After a 14-year hiatus, I have reestablished a daily meditation practice. It is part of a deep Ayurvedic cleanse I’m doing, and its purpose is to release stored emotions. After only 3 weeks, I’m already experiencing positive results; I no longer feel the stress of getting things done at a hurried pace. My daily modeContinue reading “Working Toward Oneness: Meditation”
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Need a Reason to Get Away? Here You Go!
Do you remember vacations as a kid? I can recall living for vacations. My family would always go to the Gulf of Mexico and stay in a motel on Florida’s Panhandle. We traveled to Flarda, as it’s pronounced in the South, to swim, lie in the sun, play in the surf, and deep sea fish. Continue reading “Need a Reason to Get Away? Here You Go!”
Awaken Your Healer Within
I have begun rereading The Healer Within: Using Traditional Chinese Techniques to Release Your Body’s Own Medicine by Roger Jahnke, Doctor of Chinese Medicine and the Director of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi in Santa Barbara, California. This book contains a wealth of information that really spoke to me. Reading it theContinue reading “Awaken Your Healer Within”
Smellscapes
Have you ever noticed how a familiar smell can sometimes take you back to childhood? How the scent of roasting coffee beans can cause you to close your eyes and deeply inhale its lusciousness? And how the odor of stinky garbage consumes your attention until you can get rid of it? In addition to ourContinue reading “Smellscapes”
Green Exercise? Yes, Please!
According to an article from Woodland Trust, the largest woodland conservation charity in the UK, Exercise . . . releases endorphins, improves both physical and mental health and helps you sleep better. . . But did you know that where you exercise can make a real difference? Exercising outdoors in a green space, studies show,Continue reading “Green Exercise? Yes, Please!”
Mindfulness: What’s in It for Me?
Mindfulness is a way of being present: paying attention to and accepting what is happening in our lives. It helps us to be aware of and step away from our automatic and habitual reactions to our everyday experiences. ~Elizabeth Thornton If you’re a regular reader of Micro of the Macro, you know that I oftenContinue reading “Mindfulness: What’s in It for Me?”
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