Empowered Wellness for Body, Mind & Spirit
photo by Shawn Vogt I first heard of this concept of “strong back, soft front” while listening to Brene Brown’s ‘Unlocking Us’ podcast with Elizabeth Lesser (author, co-founder of Omega Institute). Lesser was explaining how she learned this from Roshi Joan Halifax, a Buddhist teacher. A week later, I heard this teaching again as Brene …
With tomorrow being Thanksgiving, I (of course) had decided to share something about the practice of gratitude for this week’s Wednesday Wellness. As we learn about the health and wellness benefits of having an attitude of gratitude (check out ‘Savoring Gratitude’ for resources) more of us are practicing gratitude beyond this once a year holiday. …
‘Haleakala Gratitude’ – Photo by Shawn Vogt I’ve been participating in an online course offered by Yale University called The Science of Well-Being. Some of you may already be familiar with it. If not, I encourage you to check it out… it’s not only worthwhile but also FREE! My motivation for taking this course was to learn …
I think we’re all familiar with that fortune cookie game… you know the one… where you read your fortune and then add the words “in bed” at the end to make it humorous! Well, I’m kinda’ borrowing from that game today. 🙂 I’ve been hearing a LOT of people say to me that they …
In my opinion, Brene Brown hits the nail on the head in questioning what is normal. As an adjective, the word ‘normal’ is defined as “conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected.” In our world, the societal conditions and attitudes that she mentions have become so familiar that we’ve gotten used to accepting them …
I find this meme to be hilarious! Especially because our youngest kitty-cat, Gypsy, could’ve easily been the cat model for this photo. Check her out… You know what they say… laughter is the best medicine!! 🙂 Especially as we all hunker down and do our best to look for opportunities rather than focus on problems. …
First, I want to say that it’s okay to feel scared. As a global community we are experiencing an unprecedented challenge having ramifications into many aspects of our lives, not only now but also into our future. The default human response to uncertainty and the unknown is fear. And so I say again, it’s okay …
Amen. I don’t remember where I first heard this (or some semblance of this quote), but it’s such great reminder that… change is not easy growth includes failures transformation can be downright ugly! But here’s the thing… like anything of great value, it’s worth it. YOU’RE WORTH IT! Stay committed. Do the work. And …
This Friday is Valentines Day, our secular celebration of love. So of course, it feels timely to focus on love for this week’s Wednesday Wellness post. However, instead of viewing love on the worldly plane of emotion or feeling, I’d like to take a leap to higher ground. All spiritual teachings (no matter where they …
You may have heard the saying, “follow your heart, not your brain.” What if I were to tell you that there is actual scientific evidence to validate this old adage. Research in the new discipline of neurocardiology shows that the heart is much more than a muscle that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the …