Category: health
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Creating Creativity
That contented, peaceful feeling you get when you are working on your adult coloring book – its not all in your head. It turns out that creative pursuits are actually good for you. Research is demonstrating that creative engagement has significant positive effects on health. It is correlated with less distress, increased positive emotions, and improved wellbeing.…
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Yoga for Wellbeing
Yoga is a multi-faceted practice designed to unite the mental, physical and spiritual. The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali defines yoga as “the stilling of the changing states of the mind”. Devotion to practice strengthens the body-mind connection and helps build insight and awareness. The physical practice, called asana, is only one limb of yoga. It was originally meant to…
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The Health Benefits of Yoga and Meditation
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in balance, behavior, equanimity, exercise, fitness, health, meditation, relaxation, self care, self help, spirituality, strength, wisdom, yogaIncreasingly health providers are acknowledging the importance of the mind-body connection to overall wellness, rather than just focusing on the physical machinery. Yoga and meditation are practices that can contribute to good mental and physical health. Yoga & Wellness The health benefits of yoga have been recognized anecdotally for thousands of years, but now there…
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How to Give Yourself a Bad Case of Depression
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Although major depression is a medical condition that is largely out of a person’s control, the following is a tongue-in-cheek list of some things you can do if you want to increase the odds that you will become depressed or stay depressed: Think negatively The way you think will influence how you feel and behave.…
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Keeping Up with the National Health Reform Debate
(This post is from 2009 – an interesting look back!) As an American health care provider, I have a vested interest in the health care reform debate as it will impact the future state of health care in the US. I am especially concerned about my clients understanding and having a voice in the issues.…