Mindful Eating for Beginners
This article will tell you the Who, What, Why, How, and When of Mindful Eating: Why you want to try it Who can benefit from mindful eating What it is How to eat mindfully And the best times to start a mindful eating practice in your everyday life. What do you get when...
How Yoga Can Improve Mental Health
Yoga Can Improve Mental Health, On and Off the Mat Just like most modern people, I started practicing yoga because I wanted to look good and feel better in my body. I had no idea that yoga would totally change my life, let alone improve my mental health. I admired the...
Burnout and How to Get Your Spark Back
Burnout happens when you’ve been stressed out for too long. It’s like someone stole the fire that used to light up your life. When you’re experiencing burnout you feel exhausted, unmotivated, discouraged and fed up. You remember what it was like to have a twinkle in...
Toxic Positivity: The Dark Truth About Looking on the Bright Side
Toxic positivity can have a very negative effect on your mental health. Positivity is one of the most misunderstood concepts in the wellness world. One of the first things you learn in most self-help circles is that in order to create a positive life, you have to...
Inner Peace: The Secret is Hidden Under Your Expectations
The secret to inner peace is hidden under your expectations. I started my clinic practice the same year I had my first baby, and had big expectations for both. If you asked me how I thought it was going to go, I would have smiled broadly and told you in full...
How to Release Trauma Trapped in Your Body
How to Release Trauma Trapped in Your Body Every body carries trauma. No, that's not a typo. Because trauma is any unprocessed thought or emotion that gets stuck in your nervous system. And whether it's a big, extremely stressful event or a small one, trauma lodges...
9 Spiritual Teachers Who Changed My Life
9 Spiritual Teachers Who Changed My Life I have a lot to be grateful for, and amongst the things that I am most grateful for are the spiritual teachers who have changed my life. As I write this, I’m sitting on the sofa next to my almost 5-year-old son, listening to...
How to Release Emotional Tension with Qigong
Emotional tension is always felt in the body. When you're in a stressful situation the fight-or-flight mode of your sympathetic nervous system kicks in. This raises your heart rate and shuttles all the blood out of your organs and into your muscles so your body has...
The Hidden Message in Negative Emotions
There is a hidden message in your negative emotions. And once you understand this hidden message, your negative emotions will transform all on their own. Nothing will ever feel overwhelming or unbearable again. You will never be angry again. You will never be anxious...
Spring Wellness Guidelines to Reduce Stress and Anxiety
Spring wellness is all about staying balanced. This article gives you simple spring wellness guidelines to reduce stress and anxiety so you can thrive as the weather gets warmer. Times of transition are unsettling. Transition by definition means things are shifting...