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Living a Healthy Life

A Surprising Perspective As a nurse, yoga teacher, meditation and stress reduction educator and health consultant, I have long believed the keys to a healthy life were found in wise nourishment, regular exercise and strength training, and getting plenty of sleep each night. I still believe these elements are very important to a healthy life. Yet, what if

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How to be Grateful

GUEST POST BY OLIVIA, AGE 10 By now, most of us have heard about the benefits of being grateful and living a life of gratitude. Articles and books have been written on gratefulness and how it can change our lives. I am a believer in choosing to be grateful and in reminding myself, daily, of all the blessings my life holds. Yet how easy it is to simply

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Staring Down Shame

What If it’s Only a Wine Glass? I came into the kitchen one morning and noticed a few slivers of glass on the counter top. I asked our house guest if she knew of a glass breaking, wanting to make sure no one had been injured and that no glass remained as a danger. She was apologetic and explained that she had tried to dry her fingertips on the corner of a

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