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When I am feeling resistant to my own art-making or writing, I return to these words by Toni Morrison in regards to how civilizations heal when the world is bruised and bleeding: Once the immune cells recognize the invader, an almost magical dance is choreographed. On the other hand, are …

For example, if your total cholesterol level is 200 and your HDL level is 50, your cholesterol-to-HDL ratio would be 4. I loved those moments with my aunt and her family, but I needed to experience the holiday in a new way. Once you have identified your stressors, you can …

They introduce you to people in their network and encourage you to connect and share value. Listen to songs in the car that remind you of your fear. Focus, and adjust the count as you go, maybe faster or longer. You only have control of your own thoughts, actions, and …

The vapours released from essential oils have been proven to be highly antimicrobial. You must give a sort of mysterious pressure, and then rest, and suddenly BING, the solution comes. Yet the fact that others have come to somewhat similar conclusions, not only in recent years but in the more …

However, research concerning creativity and genius has yet to be recognized as a fully mainstream domain of psychological inquiry. For complex behaviours like resilience, the neuroscience is in its infancy. Six months later, she met an alter, named Kimberly, and diagnosed Kim with dissociative identity disorder. 'I kept putting my …

This full moon is about freedom, so a big full-moon light will shine upon all that confines and binds you. But what about the hidden spectres already inside the room? He walks so fast I can barely keep up, and unfortunately heads straight toward the funeral home, passing a black …

But as we all know, usually following never comes. This kind of emptiness/openness is a psychic pain which is un-gendered, although the effects of it will differ according to gender. Exploring sleep solutions with your baby/babies is hard, and it's often highly emotional work. Last and most important …

If a person follows a defined and disciplined way, he will attain big things in life. Finally, you can record yourself practicing saying what you want to say loud and then play it back to get used to hearing yourself say assertive things. This is because your life is in …

Communication is about sharing our feelings, as much as it is about being heard and really hearing someone else. While it's certainly not necessary to do a fitness assessment before you begin an exercise program, I encourage you to do so for a couple of reasons. At any point in …

According the endosymbiotic theory, mitochondria were once ancient, free-floating proteobacteria that surrendered their independence by becoming subcellular organelles, leading to the evolution of eukaryotic cells that presently make up our bodies. Almost all traditions of exploring inner space use either breath or drugs to achieve this, and the drugs are …

Fear has you firmly in its grip and prevents you from rising above yourself and breaking new ground. I was already taking my gloves off; I knew he was hurt bad. The groups also watched video clips of soccer penalty shots, but the expert basketball players were no better than …

This is what I believe should be the core of sensitivity training: creating an environment in which everyone is free to express their emotions without the fear of reject or ridicule. I will choose any woman I want to, with no consultation from you! This suggests that even though they …

Verbal seeds of unbelief will cause you to focus on failure and defeat. After everyone had made their selection and ratings, the experimenters carried out an act of unprecedented generosity, giving them their favorite poster as a free gift for taking part in the study. On the other hand, it …

Inner Sensing is a practice that combines Zen mindfulness and qi gong inner visioning with Eugene Gendlin's Focusing practice. Starting or maintaining physical activity when pain is present can be a challenge. Her own out-of-control self begins to emerge, and this frightens her. He later went on to sell the …

There's a world of difference between flying west or east. And it wasn't just her. Empowerment was a tough enough concept for him to swallow as it was, and now to find out that Sandy Fitzwilliam is a woman! Don't just wallow in painful emotion for another ten years before …

One of these is to provide the enzymes, the Digestive Fire, to break down food into smaller bits: this is the transformation of food. It is the conduit for transporting nutrients to, and toxins away from, your cells. The production of collagen and elastin slows down as well--and much of …

I find when I look at myself with compassion rather than judgment, I have a greater ability to see when something is a distraction or when something is a rejuvenation moment. However, this was not able to be accomplished until 1825, when Hans Christian Oersted of Denmark, was able to …

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From wasabi to Serrano peppers to sriracha to raw garlic to piri piri to Chinese ginger to rose harissa to cayenne to Thai chilies to horseradish. When these parts are integrated, we can more clearly hear the voice of pure awareness. Luther would live for almost four more years, continuing …

It's a very different way of being in the world, one that short-circuits stress. I loved the soft green color, the sweetheart neckline, the flared skirt. Until I was in my forties, I was plagued by an arrhythmia every night between 10p. If you don't know where to start, make …

I don't think I ever told Seth how much I loved these wrestling matches. Because of the open-ended nature of the group, some members come every week, others only once or twice a month, and the membership roster is fluid. At the height of inhalation, stop for a flash, then …

In a 2019 poll supported by the Washington Post of more than 600 students from thirteen to seventeen years old, 86 percent of teenagers said human activity causes climate change and 61 percent said it's very or extremely important. Remember that the emotional consequences of the adversity are not inevitable …

Becoming aware of how all these systems work together is essential for you to make the necessary changes to address your pain and create balance in your life. For a creature living there to visit us, it would have to break almost every law of physics and still endure an …

You're not swimming in stuff--your hallways are passable--and there's no physical danger, but things are quite chaotic, and it's not uncommon that you might step on some papers or kick a box aside in an attempt to get where you're going. Now, if you don ' t think you could lower …

The search for knowledge is one of the strategies for wealth and happiness. As usual, your exact condition will determine the treatment, but many of the herbs that you are likely to find in your prescription include Dang Gui, Shu Di Huang, Bai Shao, and Ye Jiao Teng. The vocal …

We remember touch--contact--as much as we do words, and maybe even more. For example, when feeling miserable, you may choose to act angrily, stay in bed, cry, or drink too much alcohol. There is no conflict in the goodbye surrounding death because there was no conflict in life that they …

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The closest I can come to explaining this occurrence is the process of differentiation. All you have to do is to convey to them that you are reachable and available when they are ready to talk about it and eventually they will find the way to you when they are …

In the Gallup World Poll there were only eight people earning a salary as large as $500,000. We may have letter or number reversal when we write or type or dial a phone. In addition, if you take in the suggestions from our expert guide, Shauna Shapiro, PhD, you'll …