Category: Mindful Living®

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3 New Year’s Resolution Tips

Did you make a New Year’s resolution this year? Have you already given up? Stay encouraged and get motivated with these Mindful New Year’s Resolution tips. Twenty-five percent of people give up on their New Year’s resolution within the first week and there are many reasons why. They set unrealistic goals or don’t take the…
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New Year…New You

Completing This Year and Creating The Next  It is the end of another year of your life. Before jumping into the next year why not dedicate time to reflect on the last 12 months of your life. This is a great process to do with your partner, family, and friends. Share your  yearly reflections with…
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5 Mindful Holiday Tips

The winter holidays bring people together, but they can also bring stress and anxiety. Stop feeling overwhelmed and try these mindful holiday tips. For a healthy holiday you must learn how to relieve stress. Five of the top holiday stressors are shopping, traveling, insomnia, seasonal depression, and unhealthy eating habits. There are a few mindful…
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Turn Bah Humbug into Ho Ho Ho’s

What causes the holiday blues? Typical sources of holiday sadness are: stress, fatigue, financial stress, grief of an old relationship, loss of a loved one, over commercialization, unrealistic expectations and not being able to be with your family or friends at the holiday. Stress responses may include anxiety, worry or depression. You may develop physical…
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Diversity During the Holidays

During this time of year, millions of people around the world are embarking on traditions that have been in their family for generations. Whether you’re decorating a Christmas tree, eating latkes, or displaying your kinara, the main focus of the season is getting together as a community . Winter Holidays As most know, three of…
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The Science and Soul of Giving This Holiday

“Helper’s high” is the term used to describe the euphoric feeling our mind and body experience when we give to others. As we shift from focusing on our own troubled, busy lives, we turn from the shadows of our daily life and open our hearts to the magnificent light and love possible this season. The…
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Signs You May Have An Ulcer

It’s the most stressful time of the year. Most of us are managing holiday chaos that includes tons of stress, eating rich foods, and drinking more alcohol. Most of us think that stress or spicy foods are the leading causes of ulcers. What Is A Peptic Ulcer Your stomach is coated with a thick layer…
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Take A Picture Not A Trophy – How Real Men Shoot Animals

In a very well known Twitter post in 2014, Comedian and animal lover Ricky Gervais coined the phrase “Take a picture, not a trophy. This is how real men shoot animals” when he tweeted it with the photograph above. PETA published this article about Gervais titled “11 Times Ricky Gervais Was Spot-On About Hunting”. Additionally, they also…
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Pardon a Turkey this Year

For many people Thanksgiving and a delicious home cooked turkey go hand-in-hand. It is practically an American tradition. But this is not always the case. Presidents pardoning turkeys is a unique tradition that has lasted for decades. History of Presidential Turkeys America has a unique history with the turkey. In 1784, Benjamin Franklin said that…
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The Shocking Secret of Fibonacci

Natures Perfect Numbering System The Fibonacci numbers are Nature’s numbering system. Fibonacci Sequence is a phenomenon that occurs throughout nature, art, music, and mathematics. The Fibonacci numbers are seen in the growth of every living thing, including a single cell, a grain of wheat, a hive of bees, and our own human DNA. Fibonacci sequences…
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