Mind & Body

A long and healthy life expectancy increasing all arround the word day by day. Here are some tips to help you to live a long and healthy life. Just think how nice it would be to live healthy and actively until you are eighty years old or longer without worrying about health …

In all of my endeavors over the years I have felt that if I believed in what I was doing then I could find a way to achieve it. There are times for all of us though when we lose our belief in ourselves, in what we are doing, or …

Sleep is so important for long-term health and optimum daily function.   Occasional challenges with sleep is annoying but not a big concern.  For some of us, trouble falling asleep, staying asleep or both is an ongoing struggle. Happily, there are many natural strategies that can help;  I know because I …

Are you one of those people who have trouble shutting their brain off when trying to sleep every night? Here are some tips which may help you overcome the distractions which keep you awake. With a little practice, you can learn to unwind and shut your brain off to sleep …

In a martial arts school there is usually a mirror. In my martial arts school there are two mirrors, and they are huge. They cover the majority of one wall and from their position, a person is reflected in the mirror if they are anywhere near the workout floor. It …

Recently, I have noticed more people are starting to inquire and learn about Qigong. That is a great thing to see. I believe that Qigong will eventually become as common as Yoga is today. However, like Yoga has in the past, Qigong has some obstacles to overcome to become accepted …

Handwriting is an ideomotor activity that links the mind and body together.  Because of this, things we write down, especially in cursive or script, is one way to access the subconscious mind.  Cursive is more conducive to this as it is more free-flowing and fluid, just like our thoughts. While …

It is not uncommon for us to be in constant mental chatter.  We talk to ourselves from the moment we open our eyes to the moment we fall asleep at night.  Unfortunately, for many of us this self-talk is negative and self-sabotaging.  The voice in our head is a conditioned, …

Breathing is important. Sounds ridiculously obvious, doesn’t it? If we don’t breathe, we die. As long as we’re alive, we breathe. What’s to think about, right? Many of the healing arts make great use of breathwork. Often hypnotherapists will focus on inhalation and exhalation to help a client go deeper …

It’s 2am again, for the last two and a half hours you’ve dealt with variations of how you would attempt to evade anxiety provoking situations. Yet, here you are again at what seems to be square one without a single solution feeling emotionally exhausted. How did this happen you may …

Over the last 10 years there has been an increasing interest in weight loss hypnosis. With Oprah and Shape Magazine along with many well known celebrates raving about the benefits of Weight Loss Hypnosis, many people are asking the question: Does Weight Loss Hypnosis Work? Well the clinical studies say …

“Worrying doesn’t take away tomorrow’s troubles, it takes away today’s peace.” Anxiety is the mental process of worrying, ruminating and catastrophizing future events. In my practice I find many people deaing with anxiety daily, more and more so as we live in a societies in which we work more, sleep …

Being present, being in the moment, living in the now. You hear the terms often, and it’s a trainable skill. It’s so much more than some elusive state that people can only aspire to. Present minded people do things differently. Here are five habits that they incorporate into their life …

Think the secret to success is never snoozing? Think again – here are six ways that sleep can actually help you be more successful. Some wear hours of sleep deprivation like a badge of honor, believing that the less time they spend resting, the more productive they are. Many boardrooms …

Did you know that forty million people will experience high levels of anxiety in the United States this year? Damn, that’s a lot of people. No wonder the number of people taking antianxiety medications has gone up 30 percent in the last ten years. Do these medications really fix the underlying …

  When A Life Circumstances feels messy and unbearable, how do you move through it? Freak-out, Run-away, or Welcome it With Open Arms…Here are 5 Steps That Will Take You From Surviving to Living A Life of Thriving! by Tamara Whatley Show up for Yourself: Sometimes life energetically feels as …

We often get caught up worrying about what aging will do to our looks — from wrinkles in our skin to gray in our hair. But true aging is more than skin deep. What’s more important than maintaining a youthful appearance is staying fit and independent. So put down the …