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Research shows that incorporating morning meditation can reduce stress, improve focus and creativity, and increase overall job satisfaction. And morning meditation is a simple yet powerful way to not only start your day but potentially improve job performance....
Why Wellness and Health is Personal for Everyone Article was written for Bee Umana By Ruth Juno __________________________ US American health and wellness behaviors are changing. This is evident in the recent health survey conducted last year, which revealed that over...
Why Does Practice Make You "Better"? Journaling Questions What's your practice? What are you practicing for? The holiday season can bring up many emotions, decisions, plans, and choices. Perhaps leaving you either fulfilled or empty. Maybe both? This is also the time...
My Winter Manifesto After living out of 2 suitcases for 1 year, 1 month, and 2 weeks or 13.25 months, I’m ready to nest and be still. Drop into the void. Perhaps I identify more as an animal. Ready to nest and cocoon inwards, migrating my way toward the land of...
Virtual Vs. Face-to-Face Exercise: Which One Should You Go For? By Guest Blogger: Ruth Juno Working towards physical fitness, like keeping an active routine and a healthy diet, is transformative not just for your body but also for your mind. The Scientific World’s...
Design Your Mental Health Week. Yes, week. Not, 1 day. “We were meant to live for so much more. Have we lost ourselves?” I felt these words drop into my mind. Out of thin air. Where did they come from? I haven’t heard this song in so long! But something about the...
3 Simple Breathing Techniques for Daily Breaks Have you ever woken up one morning, and even after a full-nights rest, felt like it was impossible to get motivated and moving? While there are many factors to this feeling — do you remember what your workload has been...
The 3 Emotional Stages of Moving Abroad or Just Moving If you’re considering moving, in general not even abroad, then you’re probably already realizing how time-intensive it can be. And not only time but you may notice there are emotional stages or layers to this as...
What if I canceled my health insurance and paid off more of my public health student loans? The business of healthcare sometimes takes away from the point of what it’s meant for, to support the health and well-being of the nation. Health is a human right — as we...
How to feel at home with yourself — when you’re not at *home home*. As a highly-sensitive person, I get overstimulated by things or scenarios that others might not. And well, being “away”, traveling, living in Airbnb's, random rooms, and now more or less living in...
How Exercise and Self-Care Can Help You Recover From Addiction Statistics show that 19.7 million individuals aged 12 and over struggled with addiction in the U.S. in 2017. If you are recovering from a substance abuse disorder, physical fitness and self-care are two of...
Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone while Traveling to Tepoztlán, Mexico + Who are Los Chinelos? As I walked the cobblestone streets of Tepoztlán (ok, more like hiked the cobblestone mountains) I kept seeing this image. Slightly eerie or at least made me feel unsettled...