do...
Read More↓ …Even if you’re not outdoorsy. According to outdoor supplier REI, the average American spends 95 percent of their life inside. Most of us work, study, eat and enjoy leisure activities like watching movies, all in the climate-controlled indoors. Yet study after study has shown that being...
Read MoreAn excerpt from The Shadow Principle ↓ The more often you find yourself in the situation of being perceived differently than how you see yourself and want to be seen, the less you truly know yourself and the more important a confrontation with your own shadow becomes....
Read More↓ There are so many great studies on the proven effects of acupuncture. What you may not know is acupressure works just as well without the needles. What’s nice about this is it’s something that you can do yourself and it’s also non-invasive (if you have...
Read More↓ Strengthen, support, and stretch out your hips. Every time I ask for requests in my yoga classes, someone mentions hip openers. Lots of people go to yoga simply because their hips brought them there! Our hips are designed to move in a lot of different directions,...
Read MoreFollow these recovery-speeding habits and gain a huge advantage in your training. ↓ With the Internet at our fingertips, it's surprisingly easy to stay up-to-date on the latest research or find new and innovative training techniques to enhance muscle growth. If modern technology has brought the latest training...
Read MoreTry these three helpful poses to bring stress relief to your muscles. ↓ Your psoas (pronounced SOAZ) is a major part of your core and most of the movement in your body, since it is the only muscle in your body that connects your spine to your...
Read MoreThis 5-minute mindfulness practice cultivates gratitude for life's small delights as you move through the senses. ↓ By Elaine Smookler | August 6, 2018 Waking up this morning, I glanced at my cell phone and noticed the weather app ominously predicting many days of snow and icy temperatures ahead....
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