PLEASE take your vacation time!

  Eric, a successful engineer and confessed A-type personality, always told me, “I have to take at least two weeks off when I go on vacation with my family. I take the first three days to chill from work and begin to relax, and then I need three days at the end of my vacation…

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How could you relax when facing open-heart surgery?

I consider Luke a massage connoisseur. He has been receiving bodywork for decades and knows what he likes and what benefits him the most. He is a pleasure to work with as he relaxes well during our regular one and half-hour sessions. Luke doesn’t have too much body armoring, whereby the tissues can become rather…

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A Rescue Remedy

I would like to introduce you to the Bach Flower Remedies, of which I am a trainee practitioner. Rescue Remedy is a homeopathic combination of natural flower remedies. It is incredibly helpful for when events shake us, whether externally or internally driven. It is an effective first-aid remedy and can swiftly bring us back to…

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Your Amazing Heart

“It is the toughest inhabitant in the body, and the most tremulous, the furnace of animal passion and the seat of the most exquisite sensibilities. It is a dauntless pump that sustains life on a moment-by-moment basis, and a delicately poised seismograph that responds to every fleeting change of mood, every unexpected sound, sight, smell,…

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Your Grateful Brain

Lucky you if you had plenty to be grateful for over the Thanksgiving weekend. We know, by now, that holidays and time with family and friends don’t always pan out the way we would like or choose! On the morning of Thanksgiving day, I promised myself to maintain a positive attitude and count my blessings…

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Do you enjoy being scared?

I confess that I am not a big fan of Halloween, yet I am fascinated by its fascination! What is fun and thrilling to one person may be highly stressful for another. However, experiencing fear in the absence of real danger has some clear psychological benefits. It may seem like a paradox, but in making…

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8 Top Foods that Bring Calm, Relax Muscles, and Reduce Stress

1) Magnesium-rich foods. Spinach, broccoli, lima beans, acorn squash, artichokes, green peas, swiss chard, kale. A magnesium deficiency can cause undue stress in migraines, high blood pressure, anxiety, constipation, and muscle cramping. Foods rich in magnesium, like leafy greens, can soothe the nerves and de-stress the body so effectively that magnesium is often dubbed the…

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How does a First responder release pressure from her work?

Jaime is a team player.  It immediately shows in the way she dresses. I have seen her in her favorite sport team colors and numbers.  I have seen her in her First Responders uniform, a solid navy blue, from its collar to the reinforced shoe. The dark, saturated dye is the complete opposite of her…

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Relaxing Your Eyes!

1)  20-20-20 plus 20 Rule When you’re focused on work, you tend to get closer to the screen, spend more time staring at it, and blink very rarely. That’s a perfect setup for eye strain. The American Academy of Ophthalmology suggests you follow the 20-20-20 rule. About every 20 minutes, look at least 20 feet…

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