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What Are the Benefits of Meditation?
Meditation is often recommended for those suffering from physical or mental ailments. But it can benefit anyone, regardless of health. There are different types of meditation, so finding a strategy that works for you is critical to reap the full benefits of meditation. After meditating, you should feel calm, centered and relaxed. You should feel rested and ready to move on with your daily activities. Whether you suffer from high blood pressure, respiratory issues, physical pain, or simply mental stress and fatigue, meditation can help improve your quality of life.
Four Ways To Promote A Happier and Healthier Life
What do huge organizations like Google, FedEx, Harvard University and the American Army have in common? They have all acknowledged the benefits of promoting happiness in their institutions and use Positive Psychology (the study of wellbeing) techniques to bring out the best in their communities. Advocates of this relatively new science explain that all of…
10 Health and Fitness Apps for the Apple Watch
While the holidays are a magical (albeit sometime stressful) time of year, they also tend to be an exercise in indulgence. Luckily there are fantastic apps for the Apple Watch that can help keep you in shape and others that can keep you grounded. 1. 7 Minute Workout - Seven minute workouts with coaching and visual cues right…
Pelvic Pain Recovery Through Yoga: One Mom’s Success Story
In a recent three-part series, I shared the story of Kate,a physical therapist and mother of two working diligently to overcome serious pelvic girdle pain (PGP).In Part 3 of that series, Idiscussed the benefits of using yoga for pelvic pain relief, especially for myalgia or hypertonicity of the pelvic floor muscles, which occurs in vaginismus. Myalgia is also known as non-relaxing pelvic floor.Symptoms of nonrelaxing pelvic floor dysfunction are associated with …
Getting That Pregnant Mama Glow
Let’s face it: pregnancy is not easy. Between being so tired it hurts to morning sickness so bad it can require hospitalization (like Catherine the Dutchess of York is currently experiencing), pregnancy is an experience. So what if there was a way to make the experience better? No, I am not talking about hiring…