by Doreene Clement — Keeping a journal or a diary creates many advantages and possibilities and has been proven to enhance well-being. Set your journal where you will see it every day and find a quiet time and place to journal. You can use a notebook, a blank book or a computer for your journaling, […]
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Breathing for pain and depression
October 24, 2012
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by David Berger — Pain, for the purpose of this article, is nothing more than the lack of circulation, whether it is of the mind, body or spirit. When circulation is restricted in any of these bodily components, the whole body hurts, in one form or another. In most cases, the hurting starts in the […]
Inner alchemy: You are what you love
October 22, 2012
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by Vaishali — You are what you love, and you love whatever you give your attention to. Eastern spiritual psychologies profess that whatever you give your attention to is what you are making your god. If, for example, you spend all your time thinking about that next cigarette, then you have just made that next […]
The Master Cleanser — a key to re-invigorating your life
October 18, 2012
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by Leslee J. Klinsky — Today, many of us are feeling run down, sluggish, constipated, chronically fatigued and completely lackluster, and we know we need to do something quickly to turn ourselves around. We tend to be skeptical about fasts and cleanses — many of which we have suffered through the torture of trying, only […]
A magnet for love
October 17, 2012
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by Eva-Maria Mora — In the Western world, we are so used to consuming, buying and ordering the things we want. Even if we cannot afford them, we have an easy solution: we just put everything on the credit card. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to buy something that brings love and happiness […]
Hypnosis and pre-wedding jitters
October 17, 2012
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by Irene Conlan — Wedding season is here and many couples have passed the planning stage and are moving rapidly into “final detail” mode. This is where things sometimes start to get sticky. Often brides and grooms are overwhelmed before the wedding and forget that this is a celebration of love — a time they […]
Saturn: Astrology’s rites-of-passage symbol
October 15, 2012
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by Gabriella von Elekes — We have all heard about the proverbial “seven-year itch,” the horrible teenage years and the big three-O, as we approach the 30-year mark. Without realizing it, we talk astrology. The seven-year cycle corresponds to the approximate time Saturn takes in creating different 90-degree angles, called squares, to its original place […]
Abnormal pap smears
October 13, 2012
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by Dr. Teresa Ramsey — “Abnormal” is never a word you want to hear from your doctor. However, when it comes to pap smears for women, abnormal is very common, and gynecologists typically ask you to repeat the test in three months without any treatment in between. The reason this occurs so frequently is related […]
Tending the whole self through movement and attention
October 10, 2012
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by Katie Underwood — Often when a person is tired, hurt or ill, he or she feels hopeless and worn out from constantly working hard to feel better. Pain and fear can take a big toll on enjoying life. Many people are finding that taking time to attend to oneself can be healing and revitalizing. […]
The truth about procrastination and what to do about it
October 10, 2012
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by Dr. James McClernan — In our high-speed, computerized, polluted, congested environment, with its economic and political uncertainties and threats of war, we are told we must try to look younger than 30 and stay fit, or the stress of it all will kill us. At the same time, how-to books, media gurus and celebrities […]
Chinese foot reflexology — this is the balance
October 9, 2012
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by Fatina Hijab — Without balance there is chaos. According to Chinese Traditional Medicine (CTM), disease occurs when the body is imbalanced. Foot reflexology helps the body achieve and maintain its natural balance, or homeostasis. Reflexology works on the 11 systems of the human body: muscular, nervous, skeletal, endocrine, digestive, urinary, circulatory, reproductive, respiratory, integumentary […]
The truth about stress
October 8, 2012
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by Dr. Barbara Hare — Stress is the body’s alarm system. It is a physiological reaction to a threat in the environment. You might be familiar with the term “fight-or-flight response,” which means that when confronted with a threat, the brain instantaneously triggers a release of stress hormones, which in turn create a series of […]
From stress to calm in 30 seconds
October 6, 2012
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by Cammi R. Collier — Stress factors in our environment can include the urge to “be somebody” and often involve desires for fame, power, money and prestige. Often, the urge to succeed results from a combination of personal desire and external pressures from friends, family and society. Whenever we make choices for success that are […]



October 26, 2012
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