"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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
"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 [...]
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 [...]
If we look up the definition of the word power it says, “the ability to act or produce an effect.” Organizations, especially in the advent of social media, have long provided theories about the source of power. Why do we do what others tell us to do? Why do some people attract a loyal tribe of [...]
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 [...]
I am always on the lookout for research on midlife and the "crisis" they say is looming shortly thereafter. You might jokingly recognize what I'm referring to if you try to buy a birthday card for someone who is turning more than 40 years old. Over the hill, they read in big black letters. [...]
