Stress LESS through Mindful Living®
Blueberries are one of the most nutritional foods you can eat and they are great stress busters. Blueberries have potent antioxidants. As a result, half a cup of blueberries provides the antioxidant power of five servings of peas, carrots, apples, squash, or broccoli. Also called “youth berries,” or “brain berries,” they have been shown to…
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Relax your mind, body, and soul by going barefoot. Experience different textures on your bare feet. Carpet may be soft, nurturing, and inviting while stone or tile floors can be cold, hard, and refreshing. The grass outside can be like a foot massage causing you to relax and giggle. Don’t forget to sink your bare…
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Taking deep breaths and filling the body with oxygen positively impacts our heart and brain, as well as reduces stress. It is because of these health benefits that entrepreneurs started oxygen bar craze not so long ago. These facilities where customers pay to breathe pure oxygen through masks became very popular in many urban cities.…
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Your children have spent this past year in school, developing their left-brain (logic and mathematics). Spend time this summer helping develop their right-brain, and let their creativity blossom just like the flowers around us. Being outside will give your family a better connection to nature and teach them invaluable lessons about life and themselves. Keep your…
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Millions of Americans feel that they are not fairly compensated, so pay raises and livable wage have been hot-button issues recently. With the effects of the recession slowly subsiding it may be time to ask yourself an important question: “Should I be asking for a pay raise? The wages of average American workers have been…
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A company is only as good as its leader. Some workers are fortunate to have generous leaders, but for every understanding boss there is that one who you can’t seem to please. How is one to cope? Identifying what kind of boss you work for and how to best get along with them may be…
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Many people, young and old, have negative stereotypes about aging, and a new study suggests that this may have a bigger impact on our senior citizens than we originally thought. In a University of Toronto study, researchers studied 301 older adults (from 56 to 96 years old). The participants took tests to analyze their hearing…
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For decades, May has been designated Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. It’s a time for us to not only celebrate our diverse country but a time to learn something new as well. This year celebrate with a few mindful tips. History of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Asian immigration to North America…
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The adage that laughter is the best medicine has been backed by an unusual investigation which says that people who seethe with anger take longer to recover from injury. Previous studies have linked ill-tempered behavior, whether brow-beating or road rage, with higher incidence of coronary heart disease, hypertension, and stroke, especially among men. But the…
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Being a boss is not an easy task, but getting along with your boss can be even harder. Luckily, by learning to understand what type of boss you have you may be able to bring tranquility to your office and create a environment more suited for Mindful Work®. Here are the last five boss examples:…
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