How Do I Achieve Peace of Mind? Move Beyond the Mind to Find Real Peace
People around the world are seeking peace of mind. The field of psychology in which I trained is all about helping people arrive at and achieve peace of mind. What I realized very early on in my experience of working with other psychologists is that they don’t arrive at peace of mind. They sometimes experience peaceful moments and psychology is...
How Exercise Can Build Up Motivation
Do you ever feel sluggish or incapable of doing anything that needs to be done? You may call this lazy, but it’s simply a lack of motivation. The quickest cure for the lazies is shifting your energy by moving around. In essence, we call this…exercise. Fitness does not have to be punishing, painful or boring. It fact, approaching exercise in...
Hip Hip Hooray! A Yoga Hip Guide to Happiness!
How does the word ‘hips’ make you feel? If you’re a guy or a woman confident in her curves you might love it! Maybe it’s a sore subject and you wish that word never existed; either way we’re going to talk about putting some stretchy yoga goodness into them. In combination with your actual hip, it’s extremely important to open...
Is Your Thyroid Exhausted?
Are you exhausted, have memory lapses, thinning hair, body aches, irritability, depression, sleep problems, low sex drive, constipation and/or weight gain? These could be symptoms of other diseases, but you might also have an under active thyroid. While you should definitely see your physician if you are having these symptoms, here are a few natural alternatives you can do to...
Lose Weight and Live Longer! 3 Lessons From Around the World
Think about some of the happiest moments of your life thus far. What would you give to add more years to your life? To have more opportunities to create new memories and experience new sensations? Who wouldn’t relish having the time and health to sail around the world, to take up mountain climbing, to eat sushi in Japan, or...
Search for Happiness: Why I Was Fired From Reality TV
About 20 years ago, when I first started in Private Practice, I had a young man come to me who was so amazingly intelligent, bright, and alive with life. Although he was an incredible pleasure to work with, he came from a background where there was a lot of pain, a lot of suffering, and a lot of darkness....
Sugar vs. Honey: A Sweet Debate
My husband likes to sweeten his coffee with honey, I've always used sugar. It made me wonder. What's the difference? I found some answers and here are the basics: Refined Sugar: Also called Sucrose, table sugar, or saccharose. Refined sugar often comes from sugar cane or sugar beet. That's the natural part. It's what happens after it's been harvested. It's manufactured...
5 Energy Busters and How to Avoid Them: Part Two
In the last article, we covered the first three of five energy drainers. They included unhealthy, “fast foods” that give you a quick burst then leave you sluggish. Overusing technology and never taking a break was the second energy buster, and the antidote is taking 30 to 60 minute quiet breaks from your devices. The third area is associating...
Stretch It Out! 5 Benefits of Stretching
Stretching is a natural and instinctive activity and is innate to all animals. We stretch when we wake up, get up from a chair or when we’ve been driving for long periods of time. Watch your dog or cat and they are always stretching throughout the day. Shouldn’t we be stretching throughout our day? Everyone can learn to stretch, regardless...
How and Why Do I Start a Yoga Practice? 6 Side Effects of Yoga
Before you start anything in your life, especially a practice like yoga, you should examine your intentions. What is my motivation and drive in this direction? Why do I want to start a yoga practice? In case you need some help, I'll give you MANY reasons why. 1. Increased Internal Health Benefits Just by starting a yoga practice you can receive...
