With all the hectic elements in today's world, stress and anxiety are frequently showing their nasty faces in our lives. While most of us try to do our best to curb these crippling monsters and keep them at bay, there is a wonderful defense against battling stress and anxiety within the practice of yoga.
Read MorePerhaps your child tends to lose his/her cool, has tantrums, or reacts to stressors in a manner that seems out of proportion to the trigger. Harvard Medical School estimates that almost two-thirds of American adolescents have had at least one moment of expressing anger through an attack that involved threatening violence, or actual violent behavior. Uncontrollable anger attacks are much more common than you might think.
Read MoreRecently, I was driving home with my husband very late at night after a family gathering in Los Angeles. I had been "on the go" since early morning and my exhaustion was catching up with me. Anticipating sparse traffic at that late hour and hoping to get home quickly, we were shocked by the sudden traffic jam near Norwalk at 1 am!
Read MoreEVERY day is a time for love in my book. But humans get all wound up about love, so I thought I would help you get the most “bang for your buck,” as they say.
Photo by Joey Paynter (www.joeypaynterphotography.com) for our 2014 Pathways to Wellness Calendar. Ask for a calendar at the office today. Available while supplies last.
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You know how it is when you’re in a long term relationship, no matter how much you love each other, there comes a time when you look at each other and say “Wow, I don’t feel much appreciated” and when that happens, it’s often because of “habituation.”
Read MoreI know what it’s like to sit across from a couple and think, “What in the world can I possibly say that could turn this battleship around?!” What is more important than helping couples find a safe haven with one another, that secure base with which to arm themselves as they march forward into the future with all its joys and its turbulence?
Read MoreHave you ever been somewhere and your pulse began to race and your heart was pounding and you started to sweat and the room seemed to get smaller and you couldn’t breathe and you couldn’t find the way out?
Read MoreOn a first date, or in the beginning phases of a romantic relationship, we may feel anxious, nervous, agitated, excited, or possibly preoccupied. How will this meeting go? Will he/she like me or be turned off? Will I like him/her? If I like him/her, will there be a second time? Our mind generates myriads of thoughts and questions.
Read MoreDo you want to shape cooperative, compliant behavior from your teenager? Do you feel like it is a lost cause to get your teen to comply with your limits? Are you wondering if you have completely lost control of the situation?
Read MoreDo you think that your teenager isn't listening to you? Have you ever wondered if what you are saying is getting through to your teen? There you are, pouring your heart and soul into sharing your experience and knowledge, and your teenager looks at you as though you will just never "get it." Pretty frustrating as a parent, huh?
Read MoreAnd here I am again. My blogging and tweeting both seem to come in bursts now… All at once, or not at all. Frequently, I get so busy with ball and tug that I forget all about what I had planned. Imagine that.
Read MoreI was informed that my mom wrote about pets being actually good for your health in her newsletter. Well of course we are! Anybody knows that. But just in case you are a skeptic, I offered to tell you that there has been real research done on the subject. (I have NO IDEA why anybody would doubt it and have to “scientifically validate” it, but here goes)
Read MoreIt’s been about a year since you’ve heard from me. I’ve been really busy, catching friends as they fly through the clouds to the Other Side! I somehow got ahold of a really soft, cushy (as you can see), vintage catcher’s mitt that was once owned by Jim Hegan who played and coached baseball from the 1930’s to the 1970’s.
Read MoreI wanted to say thanks for all your support during my fierce battle with Bad Fred over the last few months and to tell you that sometimes, as we all know, winning comes at a great cost. I feel that, together, we managed to slay that Awful Darkness so he won't hurt anybody else, but it did cost me my fleshy suit from which I emerged relatively peacefully on Thursday morning around 11am.
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