Category: self care
-
Being the Parent You Always Needed
·
by
There are many kinds of children and at least as many varieties of parents. When you think about the endless combinations, it’s a wonder things work out as well as they do. Sometimes our parents and their parenting styles are a good match for us and their influence on our lives is mostly beneficial. They…
-
Compassionate Self-Care
·
by
Most of us would never consider neglecting our children or pets. That would be cruel. We also know what happens when we neglect important relationships. They wither and fade away. Neglect our car, it malfunctions and dies. Neglect our schoolwork or jobs, our performance suffers and we fall behind. But, what about neglecting ourselves? Many…
-
The Health Benefits of Yoga and Meditation
·
by
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…
-
Selflessness
Our society values and encourages selflessness. We think about self-sacrifice and putting others before ourselves as virtuous qualities. To be selfless means, “having no regard to self”. Although we may choose to act selflessly at times (which can be a wonderful thing), we cannot completely disregard ourselves. Remember the Zen-Buddhist saying, “Wherever you go, there…