Posted December 2, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Vipassana

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“These difficulties that we go through, we think they are in the way. They become obstacles. But really, we have to let in a very real possibility that they are the way, they’re not in the way, and what the actual practice helps us do is turn toward what we’ve been avoiding.” […]

Posted November 25, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Life’s Classroom

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The brokenhearted are the bravest among us because they had the courage to love. ~ Brené Brown

These words were spoken in a brave talk Brené Brown gave about Daring Classrooms. Make no mistake, some people are teachers in classrooms, but we are all teachers in life’s classroom.

She asks, “How many […]

Posted November 18, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Weight/Wait

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Hypnosis shows up in the news more and more often these days. It has been shown effective for everything from childbirth and dental procedures, to smoking cessation and weight management. I am often asked if hypnosis can help you lose weight.

I clarify that using hypnosis for weight management is very […]

Posted November 11, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Quality of Life

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Work can be a double-edged sword. It can stimulate creativity, generate feelings of well-being, and enhance social connections. But, like everything in life, there is an upper threshold that can turn a benefit into a liability. The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research at the University of Melbourne invited 3,500 […]

Posted November 4, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Poke Your Butt Out

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Back discomfort is pretty much a way of life for Americans as they age. It does not have to be that way, says Jenn Sherer. “It’s not sitting that’s causing the pain, it’s how you’re sitting.”

Take a look at people who are sitting down – not face-on but rather from the […]

Posted October 28, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Patience in Life

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A search for the phrase “importance of patience” generated 59,600,000 hits. Additional subtitles include patience in: business, relationships, teaching, parenting. This quotation from a “Wisdom Times” blog post titled Importance of Patience in Life probably sums it up:

Anger and stress are two things that are enough to ruin a person’s health. […]

Posted October 21, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Yoga Brain

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OK, so here is yet another encouragement for your developing a yoga practice. This one is all about your yoga brain.

A picture is worth a thousand words, so please take a close look at “Your Brain on Yoga.”

A regular yoga practice benefits these areas of your brain: frontal […]

Posted October 14, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Nordic Diet

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Daily our world grows smaller…. and nowhere more so than with human dietary fads. One of the newest is the Nordic Diet.

Nordic vegetables are cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, roots and peas. Fish varieties include salmon, sardines, mackerel, herring and dried salty cod. Fruits do not grow abundantly in the […]

Posted October 7, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Circadian Rhythm Disorder

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Sleep disturbances can be associated with short-term circumstances, but longer-term sleep disturbance may be a result of “circadian rhythm disorder.”

Some people become night owls, staying up late and have difficulty waking up in the morning. Teens often have this happen.

Older adults can find themselves too tired too early, going to […]

Posted September 30, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Man's Best Friend

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Humans may have domesticated dogs two separate times, taming wolves both in Europe and Asia thousands of years ago. A major international research project may have cleared some of the controversy surrounding the origins of the domestication of dogs, which has until now remained a mystery with two primary hypotheses. The first […]