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Appreciate Your Whole Iceberg: Mindfulness & Freud.
Mindfulness is one of the current buzzwords floating around in many arenas. It has been applied to diet, to relationships and to business, for example. Essentially, it involves living in a state of full and conscious awareness of the context of one’s experience –...
Put Your Own Mask on First – my Path to a Daily Rhythm
The first time I flew with my first child, I remember watching the safety talk for the first time in years. I was a seasoned traveler who no longer paid attention, but this time it felt different, because I had a 6-month-old baby in my arms! The oxygen masks came out...
BE A LEADER OF PEOPLE, NOT A MANAGER OF THINGS!
Today I went back to school. I have a PhD, and have done three yoga teacher trainings and Ayurveda trainings, so I am no newbie to school. But today I went to Weatherhead Management – this is part of Case Western Reserve’s Business School. This is a new thing for me....
Spring Forward
When I get back from vacation I am going to do a two week detox. I will eat only fruits and vegetables for two weeks - no caffeine, sugar, grains, dairy, meat etc. I try to do this at the two major seasonal changes where I live - fall, when the temperature drops...
Making a Walking Desk
Ingredients Running machine 2 sets of 6 ft shelves with adjustable shelves 2 pieces of wood: 18inches X 40inches; 24inches X 48 inches Instructions Set up the two shelves, the width of the running machine apart from each other, with top shelf about 5 feet off the...
Look for Love, Find Love & Celebrate Love!
This february 14th will be different from those before. This Valentines day I will be reading a poem at the funeral of my beloved cousin Mark, who died of Leukemia Jan 26th at the age of 37. We grew up together. 3 months apart in age, we spent weekends with our...
Find Your Group, Find Your Support: Akrasia or Prajnaparadha!
Habits. The word has different connotations. The good habits – those that fit with your goals, like exercising every day. Then there are the bad habits. Reaching for the ice cream every night. Reacting to stress by shouting and drinking a glass of wine. I find...
3 Things That Improve Memory
One of the key areas that researchers all over the world have long had an interest in is Working Memory. This is the ability to hold a certain number of things in your mind at once. Research has shown that people tend to have limits on Working Memory. That's why we...
Find Your Rhythm in 2014!
I am writing this 35,000 feet up in the air, on the first day of the new year. I am ready for the jet lag - I know it's coming! But jet lag doesn't just disturb my sleeping and eating patterns: changes in my body clock also disturb my immune system. Research has...
2 Ways To Create Habit Changes
Our culture is starting to understand habits a little better. This is a good thing, because if we are going to change what we do – for example, what and how we eat, what and how we exercise and whether and how we nourish our bodies and minds – we need the tools to do...
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