Category Archives: Health & Wellness

Mother’s Day – Get Out of the Brunch Rut

Many of us bring mom flowers and take her out for an overpriced brunch to celebrate Mother’s Day.  This year, let’s do something a bit different, something Mom will remember forever. Here are some ideas for us local to the Huntington Beach area. Here are a few ideas form Surfcityusa.com   Pacific City Mother’s Day […]

Transition Plan: 10 Steps to Creating a Major Life Change

Originally published by The Chopra Center   Many people yearn for personal transformation without knowing how to jump-start such a major change in their lives. They generally waste energy on false starts or take a few steps in the right direction, only to find that old habits and conditioning pull them back to where they […]

THE SIX DIMENSIONS OF WELLNESS

Originally published on The National Wellness Institute Six Dimensions of Wellness Developed by Dr. Bill Hettler, co-founder of the National Wellness Institute (NWI), this interdependent model, commonly referred to as the Six Dimensions of Wellness, provides the categories from which NWI derives its resources and services.               Definition of […]

Giving Back to the Community Is Good for Business

Originally published by Susan Ward on The Balance Paying It Back Pays Investing in your community is a great way to give back to those who have helped support your business. Volunteer groups and non-profit organizations do so much to help the communities that all of us are a part of but they can’t do […]

The Science of Taming the Wandering Mind

Originally published on Mindful.org   Wherever attention goes the rest of the brain follows—in some sense, attention is your brain’s boss. But is it a good boss and can we train it? Consider the following statement: Human beings only use 10 percent of their brain capacity. Well, as a neuroscientist I can tell you that, […]

How to Balance Your Female and Male Energy

Originally published by The Chopra Center   Gender roles are working their way into the past, but what about gender energy? Typically, you are taught that you are either male or female with little to zero discussion on the fact that everyone has both aspects in their physical and spiritual makeup. Society has separated the two […]

Stress Free Thanksgiving Dinner: Eat Out

By Jennifer Sharp   Can you believe that Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away?  It’s hard to believe with the 80-degree weather, making it feel like eternal summer.  Thanksgiving for many is a time of celebration and family.  Many people will shop, prep, cook, serve, and clean for hours if not days.  If you […]

Present-Moment Awareness: A Better Way to Stay in Control

Feeling in control is a critical issue in everyone’s life. Most people are uncomfortable being out of control—a state that produces anxiety, uncertainty, confusion, panic, and loss of self-confidence, depending on how severe the loss of control is. Let’s see what a natural way of being in control looks like. Control Starts at the Cellular […]