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Coping with Post-Holiday Stress
February 1st, 2012No matter how delicious the food, how festive the decorations, or how joyous the holiday activities, when Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza, Ganapati, and New Year’s Eve are over, many of us are left with stress and remorse.
How to shift your mind into a positive gear after the holiday cheer.
Enter Your Optimum Mindset With the Push of a Button
January 1st, 2012Daily life is often about juggling a variety of issues and trying to stay on top of it all. It is, however, easy to slip out of your mental best into something less productive.
Music and mindfulness go hand-in-hand
Feeling Stressed? Get Outside!
November 1st, 2011Think about the time you spend indoors versus the time spent outdoors. If you’re like most Americans, you probably spend much more time inside an artificial environment working, cleaning, caring for the household, in transit, watching TV, or surfing the Internet.
The "Wicked Success" Revival Plan
November 1st, 2011You’re a modern woman—which means you’re barely surviving.
Ways stressed out women can revive and renew - mind, body, & soul
Renew and Revive
November 1st, 2011In the first part of this article (“The ‘Wicked Success’ Revival Plan: Eight Ways Stressed Out Women Can Revive and Renew—Mind, Body, and Soul”) published in the November issue of Natural Solutions, author Vickie Milazzolo asserts that women should not accept a state of stressed-out existence and call it living.
Part II of Vicky Milazzolo’s plan for de-stressing your life.Holistic Health Retreats
May 1st, 2010Vacation can mean different things to different people. You can tour foreign cities, soak up artistic culture, veg out at a beach resort, or relax at a spa. And while all of these are wonderful ways to spend precious leisure time, you can also use your vacation to take away something more than a tan or a ton of scenic photographs.
Looking for a getaway that can change your life and your health? Consider a retreat that takes you way beyond the basic vacation.From Om to Ouch
February 1st, 2010I should have known better than to let the teacher’s assistant adjust me in Shoulderstand Pose, but he seemed so sure of himself. He wanted to help me get the most benefit out of the pose, and he said he knew just what to do. I protested (not very convincingly) that I had some problems with my shoulders and neck and wasn’t too keen on Shoulderstand in the first place.
Is your yoga practice causing more harm than good?Weather the Storm
December 1st, 2009A few months ago, beset by a mounting sense of “It’s all too much,” I signed myself up for what I hoped would be a transformative yoga retreat at a monastery in upstate New York. I extracted myself from busy New York City life and spent the entire weekend sitting quietly at sunrise, blissing out in Lotus Pose, and eating three vegetarian meals a day prepared by kindly nuns.
How to get out from under the stress cloud, for good.Get Inspired: Meditation for Minors with David Lynch
October 1st, 2009Here’s a shocker: One of the film industry’s most brilliant minds once felt anything but brilliant.
Child's Repose
March 1st, 2009Upon entering the world, my daughter Mira suffered a brain injury. Within seconds, my husband and I were thrown into a whirlwind of unfamiliar words, a loss of our vision of a healthy birth, and an unknown future anticipated with both fear and intense love.
How yoga helped a mother see her daughter's disability in a new light.
