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The Paradox of Running
A knot starts to tighten in my stomach as I tie the final knot in the laces of my running shoes. Here comes the internal battle I face every time I set out for a training run. On the outside I look like a runner with my hair in a ponytail, my Brooks running shoes, and my Lululemon running pants (just kidding, I'm a teacher, my running pants are from Target.) On the inside, however, the internal dialogue begins.
By Marci Brodock6 years ago in Longevity
5 Ways You Can Decrease Stress
1. Close your eyes and take a deep breath I know this may sound cliche but it really works. Sometimes closing your eyes may help you forget where you are or what you must do. Pregnant women are advices to do this when they have contractions. Clear your mind and take deep timed breaths. Take in a breath (5 seconds), hold it (10 seconds), and slowly release (5 seconds). Repeat multiple times. It lowers your heart rate and helps soothe your mind.
By Miss Anonikitty6 years ago in Longevity
Yoga for balance and healing | Improve your mental health
15 minutes of yoga at home. In this yoga class, you will increase your physical and mental balance, while also working on strength and flexibility. As we know, yoga is union and this will benefit us a lot during the coronavirus, when we may feel depression, anxiety, frustration, anger or sadness. Because while you work the body with this yoga sequence, you will also work on your mind. We increase peace and happiness with yoga. All you have to do is keep the focus.
By Yoga Prema Gaia6 years ago in Longevity
5 Simple Ways To Improve Your Health and Wellness This Summer
If you are like many others, you wait impatiently through cold winters and rainy springs for the warmth and relaxation of summer. This year, summer brings many challenges you probably haven't faced before. That doesn't mean it should be scrapped as a total loss. In fact, you have more reasons than ever before to improve your health and wellness this summer. Luckily, no matter how challenging the circumstances are, there are some simple things you can do every day to give your overall health a boost.
By Mia Morales6 years ago in Longevity
Electronic Stallion
Little droplets definitely expel from my mouth. But I’m all alone. No mask. No six feet distancing. It’s just me in my electronic stallion: the household ready stationary bicycle. I’m like a cyclist at the Tour de France. No I’m not. I’m a retired Marine with prescribed psych drugs that continue to challenge me, even in the early am.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Longevity
How to deal with unpleasant emotions.
Most of us find it really difficult to deal with the unpleasant emotions. Whenever we are in the grip of any unpleasant emotion, be it anger, greed jealousy or hatred, we lose all the reason, clarity and intelligence. We always come out of these emotions battered and bruised. Either we hurt ourselves or we hurt others. This is everyone’s story. For some of us living with anger, jealousy or hatred has become a part of life. We have become habituated to them. The irony is that we don’t even try to understand why we end up falling into the same pit again and again. We appear to be so intelligent on the outside but all that is a sham. We have an opinion about politics, religion, sports, environment or economy, however, we are totally oblivious to what goes on in our little heads all the time. This lack of awareness about what goes on in our head is the fundamental cause of our emotional problems. We are unaware of our emotional response system. Let’s try to understand the nature of emotions and how we respond to them.
By Rahul Upadhyay6 years ago in Longevity
