Work and Play Balance to Achieve Wellness

You’ve heard the proverb “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Maybe the proverb should be rewritten “All work and no play makes Jack an unhealthy boy.” And – yes – we have all heard the importance of life work balance. The key word in that concept is balance. Achieving a level [...]

By |2019-05-01T19:36:24-04:00June 15th, 2015|Life Tools, Personal Care, Personal Life, Wellness|0 Comments

Mind Over Matter | Don’t Worry Be Happy | Wellness Inventory

  "Thinking creates our internal experience of reality." In other words, with our thoughts we shape our reality. We perceive the world (i.e. the man is in a wheelchair) but we make sense of it with our thoughts (i.e. the man is unable to walk.) Our thoughts is how we bring meaning to what we [...]

By |2019-05-01T19:37:54-04:00June 8th, 2015|Life Tools, Personal Care, Wellness|0 Comments

How Does It Feel | Wellness Inventory

Did you get up on the wrong side of the bed?  Years ago that expression meant that the person was grouchy, irritable or in a bad mood. People can tell if you are in a bad mood. We communicate our emotions to others and they are able to tell what kind of a mood we're [...]

By |2019-05-01T17:48:53-04:00June 1st, 2015|Emotions, Life Tools, Personal Care, Wellness|8 Comments

Movement & Posture | Exercise is an Anti-Depressent | Wellness Inventory

  Movement & Posture | Exercise is an Anti-Depressant | Wellness Inventory When we see a baby take its first steps we realize the power that movement has in our lives. Moving is one of the ways in which we can exert our will on our environment – if we see a stinging insect, feel [...]

By |2022-01-17T21:49:20-05:00May 25th, 2015|Life Tools, Personal Care, Wellness|9 Comments

Eating and Your Relationship to Food

Few issues in our lives represent a more complicated relationship than our relationship to food. We have to eat in order to survive. Eating is one of the energy inputs and as the old saying goes “You are What you Eat.” All we have to do is walk down the aisle in our local bookstore [...]

By |2019-05-01T18:06:38-04:00May 18th, 2015|Emotions, Life Tools, Personal Care, Wellness|1 Comment

Positive Energy & Your Senses | Wellness Inventory | Joyful Living

Have you heard of “Felt Sense?”  It is vague, blurred sense of “something” that is deeply felt internally. It is an  inner knowledge or awareness of an experience in the body. Felt Sense comes from listening to what your body is telling you as it interacts with the external world through your senses. The language [...]

By |2019-05-01T19:40:36-04:00May 11th, 2015|Life Tools, Personal Care, Wellness|10 Comments

Health & Wellbeing Through Better Breathing | Wellbeing Assessment

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."  A Danish freediver, Stig Severinsen, managed to hold his breath for 22 minutes in 2012, setting a world record that has yet to be beaten. How long do you think you could hold your breath [...]

By |2019-05-01T19:41:18-04:00May 4th, 2015|Life Tools, Personal Care, Wellness|11 Comments

The Importance of Energy & Vitality | Energy Flow | Well-Being Assessment

The word vitality makes us think “spunk,”  “get up and go,” it is the kernel of energy for life. Do you feel that spark in your life? Since I've decided to devote a series of blogs to Wellness this post will focus on our energy systems - so make sure you check into my previous blog to [...]

By |2019-05-01T18:25:06-04:00April 20th, 2015|Life Tools, Personal Care, Personal Life, Wellness|0 Comments

How Did You Sleep | All-Natural Sleep Solutions

  How did you sleep last night? Many people all over the world answer that question by saying, “Not that well.” Others say, "Not long enough," or “All I did was toss and turn.” Likewise, if you go into a break room at work and ask, "How are you?" most people will reply, "I'm tired," and [...]

By |2016-10-18T00:29:14-04:00March 23rd, 2015|Life Tools, Personal Care|9 Comments

Running on Empty | The Necessity of Self Care Rituals

Running on Empty | The Necessity of Self Care Rituals I was driving down the highway this week when I noticed that my gas gauge was getting low. It was nearly on empty. I learned the hard way in my youth that this means the car will stop and won’t go any further. While this [...]

By |2016-10-18T00:33:14-04:00October 27th, 2014|Emotions, Personal Care|24 Comments
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