Develop the muscle for authenticity through listening to your inner voice, finding peace, being grounded in the present moment as well practicing Mindfulness Meditation, Qigong, Yoga and Prayer.
Last month we talked about Planting the seeds of your garden. I hope that you were able to think about what you would love to grow this year that is not only reasonably easy to grow but also practical in terms of time commitment. I don’t know about you, but being very busy raising my daughter, working, going to graduate school several times over the years kept me quite busy so having a garden is...
This past week Princess Kate Middleton broke her silence about why she has not been seen. She spoke from her heart and communicated with the world her personal story of having abdominal surgery and subsequently learning that she had cancer. She also revealed that she is getting a chemotherapy medicine to prevent it from coming back. What is so honorable about what she did is not that she shared...
Exercise, Nature and special moments shared with those we love! These last few months have been an emotional roller coaster. First there was COVID, then the January 6th attack on the US Capitol, then along came the war in Ukraine and if all of those were not difficult enough to be part of our lives and our world, along came the attack of Hamas in Gaza and the war in Israel which has stimulated...
“Love is the will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth” M. Scott Peck MD This is my favorite Definition of Love because it gets to the heart of what love is and is not. It defines love on many levels: Romantic love, Agape love, Friendship love, etc. It also fits well with the work of being a Parent....
December is a month when we can feel easily overwhelmed with all that has to happen for the Hanukkah and Christmas holiday, including, Black Friday, CyberMonday, GivingTuesday and we haven’t even tackled grocery shopping, cooking, buying presents, sending out Christmas/Holiday cards and letters, wrapping presents, decorating the tree, work parties, going to services, the list goes on and on....
“The Willpower Instinct” By Kelly McGonigal is the book of the month! Kelly McGonigal PhD has collected research from around the world and the synthesis of this research is exciting! Why would a book called “The Willpower Instinct” be included as the book of the month on exercise? It turns out that when we exercise on a regular basis, we create positive changes in our brain and one of them is...
This month we continue with our W.E.L.L.N.E.S.S. theme: W.inning E.very L.iving day thru L.ove N.utrition E.xercise S.erenity and S.pirituality. Serenity is an inner feeling of tranquility or peace. In that light, I would like to introduce you to two people who embody the practice of S.erenity for wellness, parenting and healing. First, is Misa Tsuyoshi who is certified as a Tai Chi Fundamentals...