A place to Love and be Loved
Who doesn’t love a good massage? A massage—even a quick one—can quickly relax the mind and revitalize energy levels. There is good reason for this. According to Chinese medicine, you are full of small microcosms—or little, miniature mirrors—that reflect the health of the internal organs and glands within the human body. In fact, once you… Continue Reading →
You’ve got it all. The husband. The kids. The job. The home. The car. The dream. You’ve got it all but you’re still not happy. Maybe it’s because you want more. Maybe you are a perfectionist and things aren’t perfect. Maybe what you worked so hard for didn’t live up to your expectations. Or you… Continue Reading →
If stress is high and you are taking care of everyone else around you, dropping extra weight can be difficult. As it turns out, we are more likely to carry fat—especially around the midsection—when life demands a little more out of us. Are we wired this way for a reason? Possibly. Current research tells us… Continue Reading →
Bestselling author, Marianne Williamson, writes in her book A Return To Love: “The highest identity is our relationship with others. A life lived for oneself alone is not liberation, but merely another form of bondage.” Our relationship with others—for better or worse—defines us. The relationships that we maintain with others can lift us to our… Continue Reading →
Physical discomfort can motivate us to dig deeper into the details of life—at best, it can push onto a path of greater self-awareness. Fortunately, the scientific community is now more aware than ever of the relationship between the emotions and the physical body. For example, in 2008 a study published in Neuroendocrinology Letters found that… Continue Reading →
Relationships end. We change jobs. We lose friends. We confront a difficult situation that no one could ever understand. The feeling of loneliness is a Uni-versal one. At some point in life, we are all confronted with the feeling of being alone. Alone in our struggles and alone in our discoveries. When most of us… Continue Reading →
This is the Year of the Water Snake, which is a time when we can bite off more than we can chew and still get away with it. It is a year of transformation. If you think that something seems impossible or too big to dream, this is the year to cast out all fears… Continue Reading →
What happens when we say something that we shouldn’t? When we have a moment that we wish never happened? A conversation that is best forgotten? The smallest decisions to the most pivotal events in life can live in the shadow of regret. We can spend an entire lifetime second-guessing our choices, reliving our failures, or… Continue Reading →
In each moment, our cells rely on the delivery of oxygen to the circulatory system and on the release of cellular toxins. The movement of breath in and out of the body is often overlooked and taken for granted. And yet, how we breathe affects our physical, mental, and energetic health. Breath can be a… Continue Reading →
The digestive system is complex. Not only does it process food into nutrients that we can use, but it does so much more! For example, a large mass of lymph tissue sits just beneath the intestines. This, along with the bacteria in the digestive tract, profoundly affects the strength and buoyancy of the immune system…. Continue Reading →
Mindset matters. For years the scientific community has investigated the value of feeling good and practicing gratitude. The results? Studies suggest that a positive mindset and gratitude make us happier and more successful, improve our relationships with others, enhance longevity, and even boost the immune system. But what happens when we shortchange ourselves and get… Continue Reading →
Chop wood and carry water. According to meditation masters and seasoned yogis, the path to greater awareness is unadorned and practical. In order to awaken to our essential self, all we need is determined effort. And after we “wake up,” the story is the same: Chop wood and carry water. Too often, we glamorize spirituality…. Continue Reading →
