Wellbeing Elixir: From Mind Full to Mindful

:Some years ago, in the early 1990's, I read the now classic book Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn after watching Bill Moyer's PBS special entitled Healing and the Mind: Healing From Within. Some years earlier, Dr. Kabat-Zinn founded t...

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Oct 14, 2020
Wellbeing Elixir: Laughter is MEDICINE 🤣

:Did you know laughing for just 15 seconds might increase your life span? Infants start to smile within the first five weeks of life and laugh at around four months. I still recall our son's first smile. And the first time he laughed, he was watching...

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Sep 30, 2020
Wellbeing Elixir: Ancient Wisdom 📜 About Wisdom

:What makes someone wise? How can we achieve wisdom? Perhaps the ancient Greek and Roman philosophers can give us some insights.Over the past few years, I've read a number of books about Stoicism and how it can lead to happiness and wisdom. In modern...

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Sep 15, 2020
Energy Flows ☀️ Where Intention Goes

:Follow the Sun by Xavier RuddFollow, follow the sunAnd which way the wind blowsWhen this day is doneBreathe, breathe in the airSet your intentionsDream with careFollow the Sun is currently one of my favorite songs that inspires me during yoga and my...

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Aug 26, 2020
Be Still

:One of my favorite parts of the day is the early morning when I have the kitchen to myself. After making coffee and feeding our dog (Jed Walker), I get a few quiet minutes to think and plan. And at the end of the day, its incredibly helpful to refle...

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Aug 11, 2020
What's Your Why? 🗝

:Are you feeling stuck? Have you lost your mojo? Does everyday feel like groundhog day? Rather than searching for your life's purpose..... consider reframing things. How can you use your time to do the things that are most important to...

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Jul 29, 2020
Wellbeing Elixir: Forgiveness

:Forgiving someone who has caused you pain, slighted you, disrespected you, manipulated you, ignored you, or insulted you can be really difficult.Sometimes the pain inflicted is simply too great - even after the tincture of time has dulled the acute...

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Jul 15, 2020
Wellbeing Elixir: The Power of Habits!

Greetings! Namaste!:Aristotle, the ancient Greek Philosopher, is believed to have said, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." But forming habits and sticking with them is never easy! It often takes 30 days, an...

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Jun 30, 2020