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Let Memories Help You Discover Your Best Life
Your most treasured memories hold the key to fulfillment and living with purpose and joy.
Natural Relaxation Remedies
Learning to relax is a gradual process, but it is one you can achieve with practice.
A Newcomer's Guide to Yoga
Longtime practictioners believe yoga keeps the body supple and quiets a busy mind.
Sleep Your Way to Better Health
Find out what’s keeping you awake, and follow these tips to get the zzz’s you need.
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De-stress each day
All of us suffer stress at various times in our lives. Thankfully, for most of us, life’s stressors come and go. Whatever’s going on in your life, there are small things you can do anytime, anyplace to relieve tension. Today, challenge yourself to start following these steps on a daily...
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Breathe deeply
Simply put, shallow breathing keeps the body from getting enough oxygen, which tires you out unnecessarily. Pausing to focus on deep, slow breathing several times a day can make you more aware of your breathing at other times, too. Today, challenge yourself to engage in some deep breathing wherever...
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Meditate on athletics
Practices for focusing the mind prior to an athletic competition have existed for centuries. But it’s only recently that experts have begun giving a name – and a science – to the type of mental centering you can do to optimize athletic performance. The next time you workout, challenge yourself to...
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Exercise self-love
One obstacle to exercise is the pervasive feeling that you’re too unfit, overweight, or unattractive to get out there and move. Our response? You’re great however you are because you’re you. Mantras, meditation, non-food-based reward systems, and other methods of thought modification can help you...
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Think yogically
Whatever the discipline, yoga is about more than just manipulating the body; it’s about opening your mind to new possibilities. Today, challenge yourself to apply a yoga precept or two in your life. Some ideas:
• Set aside time to let conscious thoughts go and explore the senses.
• If something...
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Start a meditation practice
Some research shows meditation may be linked to decreased stress, anxiety, and depression. It may also help many medical conditions, including allergies, chronic pain, and heart disease. Not to mention how much relaxation and increased awareness it can bring! With all these benefits, it's a great...
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Breathe deeply
Most of us unconsciously breathe in a shallow way, not fully exhaling all of the carbon dioxide from our bodies. As a result, we don't benefit from being fully oxygenated.
In the next 24 hours, try this breathing technique: From your abdomen, breathe-in through your nose and out through your...