Holiday Survival 101
With the arrival of Thanksgiving comes a month-long burst of activity. Here’s how to keep your sanity and even find happiness in the holidays. Each year, as the holiday season rolls around, I am always amazed at the level of stress that enters our lives. With each decoration that goes up, the anxiety escalates. Instead of finding joy in time spent with family and friends,...
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Work Smart, Not Nice
Do we have to choose between “smart” and “nice”? In an ever changing world perhaps it’s time for women to be both! Years ago, when I was in college I remember watching an incredibly powerful documentary which interviewed approximately 500 young girls and boys. Each child was asked the same question: “what is it that makes you special”. Without exception, every little boy responded:“ I...
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Wllcome To My Home!
I suppose for some, the creation of a website is a business endeavor. However, for me it feels like the first time I ever held a dinner party for my closest most beloved friends. I desperately wanted things to be perfect. The table settings, the flowers, the ambiance and the love; In other words it was deeply personal and each detail was filled with my...
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A Breath Away from Back Pain: The Key to Prevention
Chronic back pain affects as many as 70 million people in the United States alone—and, chances are, you have known at least one of them. Whether it is a friend, family member, loved one or perhaps, yourself there is some good news on the horizon. Just read on. The solution to preventing and treating this insidious problem may be just one breath away—quite literally. Yoga...
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Focus on Yourself
Turning inward for just 10 minutes a day can put your life back into perspective Here’s an interesting question to ponder: What do Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Al Gore, Halle Berry, David Lynch and The Beatles have in common? You might be thinking it’s that they’re all world-famous, richly talented and highly innovative people. Or maybe it’s the fact that they were or are leaders...
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Wellness is Bigger Than We Thought
As quickly as we’ve grown to grasp the concept, do we understand it in its entirety? Growing up, wellness was such a different concept than we hold today. Back then, it meant simply the opposite of being ill. It was comprised of none of the holistic and preventative aspects of the modern version. A so-called healthy diet was based upon the infamous govern- ment-certified food...
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