Taking Time to Unlock the ‘Muscle of the Soul’ Do you spend much time sitting in front of a computer, on a plane or in a car? If so your hips may be locked up which effects your ability to dance, but worst than that it may be causing you undue stress and fear. The […]
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Dancing For Brain Health As we grow older, we suffer a decline in mental and physical fitness, which can be made worse by conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. A new study, published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, shows that older people who routinely partake in physical exercise can reverse the signs of aging in
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The Powerful Effects of QiGong Qigong, which combines meditative and physically active elements, is the basic exercise system within Chinese medicine. Qigong exercises are designed to help you preserve your Jing, strengthen and balance the flow of Qi energy, and enlighten your Shen. Its dynamic exercises and meditations have Yin and Yang aspects: The Yin is being it; the
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By Deepak Chopra: Before I began meditating I felt that I had two advantages: I came from India, and because of my medical background, I had looked into the health benefits of meditation…
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Here is a popular internet list of art therapy activities originally posted up many years ago by the Nursing School Blog, recently updated by Shelley Klammer, of expressiveartworkshops.com. Emotions Deal with emotions like anger and sadness through these helpful exercises. Draw or paint your emotions. In this exercise, you’ll focus entirely on painting what you’re feeling. Create
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The saying “ignorance is bliss” begins to make more and more sense the deeper we delve into the depths of self. As we peel back the layers of identity, conditioning and belief we expose the raw and somewhat vulnerable side of ourselves. It is at this point that we may question whether to take the
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We all know what it feels like to finish a retreat on a high, charged with a buzz for life and feeling a sense of overall improvement in our state of being. Similarly many of us also know what it feels like to return home to our everyday lives and feel that buzz slowly drifting
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How does your morning routine inspire your day? Whether you bounce out of bed or hit the snooze button 4 times these quick tips for a wholesome morning routine are sure to set you sailing through the day. 1 . Banish the Sleep (Snooze) Button The snooze button is not your friend. When your alarm
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Think of a situation in your life that is difficult, that is causing you stress. Call the situation to mind, and see if you can actually feel the stress and emotional discomfort in your body. Now, say to yourself:
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