Thoughts for the Holidays

As we move into holidays that so many of us love and enjoy, it is very easy to sense feelings of stress, mixed emotion and anxiety. The reasons why these feelings appear are different for all of us but there is one thought that can be very grounding to reflect on for all of us as we begin the...

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Multi-sensory Perception

We are all acquainted with the controversial word psychic. Although the word translated comes from a French word simply meaning clear sight or clear seeing, many of us associate anything psychic with gypsies, crystal balls, or reality TV shows. The term psychic has certainly gotten a bad rap over...

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Self Compassion

Self-compassion is a challenging and beautiful path towards resiliency. It may be easy for some of us to be compassionate towards others but to ourselves? Not so easy. Most of us are very hard on ourselves and very seldom take the time to stop judging and treat our selves with kindness. The...

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Self-acceptance

We all know the word. We all understand the concept. But acceptance is one of the hardest inner tasks to accomplish. It’s an inside job that requires absolute and complete honestly and compassion. When it comes to resiliency, self-acceptance is a major piece of the puzzle that we will have to...

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Mindfulness

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps, known for turning out some of the military’s toughest warriors, is studying how to make its troops even tougher through meditative practices, yoga-type stretching and exercises based on mindfulness. Marine Corps officials say they will build a...

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