Okay, not only is it cold outside, but it is dark when we wake up and getting dark when we get out of work. Not exactly the most conducive atmosphere for running. I use the stair-stepper downstairs, but sometimes I get busy and decide that tomorrow will do just as well. Then ANOTHER new study […]
New Lessons from Old Rats
I start each New Year declaring that this will be the non-stress year. I will sign up for those wonderful yoga classes held at my community center and channel the Dalai Lama for all that I’m worth. And then January arrives and I’m busy with new projects . . . exciting ones, but stressful nonetheless. […]
The Power of Goodwill
I am so moved. 14-year-old Hannah Salwen has convinced her parents to sell their house and give half of the profit to charity. I don’t want to spoil the story, but I’ll tell you that they embarked on a journey that transported them across the globe and tested their comfort zone. See what you think. […]
Seven Easy Ways to Get Ideas for Your Blog
Just last weekend I came across a news release: “Pope Benedict XVI has a new commandment for priests struggling to get their message across: Go forth and blog.” At first I was surprised, but then I thought: Why not? They have a message. And so do you. One of the most effective ways of influencing […]
Dreaming of a Greener Christmas
For a while now, I’ve been trying to do my part. I bring my canvas bags to the grocery store and the farmer’s market. I recycle my newspapers and plastics, and lately I’ve been buying a lot more in glass and going to the local food co-op to refill those containers. And while I’m not […]
Warmth is Good for You
Pictures of this… leave us with sweet longings for this. We’ve already had snow storms and school closings; we’ve seen the normally long lines at Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts get ever longer. In this time of cold, a warm beverage seems not just right, but necessary. And as researchers are finding, physical warmth may help […]
Thousands of Troops will be Coming Home . . . Someday. Will You Be Ready to Treat Them?
With 30,000 more troops scheduled for deployment for Afghanistan, a mission clearly defined and an exit strategy set before the American people, we forge ahead. And while we could debate the party politics and military merit of the road ahead, it’s the unintended fallout that deserves at least equal time. More and more, we’re hearing […]
Your Affect-Regulation Tool Box
Several weeks ago I had the good fortune to hear Elie Wiesel speak. Here’s a man who would have every right to be inconsolably bitter and pessimistic. Yet instead, his experience in the Holocaust has only made him stronger… His message, How to Rebuild a Moral Society, inspires us to build a place where there […]
In the Grip of Fear
A recent article in Newsweek “How we narrowly avoided a depression” (Robert J Samuelson – Newsweek 10/12) just caught my attention. Its business commentary but in a way, it relates so directly to our work. Samuelson drew distinctions between 1929 and 2007-09, and talked about The Depression as one of serious economic downturn and paralyzing […]
Why You Need to Know About Inflammation
For the past 5 years, Inflammation has been an up-front focus… and even in this teleseminar series, a front-burner topic simply because of inflammation’s increasingly common and threatening presence. So Dr. Shealy has argued that inflammation is the root of all disease. For more on this important topic, check out our mind/body programs. Meanwhile, go […]