Emotional Healing
Niksen — The Dutch Art of Doing Nothing
April 12, 2021 - Category: Emotional Healing, Uncategorized
We live in a fast-paced, hi-stress world where people are too often working long hours, suffering from exhaustion, anxiety and burnout. To counter this, medical professionals in the Netherlands have been prescribing a strategy called niksen — a word that literally means “to do nothing, to be idle or doing something without any use.” In…Niksen — The Dutch Art of Doing Nothing
Read more...De-Stress: Take a Bath
January 11, 2021 - Category: Emotional Healing
Oxford English Dictionary defines a bath as “an act or process of immersing and washing one’s body in a large container of water.” While technically correct, this hardly captures the essence of this age-old ritual. A bath is something quite profound — a respite from the world with serious restorative benefits, a vehicle for renewal…De-Stress: Take a Bath
Read more...What Is A Friend?
May 7, 2020 - Category: Emotional Healing
In these fast-paced, too often polarized and stressed out times, perhaps the one thing we can all agree upon is that true friendships are really important. But it’s not so easy. It’s takes time to cultivate genuine friends, and to keep up with them through the thick and thin of decades. Most would concur, however,…What Is A Friend?
Read more...What Gets You Up in the Morning? By Tony Schwartz
May 7, 2020 - Category: Emotional Healing
In the last several weeks, I had two radically different experiences spending extended time with leaders at two large, global companies. A long, alcohol-fueled dinner with the first group was a pure downer: dull, rote and devoid of positive energy. The day with the second - a group of young managers at Google - was…What Gets You Up in the Morning? By Tony Schwartz
Read more...The Relaxing Breath By Consuelo Reyes
May 7, 2020 - Category: Emotional Healing
One of the most effective and time-efficient relaxation methods is the yoga-derived Relaxing Breath. While you may notice only a subtle effect at first, it gains power the more it is practiced. Make it a point to practice twice a day. Sit up comfortably and place the tip of your tongue against the bony ridge…The Relaxing Breath By Consuelo Reyes
Read more...The Importance Of Worrying By Professor Albert Schatz, B.Sc, Ph.D.
May 7, 2020 - Category: Emotional Healing
Worrying is like smoking. People know it's bad, but do it anyway. But worrying is unlike smoking, because people who worry don't harm anybody except themselves. Basically, people worry because worrying satisfies certain needs they have. For example, some people are said to be happy only when they are miserable. They don't know how to…The Importance Of Worrying By Professor Albert Schatz, B.Sc, Ph.D.
Read more...Soothing Weary Eyes By Kelly Davis
May 7, 2020 - Category: Emotional Healing
Your eyes are tremendous energy users, so when fatigue hits, they're usually the first to suffer. Stress, constant computer use and too much television decrease circulation to the optic nerves, causing eyestrain. Here's a quick yoga-based technique for relieving tired eyes: Remove glasses or hard contact lenses. Get in a comfortable sitting position.Take 3 deep,…Soothing Weary Eyes By Kelly Davis
Read more...Plain Facts About Stress – An Interview with Hans Selye, Ph.D.
May 7, 2020 - Category: Emotional Healing
Q. Dr. Selye, is it true that there is more stress in today's society than in years past?A. People often ask me that question, sometimes comparing our lives with that of the caveman-who didn't have to worry about the stock market or the atomic bomb. They forget that the caveman worried about being eaten by…Plain Facts About Stress – An Interview with Hans Selye, Ph.D.
Read more...Patterns of Exceptional Physical Healing
May 7, 2020 - Category: Emotional Healing
Exceptional physical healing refers to any condition that surpasses what is expected and predicted by medical statistics. Cancer patients who have achieved "spontaneous remissions" have often been thought of as flukes of nature or mysteries to medical science. In pursuing the study of exceptional physical recovery, my colleagues and I have noticed that people who…Patterns of Exceptional Physical Healing
Read more...Mini-relaxation in a minute or two
May 7, 2020 - Category: Emotional Healing
Holiday season can be a wonderful time, but stressful, too. Best to have on hand some simple relaxation strategies. Mini-relaxations are stress busters you can reach for any time, anywhere, whether it's fear at the dentist's office, panic before an important meeting, aggravation when stuck in a traffic jam, keeping cool when confronted with irritating…Mini-relaxation in a minute or two
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