3 Keys to Creating a Healthy Life and Prosperous Business Opening the Portals of Possibility
Happy New Year! Happy New You! What do you want to be and do in the New Year? Are you ready to release anything that’s keeps you playing small? How will 2015 be better for you? Stress is a normal part of life. The value of self-care practices to release stress and...
Kwanzaa for a Time As This!
I was among the early proponents and practitioners of Kwanzaa in the late ‘60’s. Each night of Kwanzaa between December 26 and January 1, we would celebrate the Principle of the day. Often attired in African garb, bringing food to share, reverent and revolutionary in...
Navigating the Holiday Season: Stop, Rest, Breathe and Smile! (Part 2)
Now that Thanksgiving is over, we’re seeing more homes and businesses displaying holiday decorations. And for some the “consumer craze” continues. Yet protests across the country are hopefully generating the opportunity for us to consciously reflect on our values;...
Navigating the Holiday Season: Stop, Rest, Breathe and Smile! (Part 1)
The holiday season can sometimes feel like a rollercoaster ride from anxiety to exuberance to depression, all within a matter of weeks. Attitudes change as temperatures drop and colder weather sets in. While we can experience an abundant harvest time, nature is...
Navigate Change with Greater Ease and Flow
Maintaining Healthy Boundaries is essential to navigate change. This involves shifting our attitudes and behaviors so that rather than stressing out about change, we learn to embrace it or accept it with greater ease. Release worry about what you can't control, such...
Be Healthy, Play and Have Fun!
Some of you know that FUN is a key value for me--- a feeling I want to experience on a daily basis. Having fun is as important as brushing my teeth or shutting off my computer. Traditionally, we’ve tended to think of the summer months as vacation or play time, like...
Transition Times How Well Are You Implementing Self-Care Practices
Transition Times – How Well Are You Navigating? Are you: feeling the impact of “busy”, “full”, “non-stop” or “too much”? frustrated by the overwhelm and stress of trying to keep it all together? wondering if you can really “go with the flow”, or “be still and know”?...
Mastering Mindset to Manage Stress – Part II
In Part 1, I highlighted two powerful tips: Release worry about what you can’t control, such as technology, the traffic or your boss. Accept change as a positive opportunity, not as a threat. Look for the good in it. Now let’s elaborate on two additional mindset...
Mastering Mindset to Manage Stress – Part 1
“Your health is the sum total of all the impulses, positive and negative, emanating from your consciousness. You are what you think.” ~ Deepak Chopra You are what you think. How and what you think has a direct impact on your physical body, as well as the body of your...
BodyMindSpirit Self Care – A Powerful Antidote to Stress
Is the pressure of balancing family, work, business or community demands depleting you? Do you feel like you’re overworked and underpaid? Are you worried about attracting more paying clients to grow your business? Stress is a normal part of entrepreneurship,...