What You Really Need to Know about Body Weight
People come in all shapes and sizes. This truth has only recently begun to gain support in our culture, which traditionally values a particular body type as the ideal.
As the topic of body weight becomes better nuanced, there are two primary considerations to guide us. The first is […]
How to Be a More Mindful Eater and Why It Matters
The applications of mindfulness in day-to-day life are truly endless. More than a technique for reducing stress, mindfulness is an all-encompassing perspective on living in each moment and accepting life as it comes.
Put simply; mindfulness is “…a moment-to-moment awareness of one’s experience without judgment.” […]
What It Means to Be Mindful and Why It Is So Essential
To one degree or another, we are all mindful.
It is impossible to live a life without having moments of focused attention and attunement. However, those moments can be rarer than we like to admit. It is easy in the busyness of daily life to […]
Three Alternatives to Meditation That Will Boost Your Health
Meditation provides an impressive array of wellness benefits. In fact, it reduces stress, improves sleep, increases feelings of well-being, and even lowers blood pressure. (1) Its power comes from its effect on […]
Your Brain on Meditation
One of the most powerful effects of meditation lies in how it changes the brain. When practiced regularly, meditation improves how the mind functions to manage emotions and intense feelings. It also releases endorphins that promote […]
Why You Need More Empathy and How to Develop It
The ability to relate and empathize with other people is essential to social and emotional wellness. Healthy individuals can build strong social support by connecting deeply with people they care about. In fact, empathy is a […]
What It Means to Be Present and Why It Matters
It is not uncommon for each day to feel like a race or a checklist where we move from one task to the next as quickly as possible. There are a lot of demands on our time and attention. In order to juggle it […]
Three Steps to Becoming a Better Listener
Being a good listener is an art. Often it seems like a lost art in our busy, fast-paced culture.
In part, this is due to the way our brains work. While the average person speaks at a rate of 125 words per minute, our brains have the mental capacity […]
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. (
