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5 Intention-setting Ideas to Improve Your Heart’s Health
/in Newsletter/by Linda“If light is in your heart, you will find your way home.” ― Rumi I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of hearing the same old suggestions of eat healthier, exercise more, and stop smoking if I want to keep my heart strong. Not that these suggestions are bad ones, it’s just that when they […]
Honoring Heart Health Month – Yoga-based lifestyle reduces inflammation and risk of cardiovascular disease.
/in Yoga/by LindaLast month, I wrote about how a part of the brain, specifically the amygdala where emotions are experienced, is impacted by chronic stress, the connection to our heart health, and how talking about our emotions is potentially a part of the physical healing journey towards a reduction in cardiovascular disease. This month, in recognition of […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Expand Our Human Capacity for Empathy
/in Newsletter/by Linda“Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?” ― Henry David Thoreau There is a growing body of research evidence to support the benefits of empathy, including a reduction in bullying in schools, better health outcomes and fewer medical errors in health care, and improved quality […]
Can talking about your emotions improve your heart health?
/in Talk Therapy/by LindaA significant part of my family culture viewed emotional expression as unacceptable or, at least, unnecessary and would disengage or withdraw from anyone that openly displayed emotions. Also, any public display of affection (PDA) was discouraged, so, as a young child, I learned to ignore my emotions to be accepted by my family. It wasn’t […]
5 Reasons to Set Intentions Instead of New Year’s Resolutions
/in Newsletter/by Linda“Live less out of habit and more out of intent.” ― Author Unknown Happy Winter Solstice! Yes, it is the official start of winter, the shortest day of light, and a turning point with each day bringing more light as we move through the season. It is a good reminder that this is the darkest point […]
Care for the Caregivers
/in Yoga/by LindaI discovered yoga while still working in corporate America and it truly became my anchor in the storm of doing more with less. I found the practices soothing to my nerves while uplifting to my mind, allowing me to remain present in the chaos and go with the flow as the direction of my goals […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas for Self-Care Through This Holiday Season
/in Newsletter/by Linda“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” ― Buddha With one of the most contentious presidential elections in recent memory still resonating throughout the world and the ‘season of giving’ fast approaching, I don’t believe I am alone in my felt experience of unease and restlessness. Therefore, I spent some time in reflection around the questions […]
“Reversed Attunement” – what is it, how does it impact the body-mind connection, and how can breathing help?
/in Talk Therapy/by LindaWhen I reflect on my childhood, I now realize that my parents struggled to accept themselves and each other, so it doesn’t come as a surprise that I instinctively found myself adapting to their moods, doing what I could to get their attention, to feel seen, valued, and accepted as part of the family and […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Support Our Basic Human Need for Connection
/in Newsletter/by Linda“We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep.” ― William James There is more and more research today supporting what I think most of us already knew – whether consciously or subconsciously – that humans are wired for connection. What I have witnessed and experienced is when we find […]
Can yoga help transform your relationship with food?
/in Yoga/by LindaI found myself thinking a lot recently about the journey that brought me to my current relationship. No, not with my significant other, but with food! I have to admit, in the past, I turned to food for comfort and as a reward. When people meet me today and I talk about what and how […]
Can talking to animals help heal our hearts?
/in Talk Therapy/by LindaMy family and friends laugh when I have a conversation with my two dogs. They tell me that they think it’s funny that I speak for them, putting words in their mouths, in response to what I ask them or tell them. Yes, it may seem funny to others, but I have always known that […]
Yoga helps improve mental health at any age!
/in Yoga/by LindaFor my 40th birthday, I ventured to a spa in the Catskills of NY with a dear friend of mine for a long weekend to relax and celebrate this milestone in my life. Little did I know at the time how much this trip would change my life! I decided to keep an open mind […]
How did “talk therapy” work for me?
/in Talk Therapy/by LindaMy journey to a life experienced with more awareness, insight, acceptance, compassion, gratitude, and ultimately forgiveness for myself and others did not just happen and I certainly wasn’t raised in an environment that supported such practices or values. My first encounter with therapy was when I was about 10 years old, when my single-mother-of-three-children took […]