The Wild Horses of Your Mind, and How Meditation Can Tame Them
If you’ve ever tried to sit still and clear your thoughts, you probably know the difficulty of meditation. It doesn’t come naturally to most of us to be alone with our thoughts. Or really to sit quietly at all with no agenda other than to be present and […]
If Wellness Was a House
True wellness requires a view of the big picture. Or maybe just look around your house.
Just like the home you live in, you are one structure that is made up of many different parts. Of course, you can enjoy and care for each room of your home separately. […]
Social Wellness Isn’t Just up to Us
We are designed to seek out connections with other people and to bond together into tribes or communities. In ancient history, a human alone was a human who was vulnerable. Being part of a group provided safety and improved the odds of survival. Social wellness is a part […]
Wellness Is More than a Buzzword. We Need the Real Thing.
So many of us are working to be the picture of wellness, in all of its eight dimensions. For instance, we try to exercise and follow a healthy diet. Sometimes we take trips to the spa, the gym, the golf course, and the park. […]
Mind, Body, Spirit: The Three Things You Need to Thrive
Your body is not “you”. Though in a way it is.
Your mind is not “you” and you are not your thoughts, but they are an integral part of you.
Your spirit is not all of who you are, though many spiritual systems believe it is the part that will […]