Category Archives: Stress Relief
A Good Vacation
You worked hard all year and waited patiently for a much deserved “break”. Your trip was perfectly planned and there you are, on vacation—eat, drink and be merry! But after a while, the effects of vacation food and drink don’t leave you feeling so merry. Celebration eating happens when we’re in party mode—it seems like [...]
Just Breathe
My approach to most areas of life–do the best you can with what you’ve got and don’t worry about the rest. True, we can’t control everything—but let’s talk about a simple, often-overlooked, essential function that you can control, and when you do—big benefits are in store for every system of your body. First, let’s consider; [...]
Less Is More
My career in entertainment began on the Donny and Marie Show in the early 80’s. As a makeup artist, my place of work was across a wide hall from the wardrobe department. The wardrobe room was a warehouse full of bejeweled gowns for the star-studded cast, all designed by a short, ascot-and-jazz-beret-wearing white-haired man named [...]
Managing the many Forms of Stress
The mother of the bride-to-be says with a smile, “Oh I’m so stressed out.” She was having a great time planning the wedding and even though she was plagued with a long list of tasks, she was still smiling. She was describing “eustress” or positive stress. Eustress is exciting and challenging. It’s fun and keeps [...]
Love Heals
The power of love to change bodies is legendary, built into folklore, common sense, and everyday experience. Love moves the flesh, it pushes matter around…Throughout history “tender loving care” has uniformly been recognized as a valuable element in healing.
-Larry Dossey
The Year Is Going—Let It Go
Last Sunday the lyrics of a beautiful hymn really caught my attention—“The year is going let it go.” Yes, we’ve done all we can do in 2009 and here comes another chance–a new year. What will you do to improve your health in 2010? Most of us set fitness goals with the idea that we [...]
A Week of Peace
Cora was our family’s housekeeper and we loved her very much. One day she collapsed in the driveway with a brain aneurism. Her husband frantically ran to call for an ambulance as my dad administered CPR. Moments later the sirens blared. To the guy on the street corner, the sound was annoying-it hurt his ears, [...]
The Man In The Mirror
As I watched the Jackson Five perform on the Mowtown 25 Special in 1983, I tried not to blink. I knew I was seeing something magical and groundbreaking. Michael was singing Billie Jean—one glove, “pencil” pants, silver socks. And there it was, as if levitating, he turned and floated backwards. Stunning. The “moon walk “ [...]
Gifts
We’ve carefully planned, we’ve shopped, and we’ve wrapped all the special gifts we’ll give this season. It takes three things to be a considerate giver: Thought Money Time And of these three components, the only one that is truly essential is “thought.” The awareness and desire to offer a gift is the vital feature of [...]
Tis the season to be jolly
We all spread cheer in our own ways and after reading this new study I find myself thinking about our annual caroling party. Every year we invite friends, neighbors, relatives, anyone and everyone that likes to sing to come caroling with us. We go on foot and cover as much ground as we can in [...]
