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Mindfulness can help you realize that you’re more than just your body. You’re more than your fleeting thoughts and emotions. You’re more than your illness. Through the practice of mindfulness in times of illness and stress(and the natural self-inquiry that arises via meditation), you can discover a different dimension of yourself, a dimension in which...

I pride myself on doing the best I can for each and every one of my clients. But I have to say, the younger ones find me really pulling out all the stops, and going that extra mile on their behalf. Our responsibility to our young people is great and the burden is heavy. Yet...

Ask a Tai chi instructor exactly what is Tai chi, and you probably won’t get a straight answer. He or she will say something mystical like, “Tai chi is everywhere. Tai chi is everything. Tai chi is the way of nature. Tai chi is meditation in movement.” But for those of us who only understand concrete...

A panic attack is a sudden episode of intense fear that triggers severe physical reactions when there is no real danger or apparent cause. Panic attacks can be very frightening. When they occur, you might think you’re losing control, having a heart attack or even dying. Many people have just one or two panic attacks...

A lot of embarrassing wind comes out of us. Usually flatulence is manageable, but sometimes, let’s be honest, the human body seems to have a mind of its own. And what’s the deal with hiccups? Or those moments when it feels like you are about to be sick? What about the incredible pain that sometimes sits just...

Do you suffer from anxiety? Try these four natural anxiety remedies that actually work. Mindfulness Meditation Learning how to meditate can completely change your life, making you a much calmer person overall, and when I practice meditation every day, I have no anxiety. I was thrilled when I discovered that mindfulness meditation was super easy. There’s no “right” way to...

We all have our limits in life. A nervous breakdown is a manifestation that we have hit the limit on how much we can cope with in life.  Someone undergoing a nervous breakdown exhibits a complete inability to function in the day to day activities of life.  It is often a temporary situation where your mental...

[Tweet “‘Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.’ Haruki Murakami”] A lot of the anxiety we suffer is self-inflicted. We think anxious thoughts. We look into the future and run scary movies in our head or we drift into the past and are full of regrets and hurts. It’s not really the things which happen to...

Anxiety can be truly debilitating, having an impact on nearly every part of our lives. Through the story of Kelly, learn how to control anxiety with one easy breathing technique. Reclaim your life from anxiety When Kelly had her first anxiety attack, she was standing in line having her photograph taken for a school photo....