How to Reduce Stress by Doing Less and Doing It Slowly
How to Reduce Stress by Doing Less and Doing It Slowly. Beware the barrenness of a busy life... Here are four tips for slowing down!
Cultivating a Buddha Brain for Holiday Happiness
Cultivating a Buddha Brain for Holiday Happiness
by Kari Henley
Well, there’s less than a week til Christmas — how’s everyone doing out there? The United States is Christmas-crazy, and whether you celebrate or not, it is impossible to escape the effects. Holiday music blares on the radio 24/7, the weather in much of the country is […]
Enchanting Aromas
Nature heals in many ways. Most of us have felt the sense of renewal that comes from walking through a garden filled with fragrant flowers, or sitting under a massive tree, shaded from the burning rays of the sun. Indigenous peoples worldwide believe that each plant has a spirit we can communicate with, to ask for their help in healing.
Hate Making New Year’s Resolutions?
Hate Making New Year’s Resolutions? You May Want To Try Some Smart Goals Instead
This year, say no to typical resolutions.
Conventional wisdom says that when the ball drops on New Year’s, our inner Charlie Sheen should unleash a slew of “winning” ideas for the twelve months ahead. Behold, our New Year’s resolutions are born.
But here’s another […]
This Surprising New Year’s Resolution Could Transform Your Life
This Surprising New Year’s Resolution Could Transform Your Life
by Courtney Sunday
Goal setting can be a wonderful thing, helping us create the lives we want. However, feeling like we always have to be “doing better” can leave us exhausted. We wind up glued our phones, while logging our workouts and baking a cake from scratch.
Consider putting […]
Why We Put Ourselves Last & Why Self-Care Should Be a Priority
“Be there for others, but never leave yourself behind.” ~Dodinsky
Sometimes, when we’re feeling stressed and running around taking care of everybody else, the healthiest thing we can do is to stop and consider how we can take care of ourselves.
While this seems obvious to some people, many of us struggle with the idea of putting ourselves first. We were raised to think we should always put others before ourselves and ignore our own needs—that it is somehow arrogant or self-centered, and not a nice thing to do.