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Power of Positive Thinking

Power of Positive Thinking

With all that is going on around us in this pandemic-filled year, we have found ourselves in a state of ongoing uncertainty.  And when we are surrounded by stressors, it can be hard to stay positive. Research has found that positive thinking can aid in stress...

Preventing Heart Disease: Lower Your Stress

Preventing Heart Disease: Lower Your Stress

Poets aren’t the only ones who see a connection between the mind and the heart. Many scientists now believe that anger, depression, and other forms of mental distress can help ignite heart disease. If you want to avoid heart trouble, exercising and watching your diet...

Mindfulness at work

Mindfulness at work

Employers understand the benefits of mindfulness. Benefits of mindfulness, employers cite include increased productivity, greater focus, enhanced creativity, better problem-solving and decision-making and improved listening as just some of the ways that mindfulness...

Mindfulness for Managing Stress

Mindfulness for Managing Stress

Stress is an unavoidable part of life.  From time to time, everyone experiences increased levels of stress. However, if left unaddressed, stress can continue to build and affect your health and ability to cope with life. This process can occur with chronic stress that...

Establishing New Habits

Establishing New Habits

It’s four weeks into 2022 and despite the best of intentions, you may be losing steam toward reaching those goals you set out for the new year. You are not alone – nearly 90% of all resolutions are abandoned by the end of February. Changing a habit or establishing a...

Preventing Burnout

Preventing Burnout

Job burnout is a state of physical, emotional or mental exhaustion combined with doubts about your competence and the value of your work. Ask yourself the following questions: Are you more irritable and less patient with others?Do you feel disillusioned and no longer...

Be Active Your Way

Be Active Your Way

What is physical activity? Physical activity is any form of exercise or movement of the body that uses energy. Some of your daily life activities—doing active chores around the house, yard work, walking the dog—are examples. To get the health benefits of physical...