Why Mental Health Is Job Health
Stress is a natural part of life. None of us can escape it, and we all have to find ways to manage it. Some stress is healthy as it energizes the brain and encourages us to work hard or achieve […]
Twelve Things You Should Do to Be Well
We all come into this world with a set of inborn desires.
What motivates each of us can vary, but many of our basic desires are based on genetics and evolutionary survival instincts. The need to be safe or free of pain are therefore universal impulses to which we […]
Five Ways to Improve Your Mental Health at Work
When someone is not feeling mentally healthy, everything else in life suffers. This is just as true on the job as in any other area of life.
The CDC reports that 1 in 5 Americans experience mental illness and 71% of people feel stressed. (
Four Tricks to Make Meditation Work for You
For most of us, meditation does not come easy at first. This is why it is called a practice.
Building a mediation practice requires persistence and commitment, and it is helpful to know some tricks that can make meditation accessible. Or at least keep you […]
Everyone Can Meditate. Even Those Who Think They Can’t.
Meditation is more than just a matter of sitting down, closing the eyes and trying to make the mind go blank.
This is often what people think of when they imagine meditating. That or visions of monks in a faraway monastery, chanting for hours while […]
Yoga as a Radical Act
Most yogi’s will tell you there is something about yoga that goes beyond the benefits of movement and exercise. Whether we can put our finger on it or not, most people experience something deeper and more impactful during a yoga practice than when lifting weights at the gym.
Traditional […]
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. […]