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Niksen — The Dutch Art of Doing Nothing

RethinkingCancer — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:03:27 +0000

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 […]

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De-Stress: Take a Bath

RethinkingCancer — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:19:25 +0000

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 […]

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What Is A Friend?

RethinkingCancer — Thu, 07 May 2020 10:53:18 +0000

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, […]

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What Gets You Up in the Morning? By Tony Schwartz

RethinkingCancer — Thu, 07 May 2020 10:53:17 +0000

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 […]

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The Relaxing Breath By Consuelo Reyes

RethinkingCancer — Thu, 07 May 2020 10:53:16 +0000

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 […]

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The Importance Of Worrying By Professor Albert Schatz, B.Sc, Ph.D.

RethinkingCancer — Thu, 07 May 2020 10:53:15 +0000

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 […]

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Soothing Weary Eyes By Kelly Davis

RethinkingCancer — Thu, 07 May 2020 10:53:15 +0000

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 […]

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Plain Facts About Stress – An Interview with Hans Selye, Ph.D.

RethinkingCancer — Thu, 07 May 2020 10:53:14 +0000

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 […]

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Patterns of Exceptional Physical Healing

RethinkingCancer — Thu, 07 May 2020 10:53:13 +0000

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 […]

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Mini-relaxation in a minute or two

RethinkingCancer — Thu, 07 May 2020 10:53:13 +0000

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 […]

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